Siegfried wrote:
Ok...just had a go, this is tough...yes, finally we are getting a bit of depth (long way to go though)...
B: Carazzo Jamison Thornton
HB: Bower O'hAilpin Scotland
C: Walker Murphy Simpson
HF: Houlihan Waite Gibbs
F: Betts Fevola Fisher
R: Hampson Stevens Judd
I/C: (from) Kreuzer Grigg Cloke Bentick Russell Browne Hadley Bannister Wiggins
Some comments:
Carazzo goes back to where he started, in a back pocket. But he is still our best small defender, and now can keep someone out of the game and get 20-25 possessions.
O'hAilpin at CHB assumes he continues the improved form of the last 2 weeks. I think if he can, he's our best bet at CHB.
Houlihan I think is a potential 50-60 goal forward if they'd play him there.
I think Hampson will be clearly our number 1 ruckman sooner rather than later.
Bentick, Cloke and Grigg all unlucky to miss out on the starting 18, but that's a good sign. And I'm a big fan of Bentick's, it was hard for me to leave him out. I think he has so much to offer. Maybe Bentick in for Houlihan, put Walker to a foward flank and Murphy to a wing, Bentick in the middle.
Back and forward lines have good balance of talls and smalls, something I don't think we've got right too often over the last 2-3 years, especially up forward. Houlihan, Gibbs and Betts offer a good range of skill and tackling (all skillful, Gibbs and Betts good tacklers).
Looks about spot on for me for this year. Setanta to CHB. Try Waite CHF if not Wing. And Hampson as no 1 ruckman. I like.
However I think when we push for a flag in the future players such as
Anderson, Armfield, Edwards, Austin, Ellard, Joseph (or some of) will be right up there and very possibly permanent 22 fixtures.
Especially Anderson and Edwards