Re: Team for Sunday? : Fri May 30, 2014 1:18 pm  

The 19-man squad: Danny Addy, Matty Blythe, Matt Diskin, James Donaldson, Jamal Fakir, Dale Ferguson, Jamie Foster, Luke Gale, Lee Gaskell, Luke George, Adam Henry, Antonio Kaufusi, Elliot Kear, Manase Manuokafoa, Tom Olbison, Jay Pitts, Adrian Purtell, Adam Sidlow, Chev Walker.

I'd go with:
Gaskell
Kear
Purts
Blythe
George
Addy
Gale
Nas
Diskin
Kaufusi
Pitts
Walker
Donno
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Fakir
Sidlow
Olbison
Ferguson

Foster and Henry to miss out for me.

Re: Team for Sunday? : Fri May 30, 2014 1:23 pm  

Kear
Foster
Purtell
Blythe
George
Gaskell
Gale
Manuokafoa
Diskin
Kaufusi
Addy
Pitts
Donaldson

Subs
O Brien
Sidlow
Ferguson
Fakir

Walker has been carrying a bad knock for some time so I think he'll be given extra rest if we do have an almost full strength squad to choose from.

Think Henry should miss out, his defence is a liability and he's not been the attacking force he looked like in the clips on youtube.

Don't know enough about Baldwinson to say whether he would be a better option that say Fakir. The only reason I'd go for Jaja is that he definitely has the aggression that we've lacked in recent weeks. Wakey need a good bashing and between him and Kaufusi they should get one too!!!

Honestly not thought about a game so much since we were making finals... bring on Sunday!!! COYB

Re: Team for Sunday? : Fri May 30, 2014 2:28 pm  

That's probably strongest 19 man squad we've been able to put out all year. Kearney only player missing from our strongest possible line up. No excuses on Sunday, if we lose then we don't deserve to be in SL next year.

Re: Team for Sunday? : Fri May 30, 2014 3:06 pm  

Massive gamble going into the game with only one hooker. Surprised Olbison been chosen ahead of Baldwinson. I still hate the idea of Gaskell at FB and Addy 6.

Re: Team for Sunday? : Fri May 30, 2014 3:07 pm  

mat wrote:

No excuses on Sunday, if we lose then we don't deserve to be in SL next year.

I have to agree with this...

Re: Team for Sunday? : Fri May 30, 2014 3:11 pm  

In fact looking at the squad I've got a horrible feeling Cummins will start Gaskell at FB and Addy at 6. Then bring Henry off the bench, put him in the backs, move Gaskell to 6 and put Addy at hooker for a spell. Diskin can't do the full 80.

Re: Team for Sunday? : Fri May 30, 2014 3:35 pm  

Bull Mania wrote:

In fact looking at the squad I've got a horrible feeling Cummins will start Gaskell at FB and Addy at 6. Then bring Henry off the bench, put him in the backs, move Gaskell to 6 and put Addy at hooker for a spell. Diskin can't do the full 80.

I considered something similar, but it seems like too much of a shuffle to make halfway through a game.
I have a feeling he's going to start Gaskell at 6 and just have Addy come off the bench to do a spell at 9. I could tolerate this, just as long as it's Kear at fullback and not Foster.

Revised team:

Kear
George
Blythe
Purtell
Henry
Gaskell
Gale
Kaufusi
Diskin
Nas
Ferguson
Pitts
Donno

Sidlow
Fakir
Addy
Walker

Re: Team for Sunday? : Fri May 30, 2014 3:39 pm  

Nothus wrote:

I considered something similar, but it seems like too much of a shuffle to make halfway through a game.
I have a feeling he's going to start Gaskell at 6 and just have Addy come off the bench to do a spell at 9. I could tolerate this, just as long as it's Kear at fullback and not Foster.

Revised team:

Kear
George
Blythe
Purtell
Henry
Gaskell
Gale
Kaufusi
Diskin
Nas
Ferguson
Pitts
Donno

Sidlow
Fakir
Addy
Walker

Suspect that's probably way we'll go with possibly foster on wing ahead of Henry for his kicking. Don't think there's much to choose between them in turns of wing play.

[Bulliac]

Re: Team for Sunday? : Fri May 30, 2014 4:07 pm  

Bull Mania wrote:

Massive gamble going into the game with only one hooker. Surprised Olbison been chosen ahead of Baldwinson. I still hate the idea of Gaskell at FB and Addy 6.

Gaskell looks solid under the high ball to be fair, so I've no problem with that side of it, but he clearly wasn't running at all freely in France and he played the full game, so I'm not sure whether he may have aggravated the injury or not. With pace being a big part of his game let's hope not.

[Pumpetypump]

Re: Team for Sunday? : Fri May 30, 2014 5:45 pm  

On the prediction thread I've put a handsome victory for wakey. I'm thinking 16-38.

I fail to see how the entire absence of character seen of late will somehow be remedied for this game.