Pick your 22 for Rounds 1 and 12

[DJC]

x2..No Daisy though...he will be the most expensive player the NB's have ever had kicking the dew of the grass...
Wonder if Weitering might play forward and play a negative role on Rance?....

I heard a bit of Chocko Williams on SEN yesterday and was surprised at his assessment of Rance.  To paraphrase, he said that Rance did some brilliant stuff but undid it by regularly kicking straight to the opposition and conceding easy goals.  It's not something I have really noticed but it did remind me of some of our blokes.

Anyway, the idea of playing Weitering on Rance has merit, particularly if the pressure the young fellow can apply leads to more poor decision-making and execution.

[townsendcalling]

In time, MacCreadie will be the reason why Weitering can move forward, but not just yet.

[townsendcalling]

B. Simpson, Rowe,  Docherty
HB. Weitering, Marchbank,, Plowman
C.  Murphy, Gibbs, Cunningham
HF. Silvagni, Casboult, C Curnow
F. Pickett, McKay, Wright
R. Kreuser, ,Cripps,  E.Curnow

Sumner, Kerridge, Palmer, Smedts

Settle the back 6 as much as possible, keep your fire power in and around the centre, let the youth run riot up forward.

[DJC]

The team I picked back in January needs fine tuning!

FB:  Plowman  Weitering  Marchbank
HB:  Simpson  Rowe  Docherty
C:  Boekhorst Cuningham  Cripps  E Curnow
HF:  Gorringe J Silvagni  Casboult  Wright
FF:  Palmer  C Curnow  Petrevski-Seton Armfield
Foll: Kreuzer  Gibbs  Murphy
Int: Kerridge Macreadie Pickett Smedts

Weitering will spend time forward and Rowe will give Kreuzer a chop out in the ruck.  SOJ and Charlie Curnow will be involved in the midfield rotations.   

[Navy Maven]

FB: Plowman  Rowe  Docherty
HB: Simpson  Weitering  Marchbank
C:  C Curnow  Murphy E Curnow
HF:  Wright  Casboult  Silvagni
FF:  Pickett  McKay Armfield

FOLL: Kreuzer Cripps Gibbs

INT: Cunningham Fisher Kerridge Palmer

[flyboy77]

SPS or Army?

The former if fit, every day of the week.

4 mids on the interchange? i'd have Smedts or even Macreadie....i reckon the latter will be the steal of the draft.

[townsendcalling]

There seems to be general consensus re our back 6. It will be interesting to see how much it differs from the selected team in 2 weeks time!

[ElwoodBlues1]

SPS or Army?

The former if fit, every day of the week.

4 mids on the interchange? i'd have Smedts or even Macreadie....i reckon the latter will be the steal of the draft.

I liked the look of MacReadie in the Saints game, attacks the footy well and seems suited to that intercept marking role across half back...
Smedts was reasonable given his fitness issues of recent times and just getting through games is probably a bonus.....would be some chance for round 1.
Army is a fan favourite and has a career off the field waiting for him at the club...I think whe will get a few games but his future is now off the round in player welfare type roles etc...

[laj]

The team I picked back in January needs fine tuning!

FB:  Plowman  Weitering  Marchbank
HB:  Simpson  Rowe  Docherty
C:  Boekhorst Cuningham  Cripps  E Curnow
HF:  Gorringe J Silvagni  Casboult  Wright
FF:  Palmer  C Curnow  Petrevski-Seton Armfield
Foll: Kreuzer  Gibbs  Murphy
Int: Kerridge Macreadie Pickett Smedts

Weitering will spend time forward and Rowe will give Kreuzer a chop out in the ruck.  SOJ and Charlie Curnow will be involved in the midfield rotations. 

Rowe won't be rucking with Casboult there, who did it with Kreuzer in the first JLT game. Yes, Weitering may well play forward.

[PaulP]

Miss Maven, I've copied your team.

The back 6 is the same, but with the following changes :

- Cas and McKay swap positions. I'm persisting with my Cas in the goal square theory, at least for now.
-Assuming LeBois is allowed to play, he's in.
- Drop Palmer, Army on the I/C
-Drop Cunningham, Jones on the I/C


FB: Plowman  Rowe  Docherty
HB: Simpson  Weitering  Marchbank
C:  C Curnow  Murphy E Curnow
HF:  Wright McKay Silvagni J
FF:  Pickett  Casboult LeBois

FOLL: Kreuzer Cripps Gibbs

INT: Jones Fisher Kerridge Army