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General Your 2025 team
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1) I think one of Taine or Boyd should play for goal kicking.
2) After the dust has settled we did ok in 2024. 13th was a good outcome considering our goal kickers got injured, and SJ and CNK who were half of our spine inexplicably played rubbish despite both being elite level in 2023.
I think Webster is a fantastic coach and that no coach would have succeeded with us this year unless they had've cut SJ and CNK by round 10. And no coach was going to do that.
3) Seasons are all about momentum. If we can get off to a good stat in 2025 then anything is possible.
I truly think Webster will pick CNK to start the year but have him under a short leash and pull him round 10 if needed. I think this because CNK insists he is a fullback.
I think Webster will play Roger on the wing as I can't think of anyone in the top thirty qualified to play wing now that Montya has left. Kosi will not be starting game one.
1) CNK - lock it in
2) Dallin - lock it in
3) Ali or Berry - I think he will pick Berry.
4) Pompey for goal kicking
5) RTS - lock it in
6) Metcalf - lock it in
7) TMM - lock it in
8) JFH - lock it in
9) Egan - lock it in
10) Barnett - lock it in
11) I don't think they Trust Halesema to start Game one. I don't know who will play 11. Not Laban either.
12) Capewell - lock it in
13) Tohu Harris - Probably
14) Dylan Walker - locked in
15) Lussick or Healy - locked in - Egan can not play 80. Clark not Clarke is not a dummy half any more.
16) Niukore
17) Demetric - I think he will pip Clark for Game one
18) Clark 18th man
2) After the dust has settled we did ok in 2024. 13th was a good outcome considering our goal kickers got injured, and SJ and CNK who were half of our spine inexplicably played rubbish despite both being elite level in 2023.
I think Webster is a fantastic coach and that no coach would have succeeded with us this year unless they had've cut SJ and CNK by round 10. And no coach was going to do that.
3) Seasons are all about momentum. If we can get off to a good stat in 2025 then anything is possible.
I truly think Webster will pick CNK to start the year but have him under a short leash and pull him round 10 if needed. I think this because CNK insists he is a fullback.
I think Webster will play Roger on the wing as I can't think of anyone in the top thirty qualified to play wing now that Montya has left. Kosi will not be starting game one.
1) CNK - lock it in
2) Dallin - lock it in
3) Ali or Berry - I think he will pick Berry.
4) Pompey for goal kicking
5) RTS - lock it in
6) Metcalf - lock it in
7) TMM - lock it in
8) JFH - lock it in
9) Egan - lock it in
10) Barnett - lock it in
11) I don't think they Trust Halesema to start Game one. I don't know who will play 11. Not Laban either.
12) Capewell - lock it in
13) Tohu Harris - Probably
14) Dylan Walker - locked in
15) Lussick or Healy - locked in - Egan can not play 80. Clark not Clarke is not a dummy half any more.
16) Niukore
17) Demetric - I think he will pip Clark for Game one
18) Clark 18th man
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My round 1 team
1. TT
2. DWZ
3. Ali
4. CNK
5. RTS
6. Metcalf
7. TMM
8. JFH
9. Egan
10. Tohu/Barnett - can't decide who should start there - but this has a knock on effect for lock
11. Capewell
12. Halasima
13. Clark/Tohu
14. Walker
15. Vaimauga
16. Barnett/Tohu/Clark
17. Niukore
I mean, that's a a pretty mean team all considered
1. TT
2. DWZ
3. Ali
4. CNK
5. RTS
6. Metcalf
7. TMM
8. JFH
9. Egan
10. Tohu/Barnett - can't decide who should start there - but this has a knock on effect for lock
11. Capewell
12. Halasima
13. Clark/Tohu
14. Walker
15. Vaimauga
16. Barnett/Tohu/Clark
17. Niukore
I mean, that's a a pretty mean team all considered
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The ball playing is nice if you have a player who can perform the role. Or in our case our halves probably need a bit of help. 13 is a role that has changed a bit over the last few years where it was used as another prop. A few teams are fortunate they had someone who can ball play. It might mean teams changing the players in their development systems until we see a lot more old school 13s coming back.
If Harris is off the pace or they move to the front row. I'd be a fan of limiting the ball movement in the middle until Walker comes on. Simplify things to start with.
Ford would work at 13. It would simplify his attack, as his hands when he runs out wider isn't the best. Simplify his role to do a lot of clean up around the ruck like Luck used to do. Or get him to get in an early hit up like Bradley Clyde used to do. So we aren't flogging the outside backs on all of the kick returns and early plays.
I've seen Clark mentioned as a prop. I could also see him working at 13 as he has some good leg speed.
Ale is another one that would work with a simplified role and also being a bit more mobile than some of the 13s from the last 10 years. Mind you for ball playing I've mentioned how 2023 and 2024 we'd make breaks through the middle and fail with the simple draw and pass of the fullback or the runner would fall over. Earlier this year Ale made one break and nailed it setting up the support runner.
The modern spine includes lock.
Both CNK and Tohu played poorly last year
1) Will they bounce back?
2) Will Webster cut them from the Game one team or play them in their preferred positions?
I see the answers to these questions as defining our season.
I think Webster runs a risk. IF he decides to coach what is in front of him and give CNK and Tohu his trust for the first 12 games AND they don't turn up it will cost us our season and be tool late to change the momentum. Coming off the back of last year's season there will start to be calls for his job. He needs to take these decisions very seriously.
Both CNK and Tohu played poorly last year
1) Will they bounce back?
2) Will Webster cut them from the Game one team or play them in their preferred positions?
I see the answers to these questions as defining our season.
I think Webster runs a risk. IF he decides to coach what is in front of him and give CNK and Tohu his trust for the first 12 games AND they don't turn up it will cost us our season and be tool late to change the momentum. Coming off the back of last year's season there will start to be calls for his job. He needs to take these decisions very seriously.
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Agree with what you say unfortunately. AW needs to care more about results though. Since 2011 nearly 4 coaches are sacked per year and considering how many clubs there are that is a really high rate.
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