TEAM LIST Round 4 vs. Eels

[batboy]

I'd prefer the size over the mobility

And Catching Ability,
Some Semblance of Football Intellect and Reading the Defence...

 

[Tom Shines]

I understand Benji's thinking. AJ gives us backrow, centre & wing coverage

He covers all those positions … poorly

 

[Telltails]

Plenty stepped up last week, no reason why AJ can't do the job.

 

[Tucker]

mmmm bench looks as weak as piss on paper.
I know they held their own last week but Fainu is the only one there worth keeping in reality.

 

[Tom Shines]

Carrying two on the bench now wth Bud and AJ…. and Seyfarth doesn’t play two decent games In a row too often

 

[WesternSuburbsBoy]

Hoping for a late AJ & Matamua swap… AJ didn’t even look like a NSW cup level player on the weekend

 

[old_man_tiger]

Think we're 2 props short

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Why the surprise over AJ? He’s always going to be around when there’s an injury.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Heard Sione was in the frame with no Twal. Clearly not.

 

[batboy]

Think we're 2 props short

So we have ZERO spare middles outside our Starting 17?
There's no other Injuries that I know of....

 

[Snidest 0]

Heard Sione was in the frame with no Twal. Clearly not.

Great sources - he is out with a foot injury until round 5!

You didn't "hear" anything!

You just read a random post and extrapolated on speculation!

And still came to the wrong conlusion!

 

[KingRobbie]

So we have ZERO spare middles outside our Starting 17?
There's no other Injuries that I know of....

I'd say Sione Fainu would've been close to a debut if he wasn't injured.

 

[batboy]

I'd say Sione Fainu would've been close to a debut if he wasn't injured.

Yeah Right....
So we have 1?

- Makes sense?

 

[Lestronge]

I can see Matamua maybe getting a go in that last bench spot . Or maybe they move Bateman into the middle to help with the rotation .
I will say it’s a far more elastic bench . Plenty of cover all over the field . And if Seyfarth and Fainu can do the job they did last week , we should be ok with winning the collision .
Big thing is hoping junior paulo starts . He has a big engine , we can’t stop him but limiting his impact will go a long way .
Thier edges of Tuilagi, Cartwright and Matterson do not scare me at all . Cartwright is massively enigmatic . Tuilagi has hands like feet , and is prone to brain explosions in defence , and Matterson is a shell of himself .
We can get these guys . I’m really confident about this one with Moses out .

 

[Telltails]

I can see Matamua maybe getting a go in that last bench spot . Or maybe they move Bateman into the middle to help with the rotation .
I will say it’s a far more elastic bench . Plenty of cover all over the field . And if Seyfarth and Fainu can do the job they did last week , we should be ok with winning the collision .
Big thing is hoping junior paulo starts . He has a big engine , we can’t stop him but limiting his impact will go a long way .
Thier edges of Tuilagi, Cartwright and Matterson do not scare me at all . Cartwright is massively enigmatic . Tuilagi has hands like feet , and is prone to brain explosions in defence , and Matterson is a shell of himself .
We can get these guys . I’m really confident about this one with Moses out .

Cartwright is out

 

[Lestronge]

Cartwright is out

Cartwright is out

He’s named at 12 on the nrl site
I just noticed he’s out for a while in an article .

 

[Buttface]

Did Benji watch Kepaoa in NSW Cup?

Why how’d Flippers go?

 

[Bigscreentv]

Did we not do the team announcement videos anymore?

Pascoe not in the office messing with iMovie anymore!

 

[Bigscreentv]

If th thinking is to just use him as a replacement to run directly at their replacement five-eighth, then I can deal with this.
Other than that, not sure I agree with this selection. I guess he is a bit more experienced.

 

[rozelle_rudy]

There was speculation yesterday that Sione Fainu would get his NRL debut replacing Twal.

Yet it's Kepaoa.

Why?

Edit: foot injury, out till round 5