still can't name a team then?

i await your teachings so i may too rise to your level of skills.

I don't even know what the team is yet...

Anyways I will give it ago...

Reardon
Calderwood
Whiting
Yeaman
Hall
Horne
Lee
Yak
Berro
Dowes
Tickle
Burnett
wasbrook

Manu
Thacks
Maloney
G. Horne (maybe G Horne a centre and Whiting bench due to his utilty)

But I expect something along the lines of this to play.

Thorman
Calderwood
Whiting
Yeaman
G. Horne
Horne
Lee
Yak
Berro
Dowes
Tickle
manu
Radders

Thacks
Burnett
Washy
Maloney

There you go happy crack!

Readon ( If Cleared)
Calderwood
Whiting
Yeaman
Broughton
R Horne (If fit )
Thorman
Yak (If fit )
Berro
Dowes
Tickle
Manu
Radford
interchages T Lee Thackray Moa Maloney

there wasnt too difficult was it?

not a bad team either

I went for G Horne in centre with washbrook at 6 playing right hand side as they did very well in first half and showed lots of potential as a right side combo

Kept Lee in halves as he tries his heart out, makes mistakes but he keeps trying and never gives up or dissapperas

I think R Horne is potentially best fullback in country and is not a very good half back in a creative sense though washbrook is

Reardon i thought of at full back ( think he's better full back than winger, but think horne better full back than reardon)

At least we agree radford, thorman not in team

Hall i dropped cos he needs work and few reserve games will take pressure off him. will stop teams looking to pick him out with kicks which they are

Reardon
Calderwood
Whiting
Yeaman
Horne
Horne
Berrigan
Dowes
Lee
King
Tickle
Manu
Washbrook

Thacks
Radford (prop)
Burnett
Houghton

Would take Hall out as his confidence must be shot right now. I would also move Berro to SH as Lee has been doing well at hooker and Thorman is doing feckall right now at HB.

Whiting
Calderwood
Yeaman
Hall
Broughton
Washbrook
R Horne
Dowes
Lee
King
Burnett
Radford
Berrigan

Maloney
Thackray
Manu
G.Horne

Tickle


Won't happen. But thats what i'd go with.

Quite like the look of that!

I don't think Thorman will either be dropped or moved to FB, the key for our halves to be effective is LF, and that has to be either Washbrook or Whiting.
Horne and Washy was excellent in 07 as Washy predominantly worked the right side with Horne, Judas worked the left with Yeaman, since he jumped ship we've had nowt on the left. Lee can work left but I think Whiting has all the attributes to work either side effectively, this is the dilema Washy or Whiting at LF, I personally would go for Whiting, but it wont happen.

Starting props of Yak and Radford with Dowes and Maloney off the bench, Berro and Houghton off the bench,
Tickle and Thackray (radical I know) he's more effective running wider than tight, Manu off the bench.


Reardon

Calderwood
Hall
Yeaman
G Horne

R Horne
Thorman

Am I right in thinking it is this Thursday ?

Thorman

balsawood
whiting
yeaman
hall

r horne
lee

dowes
berrigan
thacks

radford
tickle

washbrook

king
cusack
manu
houghton


Interchanges I would make, barring injuries:

cusack for thacks 20 minutes

king for dowes 30 minutes
manu for radford 30 minutes
houghton for berrigan 30 minutes

radford for manu 50 minutes
dowes for cusack 50 minutes

thacks for king 55 minutes

berrigan for houghton 60 minutes

manu for tickle 65 minutes

King for thacks 70 minutes
cusack for dowes 70 minutes

For me that would keep everyone relatively fresh and give us some impact in the 10-15 minutes leading up to half time and the same towards the end of the 2nd.

kear won the game on Friday with his interchanges. drew came on against a tiring side and tore us to shreds. Berrigan can do the same if used correctly and with fresher players around him. It's stupid playing forwards for 80 minutes a game and propos 60 minutes plus. There's no need and it reduces how effective teh players are.

I also like the idea of bringing 2 or 3 players on together rather than one at a time. It gives added impact IMO.

Yeah this thursday.

won't happen but i would go with

1 Reardon

2 Calderwood
3 Whiting
4 Yeaman
5 Broughton

6 R.Horne
7 Berrigan

8 Dowes
9 Lee
10 Thackray
11 Burnett
12 Tickle
13 Washbrook

14 Manu
15 Houghton
16 Maloney
17 Cusack

Disagree. He should be used for impact, not ploughing it up the middle. use him when defences are tiring and he's fresh. Mind, we need a decent playmaker for him to feed off. Similar player to puletua and lauatiti and I doubt either of them are doing 60 minutes a match

The problem is we don't have a decent playmaker so he needs ot be out there more. Play him until the 30 min mark and then rest him for 10 mins plus halftime and bring him on 10-15 mins in the second half.