Re: Predictions For Saturday's Game Against Bradford? : Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:25 pm  

Father Ted wrote:

That's a quality Saints squad and Bradford have injuries all over the place.
Also Sammut may get a ban.
Saints by 12+

Sammut's banned for this week's game.

Re: Predictions For Saturday's Game Against Bradford? : Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:03 pm  

Fatbelly wrote:

I think it will be a good win for Saints.

We aint gonna win much untill we get away from the "Back on the bench" nonsense, who by the way is lucky if he gets 10 mins play each game. We have lost our best forward this week and it is critical that we have four forwards on the bench, all being rotated correctly. Lets face it we have not got the strongest pack in the game even at full strength.

Re: Predictions For Saturday's Game Against Bradford? : Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:34 pm  

If Sia's not playing, we'll have to take all 5 frontrowers.
Potter will play narrow, so beef will be needed.
No way Wellens will get dropped for this one - is Makinson fit yet anyway?

I haven't watched the Bulls HKR game yet, but against Wire they had quite a bit of success with a short passing game around the ruck, but struggled to put anything together out wide.

Why not choose Meli as your bench back, he can always make a cameo in the 2nd row to help the forwards? I assume Magennis isn't fit?

Re: Predictions For Saturday's Game Against Bradford? : Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:09 pm  

We need more personnel that will strike from anywhere on the park and with the current Left Flank problems and Sia's injury I would like to see us line up like this:

FB: Makinson
RW: Foster
RC: Shenton
LC: Gaskell
LW: Gardner
SO: Wheeler
SH: Hohaia
PF: LMS
HK: Flanagan
PF: Perry
SR: Dixon
SR: Wellens
LF: Wilkin

INT: Clough
INT: Puletua
INT: Laffranchi
INT: Lomax (replacement Hooker)

although Gaskell is out of position it means we have more strike in our backs and just about enough platform laying from our forwards.

to god that we have more structure and organisation this week

Re: Predictions For Saturday's Game Against Bradford? : Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:15 pm  

I reckon we'll win, however I do er on the side of this being a temporary loss of form. So I've been expecting better each week. Defence wise and forwards wise I think we are doing ok, but it seams we can only do one or the other. To start the season we where scoring plenty, but letting loads in, the last 2 games we defended well enough, but could not land a killer blow. Catalan came between all that and was half of one half of the other.

Re: Predictions For Saturday's Game Against Bradford? : Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:28 pm  

no Roby,no Sia= no chance

Re: Predictions For Saturday's Game Against Bradford? : Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:45 pm  

Bradford 50 - 0 Saints.

Nailed on.

Re: Predictions For Saturday's Game Against Bradford? : Tue Mar 13, 2012 6:53 pm  

vbfg wrote:

Bradford 50 - 0 Saints.

Nailed on.

I'm backing it!

Re: Predictions For Saturday's Game Against Bradford? : Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:10 pm  

wirefox wrote:

We aint gonna win much untill we get away from the "Back on the bench" nonsense, who by the way is lucky if he gets 10 mins play each game.

Amazing how coaches like Des Hasler often seem to disagree with all the expert fans on this. Hasn't done his career much harm.

Re: Predictions For Saturday's Game Against Bradford? : Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:43 pm  

I just read that no sia lomax roby lms this week clough and flannery are doubtfualso says flangan back wheeler or ashe to partner gaskell in the halfs