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Round 4: TITANS vs DOLPHINS (2024)

Hoping we see this next week…
1. Campbell
2. AFK
3. Fifita
4. Brimson
5. Sami
6. Foran
7. Weaver
8. Mo
9. Verrills
10. Jolliffe
11. Stimson
12. Fifita
13. Randall
14. Pahulu
15. Liu
16. Fermor
17. Boyd (hooker cover)
 
Blade07 said:
Hoping we see this next week…
1. Campbell
2. AFK
3. Fifita
4. Brimson
5. Sami
6. Foran
7. Weaver
8. Mo
9. Verrills
10. Jolliffe
11. Stimson
12. Fifita
13. Randall
14. Pahulu
15. Liu
16. Fermor
17. Boyd (hooker cover)
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I'd put Francis in over Lofi, He looks slow suddenly and we at least get tackle break with Francis. I've liked what I've seen from Haas this year so would keep him but stopped watching 20 mins ago. The league suddenly seems way better adjusted to edge defences so everyone looks useless out there.

I'm not a fan of AJ out there if there's no actual plan for him other then defend.
 
I cringed in the off season when it was announced that LKP had put weight on. A blind man on a galloping horse could see that would work against him. That's Titans intelligence 101 though isn't it. "If it ain't broke, break it!"
 
Campbell plays this arvo. All the best. That is one kid who always tries and always bleeds our colours. AJ too.

Not sure it's possible to watch the Tweed game?
 
Righto, no more f**king around, this needs to be addressed now, and with an eye to the future.

Kini is far from the problem, but we need to fix this now and think about what the future looks like as well.

I love Fermor and Lofi is our most likely attacking threat, but both need time to work on their game. What i want next week, and for most of rest of year-

Brimson
Francis
Smith-shields
Fifita
Sami
Foran
Campbell
Tino (god help us, i hope he is ok)
Randall
Moe
Fifita
Haas
Liu

Verrils
Joliffe
Paliasia
Pahulu


Inevitably when Foran is injured, Kini to fullback and AJ to 6 (that is the longer term plan next year). Yes i know everyone will say AJ and JC don’t have a great kicking game, but can it be any worse than a Boyd bomb down the fullbacks throat.
 
Not a bad option Ausphin but if JC gets through tonight well, I'd have him at the back and bring Weaver in next week. He's got the best kicking game and with Brimmo next to him with Klese who did well today, he'll be safer.

I don't think Fifita or Tino will play next week but I'd give Alick a crack. He won't be worse than Beau. I can't pick Verrills next week after that and Clark deserves a spot in the 17 more than him. Randy has to play 80 at hooker.

I like the idea of JC at 7 more and more but I think Kini might need a rest.
 
Oh **** Tino got injured? I stopped watching with 20 to go.

Only change I'd have with Ausphins team would be Stimson at 13 for Liu, He's looked way better then any of the others, Been great his 3 games in trials and Q cup was the best on ground and one of the only players we have who knows how to hit and read defences, everyone judges him of last year but that wasn't the role he was meant to be.

Stimson digs into the line better then any of our supposed 13s right now which is probably a concern....Was happy to get smacked hard and ran 16 times.... His defence is really good as well, Pahulu is playing as a prop or not passing it.

Tino and Randall are the only actual forwards with consistancy without the ball, Moe is fine but can barely defend.
 
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Cowabunga said:
Oh **** Tino got injured? I stopped watching with 20 to go.

Only change I'd have with Ausphins team would be Stimson at 13 for Liu, He's looked way better then any of the others, Been great his 3 games in trials and Q cup was the best on ground and one of the only players we have who knows how to hit and read defences, everyone judges him of last year but that wasn't the role he was meant to be.

Stimson digs into the line better then any of our supposed 13s right now and was happy to get smacked hard and ran 16 times.... His defence is really good as well, Absolute joke he didn't make the 17 and what does that tell the group????

Tino and Randall are the only actual forwards with consistancy without the ball, Moe is fine but can barely defend.
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Fair call Cow. Agree Stimson can hit in defence and whilst he was found out a little bit on the edge last year, might be better suited in the middle.
 
Ausphin said:
Fair call Cow. Agree Stimson can hit in defence and whilst he was found out a little bit on the edge last year, might be better suited in the middle.
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He wasn't ready to do a year on the edge last year, He was fine the first 12 weeks or so but was cooked by round 12 or so. If he's just in the middle he's a really good player and exactly what we need.
 
I doubt Des will swing the axe just yet except maybe Weaver, especially if Tino and Difita aren’t ready.

I wouldn’t have either Kini or JC starting, possibly JC on the bench but really he will be underdone … we need to get rid of the “we are a great attacking team” bs because we are not. We need toilers like Jojo in the centers and dare I type it Maumalo on the wing. If it was me:

1. AJ
2. Maumalo
3. Jojo
4. HSS
5. Sami
6. Foran
7. Weaver
8. Jolliffe
9. Randall
10. Mofo
11. Stimson
12. Haas
13. Liu

14. Clark
15. Palasia
16. Pahulu
17. Alick
 
Don't mind that at all, T. I want to see JC back in the 1 when he's ready though.

Why Big Ken ahead of Big Tony? Experience? If JC is ready, can Jojo play wing or do Ken and Tony bring the ball back better?

Despite tonight, I still haven't given up on AJ at 4.

Stimmo would be a good addition in the 17 - probably a must for us now.
 
@MT I just feel the bench is where we bring players through and we have too many so Francis whose defence is questionable perches on Sami’s shoulder. Maumalo is a specialist left wing.
 
Maumalo is done fellas, He's way to slow and unathletic, He does get some pcm but that's it, He looks so lethargic and his defence is shocking. Francis defence better even if it isn't great, He actually hits someone unlike Maumalo is way to often left in no mans land.

It's one of the dumbest buys of all time because we got sold someone who's injuries have broke him by the wooden spooners who we tried to move on basically the day he came.... He still gets his metres and does his thing but he's a shell of what he was.

Francis is a better young him imo without the aerial threat right now I think but he's what we need.
 
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Just saw tino and foz at the airport. I will be surprised if either are playing next week. Tino said he has had scans but it's not looking good. He's on crutches.
 
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