Vyssini
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Did anyone else see Robbo at Lottovale today- he looked fit enough to run around again.
Jorge Taufua injured.
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Jonathan Wright will be on the wing IMO. He's been in the team list on Tuesdays ever since Mat Wright was put to fullback. I'd love to see Parker there though. More concerning is who comes in to hooker with Api supposedly out next week? I don't think Baz will start Hastings against fresh forwards.
Hmmm may aswell say goodbye to hastings if brown gets the starting 9 spot... Tell him to work hard, keep your head straight and you will be rewarded... Well, kids doing what hes asked, api goes down... Reward the kid, instead of weakening the 9 for half the game with brown while hastings warms the bench yet again
Hastings is a superior player to Brown. He didn't look as sharp at dummy half yesterday because by the time he came on our forwards were gassed. Barrett now needs to give him an opportunity and Newcastle is a perfect opportunity.
Rotten luck for Horhay, he's been going great guns this year after finally getting some confidence back in his shoulder. We've been relying on our back 3 to get through a lot of work coming out of our own end, getting us over the ad line. Now having two of them out injured is going to put pressure on that tactic. No offence to Wright and whoever fills the wing spot, but they won't have the impact that Tommy and Horhay bring, nor the metres gained. Does that increase the forward workload and take a bit of sting out of them ??
I'd go so far as to say Jorge is irreplaceable, such is the multiple hit-up role he's been playing for us this year. Barrett is probably going to have to tweak our tactics a little to get around this loss.
Danly Manly
Reserve Grader
I reckon this bloke/beast/machine would have to be in the top 5 wingers of all time for Manly. He will be back (hopefully this year!), he is only 25 years old after all.
That's a harsh troll rating.🙁
I agree, talk of this being career ending are a little premature in my book. Fingers crossed that it isn't an ACL but preliminary reports seems to suggest it is and the way he went down didn't look good. Hopefully he can get a contract extension past this year and this set back doesn't stifle those talks, I feel he still has plenty to offer.
brad
First Grader
I know turbo is and will be our long term 1 , but whats to say when he returns move him to the wing for abit more protection and leave wright at 1 . Until he returns hastings to 1 and wright to wing and cullen to the bench. Im only suggesting this w
Is there a chance they might leave wright at the back and put tom to the wing ( cotton wool ) for a while, just until he feels his way back.
manlyfan76
There is no A.I. Just better computers
Tom could defend on the wing. But he is the fullback in attack no question.
brad
First Grader
For sure , only a stop gap short term thing.
Fluffy
Journey Man
Wright is well and truly up there in metres gained, 145 in round 11 and 197 yesterday. Can't really fault that.
stoodamire
Bencher
We will definitely miss Jorge's strong runs to the beginning of our sets and his finishing ability.
However i think we make up for it in Wright's bomb catching ability both in defence and attack. Add to our attack arsenal with the crossfield bomb to the left side.
Also means we will have a decent goalkicker full time now.
Wright is no slouch, has played over 100 first grade games and would've won a premiership with the Cowboys if he didn't get caught up with the asada scandal.
However i think we make up for it in Wright's bomb catching ability both in defence and attack. Add to our attack arsenal with the crossfield bomb to the left side.
Also means we will have a decent goalkicker full time now.
Wright is no slouch, has played over 100 first grade games and would've won a premiership with the Cowboys if he didn't get caught up with the asada scandal.
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Little Grubber Kick
Bencher
It was definitely rotten luck, but was it also a bit of bad player welfare management? He did after all have a pretty serious looking trauma on the knee about 10 minutes earlier. Reminded me of when Matt Ballin came back on after a similar knee trauma ending with the same result.
Anyway, I agree with @stoodamire, Wright to the wing and goalkicker, Jorge was still looking shaky under the high ball and I was thinking that there would be a lot more coming his way over the 2nd half of the season.
I remember Wright making an impressive kick return where he just charged full speed at the oncoming defenders.
Seems as though he wants to stay in first grade.
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