Re: Wire (A) : Mon Apr 10, 2023 6:53 pm  

ratticusfinch wrote:

We’ll have no Clark, Dufty, Bullock, Harrison, Dudson (no loss), Mikaele and Philbin. We will be struggling.

I love how Wire fans are trying to convince us you’re totally busted. I’m not sure on Dufty but you’ll still have a class spine, with Williams, Drinkwater, Walker and Maguire in it (and maybe Dufty and whoever else might come back). You’ll still have the best prop by a country mile this season in the front row, along with Kasiano, who was superb at the weekend. The second rowers are fine and have been in great form also, pace on the wing, first choice centres etc.

We’re missing plenty as well but there you go, that’s life and we’ll drop the next player in there and see how we go.

Looking forward to it.

Re: Wire (A) : Mon Apr 10, 2023 7:00 pm  

Zig wrote:

Fair enough. At what point in the game did it happen?

36:24 roughly, tackle on Wesley after he escapes a couple of defenders

Re: Wire (A) : Mon Apr 10, 2023 7:07 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

I love how Wire fans are trying to convince us you’re totally busted. I’m not sure on Dufty but you’ll still have a class spine, with Williams, Drinkwater, Walker and Maguire in it (and maybe Dufty and whoever else might come back). You’ll still have the best prop by a country mile this season in the front row, along with Kasiano, who was superb at the weekend. The second rowers are fine and have been in great form also, pace on the wing, first choice centres etc.

We’re missing plenty as well but there you go, that’s life and we’ll drop the next player in there and see how we go.

Looking forward to it.

Yeah Wire fans trying to claim they are the underdogs because of few our their weaker front rowers are out.

They are 4 point favourite with the bookies due to being at home and their excellent start.

They are scared to death of having to put an academy player in the team and not some expensive import.

Re: Wire (A) : Mon Apr 10, 2023 7:13 pm  

There will be one if not two academy prospects on the bench on Friday and there’s been one on the bench pretty much every game this season. You’ve just lost one of your better props a 34 year old wire academy product and are absolutely desperate to sign JWH….so come on.

Re: Wire (A) : Mon Apr 10, 2023 7:17 pm  

NSW wrote:

Yeah Wire fans trying to claim they are the underdogs because of few our their weaker front rowers are out.

They are 4 point favourite with the bookies due to being at home and their excellent start.

They are scared to death of having to put an academy player in the team and not some expensive import.

It’s going to be a big battle of ‘we’re in a worse spot with injuries/suspensions than you’ this week. The truth is both sides have lost players and it takes a bit away from the game but it’s still one to look forward to. They’ll have something closer to their first 13 out but we’ll probably have a bit more experience on the bench (in saying that I wouldn’t mind seeing us matching Harvie Hill up against their couple if young forwards likely to be playing).

I’m probably in a minority but I never mind seeing Wire do well. I love the ambition the owner has shown over the years and having another good rivalry for us is no bad thing. It’s a shame in a way that it’s not at our place. We’ll take a couple of thousand over but they’d have probably filled that North Stand at the DW, for the first time in years.

Re: Wire (A) : Mon Apr 10, 2023 7:19 pm  

NSW wrote:

36:24 roughly, tackle on Wesley after he escapes a couple of defenders

Thanks

Re: Wire (A) : Mon Apr 10, 2023 7:21 pm  

ratticusfinch wrote:

There will be one if not two academy prospects on the bench on Friday and there’s been one on the bench pretty much every game this season.

Which is going to be great for you longer term and will actually do you a favour. As I say above, you’ll be stronger in the first 13 but we’ll have more experience on the bench (presuming Clark, Bullock or Harrison don’t come back?). You’ve had a great start to the season and there’s no need to get the excuses in early because realistically, neither side will have any on Friday night. The absences are much of a muchness.

Re: Wire (A) : Mon Apr 10, 2023 7:21 pm  

Moe syslak wrote:

Broken thumb apparently.

Thank you for a sensible answer.

Re: Wire (A) : Mon Apr 10, 2023 7:22 pm  

NSW wrote:

Yeah Wire fans trying to claim they are the underdogs because of few our their weaker front rowers are out.

They are 4 point favourite with the bookies due to being at home and their excellent start.

They are scared to death of having to put an academy player in the team and not some expensive import.

We’ve not been scared to play Matty Nicholson first choice this season. Thanks for bringing him on, he’ll be a cracking player.

Re: Wire (A) : Mon Apr 10, 2023 7:24 pm  

Very glad academy prospects are playing in these games. Also not making any excuses as I think we’ll beat you.