: Tue May 26, 2009 9:34 pm  

Tony says in League Weekly that Johnson should be fit too. I would guess that Hicks and Johnson will replace Riley and Grix, but it would be very harsh IMO, both have been playing well.

: Tue May 26, 2009 9:44 pm  

W.F wrote:

Tony says in League Weekly that Johnson should be fit too. I would guess that Hicks and Johnson will replace Riley and Grix, but it would be very harsh IMO, both have been playing well.

TBH I would keep Grix in the side, he is finding good form, and ATM is better than Johnson

: Tue May 26, 2009 9:49 pm  

oli30045 wrote:

TBH I would keep Grix in the side, he is finding good form, and ATM is better than Johnson

Yep, I think it would be wrong to move Grix out of the team at the moment.

Maybe leave Johnson out for this week.

: Tue May 26, 2009 9:58 pm  

Mathers
Hicks
Grix
King
Riley

There's your back 5 at the moment.

: Tue May 26, 2009 10:14 pm  

eddie gordo wrote:

Mathers
Hicks
Grix
King
Riley

There's your back 5 at the moment.

Mathers
Hicks
Bridge
Grix
King

: Tue May 26, 2009 10:17 pm  

oli30045 wrote:

Mathers
Hicks
Bridge
Grix
King

Think I would go with that one.

: Tue May 26, 2009 10:50 pm  

Why on earth would you drop Riley?

: Tue May 26, 2009 11:01 pm  

eddie gordo wrote:

Why on earth would you drop Riley?

Exactly, especially seeing as Matt King is such a poor centre that rarely beats a man or breaks a tackle.

Matt King`s best strengths are the ones that he had in the NRL and the ones that got him into the NSW and Australian test teams which were being a target man for high kicks due to his height and a battering ram that can force his way over the line from close range due to his shear size.

He`s never been known as a creator in his career, he`s a finisher and most of it from close range. It suited the Melbourne style to have him at centre as they didn`t need a creator at centre with the likes of Slater and Inglis joining the line creating overlaps.

Personally i wouldn`t change a winning team that played so well against Wigan, we just need to correct some of the wayward passing and to be a bit quicker in the halves. Against Hull KR i would play the side that beat Wigan, some have said we need Chris Hicks back for his kicking, its not like he`s consistent with the boot is it.

: Tue May 26, 2009 11:58 pm  

eddie gordo wrote:

Why on earth would you drop Riley?

The same could be said for Bridge though.

We are in a position where decent players in decent form will need to be left out of the starting line up.

Also, in your selection, you are playing Grix at right centre, when we have had Gleeson, Birdge and Johnson playing there this year.

: Wed May 27, 2009 7:19 am  

Dave T wrote:

Yep, I think it would be wrong to move Grix out of the team at the moment.

Maybe leave Johnson out for this week.

Good impact from the bench mind?