: Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:28 pm  

1. Brett Hodgson
2. martin aspinwall
3. jamahl lolesi
4. Paul Whatuira
5. David Hodgson
6. kevin brown
7. Luke Robinson
8. Keith Mason
9. Scott Moore
10. darrell griffin
11. stephen wild
12. Simon Finnegan
13. liam fulton

14. Eorl Crabtree
15. shaun lunt
16. paul jackson
17. Andy Raleigh

: Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:32 pm  

wouldnt play brown at centre,whats he done wrong at 6?
lolesi would be the better option opposite king who had a blinder in the semi.
Aspinwall is better defensively than cudjoe and has more experience,i think briers would cause cudjoe a lot of problems like he did amos roberts in the semi.
Lunt before Faiumu on current form.

: Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:34 pm  

Leek wrote:

wouldnt play brown at centre,whats he done wrong at 6?
lolesi would be the better option opposite king who had a blinder in the semi.
Aspinwall is better defensively than cudjoe and has more experience,i think briers would cause cudjoe a lot of problems like he did amos roberts in the semi.
Lunt before Faiumu on current form.

Raleigh on the bench and finnigan to start as raleigh has been injured a while

: Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:47 pm  

Leek wrote:

wouldnt play brown at centre,whats he done wrong at 6?
lolesi would be the better option opposite king who had a blinder in the semi.
Aspinwall is better defensively than cudjoe and has more experience,i think briers would cause cudjoe a lot of problems like he did amos roberts in the semi.
Lunt before Faiumu on current form.

Aspinwall cant catch a pass on the wing though

And given Cudjoe is the form winger after Ryan Hall, why the hell drop him, add to which he is a superb fullback too if needs be (which means he is superb under the high ball)

Lolesi got carved to shreds by Nero the other week though, hopefully not this time.

: Mon Aug 24, 2009 5:15 pm  

Put our reserves out again they'll be able to turn Wire over. Keep our 1st team ready for the play offs

: Mon Aug 24, 2009 5:56 pm  

Code13 wrote:

Aspinwall cant catch a pass on the wing though

And given Cudjoe is the form winger after Ryan Hall, why the hell drop him, add to which he is a superb fullback too if needs be (which means he is superb under the high ball)

Lolesi got carved to shreds by Nero the other week though, hopefully not this time.

wouldnt say cudjoe was the form winger behind hall,cudjoe as well as hall score tries that are simple (made by the centres) cudjoe cant break tackles at all,aspinwall can.
Lolesi was carrying an injury though to be fair and it would be madness to move brown from 6 to play opposite matt king.

: Mon Aug 24, 2009 5:57 pm  

Code13 wrote:

Aspinwall cant catch a pass on the wing though

And given Cudjoe is the form winger after Ryan Hall, why the hell drop him, add to which he is a superb fullback too if needs be (which means he is superb under the high ball)

Lolesi got carved to shreds by Nero the other week though, hopefully not this time.

superb under the high ball ? not seen him catch enough to be convinced.

Re: Pick your 17 : Mon Aug 24, 2009 6:04 pm  

r-d wrote:

1. Brett Hodgson
2. Leroy Cudjoe
3. Jammal Lolesi
4. Paul Whatuira
5. David Hodgson
6. Kevin Brown
7. Luke Robinson
8. Keith Mason
9. Scott Moore
10. Paul Jackson
11. Liam Fulton
12. Andy Raleigh
13. Steven Wild

14. Eorl Crabtree
15. Darell Griffin
16. David Fiaumu
17. Shaun Lunt

18. Simon Finnigan

Griff & Eorl as our impact forwards do a great job on a tiring defence. Lunt interchange hooker for Moore. fiaumu coming on to use his step later in the game.

id go with that team too... think he will go with lolesi over lawrence for the experience of big games

want to put aspinwall in but cant find a space!

hope raleigh is fit enough...did ok fri night though

: Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:50 pm  

1. B Hodgson
2. L Cudjoe
3. J Lolesi
4. P Whatuira
5. D Hodgson
6. K Brown
7. L Robinson
8. K Mason
9. S Moore
10. D Griffin
11. L Fulton
12. S Wild
13. D Faiumu

14. E Crabtree
15. P Jackson
16. S Lunt
17. S Finnigan

I think the only change from the semi would be the enforced one and that is Kirmond for Finnigan or Raleigh provided everyone is fit.

I think Brown has already shown his hand in the big games preferring Lolesi over Lawrence in the centres and I think this will continue. After Lunts performance last week I think he is a shoe in and I am sure Fooey will start at loose.

I think he will go for Finnigan over Raleigh on a match fitness basis. It may well be hot and the team with the most stamina will have the best of chances to win the thing. I think with our props we already have them on size and so Finnigan may provide that extra mobility as oppose to Ralieghs size. I would be happy with either of those two however.

Come on the giants, I am so nervous now!!!

: Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:56 pm  

Code13 wrote:

What, your glad I am not the coach, or your glad you are not the coach?

Frankly -- I`M GLAD neither of you are!!