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Re: Your Bulls 2011 Starting 17 : Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:17 pm  
Parry Gordon is god wrote:
Just out of interest - who will be kicking for you this year? Fantasy team issue.


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Re: Your Bulls 2011 Starting 17 : Mon Jan 24, 2011 9:18 pm  
Looks like its Ah Vans to lose atm.

I imagine Briggs & Herbert will be next in line.
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Re: Your Bulls 2011 Starting 17 : Mon Jan 24, 2011 9:52 pm  
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Ainscough
Ah Van
Walker
Platt

Briggs
Herbert

Lynch
Diskin
Hargreaves
Elima
Whitehead
Langley

Scruton
L'Estrange
Royston
Kopczak/Sibbit

Although I can't see Raynor being signed unless he's going to play. Also, I see Scruton as senior to Hargreaves but more suited to coming on.

I would rather have Addy or Donaldson than Royston, but he is capable of covering most of the back line and putting in a shift at loose, so that we can move Langley/Elima up front if we only play three props.
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Re: Your Bulls 2011 Starting 17 : Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:05 pm  
Beaver...Beaver... wrote:
Wow how everyone has just decided to forget about Donaldson this season! I thought he was one of our best/most consistent performers last year until his injury!!

and Ewwenorfolk you can not be serious starting Finnigan ahead of the other people we have in the squad!

He'd only be picked ahead of Ainscough & Halley really. Platt, Raynor& Ah Van are in my 17.

Finigan played really well yesterday & his defence is better than Ainscough's imo. I'm excited to see Ainscough play too, but I want to see more of Finigan after his impressive start last year which continued into this friendly.
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Re: Your Bulls 2011 Starting 17 : Mon Jan 24, 2011 11:41 pm  
i think the threequarters are the toughest to choose from at moment. Id probably say that ah van and raynor are only shoe ins. then its between platt and walker for centre (both good trainers from what im gathering as well. Then dependant on ah van at centre or wing, sykes if wing, and probably ainscough if ah van at centre. Forgetting defense for the moment i would like to see ainscough,platt,ah van and rayner but that has frailties and leaves out walker,sykes,halley,crookes and finnegan.

Probably be kearney,ahvan,sykes,walker,rayner,briggs,herbert,lynch,disco,hargreaves,elima,whitehead,langley for wakey i expect.

Oh and Bullschamps .... who would you expect to be more consistent the 20year old who has had little exposure and been gradually given an oppurtunity or the 18 year old we heard an awful lot about and moved away from family and home at 16, think you need to remember that some players come through quicker. I would say donno has come along well at this stage, there are flashes of brilliance with him and elliot is amazing and imagine in 3 years time if we can put a back row out of langers,whitehead,donno, and bateman?? along with addy and olbison as reserve? we have to be patient and all time i have read your comments the one thing you show is a need for now now now with childlike impishness. Slow it down keep your passion and enjoy the show!!
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Re: Your Bulls 2011 Starting 17 : Mon Jan 24, 2011 11:54 pm  
Stul wrote:
Kearney

Ainscough
Ah Van
Walker
Platt

Briggs
Herbert

Lynch
Diskin
Hargreaves
Elima
Whitehead
Langley

Scruton
L'Estrange
Royston
Kopczak/Sibbit

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Not sure about Platt on wing. Only seen him there once (which admittedly isn't really enough to judge) but he was poor, and I think his best position is now centre.
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Re: Your Bulls 2011 Starting 17 : Tue Jan 25, 2011 7:10 am  
Well either way we have a very good starting 17 :) :)
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Re: Your Bulls 2011 Starting 17 : Tue Jan 25, 2011 7:24 am  
I would say more 'solid' than very good. Herbert and Briggs is still a big unknown and the back line is not exactly settled. If Walker is back to near his best then it has real strike power but if he isn't then do we really have a genuine weapon in the centres. Platt and Sykes are workmanlike, some would say Sykes isn't even that good. The wing options look hugely improved but to be fair that wouldn't be hard.

The pack looks bigger and stronger with a good group of young players in support but it'd be a fine achievement by Potter to take this squad to 6th place I feel.
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Re: Your Bulls 2011 Starting 17 : Tue Jan 25, 2011 9:26 am  
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I would say more 'solid' than very good. Herbert and Briggs is still a big unknown and the back line is not exactly settled. If Walker is back to near his best then it has real strike power but if he isn't then do we really have a genuine weapon in the centres. Platt and Sykes are workmanlike, some would say Sykes isn't even that good. The wing options look hugely improved but to be fair that wouldn't be hard.

The pack looks bigger and stronger with a good group of young players in support but it'd be a fine achievement by Potter to take this squad to 6th place I feel.


Agree with everything you say, there does seem to be more options going forward but for Mick a key area would be last seasons 700 points against us. so a bigger stronger pack and just generally more solid fits the bill for "Re-bulled" Year 1. If the squad can get to break even on points difference over the season then we will be in the playoffs. Its a three year project IMO. By Year 3 there will be a good core of the current younger players both forwards and backs that will have played and trained together for years and can do all the moves in their sleep.
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Re: Your Bulls 2011 Starting 17 : Tue Jan 25, 2011 1:58 pm  
Sorting the forwards out is always the most important thing and Potter has done that.
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