Full Strength Squad (Finals Time)

[DP1990]

If all goes well and the boys recover... what should the 17 man squad look like ?

On the bench do we keep Lam due to his ability to cover hooker and the halves or do we drop him and use someone like Aubbo to cover that role ?

Here is a possbile 17 man line-up with options and alternatives such as who would start and come off the bench



1. James Tedesco
2. Daniel Tupou
3. Josh Morris
4. Joseph Manu
5. Brett Morris
6. Luke Keary
7. Kyle Flanagan
8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
9. Jake Friend (C)
10. Siosiua Taukeiaho
11. Boyd Cordner (C)
12. Angus Crichton
13. Isaac Liu/Sonny Bill Williams (start or off the bench ?)

INTERCHANGE

14. Lachlan Lam
15. Sonny Bill Williams/Isaac Liu (start or off the bench ?)
16. Mitchell Aubusson
17. Lindsay Collins/Sitili Tupouniua/Nat Butcher (who gets dropped/who is on the bench ?)


Thoughts ?

[The Lip]

Lindsay doesn’t get dropped

[Darkone]

Cant have both Maubs & Lam on the bench

[Darkone]

Lindsay definitely first pick

[fletch]

Lam probably won't be ready until the prelim final so in all likelihood is done for the year.

[BUDDY]

Can't see Lam being read but if he is I would go with:

14. Lachlan Lam
15. Sonny Bill Williams/Isaac Liu (start or off the bench ?)
16. Nat Butcher
17. Lindsay Collins

If not then:

14. Nat Butcher
15. Sonny Bill Williams/Isaac Liu (start or off the bench ?)
16. Mitchell Aubusson
17. Lindsay Collins

Unfortunately I think Sitili misses out because SBW is in the squad. Nat is a much better defender.

[Johnny Brass]

The way this season has panned out with injuries we are long odds to have them all on deck in the finals.
There has to be two props and a lock in the bench formation and one utility otherwise it effects the balance of the team.
Manu has been rightfully bagged for some poor defence this year where he has 5 metres between himself and the next defensive player out wide whilst Isaac has been given a pass for something similar when he is standing a metre apart in the middle of the park. Looks like Tobin was right about SBW being used in the middle as a lock so it will be interesting to see who gets the other lock role as either the starter or his replacement.

[Johnny Tobin]

Cant have both Maubs & Lam on the bench

This. I think it will be Aubbo

[FREEMAN89]

Has to be Aubo, final season aside.. he's earnt the right to go out on his terms.

[zac]

would love it if we have a full squad to choose from.

unless lam makes a miraculous recovery and kills it at training i'd go for aubo on the bench. if jake goes down then we could probably get by with flanno at dummy half and keary running the show, with teddy also creating stuff.

which leaves 2 spots between lindsay, sitili and butch.

[FREEMAN89]

My ideal team doesn't involve Sonny/Liu or butch at 13... or friend at 9.

[King Salvo]

if full strength Tedesco Toops JMorris Manu BMorris Keary Flanno Liu Cords Crighton * depends on fitness as club is saying he is still a couple of week off returning i.e be round 18 perhaps return JWH Friend SST Bench Collins SWB Maubs/Butcher/Sitilli * 1 to be omitted Extended Squad Hutch Fifita E Butcher Lussick Walker Lam * depends on fitness- Lam may only be available week 2/3 of finals series - no word on time out but one figures between 6 to 8 weeks- is listed as indefinite

[King Salvo]

was this site reconfigured?? - its not very user friendly I have to say - sorry to webmaster

[Hawkeye]

Can Aubbo off the bench be Jake's relief ?

[Chookies74]

SBW, Lindsay, Maubs, Butcher.
Maubs and Crichton may swap for a couple weeks till Crichton he gets back up to speed.
Crichton back - Butcher couple weeks off to get rid of the niggles and beast it again like last yr in the finals.