Who plays hooker next week.....

[The better Robbo]

Matt wright could be out too (injured) Brown to hooker and T.wright off the bench. Taufua on wing. Not ideal but its all we've got

 

[Deleted member 26876]

Don't know why api has been so heavily punished. Walker was blindsided by a cheap punch, injured and couldn't defend himself. Unless someone struck at Scott, Scott would've kept punching him! Api did what had to be done. It's not natural to -allow friend (or anyone for that matter) get hit while incapable of defending themselves, if api didn't try stop scott than someone else sure would have, and if they didn't than walker could have far worse than a fractured eye socket. The NRL so often forget to use common sense.

In saying that we will improve in defence and he worse in attack next week. Not too bad, we've got enough points in us anyways

 

[40 years an eagle]

Not sure if Fainu is in the top 30.

He isn't and I believe Hodko took the last top 30 spot so can't be upgraded. Maybe some doubt about Darcy still taking up a spot.

 

[SeaEagle21]

There have been other punches in games that resulted in 10 in the bin and nothing post game so Api getting a game bs. I thought it would have been a fine for his part.

If they discounted Scott because he was sent off then Api should have gotten nothing as he spent 10 in the bin.

 

[double hoops]

Has API even been cited?

 

[40 years an eagle]

Has API even been cited?

Yes, grade 1 striking charge, 1 week with early guilty plea.

 

[Bearfax]

With Walker gone for 6 weeks and Api possibly a week or two, and now Matt Wright out for a bit, what would happen if Taufua is not yet right to play. Is it possible Tom Wright on one wing and...yes I'll say it...Hastings for hooker. Has Hastings served his time of being Banished to Blacktown. Now that the pressure is off, will Trent be magnanimous, now that everyone is off his back, and give Jackson his chance to prove his worth to a potential club for next year...or before June 30?

 

[stoodamire]

Costly win for us. Ala battle of brookevale.

Hope we get the same outcome as that season.

 

[EOL now nesting on the GC]

I like it. With everything going on with last nights game, let's not forget his brilliant try. Be honest, who in their right mind thought 1. That ball was going to straighten out and stay in the field of play, and 2. That Matt Wright would not only chase the bloody thing, but would beat the Storm players to the ball! He's going better than I thought he would.

Problem with Matt Wright is that he makes a lot of stupid errors, drop balls and doesn't really do that much so much so that I'm screaming at the box but then he goes and pulls something like that try out from between his arse cheeks which will cement his spot for the next month.

The guys solid at best with very sporadic flashes of brilliance....

 

[Top End Eagle]

My issue is that Scott puts Walker out for six weeks and gets two. What happens if we are both vying for finals with four weeks to go. Do you belt a guy take two weeks out and nullify him for the rest of the comp. NRL has lost the plot.

 

[40 years an eagle]

Has Hastings served his time of being Banished to Blacktown. Now that the pressure is off, will Trent be magnanimous, now that everyone is off his back, and give Jackson his chance to prove his worth to a potential club for next year...or before June 30?

No.

 

[Not Paul Kent]

Turbo
Taufua
Kelly
Suli
Uate
DCE
Hodko
Taupau
Matt Wright
AFB
Thommo
Lane
Jurbo

Perret
Sipley
Winterstein
Poo Brown

(Paseka or Tanginoa if available)

 

[Top End Eagle]

Fainu's chance carry brown or Wright on the bench

 

[Eagles2nv]

Has API even been cited?

Yeap. 1 week with early plea for the punch.

 

[Eagles2nv]

Api charged.

1 week with an early plea.

 

[Eagles2nv]

Fainu's chance carry brown or Wright on the bench

Fainu is not in the top 30 and therefore can't be picked.

My understanding is we have 1 spot left, and we should bring him up. He is the best option unless Baz has had a change of heart around Hastings.

 

[SeaEagle21]

Will be Brown, is M Wright out with injury? He would be handy at 14 for us or starting if Jorge isn’t ready yet

 

[Cameron]

We need the two points. Hastings has to play

 

[Scorpio]

Api charged.

1 week with an early plea.

Given that Curtis Scott only got 2 weeks for fracturing Walker's eye socket, this is a joke.

If Scott got 4-5 weeks minimum then I would be okay with 1 week for Koroisau, being third man in and landing a punch in the head.

Anyway, if possible we should pick Fainu but unlikely as he isn't in our top 30. Matt Wright or Lewis Brown will be hooker, very much doubt Hastings will be back.

 

[40 years an eagle]

Fainu's chance

He IS NOT in our top 30 and i'm pretty sure there are no top 30 spots left, unless the NRL have discluded Darcy. The NRL could allow him to play because we have nobody in our 30 who can play hooker... but that won't happen because Hastings has filled in at hooker previously. We MAY be allowed to upgrade him if we have enough cap money left as it appears you are allowed to have more than 30, but not sure.