Re: Do you change the team? : Mon Nov 02, 2015 1:52 pm  

Changes I would make are:

Jermain Mc for Burgess (Burgess had very little go forward and didn't go looking for work)
Currie for Farrell (Farrell is too small for me at International level, made a lot of tackles, but that is due to NZ targeting him as a smaller guy who cannot dominate the tackle, allowing a quick PTB)
Cudjoe for Bateman (Bateman doesn't have the core skills needed to be an International Centre. Cudjoe would give Whare more to think about)
Bateman then moves to replaced SOL (SOL gives too many penalties away. The one on Taupau on our line was just stupid)

Re: Do you change the team? : Mon Nov 02, 2015 2:23 pm  

Pretty sure that unless injuries occured, we'll keep the same team, and same gameplan, then when it doesn't work, we'll say that the halfbacks are no good and scratch heads for a "Plan B" for the final game.

Re: Do you change the team? : Mon Nov 02, 2015 7:45 pm  

If by 'core skills' you mean footwork, ball-handling etc, then I'd argue Bateman is just as skilful as Cudjoe, if not more so, the fact that he's nominally a forward

notwithstanding.

Last season:
Bateman: 88 tackle busts, 14 clean breaks.
Cudjoe: 59 tackle busts, 11 clean breaks

Re: Do you change the team? : Mon Nov 02, 2015 7:56 pm  

I think it will only be injuries that will force McNamara to change the team.

McGilvary for Burgess would be mad! The Kiwis would bomb McGilvary all game knowing SKD is around 6'4" and will outjump the Hudds man every time. Burgess is 6'5" and faster.
Cudjoe and Currie and no where near International standard.
The one ommision I was surprised at was no Shenton and the fact that he's playing Bateman at centre instead of a man who's had a very good season and is an International calibre player.

Never mind change the team, imagine how good England could be if they had a top quality coach.

Re: Do you change the team? : Mon Nov 02, 2015 8:02 pm  

The Kiwis targeted Farrell. They ran at him all game, making fairly good metres on him despite him not missing too many tackles. Would playing Whitehead on his side and Ferres on the other work? Saying that he didn't have a bad game and actually didn't give that many penalties away like he usually does.

Re: Do you change the team? : Mon Nov 02, 2015 8:54 pm  

Father Ted wrote:

(Joe) Burgess is 6'5" .

That can't be right.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Do you change the team? : Tue Nov 03, 2015 9:50 am  

BuckleyStreetWire wrote:

The Kiwis targeted Farrell. They ran at him all game, making fairly good metres on him despite him not missing too many tackles. Would playing Whitehead on his side and Ferres on the other work? Saying that he didn't have a bad game and actually didn't give that many penalties away like he usually does.

go back and watch the first half again, you'll notice most of the ground that the kiwis made seemed to involve whitehead either missing tackles, or not bothering to attempt a tackle. Going forward the lads good, defensively he's not much cop.

Re: Do you change the team? : Tue Nov 03, 2015 10:08 am  

Fantastic Mr Catpiss wrote:

go back and watch the first half again, you'll notice most of the ground that the kiwis made seemed to involve whitehead either missing tackles, or not bothering to attempt a tackle. Going forward the lads good, defensively he's not much cop.

I remember Bradford fans pointing that part of his game out when he left for the Dragons. He does seem to have lapses in concentration in his defensive game.

Re: Do you change the team? : Tue Nov 03, 2015 10:39 am  

Don't expect to see any changes, we were superb second half after a shaky start and shouldn't disrupt that momentum. Would like to see McGillvary involved but at the same time Burgess was hardly at fault for a quiet game, he hardly got any ball.

Re: Do you change the team? : Tue Nov 03, 2015 3:21 pm  

ThePrinter wrote:

That can't be right.

well if he is going by the same listing that has John Bateman at 6'2" then probably correct

more realistically 6'3" imo.