Team List Warriors team vs Titans - Round 18

[wallacenz]

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VODAFONE WARRIORS​

1 KEVIN LOCKE
2 BILL TUPOU
3 BEN HENRY
4 KONRAD HURRELL
5 OMAR SLAIMANKHEL
6 JAMES MALONEY
7 SHAUN JOHNSON
8 RUSSELL PACKER
9 NATHAN FRIEND
10 BEN MATULINO
11 FELETI MATEO
12 SIMON MANNERING (c)
13 ELIJAH TAYLOR

Interchange:
14 LEWIS BROWN
15 SIONE LOUSI
16 JACOB LILLYMAN
17 STEVE RAPIRA
18 PITA GODINET

HEAD COACH: BRIAN McCLENNAN

Luck out with injured shoulder

edit: https://www.warriors.co.nz/news-display/More-bad-luck-for-Vodafone-Warriors/58482

 

[Xt1ncT]

Like the look of this. Good to see Omar get another go - but probably also means the Fish is still not fit.

Not 100% sure about Locke at FB though - think we need someone faster. I mean he can't even outrun an old codger like Matty Bowen....

 

[wallacenz]

Like the look of this. Good to see Omar get another go - but probably also means the Fish is still not fit.

Not 100% sure about Locke at FB though - think we need someone faster. I mean he can't even outrun an old codger like Matty Bowen....

Yeah Fish still injured. Luck says he (Luck) wont be taking a needle from here on in, if hes unfit or has any niggles he wont play. Lockes hammy strain towards the end of the cowboys game was nothing serious suposedly.. so yeah hes just too slow

 

[tajhay]

Dear Bluey,
Please keep Godinet in the 17 you moron. Time and time again one of the backs has been injured in the game leading to big player shuffled mid game. Godinet provides good utility value, and if you want to rest Friend who is an 80 minute player, please have the sense to put Godinet there who has shown some good touches at hooker.

Yours Sincerely,
Someone who thinks you are out of your depth in the NRL.

 

[Dankokoro 2.0]

Like the look of this. Good to see Omar get another go - but probably also means the Fish is still not fit.

Not 100% sure about Locke at FB though - think we need someone faster. I mean he can't even outrun an old codger like Matty Bowen....

haha.. i can't remember Locke getting run down by Bowen, but i remember Johnson getting run down by him!.. Couldn't believe my eyes.

 

[facefacts]

Dear Bluey,
Please keep Godinet in the 17 you moron. Time and time again one of the backs has been injured in the game leading to big player shuffled mid game. Godinet provides good utility value, and if you want to rest Friend who is an 80 minute player, please have the sense to put Godinet there who has shown some good touches at hooker.

Yours Sincerely,
Someone who thinks you are out of your depth in the NRL.

I would think Godinet is there to cover fullback if Locke goes down, and if the last game showed us anything, it was that Friend needs to be on for 80 minutes.

Yours sincerely
Someone who thinks Godinet is out of his depth at hooker.

 

[tajhay]

I would think Godinet is there to cover fullback if Locke goes down, and if the last game showed us anything, it was that Friend needs to be on for 80 minutes.

Yours sincerely
Someone who thinks Godinet is out of his depth at hooker.

I would think that Godinet is cover for the halves, hooker and fullback. He provides good utility value. He wouldnt be there to cover one specific position - how many times have you seen Fisiiahi named in the 17 just to cover fullback? We need a utility on the bench. It basically scares me each time we go with 4 forwards on the bench and then to see a backline player look injured. Friend may have shown us that he needs to be on the field for 80 minutes, pity Bluey doesnt think that.

 

[facefacts]

I would think that Godinet is cover for the halves, hooker and fullback. He provides good utility value. He wouldnt be there to cover one specific position - how many times have you seen Fisiiahi named in the 17 just to cover fullback? He need a utility on the bench. Friend may have shown us that he needs to be on the field for 80 minutes, pity Bluey doesnt think that.

Thats the thing, he's not in the 17, he's 18th man, so he will travel with the team in case he's needed to cover for someone, Locke and Hurrell showed niggles.

 

[Dankokoro 2.0]

Yours sincerely
Someone who thinks Godinet is out of his depth at hooker.

I'm sure you've explained this before, but why do you think he's out of his depth at hooker? I think he's gone well there the few times we've seen him.

 

[wallacenz]

I would think that Godinet is cover for the halves, hooker and fullback. He provides good utility value. He wouldnt be there to cover one specific position - how many times have you seen Fisiiahi named in the 17 just to cover fullback? We need a utility on the bench. It basically scares me each time we go with 4 forwards on the bench and then to see a backline player look injured. Friend may have shown us that he needs to be on the field for 80 minutes, pity Bluey doesnt think that.

i think bluey might learn fast. luck says friend wasnt happy about being benched. imo if friends playing 80 theres no reason to have godinet in the 17

 

[fanrrior]

I would think Godinet is there to cover fullback if Locke goes down, and if the last game showed us anything, it was that Friend needs to be on for 80 minutes.

Yours sincerely
Someone who thinks Godinet is out of his depth at hooker.

But surely if Locke gets injured we'd put Maloney at fullback, then Mateo goes into halves, Rapira covers second row, Brown replaces Friend who can't possibly be fit enough to play 80 minute,s and Godinet stays at 18th man

Yours sincerly
Someone who shouldn't be coaching in the NRL

 

[Hitman82]

Haha, I have this horrible vision:
Locke > out injured
Godinet > hooker
Omar > fullback
wait for it....
Brown > centre

 

[tajhay]

Thats the thing, he's not in the 17, he's 18th man, so he will travel with the team in case he's needed to cover for someone, Locke and Hurrell showed niggles.

Hence why my first post stated that he needs to be in the 17 on gameday.

 

[facefacts]

But surely if Locke gets injured we'd put Maloney at fullback, then Mateo goes into halves, Rapira covers second row, Brown replaces Friend who can't possibly be fit enough to play 80 minute,s and Godinet stays at 18th man

Yours sincerly
Someone who shouldn't be coaching in the NRL

If Locke was injured during the game, i'd say Omar to FB, Brown to center and Hurrell to wing....Godinet would only come into the side if locke or Hurrell couldn't play.

 

[Lego_Man]

It'll actually be Maloney to fullback, Godinet to 5/8th.

 

[facefacts]

Hence why my first post stated that he needs to be in the 17 on gameday.

Your first post said he needs to stay in the 17, when he was never in the 17 to start with, but whatever, not important.

 

[facefacts]

It'll actually be Maloney to fullback, Godinet to 5/8th.

Why?...Maloney was only forced to fullback because both our wingers didn't have the skill to cover...sad but true.

 

[fanrrior]

I noticed Mateo is no longer lined up at lock

 

[wallacenz]

I noticed Mateo is no longer lined up at lock

https://www.warriors.co.nz/news-display/More-bad-luck-for-Vodafone-Warriors/58482

 

[charlie bobmarley]

is Omar named in both teams because Manu is some chance to play ?