: Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:44 pm  

What no hendo????? Surely an oversight!!!!!

The Clan wrote:

So whats our strongest team?
If everyones fit and in form my pick is:
Blaymire
Blanch
martin
Atkins
Petersen
Rooney
Brough
Wilkes
Drew
Stosic
Ferguson
Snitch

JD

Obst
Pitts
Sculthorpe
Moore

Thats harsh on some very good players who don't make the 17 but thats the sign of a strong squad.

Grix, Leo Latu, Bibey, Bibb, Murphy, George, Winterstein, Southernwood

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:49 pm  

Jason wrote:

Sorry but Latu is not world class. Although I like him before Drew came on in second half last night he dropped the ball and gave away a penalty. That's 12 tackles to them. Last year away at wigan he dropped the ball twice and gave away two penalties in quick succession that's 24 tackles to them. This year he is playing a very simple direct game which has been successful.

Players dropping balls and giving away penalties.....really!!!???

Come off it.......every single player does that..........its what the players offer in between the mistakes, thats what matters.

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 3:14 pm  

SimonBarrett wrote:

we have just won 3 on the bounce, are 7 from 10........this is with Martin at 6! That is his best postion for us!

No offence to Sam, but he is a better 9, and even then with a fully fit squad would not make my 17.....would have Drew and Latu......two world class players in my view, which Sam is not.

Re Rooney, well where do you start!??? He is consistatly uncosistant!!!! He has not performed well since we made the play offs, and l am now starting to think he is little more than average at best.........is he in the last year of his contract??? If so l can see us letting him go, and l think that will be the best action for both him and the club............this is all IMHO!

But hey, its great to be having this debate!!! Shows our squad strenght!

How many tries has Sam made with his little kicks/darts from dummy half?? takes the ball up when nobody else wants it and tackles when nobody else seems to want to..Sam would be my second name on the team sheet after JD, a grafter who doesnt know when to stop..

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:07 pm  

Sam, like JD, epitomises all that is great about our team - brave, relentless, all heart.

I wish I could say the same about Leo-Latu but after watching the higher level of performance he put in for his country in the WC I don't think he has the same level of commitment to the team.

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:11 pm  

lol @ TLL in the team in front of Sam

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:14 pm  

The Clan wrote:

So whats our strongest team?

If everyones fit and in form my pick is:
Blaymire
Blanch
martin
Atkins
Petersen
Rooney
Brough
Wilkes
Drew
Stosic
Ferguson
Snitch
JD

Obst
Pitts
Sculthorpe
Moore

Thats harsh on some very good players who don't make the 17 but thats the sign of a strong squad.

Grix, Leo Latu, Bibey, Bibb, Murphy, George, Winterstein, Southernwood

WHAT ABOUT HENDO. He always puts in more than he receives.

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 5:48 pm  

The Trip wrote:

WHAT ABOUT HENDO. He always puts in more than he receives.

maybe so but who out of that lot would he replace? not JD, wilkes, moore, scully, pitts, ferg, snitch or stosic imo

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:04 pm  

Captain Library wrote:

I would say keep Martin at 6 but our sucker punch last night came from switching Grix to Stand Off. Hard to say really. Martin looked a bit slow last night and didn't look like creating anything or getting through the gap, not to take away from his assets which come from smart positioning and distribution and a clever boot - his experience gives him a wise rugby league brain.

Difficult! But that's a good thing!

He created a try and made a break!

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:30 pm  

TLL aint up to shining Sammys boots let alone taking his place. Its all about opinions but TLL over Sammy is very left field for me.

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:39 pm  

St. Chunter wrote:

maybe so but who out of that lot would he replace? not JD, wilkes, moore, scully, pitts, ferg, snitch or stosic imo

Quite!! Do we need an orange chopperupper???