roosters line up vs manly

[Guest]

Sydney Roosters v Manly Sea Eagles at Sydney Football Stadium, 3.00pm

Roosters: Anthony Minichiello, Sam Perrett, Kane Linnett, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Joseph 'BJ' Leilua, Braith Anasta, Mitchell Pearce, Jason Ryles, Jake Friend, Martin Kennedy, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Mitchell Aubusson, Nate Myles, Interchange: Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Mose Masoe, Mark Riddell, Tom Symonds, Todd Carney.

Sea Eagles: Brett Stewart ,Michael Robertson, William Hopoate, Tony Williams, Kieran Foran, Daly Cherry-Evans, George Rose, Matt Ballin, Brent Kite, Anthony Watmough, Joe Galuvao, Glenn Stewart. Interchange: Terence Seu Seu, Jamie Buhrer, Tim Robinson, Vic Mauro.

so i wonder if todd will start or if he will really be on the bench

[Guest]

Brett Stewart also named at fullback.

[pcliaros]

i think carney's been placed on an extended match to that they can broom him if he isn't fit.. if he is fit, hell start at 5/8, anasta pushed to second row, and bet on frankie-paul pushed to the bench in replacement of myles.

[Guest]

If TC is fit it is going to be very interesting to see who Coach Smith leaves out. I would be very sad to see Symonds miss out. I guess it is going to have a lot to do with the what kind of balance Smith is looking for.

[Waerea-Beast!]

If Toddy's fit it will surely be either Riddell or JWH.

There's no way he can drop Symonds after his game last week

[Guest]

If Toddy's fit it will surely be either Riddell or JWH.

There's no way he can drop Symonds after his game last week

I agree mate. I would leave Piggy out to be honest but then we lose that impact that Jake has when he comes on after 20 mins or so. If it comes down to JWH or Symonds I would give the Beast a week off to think about how he can become a smarter footballer. There is no doubting his talent or aggression though.

[Guest]

If TC is fit it is going to be very interesting to see who Coach Smith leaves out. I would be very sad to see Symonds miss out. I guess it is going to have a lot to do with the what kind of balance Smith is looking for.

i think masoe will come in a bit more handy but definalty leave jared out i say

[Cockadoodledoo]

Brett Stewart also named at fullback.

He did play last weekend.

[Guest]

i think masoe will come in a bit more handy but definalty leave jared out i say

yeah I agree Punky. Moose is really starting to play well now. Unless he suffers an injury or dramatic loss of form I think he has to be in the team every week. He was really dominant last week.

[Guest]

yeah I agree Punky. Moose is really starting to play well now. Unless he suffers an injury or dramatic loss of form I think he has to be in the team every week. He was really dominant last week.

especially coming into a game agaisnt a puffed out souths...let ryles and kennedy wear out manly then let masoe storm into the line and push it the ten metres back hahaha

[elo]

Easier to follow lineup;

1. Anthony Minichiello
2. Sam Perrett
3. Kane Linnett
4. Shaun Kenny-Dowall
5. Joseph 'BJ' Leilua
6. Braith Anasta
7. Mitchell Pearce
8. Jason Ryles
9. Jake Friend
10. Martin Kennedy
11. Frank-Paul Nuuausala
12. Mitchell Aubusson
13. Nate Myles

14. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
15. Mose Masoe
16. Mark Riddell
17. Tom Symonds
18. Todd Carney

[Guest]

especially coming into a game agaisnt a puffed out souths...let ryles and kennedy wear out manly then let masoe storm into the line and push it the ten metres back hahaha

yep, as stupid as JWH was last week there was no doubting the impact made when him and Mose came on. That combined with Jake's clever work it was really damaging. We potentially have four very capable props at the moment. The real question I think is our hooker situation. Last year everyone seemed to want him to go 80mins but we had to wait until the GF to see it happen. Man I wish Mose played that match instead of Lopini Paea.

[Guest]

He did play last weekend.

yeah but i didnt have him named in the original post

[Guest]

yep, as stupid as JWH was last week there was no doubting the impact made when him and Mose came on. That combined with Jake's clever work it was really damaging. We potentially have four very capable props at the moment. The real question I think is our hooker situation. Last year everyone seemed to want him to go 80mins but we had to wait until the GF to see it happen. Man I wish Mose played that match instead of Lopini Paea.

i cannot understand why brian felt obliged to let lopini play...yeah it was his final game and all..,but seriously WTF?

[Guest]

i cannot understand why brian felt obliged to let lopini play...yeah it was his final game and all..,but seriously WTF?

I heard Mose had been training poorly at the time but I agree. Even on his worst day Mose has to be better. But hindsight is 20/20. If it worked we would be calling Smith a genius.