TeamList Warriors vs Eels - [Round 22, 2024]

[mrblonde]

Hi Run it Str8t

I have a hunch - but could be wrong - that TMMs downturn the past two games was the video being out on him. I think the oppositions must have thrown better defenders at him or taken him more seriously. I also can only justify SJ going missing this year by the thought the opposition have studied video of him for countless hours.
When SJ comes back on Friday it needs to be a different SJ. I won't be prescriptive about what he needs to change. But he needs to have been for a few hikes through our beautiful native bush to get in touch with himself. He needs to either play at higher speed, execute different plays or find some type of new gear.

In the traditions of some of the greatest Kiwi halves that have gone before him - huge names, Freeman, Filipaina, Jones - SJ is better than all of them. And for the next 6 games and playoffs if we are lucky he has an opportunity to write himself into rugby league immortality.
SJ will be up for this motivation wise. He just needs to play smart and be one step ahead of where the opposition defensive coaches have been for all of this season.

Bang on. Happens with every player. The good ones either develop a Plan B or learn to do their Plan A a lot better. It's one thing to know it's coming. It's another thing to stop it. SJ should have a few plans up his
sleeve by now. I think he's always felt he's there to entertain so tries the crowd pleasing option first. Which obviously isn't going to work all that often. Highlights reels fool fans into believing otherwise.
And maybe sometimes he's had so many failures he goes the conservative option too often, too.

 

[regenerated borg]

Team looks good on paper, but they looked good on paper back in round 1 too...

So need to get the basics solid first.. then see how the game unfolds..

 

[Rick O’Shay]

I think this side will do the business. Maybe Ale to start over Walker would be my only gripe but tbh that's minor

Sj should bring in some stability and cohesion plus I expect CNK at the back to have a big effect. Looking forward to the game

 

[Tragic]

I reckon you will see the team lift with SJ back. There will be more energy, more players in motion. All he has to do is slot back in and direct the team, the rest will happen around him.
We gonna smash em

 

[Makasene]

Very happy with this.

A CHT / SJ combo excites me.

SJ has always needed to run the team to be effective. CHT can do a lot with the crumbs.

Can't fault the coaches trying to get two main playmakers to fire but it didn't work.

 

[Wrighty]

Very happy with this.

A CHT / SJ combo excites me.

SJ has always needed to run the team to be effective. CHT can do a lot with the crumbs.

Can't fault the coaches trying to get two main playmakers to fire but it didn't work.

CHT is the best foil for SJ. Metcalf second best foil.

 

[Aman 2.0]

Pretty good draw for us this week right? Good match ups for games we need our opposition to lose.

 

[Lance155]

Very happy with this.

A CHT / SJ combo excites me.

SJ has always needed to run the team to be effective. CHT can do a lot with the crumbs.

Can't fault the coaches trying to get two main playmakers to fire but it didn't work.

Yea I like this combo as well. Also don't mind if Metcalf returns to 6 and we get CHT back on the bench for Freddy.

I am interested in Metcalf's desire to play 7 and should we lose SJ to injury and we out of finals chance I would give him game time there.

 

[run_it_str8_again]

Hi Run it Str8t

I have a hunch - but could be wrong - that TMMs downturn the past two games was the video being out on him. I think the oppositions must have thrown better defenders at him or taken him more seriously. I also can only justify SJ going missing this year by the thought the opposition have studied video of him for countless hours.
When SJ comes back on Friday it needs to be a different SJ. I won't be prescriptive about what he needs to change. But he needs to have been for a few hikes through our beautiful native bush to get in touch with himself. He needs to either play at higher speed, execute different plays or find some type of new gear.

In the traditions of some of the greatest Kiwi halves that have gone before him - huge names, Freeman, Filipaina, Jones - SJ is better than all of them. And for the next 6 games and playoffs if we are lucky he has an opportunity to write himself into rugby league immortality.
SJ will be up for this motivation wise. He just needs to play smart and be one step ahead of where the opposition defensive coaches have been for all of this season.

We should have been able to shut down the Titans, Dragons etc with the video available.


SJ at his known best is still good enough to skin the Eels as long as the pack keeps its awesome form and the runners all hit their lines right.

