Team For Next Week?

[Guest]

With injuries and Origin, who will play? Here's my team:

1. Minichiello
2. Pritchard
3. J. Carney
4. Perrett (apparently he is a chance)
5. Leilua
6. Anasta
7. T. Carney
8. Ryles
9. Friend
10. Arona
11. JWH
12. FPN
13. Symonds

Interchange:
14. Guerra
15. Riddell (sadly)
16. Mataka
17. Cordner

Thoughts?

[Guest]

Riddell out of that side...

Guerra in the starting line up...

[Guest]

Well assuming that Myles and Pearce will be preparing for Origin, and Perrett, Linnett, Aubusson, Kennedy, Masoe, Tasi, Graham, Naughton, Cherrington, SKD (possibly) and now Conn are all unavailable...

Minichiello
Perrett

Carney
Leilua
Anasta
Pearce
Ryles
Friend
Nuuausala
Symonds
Guerra
Cordner

Riddell
Mataka
Hargreaves
(one more prop needed)

We are desperately short on front rowers at the moment.

[Spanner in the works]

1. Mini
2. Pritchard
3. Carney
4. Symonds
5. Leilua

6. Anasta
7. Carney
8. Ryles
9. Friend
10. JWH
11. FPN
12. Cordner
13. Guerra

14. Arona
15. Tuigamala (desperate....)
16. Riddell
17. Mataka

[Yak]

1. Minichiello
2. Pritchard
3. Carney
4. Mataka
5. Leilua
6. Anasta
7. Carney
8. Ryles
9. Friend
10. Waerea-Hargreaves
11. Symonds
12. Nuuausala
13. Guerra

14. Arona
15. Cordner
16. Evans (absolute gun of a front-rower with a great offload and big motor)
17. Dumbrell/Blair (both in great form..would love to see one of them get a run ahead of riddell, as unrealistic as that is)

[Guest]

cheyse blair was 18th man on sat... he could be a chance to come in for skd???

[The Pelican]

Mini
Pritchard
Carney
Blair
BJ
Anasta
Carney
Ryles
Friend
JWH
Symonds
FPN
Guerra

Mataka
Arona
Cordner
K.Evans (as Yak said he is an absolute beast. I think he made 198m against the Cowboys. He definately deserves a chance)

[Guest]

I think Mataka at centre..
Or what about Moga or Blair?

[The Pelican]

I think Mataka at centre..
Or what about Moga or Blair?

I would much rather have Mataka giving us some aggression off the bench.
Moga is nowhere near ready for FG, only just started playing 20's but i would be giving Blair a go, seems to have worked on his defence and i think he would handle FG.

[Yak]

I would much rather have Mataka giving us some aggression off the bench.
Moga is nowhere near ready for FG, only just started playing 20's but i would be giving Blair a go, seems to have worked on his defence and i think he would handle FG.

Agreed. No way would Smith pick a less experienced left centre to cover on the right side over Blair or Mataka, both right side specialists.

I hope Blair is given an opportunity but I worry that when he and cordner are on together on the right side our attack is going to be very lateral. Both players, along with Carney, use their left to right lateral speed to beat defenders. Unfortunately I foresee BJ getting bundled into touch a bit if that's the way we line up.

The beautiful thing is that sissy waqa will be the one defending against BJ so Cheyse and BJ may also run in a hat trick each with any luck.

[Yak]

So how will the backline look without mini?? Big ask for Pritchard to move to fullback after one grade game. If Kheirallah has recovered from his shoulder problem I would back him to slot in at the back.

Need pez back big time now.

[The Pelican]

So how will the backline look without mini?? Big ask for Pritchard to move to fullback after one grade game. If Kheirallah has recovered from his shoulder problem I would back him to slot in at the back.

Need pez back big time now.

If Perrett plays:
1. Pritchard
2. Perrett
3. Carney
4. Blair
5. BJ

If Sammy doesn't play:
1. Pritchard
2. Carney
3. Mataka/Symonds
4. Blair
5. BJ

[crikey chris]

running low on troops
very inexperienced team
not many players to choose from



1. Prichard
2. Perritt (if fit) or Khierallah
3. Oompa Loompa
4. Blair
5. BJ

6. Braith
7. Todd

8. Ryles
9. Jake
10. JWH
11. Tommy
12. FPN
13. G-spot

14. Boyd
15. Mataka
16. Arona
17. Piggy (unfortunately)

Bench quite 'small', might need a prop from the Jets.

[Headless Chook]

So how will the backline look without mini?? Big ask for Pritchard to move to fullback after one grade game. If Kheirallah has recovered from his shoulder problem I would back him to slot in at the back.

Need pez back big time now.

Its a big ask to move Pritchard to fullback after one game, but you're happy to slot a complete rookie straight in there??? Doesn't make much sense!

[melon....]

If Perrett plays:
1. Pritchard
2. Perrett
3. Carney
4. Blair
5. BJ

If Sammy doesn't play:
1. Pritchard
2. Carney
3. Mataka/Symonds
4. Blair
5. BJ

Did you blokes drop Minichiello? Because no way in hell is he playing fullback for NSW. Looks like the QLD team are the only ones who dont actually believe Mini is playing in SOO2.