Re: Team for Sunday, Meli, Injuries... : Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:16 am  

4Q_Goons wrote:

4 Meli - much stronger attacking than defending. His size and storming runs should be more of a virtue here.

I remember Meli having one exceptionally good game for Samoa at centre in the world cup.

His weakest point (fielding kicks) would be less exposed there.

Re: Team for Sunday, Meli, Injuries... : Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:23 am  

FearTheVee wrote:

I remember Meli having one exceptionally good game for Samoa at centre in the world cup.

His weakest point (fielding kicks) would be less exposed there.

I know he was winger, but v Hull in the CC is one of his most memorable charging runs in my mind. I think he should have more opportunity to do that. He`s not fast enough or able to field kicks well enough for a more defensive role. Given his size and knowing he has a fast winger in support ought to improve his play.

Re: Team for Sunday, Meli, Injuries... : Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:36 am  

I think Meli to centre has got good potential, as has been said uses the best parts of his game and negates the worst. Soliola to 2nd row, lomax to the wing, fast, can catch and plenty of protection having Meli as his centre

Re: Team for Sunday, Meli, Injuries... : Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:23 pm  

St_Maca wrote:

1 Graham
2 Graham
...
16 Graham
17 Graham

Hoping the pile of spat dummies will slow the opposition down?

Re: Team for Sunday, Meli, Injuries... : Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:47 pm  

Rughead wrote:

7. Long

Not sure why I put that.

Re: Team for Sunday, Meli, Injuries... : Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:17 am  

FearTheVee wrote:

His weakest point (fielding kicks) would be less exposed there.

Mmm, I have a feeling that it would mearly be replaced by "defending the centre channel".
Defending at centre is a difficult job, you're defending against pace and you tend to be responsible for marshalling the guys either side of you.
Vinnie Anderson was a real enigma, good defender in the back row, good when you put him on the wing, terrrible centre. I think Meli would fall into this situation.

If he cropped up in the back row, a la freddie, I wouldn't be dissapointed.

Re: Team for Sunday, Meli, Injuries... : Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:19 pm  

On a serious note i'd go with:

Wellens
Lomax
Gidley
Wheeler
Meli
Pryce
Long
Graham
Moore
Hargreaves
Wilkin
Puletua
Clough

Roby
Cunningham
Fozzard
Fa'asavalu

18th man: Flannery

Potter won't drop Flannery though and Hargreaves will probs be 18th man with TP utilised at prop. Also if Pryce looks disinterested once again switch him and Wheeler after 20.

Re: Team for Sunday, Meli, Injuries... : Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:25 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote:

Mmm, I have a feeling that it would mearly be replaced by "defending the centre channel".

Too true

Re: Team for Sunday, Meli, Injuries... : Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:49 am  

St_Maca wrote:

On a serious note i'd go with:

Wellens
Lomax
Gidley
Wheeler
Meli
Pryce
Long
Graham
Moore
Hargreaves
Wilkin
Puletua
Clough

Roby
Cunningham
Fozzard
Fa'asavalu

18th man: Flannery

Potter won't drop Flannery though and Hargreaves will probs be 18th man with TP utilised at prop. Also if Pryce looks disinterested once again switch him and Wheeler after 20.

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Re: Team for Sunday, Meli, Injuries... : Fri Feb 12, 2010 2:25 pm  

Brford have named an unchanged 19 and the likely lineup will be

Halley
Sheriffe
Sykes
Nero
Reardon
Kearney
Orford
Lynch
L'Estrange
Scruton
Langley
Hall
Menzies

Godwin
Kopzcak
Worrincy
Donaldson

Whitehead and Crookes to miss out for us.