Pick Your Team Pick Your Team 2021 Rnd 17 - Sharks vs Warriors

[mt.wellington]

Pick Your Team 2021 Rnd 17 - Sharks vs Warriors

Promotions?
Demotions?
Any new injury concerns?
Any returning players?
Any tweaks to the bench?

Discuss...

 

[Nangsy]

Tuivasa-scheck
Montoya
Aitken
Berry
Watene-zelezniak
Walsh
Townsend
Fonua-Blake
Egan
Lodge
Katoa?Sironen/Curran
Murchie
Tevaga

Nikorima
Ah-Mau
Evans
Murdoch-Masila

 

[Inruin]

Assuming all fit

Walsh
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Aitken
Montoya
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
Kodi
Le Chad
Addin Fonua-Blake
Egan
Lodge
Katoa
Murchie/Curran
Harris

Jazz
Afoa
Evans/Ben Murdoch-Masila
LAM

 

[Five&Last]

Drop Ben Murdoch-Masila and Kosi

 

[Canadian_WarriorFan]

Assuming all fit

Walsh
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Aitken
Montoya
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
Kodi
Le Chad
Addin Fonua-Blake
Egan
Lodge
Katoa
Murchie/Curran
Harris

Jazz
Afoa
Evans/Ben Murdoch-Masila
LAM

Scratch a name through those two with Townsend looking shaky as well.

 

[tajhay]

Whoever plays better come out with venom after throwing away two valuable NRL points today. There better be intensity from get go next week or might as well throw the rest of the year away. Roger deserves a better way to finish his league career.

A good coach would have given them a mighty spray after that capitulation. No use feeling sorry for the loss. Fucking avenge that loss by playing with atleast some self respect.

 

[mrblonde]

Walsh
Tuivasa-Sheck
Pompey/Aitken
Montoya
Watene-Zelezniak
Nikorima/O'Sullivan
Townsend
Fonua-Blake
Egan
Afoa
Katoa/Sironen
Murchie
Tevaga

Otokolu
Lodge
Curran/Sironen
Ah-Mau

We're stuck with O'Sullivan if Nikorima's left/is still injured, at least until Harris-Tavita comes back. I know, I know, a lot of forummers would explode with joy if Walsh was named at 6, but I don't see the Warriors doing that. And if we go with Walsh at 6, Tuivasa-Sheck goes to 1 and The Forum Favourite Kosi gets a reprieve (or Pompey comes in).
I think Aitken and Curran have to sit out this game as well, which is why they're bracketed.
Harris sounds as if he's definitely out, so Tevaga becomes lock.
If Tevaga moves to lock, Otokolu makes the bench at hooker. Which might be for the best anyway.
Maybe a bit harsh to drop Murdoch-Masila, but I think he's been pretty underwhelming given the hype around his arrival, I don't believe in sacred cows and dropping a senior player should send a message.
Sironen replaces Katoa if he's out. On the bench otherwise if Curran's still out.
My logic for the Prop rotation: If you say for this game Fonua-Blake and Lodge are your senior middles, you need to have one of them on-field for the full 80.
If Townsend's out and Nikorima's fit, he goes to 7.

May as well invest in a dartboard, a blindfold and some darts, yeah?

 

[Orifice]

1 B M Masila
2 J Tavaga
3 R Berry (c)
4 B Afoa
5 K Evans
6 E Katoa
7 A F Blake
8 W Egan
9 R T Sheck
10 S O'Sullivan
11 K Nikorima
12 C Townsend
13 E Kosi

14 C George
15 P Gould
16 N Brown
17 P O'Sullivan

Who actually fucken cares!

 

[Orifice]

Drop Ben Murdoch-Masila and Kosi

And O'Sullivan

 

[Blain]

Aitken, Curran, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Harris, Katoa, Fusitua will be out, possibly Townsend, Nikorima and maybe even Walsh. The only decent team I could put together would need the last 3 guys I listed playing.. For "fun" I'll try a worst case scenario side;

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
Kosi
Pompey
Berry
Montoya
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Sean O'Sullivan
Addin Fonua-Blake
Egan
Lodge
Murchie
Sironen
Tevaga

Otukolo (bring some zip to the middle)
Ben Murdoch-Masila
Afoa
Ah Mau

It's not as terrible as I thought, expect for the halves.. Hopefully Walsh, Townsend and Nikorima are good, we need them.

