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Hey guys, now that 2015 has finally been taken of life support I though we should look towards 2016. While I don't think we will be a special to win the competition from the start I believe we will be in a better position than we were this year. Below is what I think our first 17 and top 25 will look like:
1. B. Stewart
2. J. Taufua
3. C. Gutherson
4. S. Matai
5. P. Hiku
6. J. Lyon
7. D. Cherry-Evans
8. J. Trbojevic
9. A. Koroisau
10. N. Miles
11. J. Buhrer
12. L. Brown
13. F. Mateo
14. D. Lussick
15. B. Lawrence
16. J. Starling
17. A. Demetriou
18. M. Ballin
19. T. Trbojevic
20. T. Symonds
21. B. Leary
22. J. Sene-Lefao
23. T. Moltzen
24. M. Parcell
25. L. Burgess
I've probably missed someone but I think that just about covers it. Looking at the team list above I still feel we are short a big impact prop and don't have terrific depth in the backline to cover injuries to be a true contender in 2016.
Hopefully the combination of Jake, Lussick and Miles will get the work done up front to allow DCE to show his class with our still potent backline.
I still feel that Matty is our best option as starting hooker, however due to injury I doubt he will start week one. I would see Koroisau coming off the bench either side of halftime and just before fulltime in place for a tired forward.
I think the player to watch in 2016 will be Demetriou! This kid is going to be a wrecking ball playing on the edge of the ruck. He leads the U20s in 2015 in tackle busts by a significant margin. He is a nugget of a player who get very good leg drive. I see him as a future starting lock.
1. B. Stewart
2. J. Taufua
3. C. Gutherson
4. S. Matai
5. P. Hiku
6. J. Lyon
7. D. Cherry-Evans
8. J. Trbojevic
9. A. Koroisau
10. N. Miles
11. J. Buhrer
12. L. Brown
13. F. Mateo
14. D. Lussick
15. B. Lawrence
16. J. Starling
17. A. Demetriou
18. M. Ballin
19. T. Trbojevic
20. T. Symonds
21. B. Leary
22. J. Sene-Lefao
23. T. Moltzen
24. M. Parcell
25. L. Burgess
I've probably missed someone but I think that just about covers it. Looking at the team list above I still feel we are short a big impact prop and don't have terrific depth in the backline to cover injuries to be a true contender in 2016.
Hopefully the combination of Jake, Lussick and Miles will get the work done up front to allow DCE to show his class with our still potent backline.
I still feel that Matty is our best option as starting hooker, however due to injury I doubt he will start week one. I would see Koroisau coming off the bench either side of halftime and just before fulltime in place for a tired forward.
I think the player to watch in 2016 will be Demetriou! This kid is going to be a wrecking ball playing on the edge of the ruck. He leads the U20s in 2015 in tackle busts by a significant margin. He is a nugget of a player who get very good leg drive. I see him as a future starting lock.