: Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:04 pm  

This would be my eam for the Bradford game.

FB - Riley
RW - Hicks
RC - V. Anderson
LC - King
RW - Penny
SO - Bridge
SH - Monas
P - Morley
H - Clarke
P - Carvell
LSR - Johnson
RSR - Westwood
LF - Harrison

Sub - Briers
Sub - Higham
Sub - Wood
Sub - Cooper

Start with Clarke at Hooker, and bring Higham on as an impact player to run at the tiring Bradford forwards. Briers to start on the bench and bring him on to vary the attack which has been a bit flat in the last two games. L. Anderson dropped because he is a liability in defence.

: Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:10 pm  

So Grose but So Good wrote:

This would be my eam for the Bradford game.

FB - Riley
RW - Hicks
RC - V. Anderson
LC - King
RW - Penny
SO - Bridge
SH - Monas
P - Morley
H - Clarke
P - Carvell
LSR - Johnson
RSR - Westwood
LF - Grix

Sub - Briers
Sub - Higham
Sub - Wood
Sub - Cooper

Start with Clarke at Hooker, and bring Higham on as an impact player to run at the tiring Bradford forwards. Briers to start on the bench and bring him on to vary the attack which has been a bit flat in the last two games. L. Anderson dropped because he is a liability in defence.

Why would you drop Ben Harrison? He has been one of our best players this season

: Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:13 pm  

Fearnhead Cross wrote: Our squad looks more healthy on here: http://superleague.co.uk/preview.php?id=3701 i dare you to name the 17 you would like from that bunch

Fearnhead Cross wrote: Our squad looks more healthy on here: http://superleague.co.uk/preview.php?id=3701 i dare you to name the 17 you would like from that bunch

: Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:15 pm  

WalterWizard wrote:

Why would you drop Ben Harrison? He has been one of our best players this season

Ooops. I forgot Ben (and I have been singing his praises to everyone I know) Thanks for correcting me - team will now be edited

: Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:17 pm  

mutley cat wrote:

i dare you to name the 17 you would like from that bunch

Blaymire
Hicks
Gleeson
Atkins
King
Briers
Brough
Rauhihi
Drew
Carvell
Westwood
Ferguson
Demetriou

Higham
Sculthorpe
Wood
Harrison

http://forums.rlfans.com/images/sitelogos/21.gif : Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:59 pm  

mutley cat wrote:

i dare you to name the 17 you would like from that bunch

My my, Tony Smith has been busy this week

: Thu Apr 16, 2009 5:55 pm  

robbierotten wrote:

Reily put a big hit on him last year i think it was try saver

Corrrect Robbie. It was a try saver and a brilliant tackle. I would not call it a bit hit though. I never really mentioned Riley as, although he is small, he has a good tackling technique most of the time and can deal with bigger stronger players. Penny seems to go high on most players and he does not have the strength to do so.

He should be taught to go low,if tackling front or side on, before his tackling game can improve.

: Thu Apr 16, 2009 5:59 pm  

Im willing to bet that if Briers plays Monaghan wont and vice versa.

Somebody quoted the stat that since the harlequins debacle Briers and Monaghan have hardly been on the pitch at the same time, if at all.

I believe that the rumoured bust up between the two happened either pre or post harlequins.

doesn't take a genius to work out why our halfbacks aint firing.

: Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:54 pm  

Whilst I am slightly disappointed that Penny is not in the team, it is not surprising IMO.

He wasn't called up last week due to his reserve team form, he was called up to cover injuries. He did okay, but we are still not in a position where we are using him.

Riley is needed at fb IMO, as Hicks has been terrible there, and we have gone with size and strength in the three-quarters, but with more pace than if Vinnie was there.

Pace is a slight issue for us, but we don't move the ball in our own half anyway, so with our current style, this team will do.