Re: Your team so far : Mon Dec 12, 2016 4:01 pm  

Anyway, back to the team
My thoughts on players, their positions and the pecking order

Full Backs
Grix, Jowitt, BJB, MCB, Mazive

Wings
Johnstone, BJB, MCB, B Tupou, Mazive

Centres
MCB, Arundel, Lyne, Gibson, B Tupou, BJB

Half Backs
Williams, Miller, Finn, Grix, Wood

Props/Middles
Fifita, England, Huby, Allgood, Hirst, Walker, Morris

Hookers
Wood, Finn, Moules, Sio

Second Rowers
Ashurst, Kirmond, Molloy, Crowther, Batchelor

Loose Forward/Middles
Arona, Sio, Crowther, Anakin

Re: Your team so far : Mon Dec 12, 2016 4:05 pm  

The Avenger wrote:

Anyway, back to the team
My thoughts on players, their positions and the pecking order

Full Backs
Grix, Jowitt, BJB, MCB, Mazive

Wings
Johnstone, BJB, MCB, B Tupou, Mazive

Centres
MCB, Arundel, Lyne, Gibson, B Tupou, BJB

Half Backs
Williams, Miller, Finn, Grix, Wood

Props/Middles
Fifita, England, Allgood, Hirst, Walker, Morris

Hookers
Wood, Finn, Moules, Sio

Second Rowers
Ashurst, Kirmond, Molloy, Crowther, Batchelor

Loose Forward/Middles
Arona, Sio, Crowther, Anakin

Think I'd give that young lad Huby a run out

Jowitt ahead of Grix every time for me.

Not convinced BJB is a centre and do you know something we don't regarding Moore?

Re: Your team so far : Mon Dec 12, 2016 4:10 pm  

vastman wrote:

Think I'd give that young lad Huby a run out

Jowitt ahead of Grix every time for me.

Not convinced BJB is a centre and do you know something we don't regarding Moore?

I had that's nagging feeling I'd missed someone, I'm not convinced on BJB at centre either but he can fill in there.

Grix will be an integral part of our defensive structure this year, his control of the middles and their urgency when mapping and pressuring from the inside will go a long way to fixing the issues we've struggled with on the edges. Max Jowitt will learn a lot from him him this year.

I know nothing about Moore, no more than anyone else on here.

Re: Your team so far : Mon Dec 12, 2016 11:05 pm  

that must be your strongest team for a good few years good luck you derserve it from a black and white

Re: Your team so far : Tue Dec 13, 2016 12:48 am  

BIG HOWARD wrote:

that must be your strongest team for a good few years good luck you derserve it from a black and white

Re: Your team so far : Tue Dec 13, 2016 1:09 am  

The Avenger wrote:

Anyway, back to the team
My thoughts on players, their positions and the pecking order

Full Backs
Grix, Jowitt, BJB, MCB, Mazive

Wings
Johnstone, BJB, MCB, B Tupou, Mazive

Centres
MCB, Arundel, Lyne, Gibson, B Tupou, BJB

Half Backs
Williams, Miller, Finn, Grix, Wood

Props/Middles
Fifita, England, Huby, Allgood, Hirst, Walker, Morris

Hookers
Wood, Finn, Moules, Sio

Second Rowers
Ashurst, Kirmond, Molloy, Crowther, Batchelor

Loose Forward/Middles
Arona, Sio, Crowther, Anakin

Really strong squad on paper, with multiple options all over the park. Which will obviously allow CC some rotation this year compared to last.

Personally I'd have Jowitt starting over Grix. Saying that he's going to learn so much about the nuances of playing the FB position from Grix, that you only get with experience and no doubt he'll be a better player come the end of the season because of it. Also a bit of healthy competition never hurt anyone. No doubt Grix will get plenty of game time though.

The other position that could be up for discussion, is whether MCB is a better wing the BJB. I know MCB has been touted as a Centre but i can't remember seeing him play there personally, so can't say if he's better than say Arundel & Gibson. We know the lads one of the fastest players in the League but can he put his winger away, we'll see. Great position to be in whatever way you look at things

Re: Your team so far : Tue Dec 13, 2016 1:20 am  

Do you have plenty room left on the cap this coming season?

Re: Your team so far : Tue Dec 13, 2016 8:21 am  

I think going back to Max, he had shoulder surgery in the off season, and I think he may be a little off the pace for the pre season friendlies, as his return was delayed.

It could well be that Grix features there in the pre season games, to start with.

I'm not the coach, but I am going from something that I read in Rugby League Express a few weeks ago, that I think it said that he wouldnt do any contact training until at some point during December

Re: Your team so far : Tue Dec 13, 2016 3:19 pm  

atomic wrote:

Do you have plenty room left on the cap this coming season?

Unfortunately we always have plenty of cap space.

Re: Your team so far : Tue Dec 13, 2016 3:32 pm  

jakeyg95 wrote:

Unfortunately we always have plenty of cap space.

No we don't. I certainly doubt it this year.