General Pick Your Team 2022 Rnd 2 - Titans vs Warriors

[mt.wellington]

Pick Your Team 2022 Rnd 2 - Titans vs Warriors

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

Discuss...

 

[Cces]

Walsh in for Chanel Harris-Tavita & Lodge into starting Prop at the expense of Ben Murdoch-Masila (Bunty to bench). Otukolo into #14 & switch Jazz to #17 to replace Sironen.
Personally I'd like Vailea & Berry to swap sides too.

 

[mt.wellington]

1 Reece Walsh
2 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
3 Adam Pompey
4 Euan Aitken
5 Rocco Berry
6 Chanel Harris Tevita
7 Shaun Johnson
8 Addin Fonua-Blake (C)
9 Wayde Egan
10 Matt Lodge
11 Aaron Pene
12 Elisia Katoa
13 Josh Curran

14 Jazz Tevaga
15 Ben Murdoch-Masila
16 Taniela Otukolo
17 Bayley Sironen...

 

[eudebrito]

maybe he should give Kodi another go with Walsh in the side, but hook him for the week after if he does nothing again. Forwards look quite good. Backs look turrrrible. Not sure if there is a way to get 1 - 7 without some duds in it.

 

[jonesy101]

1 Walsh
2 Watene-Zelezniac
3 Pompey
4 Berry
5 Montoya
6 Harris-Tavita
7 Johnson
8 Fonua-Blake
9 Egan
10 Lodge
11 Aitken
12 Katoa
13 Curran

14 Nikorima
15 Afoa
16 Pene
17 Tevaga

18 Sironen

20 Taylor
21 Murdoch-Masila
22 Vailea

 

[Five&Last]

1 Reece Walsh
2 Adam Pompey
3 Rocco Berry
4 Viliami Vailea
5 Marcelo Montoya
6 Chanel Harris-Tavita
7 Shaun Johnson
8 Addin Fonua-Blake (C)
9 Wayde Egan
10 Matt Lodge
11 Josh Curran
12 Eliesa Katoa
13 Euan Aitken

14 Taniela Otukolo
15 Bunty Afoa
16 Aaron Pene
17 Jazz Tevaga

 

[AlexM]

1.RW
2.Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
3.BERRY
4.ARTHARS
5.MONTOYA
6.Chanel Harris-Tavita
7.Shaun Johnson
8.Addin Fonua-Blake
9.EGAN
10.LODGE
11.AITKEN
12.KATOA
13.CURRAN

14.JAZZ
15.PENE
16.BUNTY
17.SIRONEN

 

[Ever Hopeful]

It is hard to know what the best course of action is for your juniors, when they inevitably get found out a bit.

I'd be tempted to stick with Vailea, his future seems to be FG. You either drop him and allow him a number of games in a row in reserve grade, or stick with him and hope that he comes good with that invaluable FG experience. What you don't do is treat him like a yo-yo, that'll ruin him. He sure did get himself into some weird positions at times today though.

I hope Ratuva kills it over the next few weeks in reserve grade.

 

[Beastmode]

It is hard to know what the best course of action is for your juniors, when they inevitably get found out a bit.

I'd be tempted to stick with Vailea, his future seems to be FG. You either drop him and allow him a number of games in a row in reserve grade, or stick with him and hope that he comes good with that invaluable FG experience. What you don't do is treat him like a yo-yo, that'll ruin him. He sure did get himself into some weird positions at times today though.

I hope Ratuva kills it over the next few weeks in reserve grade.

I think it depends on the match up.

Vailea, Pompey or even Kosi should have been on the wing matching up against Ravalava. He is a one dimensional beast.

Montoya and Chanel Harris-Tavita having to defend him is a total mismatch as proven tonight.

Titans dont have prop wings, so I think its a better match up for Montoya and DZW.

 

[warriorsfan92]

Only changes. Pompey in for vailea. Lodge in for Ben Murdoch-Masila, Walsh in for Chanel Harris-Tavita. Kodi to the bench. I’d be tempted to look at Taylor at 6.