I thought Dallin Watene-Zelezniak looked silky last night, refreshing to see a skillfull winger in our backline. Someone with a bit of footwork.

 

[Swanny]

Aitken, Curran, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Harris, Katoa, Fusitua will be out, possibly Townsend, Nikorima and maybe even Walsh. The only decent team I could put together would need the last 3 guys I listed playing.. For "fun" I'll try a worst case scenario side;

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
Kosi
Pompey
Berry
Montoya
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Sean O'Sullivan
Addin Fonua-Blake
Egan
Lodge
Murchie
Sironen
Tevaga

Otukolo (bring some zip to the middle)
Ben Murdoch-Masila
Afoa
Ah Mau

It's not as terrible as I thought, expect for the halves.. Hopefully Walsh, Townsend and Nikorima are good, we need them.

I thought Dallin Watene-Zelezniak looked silky last night, refreshing to see a skillfull winger in our backline. Someone with a bit of footwork.

Yeah also thought Dallin Watene-Zelezniak was excellent. When Aitken is available again you have 2 guys able to pinch 10 metres with a dummy half scoot coming out of trouble

 

[Afakasi247]

Aside from the final 10, we looked a way better side with Townsend controlling things out there.

But of course he fucks his shoulder and will miss next week.

No chance for finals now, IMO.

Happy to be proved wrong though.

 

[WellingtonOrca]

Aitken and Curran still have a week to go in isolation, not sure why so many people naming them.

 

[kos]

Aside from the final 10, we looked a way better side with Townsend controlling things out there.

But of course he fucks his shoulder and will miss next week.

No chance for finals now, IMO.

Happy to be proved wrong though.

Late hit by Tariq Simms was the cause of shoulder damage.
hook to tariq b4 game get up on townsend will ya Simmsy.

 

[jonesy101]

Interesting one with Walsh. If he's passed fit for the next round wouldnt he be called up for rep duties with QLD next week?

This is the best case scenario team I'd like to see:

1 Walsh
2 Watene-Zelezniac
3 Berry
4 Montoya
5 Tuivasa-Sheck
6 Nikorima
7 Townsend
8 Fonua-Blake
9 Egan
10 Lodge
11 Katoa
12 Sironen
13 Harris

14 Tevaga
15 Ah Mau
16 Afoa
17 Murdoch-Masila

18 Pompey
20 Otukolo
21 Evans
22 Murchie

Assuming Walsh, Nikorima, Townsend, Harris and Katoa can't play I had to get a bit creative just to name a 21:

1 Watene-Zelezniac
2 Pompey
3 Berry
4 Montoya
5 Kosi
6 Tuivasa-Sheck
7 O'Sullivan
8 Fonua-Blake
9 Egan
10 Lodge
11 Sironen
12 Murchie
13 Tevaga

14 Otukolo
15 Ah Mau
16 Afoa
17 Murdoch-Masila

18 Vailea
20 Evans
21 Taunoa-Brown
22 Ale

 

[Beastmode]

We have won One game out of the last Seven.

Pathetic

We better win this one because I’m getting sick of reading the excuses

 

[Nangsy]

Ins,
Berry
Nikorima
Murchie
Ale, put him in the back row

We need to stick with Murdoch yes he’s been average lately, shouldn’t have got shift to prop. he’s a game changer and our top try scorer 2-25 minute stints starting on the edge. Finishing on the edge.
Not sure if Walsh is fit?

 

[Wellington Warrior]

I working on the assumption that Harris, Katoa and Townsend will be out.
Hopefully either Nikorima or Walsh are back otherwise we could see Sironen or Tevaga in the halves… yikes!

 

[Teeps4Shore]

1. Walsh
2. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
3. Montoya
4. Pompey
5. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
6. Nikorima
7. Townsend (or Sean O'Sullivan if injured)
8. Addin Fonua-Blake
9. Egan
10. Lodge
11. Murchie (assuming Harris injured)
12. Curran (assuming Katoa injured)
13. Sironen

14. Tevaga
15. Evans
16. Ben Murdoch-Masila
17. Ah Mau

 

[Billyspleen75]

Interesting one with Walsh. If he's passed fit for the next round wouldnt he be called up for rep duties with QLD next week?

Ponga and Brimson are both back this week so they probably won't need Walsh any longer