Great looking team, all thing considered.
Team List Cowboys vs Warriors - [Round 14, 2024]
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I actually like the back row. Seeing Niukore there makes a huge difference. Barnett and Niukore gives us more power and tackle busting ability in the attacking 20 as opposed to Capewell and Ford. Ford has less thinking to do with decoy runs and what not in the front row, can just do his workhorse stuff without trying to catch hospital short balls and bust a line. He’s been good these past few weeks
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Wait until Niukore runs through Vailea and their 6 and their fullback and breathes smoke out his nostrils and scores a try. Then does it again and offloads to Te Maire to go over untouched. Then draw four defenders when he runs a decoy line and Te Maire finds Berry who also goes over.
I'm confident
2 things i really like with this team - Marata on an edge and Ford in the middle. Not having edges capable of shortening that defensive line out wide was another reason for our static attack. Ford is a whole hearted player with a big engine but not a natural ball player. Straight up and down in the middle will suit him.
Nice to see Webby despite the pre season plan of moving Marata into the middle, prepared to change things up when things are obviously not working.
Like that they havent rushed SJ back in too. Dont think hes doing anyone a service if he's not firing on all cylinders, and i think the last few performances have meant there shouldnt be any dire need as there has been in the past to play him on one leg.
Of the returning players i think Berry has a bit to prove......he's not a tackle busting, powerful centre, more a link man with good distribution and solid defender......but if one of those elements isnt up to scratch you start questioning his value to the team......and this year he's been coming up with a few more 1 on 1 missed tackles than he would like.
None however has more to prove than AFB. His actions were pretty ordinary after that game and gave Webby no choice but to draw a line. If he is truly all in this season im expecting a next level type game for the ages from him.
Nice to see Webby despite the pre season plan of moving Marata into the middle, prepared to change things up when things are obviously not working.
Like that they havent rushed SJ back in too. Dont think hes doing anyone a service if he's not firing on all cylinders, and i think the last few performances have meant there shouldnt be any dire need as there has been in the past to play him on one leg.
Of the returning players i think Berry has a bit to prove......he's not a tackle busting, powerful centre, more a link man with good distribution and solid defender......but if one of those elements isnt up to scratch you start questioning his value to the team......and this year he's been coming up with a few more 1 on 1 missed tackles than he would like.
None however has more to prove than AFB. His actions were pretty ordinary after that game and gave Webby no choice but to draw a line. If he is truly all in this season im expecting a next level type game for the ages from him.
I used to get uptight with some comments and stopped posting for a period but that was a few years ago now. What I came to realise is pretty much everyone that posts comments here watches a lot of league so it's good to see what others are thinking even if we don't always agree.
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No hate, just cold hard selection decisions needed - all across the park really.
Pompey is the best left centre in the club. For me RTS is either going to left wing or right centre.
Interesting discussion this week. A lot of nervousness and negativity.
When I reflect on the first half of the season, I see the coaching staff trying a few things in order to problem solve. We had a busted team for most of it - SJ playing on one leg, Capes pretty much banged up from the first tackle of the season and Egan has not been right with that elbow. Marata being out, I think, totally messed up our plans for the start of the year.
So we overplayed some of our senior guys, our rotations were messed up and frankly we didn’t ice a couple of games we should have. Storm and Titans being the two standouts. Yet here we are, still in the fight.
The talk about Tohu is premature. He is not 21 anymore but he is a seasoned professional who is the heart and soul of this club. He’s been busted too but bravely hung in for as long as he could. I don’t think it was a finger injury - I reckon it was something worse that they needed to rehab.
What we have had tested is our depth - and we changed tack as we were forced to the last two matches. We’ve learned we can play a different style and get the chocolates.
Don’t expect we go back to the game we played prior to the Panthers. No… its evolution baby as Pearl Jam put it. I expect now with a forward pack that provides us heaps of rotation options that we will see our guys dominate most teams through the middle. I see Capewell finding his feet because he isn’t needing to tackle himself to death. I also see less need for players to go 70 minutes plus. We can be smarter with our combinations.
My instincts tell me we will win this match against the Cows well this weekend. They aimed up last week against the chooks, but you can’t tell me that beating Payten at their place isn’t a motivating factor for these boys. Expect us to target Vailea all day if he plays.
Those questions by RTS and Rocco. I reckon you’ll see a break out performance at centre for RTS when he returns - once again, more left side plays coupled with forward dominance equals more space for him to move. We must persevere.
I’m expecting Pompey to put on a show because he knows his position is under threat with RTS coming back. I welcome that - much like how Montoya responded the last two games.
Jazz is playing for a contract so expect him to play great again. Tohu plays more middle thIs week after minute 15 with Walks playing 13 for at least 65 min to support TMM and CHT.
Mitch will also play out of his skin - a week in NSW Camp will have him buzzing and he is playing for a starting spot for origin 2.
Wahs by 13+
When I reflect on the first half of the season, I see the coaching staff trying a few things in order to problem solve. We had a busted team for most of it - SJ playing on one leg, Capes pretty much banged up from the first tackle of the season and Egan has not been right with that elbow. Marata being out, I think, totally messed up our plans for the start of the year.
So we overplayed some of our senior guys, our rotations were messed up and frankly we didn’t ice a couple of games we should have. Storm and Titans being the two standouts. Yet here we are, still in the fight.
The talk about Tohu is premature. He is not 21 anymore but he is a seasoned professional who is the heart and soul of this club. He’s been busted too but bravely hung in for as long as he could. I don’t think it was a finger injury - I reckon it was something worse that they needed to rehab.
What we have had tested is our depth - and we changed tack as we were forced to the last two matches. We’ve learned we can play a different style and get the chocolates.
Don’t expect we go back to the game we played prior to the Panthers. No… its evolution baby as Pearl Jam put it. I expect now with a forward pack that provides us heaps of rotation options that we will see our guys dominate most teams through the middle. I see Capewell finding his feet because he isn’t needing to tackle himself to death. I also see less need for players to go 70 minutes plus. We can be smarter with our combinations.
My instincts tell me we will win this match against the Cows well this weekend. They aimed up last week against the chooks, but you can’t tell me that beating Payten at their place isn’t a motivating factor for these boys. Expect us to target Vailea all day if he plays.
Those questions by RTS and Rocco. I reckon you’ll see a break out performance at centre for RTS when he returns - once again, more left side plays coupled with forward dominance equals more space for him to move. We must persevere.
I’m expecting Pompey to put on a show because he knows his position is under threat with RTS coming back. I welcome that - much like how Montoya responded the last two games.
Jazz is playing for a contract so expect him to play great again. Tohu plays more middle thIs week after minute 15 with Walks playing 13 for at least 65 min to support TMM and CHT.
Mitch will also play out of his skin - a week in NSW Camp will have him buzzing and he is playing for a starting spot for origin 2.
Wahs by 13+
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