General 2026 Team

[xWarrior]

Lol ok, if you think CHT has the playmaking and kicking game to take the team somewhere then i can't change your mind about that. He had good stats this year on the back of the team performing well.
Tell me who in our team is a better playmaker then TMM?

 

[Cces]

Lol ok, if you think CHT has the playmaking and kicking game to take the team somewhere then i can't change your mind about that. He had good stats this year on the back of the team performing well.
Tell me who in our team is a better playmaker then TMM?

Why don't you just tell us about how TMM has performed in his numerous opportunities at #6? Maybe even showcase how his kicking is superior to CHT and how he is more likely to take us somewhere?

 

[kos]

It’s a circular argument
Metcalf is the best
Cht Tb Tmm all have bits and bobs but are not Metcalf standard

However I ll throw in
Tmm was elite at 1 for the Bronco s
We ve only tried him there once in a trial I think

Cnk could be carrying injuries in the last nine games but is off his best

Maybe Tmm at 1 could help us our missing factor

Attack

 

[Ref]

OMG there is crazy negativity against TMM.
Like he’s a shit player.
IMO if he had been paired with Metcalf from round 1 he would be considered the man.
CHT got the nod and performed decently.
Webby has been keeping TMM in the 17 because he knows he is a natural and influential footballer.
Stats forwarded to support a narrative are purely subjective.

 

[kos]

OMG there is crazy negativity against TMM.
Like he’s a shit player.
IMO if he had been paired with Metcalf from round 1 he would be considered the man.
CHT got the nod and performed decently.
Webby has been keeping TMM in the 17 because he knows he is a natural and influential footballer.
Stats forwarded to support a narrative are purely subjective.

To quote Kevin Walter’s
Tmm is a classy player

 

[Milking!]

Some pretty fun lineups being thrown out there. My crack:

1. TT - Taine’s ability to make shit happen on attack just outweighs CNK’s engine.
RW DWZ - get Rocco inside him, and I reckon that defence shores up a lot.
RC Rocco!!! Kick chase is too good to ignore, defends like a beast.
LC POMPEY -solid AF
LW RTS - obvs
SO CHT - was getting W’s with Lukey Met, fabulous foil for him
HB METCALF - obvs
MD JFH - obvs
DH EGAN - obvs
MD BARNETT - obvs
RE Niukore - give him the first 20, then rotate Leka in and Marata plays middle
LE Capewell - next to Rocco, and just that side is where we’re hoisting it on tackle 6 every time!
MD CLARK

DH HEALEY - think Egan wore down playing so many minutes - he was pretty close to our MVP early on I reckon - so Healey to get more minutes to rest Egan and cos he’s an awesome change in tempo
MD - Vaimaunga - him and Ford off the bench is a sweet middle rotation
SR - HELASIMA - just to keep him out of the start so he can finish strong
MD FORD - love him as a big minute middle, just maybe not as many minutes as he had to play in the final.
18 TMM

Would love it if Ali could shake injuries and get back - he’s a strike centre, but such a bad run.

Still lots of pretty good players left looking in - CNK, Laban, EIT, TSS, the enigma that is Gannon, Mellars (dare to whisper AKP? Which likely would get CNK back, cos otherwise our back three is teeny with him and TT).

 

[Cces]

RC Rocco!!! Kick chase is too good to ignore, defends like a beast.

Rocco Berry 2025 tackle efficiency % game by game:
74% Storm
74% Knights
100% Cowboys
93% Souths
75% Broncos
67% Tigers
83% Titans
89% Eels

 

[Te Mana-wah]

1. TMM
2. Mellars/AKP
3. CNK
4. Berry
5. RTS
6. Linnane
7. Metcalf
8. JFH
9. Egan
10. Barnett
11. Laban
12. Halisima
13. Clark

14. Healey
15. Niukore
16. Vaimauga
17. Gannon