Our best lineup : Thu Feb 06, 2014 4:55 pm  

With no injuries I'm going for.


lomax
makinson
turner
jones
swift
wheeler
walsh
Laffranchi (underated by most saints fans)
roby
LMS
soliola
manu
wilkin

masoe
walmsley
amor (great signing)
flanagan/wellens

plenty of comp for the forwards so all will have to perform.
Same in the centres with percival showing promise.
As much as I've been willing Wellens to show promise in other positions I cant see any position that we don't have a better option now.
Someone pay for Lance's ticket home.

Re: Our best lineup : Thu Feb 06, 2014 5:08 pm  

1. Jonny Lomax
2. Tommy Makinson
3. Jordan Turner
4. Mark Percival
5. Adam Swift

6. Gary Wheeler
7. Luke Walsh

8. Kyle Amor
9. James Roby
10. LMS
11. Josh Jones
12. Willie Manu
13. Jon Wilkin

14. Sia Soliola
15. Mose Masoe
16. Alex Walmsley
17. Mark Flanagan

Re: Our best lineup : Thu Feb 06, 2014 5:29 pm  

Lomax
Makinson
Turner
Percival
Swift
Wheeler
Walsh
Amor
Roby
LMS
Jones
Manu
Wilkin

Hohaia/ Flanagan (depending who we're playing)
Masoe
Soliola
Walmsley

Re: Our best lineup : Thu Feb 06, 2014 5:30 pm  

St. Rughead wrote:

Lomax
Makinson
Turner
Percival
Swift
Wheeler
Walsh
Amor
Roby
LMS
Jones
Manu
Wilkin

Hohaia/ Flanagan (depending who we're playing)
Masoe
Soliola
Walmsley

Copycat

Re: Our best lineup : Thu Feb 06, 2014 5:57 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

1. Jonny Lomax
2. Tommy Makinson
3. Jordan Turner
4. Mark Percival
5. Adam Swift

6. Gary Wheeler
7. Luke Walsh

8. Kyle Amor
9. James Roby
10. LMS
11. Josh Jones
12. Willie Manu
13. Jon Wilkin

14. Sia Soliola
15. Mose Masoe
16. Alex Walmsley
17. Mark Flanagan

Jones to start with Sia on the bench? Am not sure that starting pack will frighten too many people and if we are taking a hiding after 20 will we be able to recover? I'd go the opposite way around and not sure I'd have Flash on the bench at all. If Beaumont goes well I'd pick him for his aggression.

Re: Our best lineup : Thu Feb 06, 2014 6:01 pm  

Allez wrote:

Jones to start with Sia on the bench? Am not sure that starting pack will frighten too many people and if we are taking a hiding after 20 will we be able to recover? I'd go the opposite way around and not sure I'd have Flash on the bench at all. If Beaumont goes well I'd pick him for his aggression.

I've gone for a completely solid starting pack, it won't score much but it'll take anything that is thrown at it and completely tire out the opponents. Then after 20/25 minutes you bring on Mose, Walmsley and Soliola to wreak havoc on a tired defence.

Re: Our best lineup : Thu Feb 06, 2014 6:39 pm  

Lomax
Makinson Jones Turner Swift
Wheeler Walsh
Amor Roby Laffranchi
Wilkin Manu
LMS

Hohaia, Soliola, Masoe, Walmsley

Re: Our best lineup : Thu Feb 06, 2014 7:52 pm  

Interesting Lance is still getting a look in.
That guy needs a serious attitude change in games and give 100% or F$%^ 0ff home.

Re: Our best lineup : Thu Feb 06, 2014 7:56 pm  

You know, if everyone's fit, I'd take Flash over Wilkin. Much stronger physical presence.

Re: Our best lineup : Thu Feb 06, 2014 8:07 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote:

You know, if everyone's fit, I'd take Flash over Wilkin. Much stronger physical presence.

He's been our second highest tackler for the last 3 years and is an absolute workhorse when it comes to defense (along with roby.) - he also has a lot more arrows to his quiver with regards kicking and passing game.

Flash is better angle running, and potentially more aggressive in the tackle (though a lot less of it) - but in turn he's not as good as sia at those things. Having Manu, Soliola and LMS rotating in the back row means we have a constant, aggressive back row, with Wilkin doing the long minutes.

As for lance, it's more someone who we can rotate roby with and make sure he doesn't burn out, rather than lance himself per say, we don't seem to have a hooker in the academy ready to step up yet - if we had it would be them over lance