Drunken fight
PRE-GAME DISCUSSION: Storm v Manly [Round 16, 2020]
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Drunken fight
Bring back the.... Biff?
Captain/Coach
Ahh fistie cuffs.. a brouhaha.. a punch on... the Biff!
Bearfax
Grizzly old fart
Not expecting miracles there Hibyemama. First game is always going to be tough (except for Toovey). But he has to start some time and the longer the delay the more the frustration. I think he will offer something immediately to the backline that has been seriously missing since Turbo and Walker have been out. And sometimes that extra spark is all that's needed to get a little confidence back in the team. Besides having lost 7 of the last 9 games, anything will be an improvement.
madmax
Bencher
Well we won’t know unless we give him a go!!!!
Looks a hell of a lot better than the list running out this weekend. I'd even try metcalf at 14 instead of croker...keep going with
6. Schuster
7. DCE
8. AFB
9. Cust
10. M Tapau
11. C Sironen
12. J Thompson
13. Jake T
14. L Croker
15. T Paseka
16. S Keppie
18. Haumole Olakau'atu
Surprised he doesn't get a chance against Levi
madmax
Bencher
He’s too young just like Albert & Schuster dahhhhh........lolololol
HoldenV8
Journey Man
keep going with
6. Schuster
7. DCE
8. AFB
9. Cust
10. M Tapau
11. C Sironen
12. J Thompson
13. Jake T
14. L Croker
15. T Paseka
16. S Keppie
18. Haumole Olakau'atu
Some might not agree but I'd even be tempted for another change. For mine, Thommo has been almost a complete non-event in 2020. I'd be very tempted to drop him to the bench (at least) and play Olakau'a'tu in the back row.
Thommo has toughness and experience, no-one can doubt that. But Haumole is somewhat explosive, and can offload.
Storm by 30+
I wish I was wrong or felt confident but after what I saw last weekend lIve just can't see things being any different.
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I wish I was wrong or felt confident but after what I saw last weekend lIve just can't see things being any different.
Easiest bet of the weekend
Gamble responsibly
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Would love to see Saddler coming off the bench for 5mins just to belt the **** out of a couple of storm
HoldenV8
Journey Man
Toughness and experience ... of which we have seen very little of from Thommo in 2020. About the only thing he's managed to do so far this year is avoid any long term injury.
HoldenV8
Journey Man
Don't get me wrong about Thommo. He's a great clubman and has been a very good player for us over the past 3 years. But like Jorge, the speed of the NRL these days has passed him by. He'll have a couple of decent years with St Helens (that's if he's even allowed to go to England because of the pandemic), but I think his time in the NRL is just about done.
HoldenV8
Journey Man
Just for the record on Thommo in 2020.....
Average metres - 88.8
Average tackles - 28.8
Tackle breaks - 18
Offloads - 5
Line breaks - 1
Try assists - 0
Tries - 2
Compare that to Curtis Sironen this year (both have played 13 games)
Average metres - 103
Average tackles - 31
Tackle breaks - 27
Offloads - 17
Line breaks - 4
Try assists - 2
Tries - 2
The only thing Siro hasn't out-performed him in is that they've both scored two tries.
Average metres - 88.8
Average tackles - 28.8
Tackle breaks - 18
Offloads - 5
Line breaks - 1
Try assists - 0
Tries - 2
Compare that to Curtis Sironen this year (both have played 13 games)
Average metres - 103
Average tackles - 31
Tackle breaks - 27
Offloads - 17
Line breaks - 4
Try assists - 2
Tries - 2
The only thing Siro hasn't out-performed him in is that they've both scored two tries.
Waz13
Let’s all have a chew!
And Siro (like the rest of the team) Seems a bit down on form this year as well
HoldenV8
Journey Man
Personally I think the pack needs a shake up, both positional and player.
If it were up to me, I'd move Jake into the front row with AFB and play Marty from the bench. I'd have Waddell and Olakau'atu in the back row with Thommo to the bench and Siro playing lock.
Siro can handle the tackling up the middle, and as a former 5/8 he has better ball skills than Jake so it wouldn't be as bad if he gets in at first receiver occasionally (he can also kick if need be). At lock I think Jake has a tendency to overplay his hand a bit while in the front row his main job other than tackling would be just to tuck the ball under the arm and run. It would also mean he gets a rest every now and then and might be less prone to giving away 6 again's because he won't be so knackered from all the tackling he does. And while Waddell probably isn't the best choice (though probably the best we have right now, and definitely better than Jetski), with Siro at lock and Thommo on the bench we'd need another back rower and I'd rather keep Paseka and Marty for the prop rotation.
That's just my thoughts on it anyway.
I like that idea , Jake plays like that in origin
I think Paseka could play on the edge
Oka & Paseka as the edge forwards
Marty, AFB Jake & Keppie front row rotation & Sirro at lock
Bearfax
Grizzly old fart
Interesting stats Holden. Of course I'd like to know the sources of your information, and that's not criticism, just a desire to verify that it is bona fide information. It certainly confirms my opinion of Siro, who I feel is one of our more important forwards, and worth the pennies Manly pays him.
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