I agree. I believe he still has a lot to offerI’m expecting a big year from Guerra. He’ll be starting at lock by Round 6 and will get an Origin jersey.
I’m expecting a big year from Guerra. He’ll be starting at lock by Round 6 and will get an Origin jersey.
predicted lineup from sporting news site
https://www.sportingnews.com/au/lea...ev_6AAzBQPu1fVDrYheIx5u4Wm_5BYIXnMoaQJkstmiqE
NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS PREDICTED TEAM
There are some big question marks over the five-eighth position, with Phoenix Crossland the early tip to edge out Connor Watson.
- Kalyn Ponga
- Bradman Best
- Hymel Hunt
- Tautau Moga
- Kurt Mann
- Phoenix Crossland
- Mitchell Pearce
- Daniel Saifiti
- Jayden Brailey
- David Klemmer
- Lachlan Fitzgibbon
- Sione Mata'utia
- Mitch Barnett
- Connor Watson
- Jacob Saifiti
- Tim Glasby
- Herman Ese'ese
Plenty of positions in the forwards could be up for grabs - but their front row of David Klemmer and Daniel Saifiti seems cut and dry.
New additions Gehamat Shibasaki and Enari Tuala add some depth in the backline.
Pretty weak to not even correct the bloody typo or blatant error in the article. Here’s mine. A few uncertainties at the moment:
1. Ponga
2. Lee
3. Moga
4. Best
5. Hunt
6. Crossland
7. Pearce
8. DSaf
9. Brailey
10. Klemmer
11. Fitz
12. Barnett
13. Ese Ese (his to lose)
14. Watson
15. Glasby
16. Guerra
17. Jsaf (Saulo, Momo, Sione et al waiting in wings)
predicted lineup from sporting news site
https://www.sportingnews.com/au/lea...ev_6AAzBQPu1fVDrYheIx5u4Wm_5BYIXnMoaQJkstmiqE
NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS PREDICTED TEAM
There are some big question marks over the five-eighth position, with Phoenix Crossland the early tip to edge out Connor Watson.
- Kalyn Ponga
- Bradman Best
- Hymel Hunt
- Tautau Moga
- Kurt Mann
- Phoenix Crossland
- Mitchell Pearce
- Daniel Saifiti
- Jayden Brailey
- David Klemmer
- Lachlan Fitzgibbon
- Sione Mata'utia
- Mitch Barnett
- Connor Watson
- Jacob Saifiti
- Tim Glasby
- Herman Ese'ese
Plenty of positions in the forwards could be up for grabs - but their front row of David Klemmer and Daniel Saifiti seems cut and dry.
New additions Gehamat Shibasaki and Enari Tuala add some depth in the backline.
And no Ed Lee! Wtfpredicted lineup from sporting news site
https://www.sportingnews.com/au/lea...ev_6AAzBQPu1fVDrYheIx5u4Wm_5BYIXnMoaQJkstmiqE
NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS PREDICTED TEAM
There are some big question marks over the five-eighth position, with Phoenix Crossland the early tip to edge out Connor Watson.
- Kalyn Ponga
- Bradman Best
- Hymel Hunt
- Tautau Moga
- Kurt Mann
- Phoenix Crossland
- Mitchell Pearce
- Daniel Saifiti
- Jayden Brailey
- David Klemmer
- Lachlan Fitzgibbon
- Sione Mata'utia
- Mitch Barnett
- Connor Watson
- Jacob Saifiti
- Tim Glasby
- Herman Ese'ese
Plenty of positions in the forwards could be up for grabs - but their front row of David Klemmer and Daniel Saifiti seems cut and dry.
New additions Gehamat Shibasaki and Enari Tuala add some depth in the backline.
I don't like to hold last year against him because he played with injuries and he was moved to about 5 different positions, but the new coach has his work cut out finding the best positions for all of Brown's "utility" playerswhats the obsession with Mann? The ex players and press seem to think he needs to fit in somewhere. He’s a poor mans Gidley. No way is he in my top 21. If he plays we have issues.
What do you think Billy?
He’s a utility and miles behind Watson. Not a winger. Not a 5/8 (at least behind Lino, Crossland and Watson). Reserve FB for me.I don't like to hold last year against him because he played with injuries and he was moved to about 5 different positions, but the new coach has his work cut out finding the best positions for all of Brown's "utility" players
We don't know how good O'Brien is at communicating the role he wants individuals to play.
We know Brown was not very good at it.
Several players like Sione, Mann and Watson have implied in interviews that O'Brien has told them he will decide on what their role will be and get them ready for it before the season starts.
O'Brien has a reputation for doing that well as an assistant coach, and you have to say that players stepped into firstgrade at Melbourne and the Roosters ready to play a role - sometimes a very simple role, and sometimes a very complex or specialized role - but knowing what they had to do.
Heaps of our players we have only seen under Brown, where they would get new roles week after week, and often seemed way underprepared to step into that new role.
O'Brien will be a miracle worker if he can have all 17 of the round 1 team 100% clear on what their job is, but over the season he should be able to make it happen.
Until we see how it all works out, we don't know which players will thrive under the new system, but we do know that the players who weren't thriving under the old system are the ones who played different positions every second week, so my thought is that those guys are the ones with the most to gain.