Full Team List for 2016,

[Mals]

I think if Fonua Blake can put his head down he will be given an early opportunity off the bench, and provide us with aggression that lawrence and starlo can't.

The bloke is a grub. He shouldn't be allowed to play this season like Lui, Ferguson etc. were stood down.

 

[Mango]

Trent Barrett and Tony Abbott must shop at the same swimwear shop!

 

[Fluffy]

what your saying is because these guys weigh more they should be picked before him ?

as a middle forward absolutely

 

[Hgbcds]

as a middle forward absolutely

Tom Symonds doesn't play middle forward

 

[Bearfax]

Trent Barrett and Tony Abbott must shop at the same swimwear shop!

What!. He likes the same colour?

 

[Fluffy]

Tom Symonds doesn't play middle forward

hence why you cant carry him on the bench

 

[Hgbcds]

hence why you cant carry him on the bench

Second row , Utility ? Been a very good player for us don't discard him. Think he would be perfect off the bench with the new interchange rule

 

[maxta]

Second row , Utility ? Been a very good player for us don't discard him. Think he would be perfect off the bench with the new interchange rule

Symonds has had moments, but also struggled at times for good reason - lack of grunt in the middle, which will allow him to attack those edges off DCE with more space created by the new 2016 recruits.
Agree both ways that he will be a worthy bench man in today's game, now he can play his own game & Fluffy 100% correct...he is FAR from a middle player.

 

[Fluffy]

Second row , Utility ? Been a very good player for us don't discard him. Think he would be perfect off the bench with the new interchange rule

Won't be utility if Parcell is also on the bench and Brown&Buhrer in the run on which is what this was originally referring to leaving us only Lussick as a prop on the bench.

Do you really feel 1 prop is enough?

 

[Freagle]

No...not when we have quality depth available. To me, we have four reasonable backrowers in Mateo, Symonds, Buhrer and Brown - but suddenly a lot of good props. With Taupau, Myles and Trbojevic playing 8,10 and 13, we can easily carry two big boppers on the bench - Lussick and Lawrence/Starlo.

 

[Bearfax]

No...not when we have quality depth available. To me, we have four reasonable backrowers in Mateo, Symonds, Buhrer and Brown - but suddenly a lot of good props. With Taupau, Myles and Trbojevic playing 8,10 and 13, we can easily carry two big boppers on the bench - Lussick and Lawrence/Starlo.

And then there's Knight.

 

[Freagle]

True - plus (presumably) Fonua-Blake at some stage, and a streamlined Vave. I personally don't think Burgess is as bad as many people on here make out, either - he tries hard, just not as gifted as his siblings in the speed and power dept.

 

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

Symonds has had moments, but also struggled at times for good reason - lack of grunt in the middle, which will allow him to attack those edges off DCE with more space created by the new 2016 recruits.
Agree both ways that he will be a worthy bench man in today's game, now he can play his own game & Fluffy 100% correct...he is FAR from a middle player.

Issue i think with Symonds is he hasn't been able to just stick with one position / role, too many times he was the one shifted out of position to cover an injury, he never looked comfortable in the centres, so was never settled, if he had a full season with just one role I think he would really shine. Be interesting to see what role he lands this year with all these new names in the mix.

 

[Freagle]

I just had an amusing flashback while over on the zerotackle website...was a time last year when I was wishing we'd sign Tim Grant, since he was doing stuff-all at the Wabbits...hahahaha! How times change...

 

[Chip and Chase]

Issue i think with Symonds is he hasn't been able to just stick with one position / role, too many times he was the one shifted out of position to cover an injury, he never looked comfortable in the centres, so was never settled, if he had a full season with just one role I think he would really shine. Be interesting to see what role he lands this year with all these new names in the mix.

Is that situation likely to change ?? Killer and Skivvi aren't getting any younger and if they have another season plagued by injury then he might find himself doing that again. Either him or Brown, so maybe that is who he will be battling with for a spot.

 

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

Is that situation likely to change ?? Killer and Skivvi aren't getting any younger and if they have another season plagued by injury then he might find himself doing that again. Either him or Brown, so maybe that is who he will be battling with for a spot.

yeah unlikely to change and like you say it'd be between him and Brown who'd jump in in that scenario. Brown probably ahead of him just in pecking order, so I can see him moving on in 2017. While Walker is obviously an accomplished centre, you aren't going to weaken a key halves position in the event of a centre injury mid game by shifting him there so it'll be same old same old I'd say.

 

[manlyfan76]

When the injuries come in the centres mid game would Parcell not go better at centre than tred or brown? That would be my first option, second would be Api (or Mateo - if we have injuries he should really stay in the back row as a ball player-) to 5/8 and walker to centre. 3rd option would be Brown or Tred to centre.

 

[Fluffy]

Api for Walker could also work as well as Brown or Symonds.

Needless to say If Symonds finishes in the centres each game for the first 8 games like last year we are not going to go well either

 

[Brookvale2015]

Everyone suggesting walker to centres, that won't be happening you don't move your 5/8 out of position that's just silly it's a key position it's like moving DCE to fullback you don't do it positions like hooker/5/8/1/2 and fullback are off limits

 

[Brookvale2015]

Manly 2016
1.Stewart(vc)
2.Tafua
3.Lyon(c)(gk)
4.Matai
5.Trbojevic
6.Walker
7.Cherry-Evans(vc)
8.Trbojevic
9.Parcell
10.Myles
11.Mateo
12.Buhrer
13.Taupau

14.Brown
15.Lussick
16.Symonds
17.Starling


Backups:
Fullback-Moltzen
Wing-Green/Lavaka/Goodall/Parker
Centre-Satini/Williame/Raimen
Halves-John/Hynes/Wright
Hooker-Koroisau/Hodges/Pratt
Prop-Knight/Lawrence/Vave/Burgess/Armstrong
Second row-Walker/Bainbridge/Kelly
Lock-Leary/Fonua-Blake/Cox/Latham

Manly NSW cup 2016
1.Moltzen(c)
2.Lavaka
3.Williame
4.Satini
5.Green
6.Hynes
7.John
8.Vave
9.Koroisau(gk)
10.Starling
11.Leary
12.Knight
13.Fonua-Blake

14.Pratt
15.Burgess
16.Lawrence
17.Goodall

18.Hodges
19.Latham
20.Armstrong
21.Kelly

I belive all our signings are done so this is my final team