Team - 2012 (Official Thread)

Should Danny Buderus start?

  • Yes

    Votes: 30 88.2%
  • No

    Votes: 4 11.8%

  • Total voters
    34
My point is simple(well at least I thought it was). You can't find a spot for Costigan in your team based on 2011 form. That's ok it's your opinion. However you name Snowden. Now this is where my opinion comes into play. Snowden has been well down his best form in 2011 and hasn't been a whole lot if any better than Costigan. I would like to be as sure of winning lotto that Costigan is in the starting line up next no matter what you or I think.
 
Ok for those who dont want Costigan in FRF id expect the side to look like....
1 Boyd 2 McManus 3 Sau 4 Tahu 5 Uate 6 Mullen 7 gidley 8 Snowden 9 Buderus 10 Tuimavave 11 Taia 12 Houston 13 Costigan 14 Hilder 15 Faaoso 16 Edwards 17 cuthbertson/Stig
 
1. Darius Boyd
2. James McManus
3. Junior Sau
4. Timana Tahu
5. Akuila Uate
6. Ryan Stig
7. Jarrod Mullen
8. Kade Snowden
9. Kurt Gidley (c)
10. Chris Houston
11. Neville Costigan
12. Zeb Taia
13. Matt Hilder

14. Danny Buderus
15. Joel Edwards
16. Richie Fa'aoso
17. Evarn Tuimavave

Really want Wes in there ... But I'm so keen on seeing how Tahu goes next year, the more I think about it. If Wes trains really hard in the off-season and looks like he's ahead of Tahu, then I'd like him instead. Feel sorry for the player who misses out though, but I guess they will get a fair amount of gametime throughout the year, knowing our luck with injuries ...
 
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1 Boyd 2 Uata 3 Wes 4 Sau 5 Mcmanus 6 Gids 7 Mullen 8 Tuimauvave 9 Buderus 10 Snowden 11 Costigan 12 Taia 13 Houston 14 Fa,aoso 15 Edwards 16 Hilder 17 Teteavano

Dream Team:1 Matautia 2 Uata 3 Wes 4 Sau 5 Tahu 6 Boyd 7 Mullen 8 teteavano 9 Gidley 10 Snowden 11 Costigan 12 Taia 13 Houston 14 Hilder 15 Tui 16 Faaoso 17 Edwards.... I know theres a couple of young guys in there but i like the way they play and 6 months under bennet and they will be more than ready .
 
My point is simple(well at least I thought it was). You can't find a spot for Costigan in your team based on 2011 form. That's ok it's your opinion. However you name Snowden. Now this is where my opinion comes into play. Snowden has been well down his best form in 2011 and hasn't been a whole lot if any better than Costigan. I would like to be as sure of winning lotto that Costigan is in the starting line up next no matter what you or I think.

Have explained that.
 
Yeah in the games leading up to the Anzac Test, Snowden was easily the form prop of the world no doubt.
 
1 Boyd 2 Uata 3 Wes 4 Sau 5 Mcmanus 6 Gids 7 Mullen 8 Tuimauvave 9 Buderus 10 Snowden 11 Costigan 12 Taia 13 Houston 14 Fa,aoso 15 Edwards 16 Hilder 17 Teteavano

Dream Team:1 Matautia 2 Uata 3 Wes 4 Sau 5 Tahu 6 Boyd 7 Mullen 8 teteavano 9 Gidley 10 Snowden 11 Costigan 12 Taia 13 Houston 14 Hilder 15 Tui 16 Faaoso 17 Edwards.... I know theres a couple of young guys in there but i like the way they play and 6 months under bennet and they will be more than ready .

Thank god your not coach.
 
haha im glad im not the coach too just coaching the kids is stressfull enough lol grand final day today and ive been up since 2.30 am nervous and excited .....allthough the 1st of those 2 teams will be close i think .oh and the bottom 1 is my dream team remember ,
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My line up is:

1. Boyd
2. McManus
3. Sa'u
4. Tahu
5. Uate
6. Gids (C)
7. Mullen
8. Snowden
9. Danny Bederus (Vice Captain) (Only If He Signs)
10. Tuimivave
11. Houston
12. Costigan
13. Edwards

Incherchange: (from)
14. Hilder
15. Fa'aoso
16. Taia
17. Zetavono
 
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haha im glad im not the coach too just coaching the kids is stressfull enough lol grand final day today and ive been up since 2.30 am nervous and excited .....allthough the 1st of those 2 teams will be close i think .oh and the bottom 1 is my dream team remember ,
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Hope you go well haha, my semis are coming up soon. :crazy:
 
I know we are all looking forward to next season, but im just not looking forward too when Bennett finish his time here. And then Stone takes over :doubt:
 
I know we are all looking forward to next season, but im just not looking forward too when Bennett finish his time here. And then Stone takes over :doubt:

How do you look that far ahead?!?!

And Tinkler hasnt guaranteed him the Head Coach position in 5 years time...so...
 
Thanks james we got beat but so proud of the boys they handled the 2 monsters on the other team really well but they,re no 6 was the difference what a talent he is. As usual 12 against 15 thats why im so proud of them not once have we had more than 1 reserve all season and every team weve played has had 15 and we still made the grand final. But they were the better team in the final and all year in fact undefeated all year not a bad record. (same as the knights will get next year haha)
 
Well it sounds like a great season laney even though you didn't get the chocolates yesterday! Congrats and I expect to see you coaching in the NRL quite soon! :-)
 
Haha thanks mate they did well but this year im trainer the coach was richard and he did a fantastic job with these kids got them to play as a team and thats why they did so well .
 
top 25 next year

Im not sure about posting a thread about this but i just want to know who will be the top 25 players next year these are the players going or gone-
- Cory Paterson (Already left)
- Beau Henry (Already left)
- Steve Southern (Wakefield)
- Shannon McDonnell (released)
- Isaac De Gois (Sharks)
- Cameron Ciraldo (Panthers)
- Mark Taufua (Sharks)
- Ben Rogers (Retirement)
- Josh Aliaomai (Roosters)
- Dan Tolar (Retirement/Release)
- Antonio Kaufusi (London Harlequins)
- Marvin Karawana (Released)
- Adam MacDougall (Retirement)
- Keith Lulia (Bradford)
- Con Mika (released)
Thanks Alicia :
And these are the players weve bought so far
- Snowden
- Tahu
- Boyd
- Mckinnon
- Rochow
14 of the 15 going are top 25 and if im right in thinking Mckinnon and Rochow will be nyc but even if im wrong thats 5 to replace 14 allthough teteavano now has a top 25 spot still leaves 8, 2 spots for Danny and a forward leaves 6 must be a few coming up from reserves and nyc I guess .....Am i right here or have i missed something . :think:
 
Depends on if our recruitment is finished for the year

Certainties (20)
Gidley
Mullen
McManus
Taia
Fa'aoso
Hilder
Houston
W Naiqama
Sau
Uate
Tuimavave
Edwards
Costigan
P Mata'utia
Stig
Tetevano
Snowden
Boyd
Tahu
Tolar (if he doesn't retire)

Possibilities
Buderus
Cutherbertson

Unknowns
Roberts
Adams
McKinnon
Rochow
O'Donnell
Likiliki
????
 
1.Darius Boyd
2.James McManus
3.Junior Sau
4.Wes Naiqama
5.Akuila Uate
6.Ryan Stig
7.Jarrod Mullen
8.Evarn Tuimavave
9.Kurt Gidley (c)
10.Kade Snowden
11.Richard Fa'aoso
12.Neville Costigan
13.Chris Houston
Reserves
14.Matt Hilder
15.Zeb Taia
16.Zane Tetevano
17.Joel Edwards
 
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