Your team v Cowboys

After saying that though, Matuata will not be given a shot and it will either be Naiqama or Lulia and I also think that Mika and Tovo wont be there and Tolar and Fa;aoso will be there even though they are playing like ****
 
Liam said:
1. Gidley (c)
2. Uate
3. Sau
4. Simon Williams
5. Vuna
6. Rogers/Mullen
7. Mullen/Ndaira
8. Cross
9. De Gois
10. Tolar
11. Ciraldo
12. Taia
13. Taufua

14. Hilder
15. Simpson
16. Tuimavave
17. Fa'aoso

Coach: Rip Taylor

Gidley to fullback because I'm not sure i can handle another week of McDonnell's drop balls and slipping over, we've also been missing his kick returns which really get us on the front foot in attack as well as how he directs the defence from the back which McDonnell is too timid to do in my eyes.

Uate is our best player atm.

Sau is on notice to start performing.

Williams to make his debut because of all the centres we have in the lower grades he is easily the form one, for those who haven't seen him play he is Junior Sau with Matt Gidley's hands.

Vuna is on notice as well.

Rogers in because we have no other options, Ndaira in if Rogers is out.

Mullen is ****ing lucky Dureau is injured or else I'd drop him.

Cross our form forward.

De Gois, enough said.

Tolar starting because we need Tui to come on when Cross comes off as our intensity drops an alarming amount when both of those players go off.

Ciraldo starting as he has been better than Simpson and Paterson

Taia starting because we need some spark in the team.

Taufua is our best wrestler in the team, always wins the ruck and I feel that's why we drop when he goes off as well because it allows them to get quick play the balls and dominate us.

Hilder to come on and replace Taufua in defence.

Simpson on the bench because he really hasn't performed recently and Gidley is back now so he's not the captain anymore.

Tui coming off the bench for reasons stated earlier.

Fa'aosos, if he doesn't perform this game drop him for Tovo or Edwards.

Rip Taylor can get a team playing with passion, pride and for each other.

Out:
Naiqama: lol
Paterson: Needs a couple of games for the Centurions to get his confidence back.
Rick Stone: GTF away from my team, has obviously tried to make all our forwards playmakers with alarming results such as none of them running it straight to the line anymore and usually ending up with one of them getting smashed due to a ****ty pass close to the line.
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Liam, I wish you were the coach!!!
 
Man some of you seem intent on crushing players careers before they begin so far I've heard Sullivan and Pete neither are ready particularly Sullivan, Pete needs 6 months and Simon Williams? slow and mistake prone.
If top grade players aren't firing it doesn't automatically mean younger players will be able to come in and fire, you'd be throwing these kids to the wolves
 
Bringing juniors through the ranks is a slow process but, like the Broncos rebuilding, we gotta start somewhere. During my time in Newie the Club billeted country juniors with families whilst seeing to their schooling. Is this still happening or have we drifted away from this system?

Jonathon Thurston gone, reports 6 weeks to 12 months after dislocating left shoulder, Matt Bowen out, Aaron Payne in serious doubt, Luke O'Donnell to front the judiciary ~ surely this is building as the one we MUST win to get back on our feet and kick start the season!
 
member 2299 said:
Bringing juniors through the ranks is a slow process but, like the Broncos rebuilding, we gotta start somewhere. During my time in Newie the Club billeted country juniors with families whilst seeing to their schooling. Is this still happening or have we drifted away from this system?

Jonathon Thurston gone, reports 6 weeks to 12 months after dislocating left shoulder, Matt Bowen out, Aaron Payne in serious doubt, Luke O'Donnell to front the judiciary ~ surely this is building as the one we MUST win to get back on our feet and kick start the season!
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Couldnt agree more with you there, we have got serious problems if we dont win and the game is at home.
 
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Your team v Cowboys
1. Shannon Mcdonald
2. Aku Uate
3. Junior Sau
4. Wesley
5. Cooper Vuna
6. Matt Hilder
7. Kurt Gidley
8. Ben Cross
9. Isaac De Gois
10. Evarn Tuimavave
11. Steve Simpson
12. Cory Paterson
13. Mark Taufua


14. Richie Faoso
15. Zeb Taia
16. George Ndiara
17. Dan Tolar

* Mcdonald has been great at the back,Its the halfs that need fixing & Quick otherwise the season will be gone ( AGAIN ).
 
The team I hope:

1. Gidley (c)
2. Uate
3. Sau
4. Mata'utia
5. Vuna
6. Rogers (if fit) or Hilder
7. Mullen
8. Cross
9. De Gois
10. Taufua
11. Simpson
12. Paterson
13. Hilder (if at 5/8, then Taia)

14. Ndaira
15. Fa'aoso
16. Tuimavave
17. Taia, or Mika if at lock

The team (I think) that will play:

1. McDonnell
2. Uate
3. Sau
4. W. Naiqama
5. Vuna
6. Mullen
7. Gidley (c)
8. Cross
9. De Gois
10. Tuimavave
11. Simpson
12. Paterson
13. Taufua

14. Hilder
15. Tolar
16. Fa'aoso
17. Taia
 
Judiciary news

North Queensland lock Luke O'Donnell's minute of madness in the Cowboys' 23-16 loss to the Wests Tigers looks to have cost him at least three weeks on the sidelines.

