Team vs Bulldogs

[milanja]

Were those his exact words?

I remember him saying he intended to rest his origin players over the next couple of weeks but nothing that specific.

He did give that impression, makes sense to rest him against the dogs, rather than against the storm.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Yeh he actually did. Robbo is a good enough coach though to realise if he’s plan needs changing he will..Tedesco needs to play. We need the win and we have no one else.

I'm sure we could get a squad together to beat the Dogs, however...it could be an "Up yours" from Robbo to Freddy.

[bondi.boy]

ROUND 14 SQUAD
1. James Tedesco
2. Daniel Tupou
3. Latrell Mitchell
4. Joseph Manu
5. Ryan Hall
6. Drew Hutchison
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Zane Tetevano
9. Victor Radley
10. Siosiua Taukeiaho
11. Boyd Cordner (c)
12. Angus Crichton
13. Isaac Liu
INTERCHANGE
14. Nat Butcher
15. Lindsay Collins
16. Sitili Tupouniua
17. Mitchell Aubusson
RESERVES
18. Poasa Faamausili
19. Matt Ikuvalu
20. Brock Lamb
21. Sam Verrills

I would drop Hutchison move Radley to 6 and Verrills to 9.

So would I.

[bondi.boy]

I just don’t think Teddy is the type of person who would want to have a week off. He’s a machine.

Give him a banana lounge and non-alcoholic punch for training this week...no need to flog him...he's fit enough.
Rest him at training.
Taper him for the match...that's what Alan Jones says to do. He says flogging players at training all week is a bad idea.

[bondi.boy]

I suspect that two or 3 origin players will not be playing.
I would play Latrell though.Its this kind of game that can play him into form.
Dead set if we cant beat this mob...................

We must play our best footy to have any chance of beating them.
They will lift...nothing to lose...throw the ball around with gay abandon and the score could be Dogs 16 Roosters nil in the blink of an eye.

None of that trying to bat the ball along the backline tripe like in the Panthers game.
We must play tough...make effective tackles...and not leak tries down our wings.
Complete our sets, give them nothing.

Dogs now have the NZ captain Watene-Zelezniak playing for them...their chances have soared...he will want to impress.

[Roosting]

Easts by 34

[bondi.boy]

Easts by 34

Dogs by 10 if our team goes there with that attitude.

Dogs played well at the start against the Dragons.
If they get in front it'll be very difficult to catch them.

[Easts75]

Dogs by 10 if our team goes there with that attitude.

Dogs played well at the start against the Dragons.
If they get in front it'll be very difficult to catch them.

Played well ? They were solid at best against a very average team for about 15 min tops

[Roosting]

Dogs by 10 if our team goes there with that attitude.

Dogs played well at the start against the Dragons.
If they get in front it'll be very difficult to catch them.

Dogs are crap. I have never seen a Bulldogs side as bad as this year.

Walk in the park for our boys.

[Roosterfarian]

Easts by 34

With Hutchinson at 5/8th? Who are you expecting to create all these tries?

[Lydon]

Seeing Hutchison as 5/8th makes me cringe,what on earth is he doing in our top side?!?!

Bottom of the barrel stuff

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Seeing Hutchison as 5/8th makes me cringe,what on earth is he doing in our top side?!?!

Bottom of the barrel stuff

Have you been watching him all season, or just giving your assessment on one game?

Which was ok anyway...sure beats the crazy suggestion of putting Rads to 6....he's a forward not a back.

[Rooster_6]

Cordner confirmed playing on Sunday.

No word on Teddy yet though...

[Lydon]

Have you been watching him all season, or just giving your assessment on one game?

Which was ok anyway...sure beats the crazy suggestion of putting Rads to 6....he's a forward not a back.

I have watched him for the Bears a couple of times this year,I have watched him play the odd game for the Dragons and Cutters,also playing for Leigh in the Super League once..

I know we are limited for options and I agree that Radley shouldn’t play at 6,but surely we have a better option than this guy.He is bog average and shouldn’t be anywhere near our first grade side..

Brock Lamb had one bad game in a well beaten side but surely he is a better option than Hutchison.

[Tommy Smith]

I will buy a Souffs jersey if Verrills doesn't start again at hooker. That's how certain I am that he'll play because he had a good game and we benefited greatly with Rads being back in the backrow.

I'd imagine:

9. Verrills
13. Radley

14. Butcher
15. Sitili
16. Liu
17. Aubusson

With Collins being chained up, gagged and placed on the last flight to Vladivostok.