General ROUND 1 2007

[Batz_old]

1. MCKINNON
2. AH VAN
3. ROPATI
4. MANNERING
5. VATUVEI
6. WITT
7. ROVELLI
8. TUIMAVAVE
9. FIEN
10. PRICE (C)
11. ANDERSON
12. LAUAKI
13. FAUMAUNIA

14. WIKI
15. FAI
16. RAIPRA
17. HOHIAIA

NB- WITT TO KICK, WIKI TO COME ON IN A GUTTENBEIL ROLE TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP WHEN PRICE IS OFF. FAI NEEDS TO BE ON THE BENCH FOR HIM TO DEVELOP HIS POTENTIAL, SIMILAR TO SBW IN 2004. LUCK, KIRK,VUNA TO BE BROUGHT INN THROUGHOUT THE SEASON FOR DEPTH REASONS

 

[Skinny_Ravs82]

Interesting thoughts you have there Batz, so you rate Ropo's defense better than Martin's? Not that he's great defensively anyway but that's an interesting one as Ropo also has the odd bad day on defense out there..ie going infield and leaving the wingers to do more than they should. Actually, come to think of it Martin does that too! lmao.

 

[patty_old]

love the bench...however i wouldnt start lauaki, not in a million years. martin definitly is better then ropati and mennering should take lauki spot

 

[sebastian_old]

1. MCKINNON
2. AH VAN
3. ROPATI(HOW CAN PEOPLE SAY MARTINS A BETTER CENTRE, HAVE THEY FORGOT HOW GOOD ROPATI'S RUNS USED TO BE).
4. MANNERING
5. VATUVEI
6. WITT(CAN ACTUALLY KICK & GOAL KICKER).
7. ROVELLI
8. TUIMAVAVE(ITS TIME TO STEP UP SON).
9. FIEN(SHOULD BE EVEN BETTER AFTER 1ST KIWI JERSEY)
10. PRICE (C)
11. ANDERSON(WORKHORSE 1)
12. LUCK(WORKHORSE 2)
13. FAUMAUNIA(HES ON TRIAL, I'M NOT SURE HE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORK HES WAY BACK INTO THE TEAM, LANCE DOES).

14. WIKI
15. KOOPU/FAI(WHOEVERS IN BETTER FORM).
16. LAUAKI
17. HOHIAIA/GATIS(WE'LL SEE IF THEY REALLY DO WANT HOHAIA OUT)

 

[D Generation X_old]

1.mckinnon
2.ah van
3.martin
4.mannering
5.vatuvei
6.witt
7.rovelli
8.wiki
9.fien
10.price
11.anderson
12.luck
13.FAUMAUNIA

Interchange-
14.koopu
15.LAUAKI
16.TUIMAVAVE
17.hohia(probably gatis)

 

[kiwi man_old]

1.W. Mckinnon
2.C. Vuna/P. Ah Van - IMO Vuna is the better winger although im not fussed who they pick as long as it isnt byrne
3.T. Martin/J. Ropati
4.S. Mannering
5.M. Vatuvei
6.M. Witt
7.G. Rovelli
8.E. Tuimivave
9.N. Fien
10.S. Price
11.R. Wiki
12.M. Luck/S. Faumuina
13.L. Anderson

14.L. Hohaia/G. Gatis/J. Ropati
15.S. Fai/S. Rapira/W. Koopu (preferably Fai although koopu seems to be one of those players who no matter how poorly he plays he will always be picked)
16.E. Lauaki
17.M. Luck/S. Faumuina

 

[G_Rovelli]

For mind Koopu hasn't been totally bad just quieter than last year.

 

[sebastian_old]

For mind Koopu hasn't been totally bad just quieter than last year.

I agree, he just seems fatiuged, if Cleary gave him just 1 week off, he'd be his old self again.

 

[*Kimmy*_old]

*sigh* the squad is changing more and more each year. Used to be full of kiwis..now those aussies are making their way in. :wink: