General Your 2025 team

[dylpickle]

View: https://youtu.be/dS0n3Wuq4ZA?feature=shared

Solid choices and a strong team to line up week in/week out but I feel Webby is too loyal and won't really change much from last year. Hopefully I am wrong.

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

View: https://youtu.be/dS0n3Wuq4ZA?feature=shared

When he talked about having Capewell there for his experience because of the young guys I thought he was going to name some young guys. Average age of his team is over 27.

 

[BabylonPink]

CHT is a player I really want to like and to do well. Unfortunately his talent and mental fortitude limits that considerably.

He doesn't have the balls?
Aye.
Balls.
Aye.
Wink.

 

[Noitall]

He doesn't have the balls?
Aye.
Balls.
Aye.
Wink.

Pretty hearty to play on with a busted nut. Buck Shelford type shit

 

[BabylonPink]

Pretty hearty to play on with a busted nut. Buck Shelford type shit

ironically it's extremely ballsy of him.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

View: https://youtu.be/dS0n3Wuq4ZA?feature=shared

RTS at FB and an untried Ali at wing? No thanks

 

[Playdaball]

View: https://youtu.be/dS0n3Wuq4ZA?feature=shared

I don't mind Guru's starting 13 at all. This side needs Ali Leiataua on the park somwewhere and why not wing with a view to move into centres at some stage?
Guru's reserves aren't the best - I would want more size and impact than what Ford can offer and unsure about Bunty. Ale has been a bit forgotten and deserves a chance this year.

 

[Canonball]

I don't mind Guru's starting 13 at all. This side needs Ali Leiataua on the park somwewhere and why not wing with a view to move into centres at some stage?
Guru's reserves aren't the best - I would want more size and impact than what Ford can offer and unsure about Bunty. Ale has been a bit forgotten and deserves a chance this year.

This is pretty funny to me - the back line especially is exactly like our forum - in other words 'where does any one play?', 'apart from DWZ who the fuck knows!'

 

[Canonball]

This is pretty funny to me - the back line especially is exactly like our forum - in other words 'where does any one play?', 'apart from DWZ who the fuck knows!'

Also where the hell or from whom has he heard RTS -> 6??!.... from here ? I said it once I think ... in terms of what we know for real is so little, making for some wild speculation - we really really need a game so we can start bitching about the interchange or the refs -- anyway I think everyone wants a starting team which embraces the forced necessity of big changes in key positions and offers a chance of over-performance through focusing on different areas of strength to the last couple of seasons, something 'out there but feasible':

TT
DWZ
Ali
CNK
RTS
Metcalf
TMM

JFH
Egan
Barnett
Capewell
Ford [I want Niukore in ahead of of Ford but also can't see Niukore in the 2nd row anymore]
Halasima (!, the more I thought about this suggestion the more i really want to see it)

Walker
Clark
Vaimauga
Ale

 

[Inruin]

Also where the hell or from whom has he heard RTS -> 6??!.... from here ? I said it once I think ... in terms of what we know for real is so little, making for some wild speculation - we really really need a game so we can start bitching about the interchange or the refs -- anyway I think everyone wants a starting team which embraces the forced necessity of big changes in key positions and offers a chance of over-performance through focusing on different areas of strength to the last couple of seasons, something 'out there but feasible':

TT
DWZ
Ali
CNK
RTS
Metcalf
TMM

JFH
Egan
Barnett
Capewell
Ford [I want Niukore in ahead of of Ford but also can't see Niokore in the 2nd row anymore]
Halasima (!, the more I thought about this suggestion the more i really want to see it)

Walker
Clark
Vaimauga
Ale

That's the backline I would pick for Round 1 and that forward pack is pretty close as well. I don't like Ford in the second row and I think Nuikore will be somewhere, probably on the bench.

I would not be unhappy at all if that team ran out in Vegas at all though.