 

[Stalefish540]

1 Reece Walsh
2 Adam Pompey
3 Rocco Berry
4 Viliami Vailea
5 Marcelo Montoya
6 Chanel Harris-Tavita
7 Shaun Johnson
8 Addin Fonua-Blake (C)
9 Wayde Egan
10 Matt Lodge
11 Josh Curran
12 Eliesa Katoa
13 Euan Aitken

14 Taniela Otukolo
15 Bunty Afoa
16 Aaron Pene
17 Jazz Tevaga

Agree with the halves, think Walsh and Shaun Johnson give us enough attacking threats. Chanel Harris-Tavita's defence and ability to square up the line with Shaun Johnson/Walsh backdoor is a better option than watching Kodi soft serve off every ball without engaging the line for 80mins.

 

[Tragic]

Only changes. Pompey in for vailea. Lodge in for Ben Murdoch-Masila, Walsh in for Chanel Harris-Tavita. Kodi to the bench. I’d be tempted to look at Taylor at 6.

Ben Murdoch-Masila went pretty good, him Bunty and Pene pretty similar. Be interesting to see the stats but first glance I would be dropping Pene for Lodge not Ben Murdoch-Masila

 

[Five&Last]

Agree with the halves, think Walsh and Shaun Johnson give us enough attacking threats. Chanel Harris-Tavita's defence and ability to square up the line with Shaun Johnson/Walsh backdoor is a better option than watching Kodi soft serve off every ball without engaging the line for 80mins.

I can’t describe it but i feel like Kodi just has a losing mentality. The Chanel Harris-Tavita-Walsh connection on field has produced some really good attacking plays already.

 

[Tragic]

I can’t describe it but i feel like Kodi just has a losing mentality. The Chanel Harris-Tavita-Walsh connection on field has produced some really good attacking plays already.

I reckon he is a really good player a level down or when he gets a lot more space and he looks like a champion with his running game then when he gets to NRL level the space isn't automatically there and he loses confidence and goes into his shell and stops looking to run and the rest of his game (which is not superstar quality anyway) suffers as well.

 

[Five&Last]

I reckon he is a really good player a level down or when he gets a lot more space and he looks like a champion with his running game then when he gets to NRL level the space isn't automatically there and he loses confidence and goes into his shell and stops looking to run and the rest of his game (which is not superstar quality anyway) suffers as well.

He needs existing space to operate. He has no tackle breaking ability bc of his size. When the space is shut down he just shovels the ball onto someone in a worse position than himself. For me, he's lost any ability he had to break down a defensive line. He's more one dimensional than his highlights would lead you to believe.

 

[Sup42]

I'm happy enough to see the guys get one more chance.
They did look like a team short of a gallop.

And some inexperience at left center, with an out of position player at Fb.

I guess it partly depends on how shook up Vailea is....I wouldn't throw him away if he can recover himself from stage fright?

Berry and Kosi didn't start well at first, both are better, especially Berry.

One more go for Vailea, and if it's not perfect but better, keep playing him.

Otherwise it's obvious, put Aitken back to center and maybe give Murchie another shot.

If Kodi stinks it up he's bench fodder or left right out.

Taylor and Johnson it is.

In fact I'd love to see Taylor play against his old team.

 

[sballer7]

1) Walsh
2) Pompey
3) Berry
4) Aitken
5) Montoya
6) Johnson
7) Taylor
8) Fonua-Blake
9) Egan
10) Lodge
11) Murchie
12) Katoa
13) Curran

14) Tevaga
15) Afoa
16) Pene
17) Murdoch-Masila

 

[Dixpat]

Ben Murdoch-Masila went pretty good, him Bunty and Pene pretty similar. Be interesting to see the stats but first glance I would be dropping Pene for Lodge not Ben Murdoch-Masila

Ben Murdoch-Masila 17 mins played 1 penalty 1 ruck infringement
Pene 27 mins 1 penalty

Ben Murdoch-Masila 43 run metres 1 tackle break 4 hitups
Pene 69 1. 7

Ben Murdoch-Masila 11 tackles made 1 missed
Pene 21. 1

Stats don’t tell many lies!

 

[Sup42]

Titans about to kick off this arvo. Good chance to see what we're up against.

 

[AlexM]

He needs existing space to operate. He has no tackle breaking ability bc of his size. When the space is shut down he just shovels the ball onto someone in a worse position than himself. For me, he's lost any ability he had to break down a defensive line. He's more one dimensional than his highlights would lead you to believe.

Plus he can't rely on a kick , unless there's space too.