Your team v Eels

Billy

Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
I think we have lost Herman, Lee and Sione.
Barnett gets scanned tomorrow, so is a chance.

Ponga
Hunt
Tuala
Moga
Best
Mann
Pearce
Klemmer
McCullough
DSaf
Guerra
Fitz
Barnett if fit - Glasby if fit - Herman if fit.

Watson if Fit or Hoy
Jones
JSaf
Saulo
 
If Sione, Ese, Watson & Barnett are all out.

1.Ponga
2.Toa
3.Tuala
4.Best
5.Hunt
6.Mann
7.Pearce
8.Klem
9.Macca
10.D.Saf
11.Fitz
12.Guerra
13.Glasby

14.Hoy
15.Randall (i think Macca needs a break)
16.J.Saf
17.Saulo
18.Jones
 
We have plenty of outside backs pushing for a spot.
I'd love to see Toa get a game, but the sensible move would be to bring in either Shiba or Moga and push Best out to wing, where he goes as well as he does at centre.
 
I wouldn’t mind seeing Moga get a run but whoever is in will be in for a while...poor Lee though two broken arms/wrists in his time here...
 
1. Hoy
2. Toa/ Best
3. Best/ Moga
4. Tuala
5. Hunt
6. Mann
7. Pearce
8. Klem
9. McCullough
10. DSaf
11. Fitz
12. Jones
13. Guerra (Not sure if Herman/ Barnett/ Glasyby are fit)

14. Ponga/ Randall/ Watson
15. JSaf
16. Saulo
17. Whichever fit players we have left.

Obviously this team won't happen, but Ponga has been so **** the last couple of weeks. Tempted to put him in because he should fire in a 1st vs 4th game but I just don't know at the moment.

On a side note, can we not have Shane Watson as our captain? He calls for LBW just to waste our captains challenge on nothing.
 
1. Ponga
2. Hoy
3. Best
4. Tuala
5. Hunt
6. Mann
7. Pearce
8. Klem
9. Macca
10. DSaf
11. Fitz
12. Guerra
13. Glasby
14. Randall
15. JSaf
16. Saulo
17. Jones

This is assuming Watson, Barnett, Sione and Lee all out.
 
1. Hoy
2. Toa/ Best
3. Best/ Moga
4. Tuala
5. Hunt
6. Mann
7. Pearce
8. Klem
9. McCullough
10. DSaf
11. Fitz
12. Jones
13. Guerra (Not sure if Herman/ Barnett/ Glasyby are fit)

14. Ponga/ Randall/ Watson
15. JSaf
16. Saulo
17. Whichever fit players we have left.

Obviously this team won't happen, but Ponga has been so **** the last couple of weeks. Tempted to put him in because he should fire in a 1st vs 4th game but I just don't know at the moment.

On a side note, can we not have Shane Watson as our captain? He calls for LBW just to waste our captains challenge on nothing.
Our challenge is used in the last 10mins to give the team a break. Like a scrum, that's about it.

Ponga seems to have the roll of dummy half for the backs hit ups on plays 1-3. Then macca takes over. We need to get a bit more out of it

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Coach saying in presser that Herman getting the thumbs up from physio and Ponga and Sione passed their HIA.
Sione is overdue for a rest anyway I think.
Barnett is due to have a scan tomorrow, so we should know by Tuesday if he is cleared to play.
 
Coach saying in presser that Herman getting the thumbs up from physio and Ponga and Sione passed their HIA.
Sione is overdue for a rest anyway I think.
Barnett is due to have a scan tomorrow, so we should know by Tuesday if he is cleared to play.
With Siones's history they might rest him.
 
I have had a good feeling for weeks we'll win this one..
Even more confident back at home in front of 8,000 footy-starved Novocastrians
 
Apparently the reserves play against Manly tomorrow and not before the game today, so Jones and Moga can play, and maybe Saulo could have a few more minutes as well.
 
Based on possible injuries, HIA etc next week we could see, Hoy replacing Lee, Moga replacing Talua, meaning Ponga, Hunt, Best ok, with Pearce and Mann ok, Sione out, Guerra at best bench, Fwds, Klemmer, Mac, Dan, Fitz, Jones, Glasby/Ese’ese, bench Watson/Randall, JSaf, Glasby/Ese’ese, Saulo/Guerra. 18-21, Crossland, Lino, Saulo/Guerra/Sione, King.
Think injuries etc will force changes as much as poor form, not many playing to potential with possible exception to Best, Hunt, DSaf, Klemmer, Hoy and JSaf
 
I'd start hunt in the centres for this game. Tuala has been flying up with no communication with his wing man, leaving him aku'd.
 
Assume we will be without Watson, Barnett, Brailey, Sione and Lee all auto picks in top 17 so will be long way from our best so would go 1 Ponga, 2 Hoy (deserves to play) 3 Best, 4 Moga (due a game), 5 Hunt, 6 Mann, 7 Pearce, 8 Klemmer, 9 McCull, 10 DSaf, 11 Fitz, 12 Jones, 13 Glasby/Ese’ese, 14 Randall, 15 Guerra, 16 JSaf, 17 Ese’ese/Glasby/Saulo
 
Assume we will be without Watson, Barnett, Brailey, Sione and Lee all auto picks in top 17 so will be long way from our best so would go 1 Ponga, 2 Hoy (deserves to play) 3 Best, 4 Moga (due a game), 5 Hunt, 6 Mann, 7 Pearce, 8 Klemmer, 9 McCull, 10 DSaf, 11 Fitz, 12 Jones, 13 Glasby/Ese’ese, 14 Randall, 15 Guerra, 16 JSaf, 17 Ese’ese/Glasby/Saulo

Moga’s defence is a concern for me as he is lacking match practice.
 
1. Ponga
2. Toa
3. Tuala
4. Best
5. Hunt
6. Mann
7. Pearce
8. Klemmer
9. McCullough
10. Dan Saifiti
11. Fitzgibbon
12. Sione/Jones
13. Ese'Ese/Barnett

14. Watson (if fit)/Hoy
15. Jacob Saifiti
16. Glasby
17. Guerra

18. Moga
19. Crossland
20. Saulo
21. Randall
 
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