Re: Your Bulls 2011 Starting 17 : Sun Jan 23, 2011 9:42 pm  

One of the hardest decisons will be who starts at Hooker L'Estrange or Diskin. I think L'Estrange would be better suited coming on from the bench, but i also think L'Estrange is the best player at the club and deserves to keep his starting spot.

Re: Your Bulls 2011 Starting 17 : Sun Jan 23, 2011 9:43 pm  

Roofaldo wrote:

Kearney
Still, it's a world away from last season where it was hard to name even one starting 13. Could name two now

Royston
Halley
Platt
Crookes
Finnigan
Addy
Southernwood
Crossley
O'Brien
Burgess
Olbison
Sibbit
Donaldson

Admittedly the 2nd one isn't as strong. But it's nice to have that depth should we need it.

Actually I'd back that team to put in a better shift than some of the 'performances' we saw last season

Re: Your Bulls 2011 Starting 17 : Sun Jan 23, 2011 9:45 pm  

paulwalker71 wrote:

Actually I'd back that team to put in a better shift than some of the 'performances' we saw last season

Also in that 13, 10 of the players are Bradford products. And only one overseas player too.

Re: Your Bulls 2011 Starting 17 : Sun Jan 23, 2011 9:48 pm  

Bulls1989 wrote:

Walker a better centre than Ah van aswell

maybe but can he kick?. given ah van looks likely to be our first choice kicker, I'd go with walker ah van being our first choice Centre pairing. suspect platt could displace walker though.

Re: Your Bulls 2011 Starting 17 : Sun Jan 23, 2011 10:03 pm  

Roofaldo wrote:

Kearney
Ainscough
Ah Van
Walker
Raynor
Briggs
Herbert
Lynch
Diskin
Scruton
Elima
Whitehead
Langley

Subs

Hargreaves
Kopczak
L'Estrange
Sykes

That's probably my starting 13 as well. Although I'd maybe swap Platt for Sykes. Also, when Donaldson and Halley are fit that will add further competition for places.

Re: Your Bulls 2011 Starting 17 : Sun Jan 23, 2011 10:06 pm  

mat wrote:

Bulls1989 wrote:

Walker a better centre than Ah van aswell

maybe but can he kick?. given ah van looks likely to be our first choice kicker, I'd go with walker ah van being our first choice Centre pairing. suspect platt could displace walker though.

You beat me too it, thats why I put him in instead of Walker. That and I missed the Fax game so haven't seen Walker play yet.

Bully_Boxer wrote:

Can't see us going with only 1 Prop on the bench Jocka.

I know what you mean, thought I'd be different though! But also we have second rows that can pull stints as props, Langley and Elima aren't that much smaller than Hargreaves and are better players from what I know. Gives us more cover for different positions with Walker on the bench and then Addy able to move into the halves.

Re: Your Bulls 2011 Starting 17 : Sun Jan 23, 2011 10:46 pm  

1. Kearney
2. Raynor
3. Ah Van
4. Platt
5. Ainscough
6. Briggs
7. Herbert
8. Lynch
9. L'Estrange
10. Hargreaves
11. Elima
12. Whitehead
13. Langley

14. Diskin
15. Scruton
16. Kopczak
17. Walker/Royston/Sibbitt (Take your pick)

Re: Your Bulls 2011 Starting 17 : Sun Jan 23, 2011 10:52 pm  

Looks good to me Nothus. It will be interesting to see what Potter comes up with though.

Re: Your Bulls 2011 Starting 17 : Sun Jan 23, 2011 11:08 pm  

nothus wrote:

1. Kearney
2. Raynor
3. Ah Van
4. Platt
5. Ainscough
6. Briggs
7. Herbert
8. Lynch
9. L'Estrange
10. Hargreaves
11. Elima
12. Whitehead
13. Langley

14. Diskin
15. Scruton
16. Kopczak
17. Walker/Royston/Sibbitt (Take your pick)

I'd say that is looking a strong and balanced squad. Like you, I'd much prefer Kearney at 1 if we are happy with Briggs -which based on today most folk seem to b.

I'd start with Diskin - use Heath to open up the gaps once the initial war of attrition is out of the way - and not seen enough of Hargreaves yet to conclude whether he's a starter. But I'm sure he WILL be in time regardless.

I'd say its Platt or Walker to start at centre, and whichever one doesn't start is on the bench as your 17. But when you start listing who that leaves out, you start to realise what strength in depth we now have!

Re: Your Bulls 2011 Starting 17 : Sun Jan 23, 2011 11:47 pm  

Most agreement on the forwards and halfss so always going to be the backs where the discussion is going to be. But what is good to see is that theres no dreams about an aussie superstar back coming in to save us all, just solid discussion of what we have got, signed up and ready to play. My few thoughts without having seen either games are the hooker issue is a real one, and wings - Ainscough may be fast and elusive in attack but defence? So its more horses for courses - as with a loose forward, one game you may want a Langley the next an Addy, depends who you are playing and therefore how you want to play.