Now regarding the NZ halves...... My favourite has been SJ first equal with Olsen Filipaina. SJ for best highlights and Filipaina because he shat on Wally Lewis.

Stacey and Freeman were also great and I respect and watched them as a fan. So no losers. Everyone gets a participation award or if I had to.... The orange rod goes to SJ. Blue rod to Filipaina. Brown rod to Stacey and Green rod to Freeman. I think I got the rods in the right order

 

[run_it_str8_again]

It's a weird one. If he is injured why put him in the reserves. Unless it's a I can play if I need to and there really isn't anyone else I guess who can play 7

If SJ goes down Chat would likely go to 7 with CNK or Dylan to 6.

 

[Inruin]

If SJ goes down Chat would likely go to 7 with CNK or Dylan to 6.

Yes in the game that is what would happen. I was more meaning why have him in the reserves. Assuming it's if either CHT or SJ pull out during the week by somehow getting injured. Not naming him in cup kind of suggests that he won't play at all this weekend unless needed in first grade and we don't really have anyone else that could cover otherwise.

 

[Leon Black]

Who is dissing him? I've read that he looked to have been playing injured the last month. And that CHT works better with SJ. No one's dissing him.

Page 1 opening comments. Can’t understand why he would be named on extended reserves either, baffling.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

What does Bunty have to do to get into this team? A bench of Bunty, Ale and Leka would have been fire. Other than that, can't complain about this time. If we don't get this done against an eels team without Moses, we really don't deserve to be in the finals conversation anyway.

 

[CWC]

Main concern would be how SJ navigates in the red zone

Our pack, back 3 and his boot will win the territory game easily. It’s just what are we gonna get with a scrum at the opposition 20 this time.

Will there be a time when the tactic is having a deadshot specialist kicker who kicks 45m 2 point field goals every time they get there? Could collect 30+ points with a power pack and big boot

 

[Makasene]

What does Bunty have to do to get into this team? A bench of Bunty, Ale and Leka would have been fire. Other than that, can't complain about this time. If we don't get this done against an eels team without Moses, we really don't deserve to be in the finals conversation anyway.

Bunty and Ales reward for coming off the back fence against the Dolphins has been sweet fuck all.

Bunty ain't been sighted since and Ale got something like 15 mins at 40 points down v Titans.

 

[Lance155]

What does Bunty have to do to get into this team? A bench of Bunty, Ale and Leka would have been fire. Other than that, can't complain about this time. If we don't get this done against an eels team without Moses, we really don't deserve to be in the finals conversation anyway.

Not saying our bench has been exciting me but that bench is only really solid. Bunty and Ale definitely hold their own but yet to show any X factor or game changing moment like Walker, Jazz, Niukore and Barney for example

 

[SJ2k]

Main concern would be how SJ navigates in the red zone

Our pack, back 3 and his boot will win the territory game easily. It’s just what are we gonna get with a scrum at the opposition 20 this time.

Will there be a time when the tactic is having a deadshot specialist kicker who kicks 45m 2 point field goals every time they get there? Could collect 30+ points with a power pack and big boot

Old Jonny Wilkinson from England would legit get 30 points with this rule, easily slots them in from the 40 or even the 50.

 

[Worried2Death]

If SJ does come out and set up tries for fun like last year I'll be a believer again, right back at the top of the rollercoaster.

 

[Makasene]

If SJ does come out and set up tries for fun like last year I'll be a believer again, right back at the top of the rollercoaster.

 

[Boats n Hoes]

Yeah on paper it looks a pretty well balanced team.

Feel for Te Maire as he's probably missed out just due for whatever reason not being able to mesh as a 6 with SJ......it has been clear tho the last few games the 5th tackle plays, kicking game, and option taking have been lacking.

Will be interested to see 1. if SJ is fit enough to the point he can positively impact the game, and 2. what the red zone attack will look like? wether we see a return to some sweeping 2nd man plays (which tbh we havent seen since the start of the season), or this sort of mish mash of play whats in front of you game which while looked great a month or so ago has deteriorated to looking very confused.

Also want to see Leka get more than 9 minutes and as an edge forward......would be a buzz watching SJ put him into space.