Pick Your Team Pick Your Team 2021 Rnd 8 - Warriors vs Cowboys

[mt.wellington]

Pick Your Team 2021 Rnd 8 - Warriors vs Cowboys

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Promotions?
Demotions?
Any new injury concerns?
Any returning players?
Any tweaks to the bench?

Discuss...

 

[Jwoodzy02]

Roger has to go back to 1

 

[jmb_31]

Roger back to FB and Walsh into the Halves. Not sure about Berry in the centres but not a lot of options.

 

[Stalefish540]

Brown said a couple coming back, guessing he meant Fusitua and Harris. Hopefully Aitken and Pomps back following week would be nice.

1. Rog
2. Fusitua
3. Berry
4. Montoya
5. Ken
6. Walsh
7. Kodi
8. JTB
9. Egan
10. Evans
11. Curran
12. Murch
13. Harris

14. Jazz
15. Afoa
16. Ben Murdoch-Masila
17. Siro/Ah Mau

 

[BeastMode]

Is there really no way to play Maumalo in any position other than Wing???

If not, then drop him into reserve grade and teach him how to play Prop. He reminds me of Kane Evans...

 

[BA-AD Luck]

RTS
Fusitua
Montoya
Berry
Maumalo
Walsh
Nikorima
Taunoa-Brown
Otukolu
Ah Mau
Sironen
Curran
Harris

Murchie
Ben Murdoch-Masila
Afoa
Ale

 

[xWarrior]

Wow Fusitua is coming straight back into the starting line up?

 

[BA-AD Luck]

Wow Fusitua is coming straight back into the starting line up?

Under the circumstances, yes. Kosi would only mean another rookie in the backline. Who else? Keep Sironen, Murchie in the pack.

 

[Mr Dragon]

I see Brown is going to keep Walsh at fullback

 

[xWarrior]

Under the circumstances, yes. Kosi would only mean another rookie in the backline. Who else? Keep Sironen, Murchie in the pack.

Ken and Montoya on the wings. Berry and Murchie centers. I feel like Fusitua needs to earn his way back in so he can give a shit when he plays.

 

[Nangsy]

Tuivasa-scheck
Maumalo
Aitken
Hiku
Pompey
Walsh
Harris-tavita
Fonua-blake
Nikorima
Taunoa-brown
Curran
Katoa
Harris

tevaga/Sironen
Ale
Murdoch-Masila
Murchie

 

[Rick O'Shay]

I wonder if we might see Otukolo debut, Egan needs some help.

RTS back to 1 and Walsh to 6, Kodi have a break and bring back SoS.

 

[nakiproud]

Exciting times for the club... Feels like every game is a final!! Full strength we are a top 8 team, these games blooding Berry etc will be invaluable down the line. How good does current look!!
RTS/Walsh
Ken
Berry
Murchie
Montoya
RTS/Walsh
Kodi (last chance saloon?)
Egan
JTB
Au Mau
Curren
Harris
Tevaga
Bench
Ben Murdoch-Masila
Evans
Sironen (fit)
Afoa

Don't want to see an unmotivated fusitua, could look to play SOS alongside Walsh and put Kodi on bench (replace Sironen)
Assuming Harris is only returnee

 

[WellingtonOrca]

I wonder if we might see Otukolo debut, Egan needs some help.

He got hooked for Tevaga at the back end of the last game. Wouldn't surprise me if Brown is re-evaluating him being an 80 minute hooker.

 

[BeastMode]

He got hooked for Tevaga at the back end of the last game. Wouldn't surprise me if Brown is re-evaluating him being an 80 minute hooker.

Liability on defence and limited impact on attack other than passing the ball.

Cheese and Harry Grant, they both reminded me of a 2018 Issac Luke. Impactful ball running and ball tackling players. Throws their body around without a care in the world. Their stocky build helps.

We need an upgrade on Egan. Hooker is too important a position for just average.

 

[jonesy101]

I've tried picking a team but have chopped and changed it to the point that I can't decide. More questions than answers at the moment.

I reckon a halves pairing of Walsh/Harris-Tavita with some snipes from dummy half by Nikorima from the bench could be pretty lethal, however that option is still several weeks away.

If we continue to play Egan for the full 80 we are going to break him. He clearly has injury niggles that he's carried into the season and its unrealistic to expect him to last the year with the workload which is beyond him at the moment. I'm guessing Turner was the original bench replacement option until he was forced to play centre twice. Probably time to give the spot to Otukolo, though with Harris back it would probably mean Jazz drops back to the bench and I like the impact Afoa, Ah Mau and Murdoch-Masila are giving us.

 

[warriorsfan92]

I would love to see this.

roger
Fusitua
Montoya
Sironen
Ken
Kodi
Sos
Afoa
Egan
Ben Murdoch-Masila
Curren
Murchie
Tohu

walsh
Tevaga
Lam
Jtb

- Evans was weak in attack
- Sos has been solid and is our main kicker
- Ben Murdoch-Masila & afoa need to start, aggressive & fast start
- sironen a classy player, more mobile than murchie & has a catch pass for space
- Walsh to come into halves, spell Egan at 30 min, push kodi to 9.
- Montoya has been good, but Fusitua imo is a better winger. He was better two weeks ago but still needs to improve. If he’s fit, he’s a starting winger. Unless they want to play Montoya at centre and drop either sironen or murchie but I think having those options on the bench is good for outside and edge cover

Biggest changes:
Roge to fb
Walsh to bench, comes on, spells Egan & moves kodi to 9
Tohu back to 13
Tevaga to bench for leg speed at ruck after 30
Ben Murdoch-Masila to prop, to start. Afoa to start.

 

[Lance155]

Can we just have this please

1. Walsh
2. Fusitua/anyone else
3. Pompey
4. Aitken
5. Maumalo
6. RTS
7. CHT
8. Addin Fonua-Blake
9. Egan
10. JTB
11. Curran
12. Harris
13. Siro

14. Jazz
15. Afoa
16. LAM
17. Ben Murdoch-Masila

 

[Paulo24]

Keep RTS at fullback, defend Reece on Montoya’s wing and bring Montoya to defend in centres as he does a decent defensive job there. On attack push Reece into half’s and Montoya onto the wing.

 

[BeastMode]

Can we just have this please

1. Walsh
2. Fusitua/anyone else
3. Pompey
4. Aitken
5. Maumalo
6. RTS
7. CHT
8. Addin Fonua-Blake
9. Egan
10. JTB
11. Curran
12. Harris
13. Siro

14. Jazz
15. Afoa
16. LAM
17. Ben Murdoch-Masila

Katoa for LAM once he gains back 20kg.

Hiku at centre

Pompey to wing. Ken into retirement

Great team.

Let’s goooo!!