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Just a hyperthetical one but, what would your first 17 for wire be if all the players on the squad list were available??
Mathers
Hicks
Bridge
Grix
King
Briers
Monaghan
Morley
Clarke - (despite my sheer hatred for him!!)
Carvell
L Anderson
Westwood
V Anderson - (on recent performance)
Harrison
Wood
Higham
Cooper
I just think that Rauhihi is good but until he controls the passion he has for offloading the ball in silly situations then he should be "rested" - some may say it is good to have a prop that can offload and I have no qualms about that but there is a time and a place and for example against Wigan he couldn't help himself.
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| Quote PWils="PWils"Just a hyperthetical one but, what would your first 17 for wire be if all the players on the squad list were available??
Mathers
Hicks
Bridge
Grix
King
Briers
Monaghan
Morley
Clarke - (despite my sheer hatred for him!!)
Carvell
L Anderson
Westwood
V Anderson - (on recent performance)
Harrison
Wood
Higham
Cooper
I just think that Rauhihi is good but until he controls the passion he has for offloading the ball in silly situations then he should be "rested" - some may say it is good to have a prop that can offload and I have no qualms about that but there is a time and a place and for example against Wigan he couldn't help himself.'"
Totallt agree about Rauhihi. Unless he curbs his obssession with off-loading I'm afraid he will struggle to have a career at the top level of rugby. Like you say he should be rested until ne has learnt his lesson. Perhaps a spell in the reserves will do him good in the long run. |
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| Quote Paul Youane="Paul Youane"Totallt agree about Rauhihi. Unless he curbs his obssession with off-loading I'm afraid he will struggle to have a career at the top level of rugby. Like you say he should be rested until ne has learnt his lesson. Perhaps a spell in the reserves will do him good in the long run.'"
So you wouldn't give him an extra year? |
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no riley
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I think he might be being sarcastic.
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| Quote Paul Youane="Paul Youane"Totallt agree about Rauhihi. Unless he curbs his obssession with off-loading I'm afraid he will struggle to have a career at the top level of rugby. Like you say he should be rested until ne has learnt his lesson. Perhaps a spell in the reserves will do him good in the long run.'"
I like rah, he has good potential. |
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| Quote Dawson="Dawson"So you wouldn't give him an extra year?'"
Seriously would you give him an extra year?
I've spent years being persecuted on here for being all "primrose-and-blue" tinted spectacles yet we win a couple and apparently our squad is full of world beaters.
Consistency is all that I ask for, from players and fans alike.
Either way people will start having an eppy fit saying its a step-down when Smith signs a new prop to replace him. For me Smith will sign players to fit into roles in his team whilst previously we have seemed to find roles for signings whether they were what we truly needed or not. |
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| Quote Paul Youane="Paul Youane"
I've spent years being persecuted on here '"
Hee hee, |
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| Quote Dawson="Dawson"So you wouldn't give him an extra year?'"
Would you? |
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| Quote PWils="PWils"Just a hyperthetical one but, what would your first 17 for wire be if all the players on the squad list were available??
Mathers
Hicks
Bridge
Grix
King
Briers
Monaghan
Morley
Clarke - (despite my sheer hatred for him!!)
Carvell
L Anderson
Westwood
V Anderson - (on recent performance)
Harrison
Wood
Higham
Cooper
I just think that Rauhihi is good but until he controls the passion he has for offloading the ball in silly situations then he should be "rested" - some may say it is good to have a prop that can offload and I have no qualms about that but there is a time and a place and for example against Wigan he couldn't help himself.'"
Bit like the team selcetion Smith has to do for this Saturday really. Only Johno out |
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| Quote Paul Youane="Paul Youane"
Smith will sign players to fit into roles in his team whilst previously we have seemed to find roles for signings whether they were what we truly needed or not.'"
I think that one comment sums up why we have had little success but moments of high excitement.
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My full strength team would be
Mathers
Hicks
Bridge
King
Riley
Briers
Monaghan
Morley
Clarke
Carvell
L Anderson
Westwood
V Anderson
Rauhihi
Wood
Higham
Johnson
Harrison and Grix as 18th and 19th men
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