 

[Woofa]

Also where the hell or from whom has he heard RTS -> 6??!.... from here ? I said it once I think ... in terms of what we know for real is so little, making for some wild speculation - we really really need a game so we can start bitching about the interchange or the refs -- anyway I think everyone wants a starting team which embraces the forced necessity of big changes in key positions and offers a chance of over-performance through focusing on different areas of strength to the last couple of seasons, something 'out there but feasible':

TT
DWZ
Ali
CNK
RTS
Metcalf
TMM

JFH
Egan
Barnett
Capewell
Ford [I want Niukore in ahead of of Ford but also can't see Niokore in the 2nd row anymore]
Halasima (!, the more I thought about this suggestion the more i really want to see it)

Walker
Clark
Vaimauga
Ale

Good team.. backline spot on, wouldn't be scared to use Rocco on the wing at some stage.. Capewell hmmmm reputation only Id be happy if he left but anyway.. will be handy on GF day. Ford I would leave out to start unless killed it over pre season and found new hands. I can see TMM shining without SJ. Have a feeling Boyd will start with Metcalf as webby will have a plan he is sticking to.. Fu*k how long till first game.. dragging on..

 

[Teets]

My team that is way off from Webbys and most on here.

Taine
DWZ
CNK
ALI
RTS
TMM
Metcalf
JFH
Egan
Barnett
Capes
Laban
Clark

Walkz
Niukore
Vaimauga
Halasima

I know it'll look a bit inexperienced to most but 11/17 are still vets, Metcalf and TT have been around awhile and the 4 kids are surrounded by leaders.

I want CNK instead of Berry for yardage purposes as we lose a bit of with TT at the back. Ive got Marata in the middle. Laban to start on an edge as he has a bit more size than Ford to support our smaller starting middles, runs a good line and an ariel threat, with Halasima on the bench to sub him and cover the backs.

And just hope and pray Egan can play 80

I don't mind the punt on Boyd, but if we're keeping the bones of our 2023/2024 structure and he's playing the middle service role I don't see us scoring enough tries for the goal kicking or drop goals to matter.

 

[Wrighty]

I think Berry would be a much better wing than centre.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

My team that is way off from Webbys and most on here.

Taine
DWZ
CNK
ALI
RTS
TMM
Metcalf
JFH
Egan
Barnett
Capes
Laban
Clark

Walkz
Niukore
Vaimauga
Halasima

I know it'll look a bit inexperienced to most but 11/17 are still vets, Metcalf and TT have been around awhile and the 4 kids are surrounded by leaders.

I want CNK instead of Berry for yardage purposes as we lose a bit of with TT at the back. Ive got Marata in the middle. Laban to start on an edge as he has a bit more size than Ford to support our smaller starting middles, runs a good line and an ariel threat, with Halasima on the bench to sub him and cover the backs.

And just hope and pray Egan can play 80

I don't mind the punt on Boyd, but if we're keeping the bones of our 2023/2024 structure and he's playing the middle service role I don't see us scoring enough tries for the goal kicking or drop goals to matter.

thats close to my ideal

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

I think Ale needs time on the bench, he can play more minutes that Vaimauga at this stage,

14 D Walker
15 T Ale
16 J Ford (Middle)
17 L Halasima

Or Swap Ford for Niukore middle

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

1 C N Klokstad
2 D W Zelezniak
3 R Berry
4 A Leiataua
5 R T Sheck
6 L Metcalf
7 T Boyd
8 J F Harris c
9 W Egan
10 M Barnett
11 M Niukore
12 K Capewell
13 E Clark

14 D Walker
15 D Vaimauga
16 T Ale
17 S Healey

Sam Healey covers Egan and lock
Ale straight swap out for Fisher Harris,
Barnett plays bigger minutes but then swaps with Ale. And Vaimauga just 20 minutes a game where he can in the second half?

I guess you need JFH and Barnett on for the back end of the games.

 

[BabylonPink]

I think Adam would make a good wing.
Tall , fastish (brandy loves his long legs). Could be our go too

 

[Wrighty]

I think Adam would make a good wing.
Tall , fastish (brandy loves his long legs). Could be our go too

He has played 78 games at centre and 17 games at wing in the NRL.

 

[Noitall]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RThdCXuwcu0

Great to see how enthusiastic Capewell is for the upcoming season. He’s been through plenty of preseasons and for him to be so excited seems a good sign. Interesting in the full interview that he says our fitness was an issue last year with how we’d drift in and out of games

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RThdCXuwcu0

Great to see how enthusiastic Capewell is for the upcoming season. He’s been through plenty of preseasons and for him to be so excited seems a good sign. Interesting in the full interview that he says our fitness was an issue last year with how we’d drift in and out of games

Does anyone here question like devlin did, why they weren't connected last season?