Re: Super 8's Game 2: Wakefield Away : Thu Aug 13, 2015 1:13 pm  

mat wrote:

Seems bizarre not to include shaw or mendeika for FB. Has Clare actually played there much in past?. Or are we being really different and going addy sjelka in halves and Gaskell FB?.

Don't know but he looked alright when he switched there on Sunday (I appreciate that 20 minutes there against an already beaten semi pro champ side is not 80 minutes against a superleague side).

[Bulliac]

Re: Super 8's Game 2: Wakefield Away : Thu Aug 13, 2015 1:18 pm  

Think Clare is a generally higher quality player, so from that list he's my fullback. Neither Shaw nor Mendeika have have looked overly solid at the back except in rare patches. Despite what many of us think, JL seems quite happy with Siejka, so I guess he's back in the halves. Against his old club it would be just the game to set the record straight..

Re: Super 8's Game 2: Wakefield Away : Thu Aug 13, 2015 1:21 pm  

There's no way Jimmy will be dropping or moving Addy after the game he had last week and the amount of praise Jimmy gave him after the match. I think the Siejka inclusion is just mind games.

If Mullaney had been playing I think we could have snuck this one, but can't see us winning with that squad. Purtell and Blythe both had shocking missed tackle percentages from last week's game and yet they are both still in the squad. Any attack down Purtell's side of the pitch will cause us trouble.

Clare
Caro
Nielsen
Purtell
Williams
Gaskell
Addy
Clough
AoB
Sidlow
Olbison
Ferguson
Pitts

Lauaki
Crossley
Ryan
Blythe

Siejka and Baile not used.

Re: Super 8's Game 2: Wakefield Away : Thu Aug 13, 2015 1:24 pm  

I hope not, putting Seijka in there now is madness, Addy has been playing well there, if he does and its costs us he wont be forgiven anytime soon.

Seijka shouldnt be any part of the 8's hes hardly played and when he has hes been no better than addy, same with Baile think hes had his last game now.

Re: Super 8's Game 2: Wakefield Away : Thu Aug 13, 2015 1:40 pm  

wonder if there's injuries in squad we aren't aware of?. seems to be some really odd omissions and inclusions in squad announced if everyones fit bar mullaney.

Re: Super 8's Game 2: Wakefield Away : Thu Aug 13, 2015 1:59 pm  

Clare
Caro
Nielsen
Purtell
Williams
Gaskell
Addy
Clough
O'Brien
Sidlow
Ferguson
Olbison
Pitts

Lauaki
Crossley
Ryan
Blythe

Addy was excellent against Sheffield and with the praise Lowes heaped on him, I just can't see him being moved from Scrum-Half. If Lowes does move Addy to accommodate Siejka, then it would probably mean moving him to LF, which would mean Pitts would have to move, and so on. It was a good performance last week and I would change as little as possible. Obviously, the injury to Mullaney has forced us into a change, but I expected Nielsen to come in for Henry anyway.

So, Caro and Nielsen in for Mullaney and Henry. Baile and Siejka to miss out on being in the 17.

Re: Super 8's Game 2: Wakefield Away : Thu Aug 13, 2015 2:03 pm  

mat wrote:

Seems bizarre not to include shaw or mendeika for FB. Has Clare actually played there much in past?. Or are we being really different and going addy sjelka in halves and Gaskell FB?.

I really hope not. Gaskell is a very good player, but he is not a full-back. Clare looked solid enough there in the last 20 minutes against Sheffield so he'd be my first choice for this one.

Re: Super 8's Game 2: Wakefield Away : Thu Aug 13, 2015 2:06 pm  

Nothus wrote:

There's no way Jimmy will be dropping or moving Addy after the game he had last week and the amount of praise Jimmy gave him after the match. I think the Siejka inclusion is just mind games.

If Mullaney had been playing I think we could have snuck this one, but can't see us winning with that squad. Purtell and Blythe both had shocking missed tackle percentages from last week's game and yet they are both still in the squad. Any attack down Purtell's side of the pitch will cause us trouble.

Clare
Caro
Nielsen
Purtell
Williams
Gaskell
Addy
Clough
AoB
Sidlow
Olbison
Ferguson
Pitts

Lauaki
Crossley
Ryan
Blythe

Siejka and Baile not used.

Don't know, Jimmy has always backed Siejka, I think he'll start and move Addy to 13. It would be a gamble and I'm with Broadybull, if it doesn't pay off and Siejka has another annonymius performance, and we miss out on promotion, I don't think Siejka or Lowes will be forgiven. This match is that crucial.

Wakey's squad doesn't worry me. We have the better back line, and have far more speed than them.
Discipline will win us this match and I hope Lowes is hammering that message home in training. Wakey don't have anyone who can go full length, and by all accounts their kicking game has been poor. But if we start piggy backing them down field and giving them sets on our line, that's when Tim Smith excels and could really hurt us. Keep them at their end of the field, Smith is limited in what he can do.

Also can't see Lowes picking Gaskell at FB as he has never ever picked him there in the entire time he has been coach. Clare will be FB with Caro and Williams on wings.

COYB!

Re: Super 8's Game 2: Wakefield Away : Thu Aug 13, 2015 2:08 pm  

If we can get them under pressure and snuff out any possible high bombs then Clare should be fine, may work with his speed from deep.

On purtell his and williams' inter play is a joy sometimes so id have him over Blythe who doesnt seem to bring the winger into the game, need a strong 2nd rower on their side to beef up the defense.

Agree totally Mania.

Re: Super 8's Game 2: Wakefield Away : Thu Aug 13, 2015 2:16 pm  

Wakefeild:

Scott Anderson
Joe Arundel
Matty Ashurst
Reece Lyne
Jacob Miller
Jon Molloy
Scott Moore
Anthony Mullally
Richard Owen
Nick Scruton
Mickael Simon
Michael Sio
Lee Smith
Tim Smith
Jordan Tansey
Bill Tupou
Anthony Walker
Danny Washbrook
Andy Yates