O'Donnell has been charged by the NRL judiciary with a grade two dangerous contact offence after an ugly tackle on Tigers fullback Beau Ryan which saw his neck twisted.

The tackle prompted a minor melee and the Australian representative was sin-binned just before half-time.

O'Donnell will be out for three weeks if he enters an early guilty plea but risks fours weeks if he decides to challenge it.

It was a fiery night for the 29-year-old who was penalised four times during the game including one incident in which he launched a spray at referee Gavin Badger.

Two charges have come out of South Sydney's 28-10 win over Newcastle with Rabbitohs utility Ben Lowe looking at a one-match ban for a grade two careless high tackle.

Knights centre Junior Sau faces the same length of time for a grade one dangerous contact to knee or legs.

http://www.nrl.com/news/news/newsar...donnell-charged-by-nrl-judiciary/default.aspx
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I would have thought Issac Luke would be charged.
 
mozza said:
Man some of you seem intent on crushing players careers before they begin so far I've heard Sullivan and Pete neither are ready particularly Sullivan, Pete needs 6 months and Simon Williams? slow and mistake prone.
If top grade players aren't firing it doesn't automatically mean younger players will be able to come in and fire, you'd be throwing these kids to the wolves
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of course they're not ready...none of our u/20s are...I named Sullivan and Mata'utia to highlight our current dire situation...Gids will have to play in the halves and Lulia will come into contention if Sau is not there...
 
Scale said:
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Your team v Cowboys
1. Shannon Mcdonald
2. Aku Uate
3. Junior Sau
4. Wesley
5. Cooper Vuna
6. Matt Hilder
7. Kurt Gidley
8. Ben Cross
9. Isaac De Gois
10. Evarn Tuimavave
11. Steve Simpson
12. Cory Paterson
13. Mark Taufua


14. Richie Faoso
15. Zeb Taia
16. George Ndiara
17. Dan Tolar

* Mcdonald has been great at the back,Its the halfs that need fixing & Quick otherwise the season will be gone ( AGAIN ).
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Im not sure about the halves, mullen to halfback and maybe try tyrone roberts or ben rogers if fit, if both of them dont work out gidley to 5/8 or maybe try patterson as a mateo like 5/8 or zeb taia at 5/8.
 
Knights centre Junior Sau faces the same length of time for a grade one dangerous contact to knee or legs.
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WHAT THE .....!?!?!

Gayest charge at the judiciary ever!!!

Luke hadn't even forced the ball when Sau made the contact, as far as I'm aware you're still allowed to try and stop a player forcing the ball?

Sau's thighs made contact with Luke's legs ... how is that dangerous?!?! Luke was fine and didn't react. Do you get charged by the judiciary now for risking giving someone a cork?

This is the most ridiculous charge I have EVER seen in 16 years of following the sport.
 
My Team V Cowboys:
1. Kurt Gidley (C).
2. Akuila Uate.
3. Keith Lulia.
4. Wes Naiqama.
5. Cooper Vuna.
6. Jarrod Mullen.
7. Scott Dureau.
8. Mark Taufua.
9. Isaac De Gois.
10. Ben Cross.
11. Steve Simpson.
12. Cory Paterson.
13. Matt Hilder.
14. Zeb Taia.
15. Constantine Mika.
16. Byron Fruean.
17. Cameron Ciraldo.

Reserves: Jimmy Fawcett or Kevin Naiqama.
Coach: Rick Stone or The Chief.
 
jamesgould said:
WHAT THE .....!?!?!

Gayest charge at the judiciary ever!!!

Luke hadn't even forced the ball when Sau made the contact, as far as I'm aware you're still allowed to try and stop a player forcing the ball?

Sau's thighs made contact with Luke's legs ... how is that dangerous?!?! Luke was fine and didn't react. Do you get charged by the judiciary now for risking giving someone a cork?

This is the most ridiculous charge I have EVER seen in 16 years of following the sport.
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they're clamping down on this sort of thing because they've been criticised for being too lenient on it in the past...contact or no contact, it's all the same to the NRL at the moment...but, like the 'no tackling or interfering with a player kicking the ball' rule it will become a much less pressing issue further down the track...and something else will become the focus of their attention...they might come up with a 'no tackling decoy runners' rule or something...remember, it's all about being seen to be doing something (that's free advice kids, you may want to write that down)...:razz:
 
That is absolutly ****ing bull **** with Sau, there os no way he should be suspended.
He made a fair play at saving the try and i though you can only get in trouble if you lead with the legs he tucked his legs behind his arse
 
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