Tad unfair to me as i thought dowes had a solid game against saints.
Think moa has to bide his time and keeping busting a gut in training

The thing people forget is Dowes was playing 60 to 70 minutes every game last season and was knackered half way through the season but this year he only has to do 40 minutes and he has looked and played miles better.

I agree, and if it was up to me I’d stick with the same 17. However, we all seem to acknowledge that we potentially have the best set of forwards in the league and if you were to ask the fans who their forwards line up would be then you would get umpteen different variations. And if I was Agar, I’m not sure I’d be 100% on who would be my first choice forwards.

If Agar is to rotate the forwards, then past performances may not come into it, especially if he continues to have the luxury of a full set of forwards to pick from.

All I’m saying is it would not surprise me to see Moa feature on Friday. It would be harsh on whoever was dropped, but as we are coming up against a tougher set of forwards, I would understand the reasoning behind it. We have got a great pack, and I think Agar needs to use them all wisely to get the best out of them.

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cussack ran his blood to water, steamed the ball in too many times to remember and flattened everything in front of him, had a superb game!!
when we are facing big uns like Crabby we need to match em with other big uns like Cussack

Moa would give more yardage than Cusack but the Yak put in a great defensive effort against Saints. I would say stay the same, the full 17 deserve another shot. The only possible exception might be Houghton.

fair shout in my book too!
however i recal Agar saying at the last forum that he plans to rotate forwards to keep them all fresh unless injuries dictate!!
Moa is a worthy replacement but he is just that a replacement guys, but to drop a Cussack with his stats to fit him in would be madness, especially when we have go forward from so many other areas now!!
Cussacks brief will be to ghost Crabby i am sure of it and bang him every time he touches the ball, and Luaki on Griffin will be the other match up!!

i was there and il say it again cusack is a good solid pro who will graft in attack and defence but nothing more. 1 of the reasons why our pack was weak and soft last year was the pack was unbalenced to many so called grafters workhorses and not enough impact big front rower. give moa a game and see how he goes if he dosent perform then he wont get in the team simple as but most importantly we need to get the balance right within the team and pack and to me that means 2 impact props which would be omeely and moa with dowes and radders as our grafters playing longer minutes. then theres lauaki who can fill in at prop but would leave in the secound row.

you just dont get what im saying do you im not saying cusack is crap im just saying that we need to get the right balance in the pack and for me that means 1 of dowes, radders and cusack would be dropped for moa to give us impact and some pure aggresion.

Which we had plenty of against Saints to be leading 26-0 without Moa!

I really don't get people wanting anything to change, the 17 that played at Saints showed more pride, passion, comittment and ability than we saw last season, barring injuries, keep it the same.

i hope agar picks moa lets see how he goes if he dosent perform then drop him but im more then confident heel perform.