Re: Team for 2016 : Sat Aug 15, 2015 3:10 pm  

Shaul
Naughton/Lancaster
Tuimavave
Fonua
Michaels
Pryce
Sneyd

Ellis
Houghton
Watts
Minichiello
Pritchard
Westerman

Abdull/Washbrook/Whiting
Thompson/Green/Bowden/Feka
Manu
Taylor

Re: Team for 2016 : Sat Aug 15, 2015 3:19 pm  

I would go with Fonua is a centre who plays wing Talanoa is a winger playing centre so they would go to there natural positions Pritchard would come off the bench for some great impact, Ellis I expect to be a tower of strength in front row and will be massive playing half as many minutes, great team with some quality squad members size power and pace all over the park its coming together very nice well done to the club great recruitment these things take time but Radders putting a strong team together now

Shaul
Talanoa
Fonua
Tuimavave
Naughton
Pryce
Sneyd
Ellis
Houghton
Watts
Minichiello
Manu
Westerman

Subs
Pritchard
Taylor
Abdul/Michaels
Thompson /Green

Re: Team for 2016 : Sat Aug 15, 2015 7:41 pm  

Thompson really needs to improve, his form has been disappointing since he signed his new deal, not sure he has the size to be a prop, looks goud near the line with husxquick feet, but doesn't make enough years and is suspect in defence.

Re: Team for 2016 : Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:17 pm  

For me Abdull has done enough to challenge Westerman for a starting birth each week. Hopefully radders will pick 13 based on form

Re: Team for 2016 : Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:20 pm  

airliebird,runninglate! wrote:

Fonua is gonna be played centre. I was chatting with a coaching staff member. I thought he'd come as wing but apparently not.
Tala staying on wing

I would like to see Fonua play centre too. Could be wasted on the wing, so to speak

Re: Team for 2016 : Sat Aug 15, 2015 11:00 pm  

fc-eaststander wrote:

I would go with Fonua is a centre who plays wing Talanoa is a winger playing centre so they would go to there natural positions Pritchard would come off the bench for some great impact, Ellis I expect to be a tower of strength in front row and will be massive playing half as many minutes, great team with some quality squad members size power and pace all over the park its coming together very nice well done to the club great recruitment these things take time but Radders putting a strong team together now

Shaul
Talanoa
Fonua
Tuimavave
Naughton
Pryce
Sneyd
Ellis
Houghton
Watts
Minichiello
Manu
Westerman

Subs
Pritchard
Taylor
Abdul/Michaels
Thompson /Green

Totally agree but would have loved to sign another half

[Kosh]

Re: Team for 2016 : Sun Aug 16, 2015 7:31 am  

rodney_trotter wrote:

For me Abdull has done enough to challenge Westerman for a starting birth each week. Hopefully radders will pick 13 based on form

Must have missed all those games Abdull has played at 13. How did he go?

[Kosh]

Re: Team for 2016 : Sun Aug 16, 2015 7:32 am  

For me, Talanoa should be back-up and not first choice regardless of where we play him.

Re: Team for 2016 : Sun Aug 16, 2015 7:54 am  

Kosh wrote:

For me, Talanoa should be back-up and not first choice regardless of where we play him.

Shouldn't have any non fed player as a back up. If he's not good enough to be in the 17, don't renew his contract.
Personally I quite like him as a winger, yes he's not the best in the air (more his positioning than jumping and catching) but he does so much for the team helping the forwards out and scoots and enthusiasm are second to none.

Re: Team for 2016 : Sun Aug 16, 2015 8:40 am  

You will struggle to make the eight.