Ryan
Journey Man
01. Brett Stewart
02. Michael Robertson
03. Steve Matai
04. Steven Bell
05. Chris Hicks
06. Jamie Lyon
07. Matt Orford
The backline picks itself.
08. Jason King
09. Michael Monaghan
10. Brent Kite
The frontrow has been very dominant of late.
11. Anthony Watmough
12. Glenn Stewart
13. Luke Williamson
Dare I say this is the most "consistent" backrow in the competition?
14. Mark Bryant
15. Glenn Hall (toughest selection dilemma)
16. Adam Cuthbertson
17. Steve Menzies
Great bench. I just think Hall adds more in attack...and well...in defence than Afamsaga? Afamsaga just doesn't seem up to the pace of the game??? Maybe with a full off season...who knows? He just still reminds me so much of Danny Lima and Mal Kafusi.....just lumberring, and immobile.
This is how I think Melbourne will go:-
01. Billy Slater
02. Steve Turner
03. Matt King
04. Israel Falou
05. Anthony Quinn
06. Greg Inglis
07. Cooper Cronk
08. Brett White
09. Cameron Smith
10. Jeremy Smith
11. Clint Newton
12. Ryan Hoffman
13. Dallas Johnson
14. Matt Geyer
15. Garrett Crossman
16. Adam Blair
17. Michael Crocker
I actually think we can win this one off the bench. I also think that while Cameron Smith does some wonderful things out of dummy 1/2, Monnas is more diverse, and has a little more X factor (Can't believe I said that!!!)
I think Orford / Lyon is a better 1/2's combo than Cronk / Inglis. Inglis is still just getting back into the swing of things after an injury plagued 2007.
02. Michael Robertson
03. Steve Matai
04. Steven Bell
05. Chris Hicks
06. Jamie Lyon
07. Matt Orford
The backline picks itself.
08. Jason King
09. Michael Monaghan
10. Brent Kite
The frontrow has been very dominant of late.
11. Anthony Watmough
12. Glenn Stewart
13. Luke Williamson
Dare I say this is the most "consistent" backrow in the competition?
14. Mark Bryant
15. Glenn Hall (toughest selection dilemma)
16. Adam Cuthbertson
17. Steve Menzies
Great bench. I just think Hall adds more in attack...and well...in defence than Afamsaga? Afamsaga just doesn't seem up to the pace of the game??? Maybe with a full off season...who knows? He just still reminds me so much of Danny Lima and Mal Kafusi.....just lumberring, and immobile.
This is how I think Melbourne will go:-
01. Billy Slater
02. Steve Turner
03. Matt King
04. Israel Falou
05. Anthony Quinn
06. Greg Inglis
07. Cooper Cronk
08. Brett White
09. Cameron Smith
10. Jeremy Smith
11. Clint Newton
12. Ryan Hoffman
13. Dallas Johnson
14. Matt Geyer
15. Garrett Crossman
16. Adam Blair
17. Michael Crocker
I actually think we can win this one off the bench. I also think that while Cameron Smith does some wonderful things out of dummy 1/2, Monnas is more diverse, and has a little more X factor (Can't believe I said that!!!)
I think Orford / Lyon is a better 1/2's combo than Cronk / Inglis. Inglis is still just getting back into the swing of things after an injury plagued 2007.