SQUAD v EELS

[mightyrooster]

Oh..Hutch back at centre. Better than Allen I think, maybe.

[Chook2]

No
manu
critchon
lodge
Sitili
watson

brown
smith
toia
may - must be injured

most of these guys coming back in the next two weeks, not overly confident with who is out but hopefully who is in there is enough to cover the couple of week links

manu due back next week
lodge, critchon and brown the week after
Sitili, smith and toia should be far away should be a few reinforcements with storm and sharks coming up

[Headless Chook]

My the only one worried about the future? Centre stocks looking low, with Manu to 5/8 in the next couple of years, sualli to union, and dom young unproven in center. Unless in a couple of years, we splash on a center we have blooded no one and even then we need a couple guys for some depth... manu didn't get good overnight, and youngsters need a chance to build over a couple of seasons as we have seen with how we have managed the forwards... Can't see drew playing center in 2 years time...

Yep.

Centre is not the key position it used to be. As long as our 1, 6, 7 and 9 are strong we will always be a chance

[Waylander]

manu due back next week
lodge, critchon and brown the week after
Sitili, smith and toia should be far away should be a few reinforcements with storm and sharks coming up

What makes you think that Angus will be playing in just 2 weeks? That would be extraordinarily surprising.

[Vasco]

Oh..Hutch back at centre. Better than Allen I think, maybe.

I don't think so. Allen is a specialist three-quarter. At least he can defend out there as it's his regular position. Hutcho gets beaten on the outside continuously.

[The Halfback]

Yep.

Centre is not the key position it used to be. As long as our 1, 6, 7 and 9 are strong we will always be a chance

I meant in terms of being worried about our future centre stocks but centre position is as important then ever... some of the greatest plays in modern history have a centre involved, SKD intercept 2010, latrell flick pass 2019 and Crichton intercept last year gf plus throw in latrell and turbo dominating origin in centre. probably more just the ones of the top of my head

[Eggspert]

No chance Hutch starts in the centres over Allen.

After last time Robbo would have rocks in his head to try that again.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

No chance Hutch starts in the centres over Allen.

After last time Robbo would have rocks in his head to try that again.

Yes I expect Allen and Hutch to swap in those line-ups.

[King Salvo]

The Hutchinator despite his many detractors will do a good job at centre

[Rooster_6]

If hutcho is our 3rd best centre ......................... well ............. the cupboard is pretty bare.

Billy Smith & Robert Toia would be genuine options if they weren’t injured.

Toia returned to training last week so good chance he comes into the equation to play in the coming months if needed.

[stringaz]

Billy Smith & Robert Toia would be genuine options if they weren’t injured.

Toia returned to training last week so good chance he comes into the equation to play in the coming months if needed.

I like the look of him. Watched him play in u19's NSW team last year.

What's his build? From what I remember he is built like RTS, maybe even stockier.

Any good in the air?

[Rooster_6]

I like the look of him. Watched him play in u19's NSW team last year.

What's his build? From what I remember he is built like RTS, maybe even stockier.

Any good in the air?

He’s quite big, his build reminds me a long of Sia Soliola wen he was coming through the grades here. Broad shoulders but very light on his feet.

This is a picture of him in 2019 when he would’ve been 14-15 standing next to Latrell who’s 193cm.

[zac]

I don't think so. Allen is a specialist three-quarter. At least he can defend out there as it's his regular position. Hutcho gets beaten on the outside continuously.

a couple of years he was good enough to play origin then he went to the bulldogs and got stuck in quicksand but if he's training well then it could work

[Headless Chook]

I meant in terms of being worried about our future centre stocks but centre position is as important then ever... some of the greatest plays in modern history have a centre involved, SKD intercept 2010, latrell flick pass 2019 and Crichton intercept last year gf plus throw in latrell and turbo dominating origin in centre. probably more just the ones of the top of my head

Yeah I disagree. It's great having a good centre like Manu, but its not a pre-requisite for a successful team.

[Kiwi Rooster]

Surely Momirovski is a better choice than Hutch