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when everyone returns fully fit Smith will have some interesting decisions to make regarding the makeup of his forward pack, it was clear last night we lost a lot of momentum when Ryles/Masoe/FPN where sitting on the bench together.
when at full strength I would like to see a starting pack of
Ryles (has been a great signing and gets the team rolling forward)
Friend (along with Myles the glue that holds the team together)
Masoe (his shear size/power is a must in wining the initial confrontations)
Maubs (runs excellent lines and solid in defence)
Myles (outstanding workrate and leadership)
Anasta (has really stepped up since being moved to lock)
with a bench of
JWH (starting to bend the defensive line with strong charges)
Conn (solid option with a great offload to take advantage of a tiring defence)
FPN (will re-energize the forwards after the initial sorting out period)
Leilua (for 18y/o he is so powerful and is without doubt our most promising youngster)
off to Newtown
Symonds (just hasn't been the same since knee injury, might need another pre-season to regain his confidence)
Kennedy (very unlucky not to win a place in the top 17 has many great years ahead of him, hopefully he is still here to take over from Ryles in 2012)
Paea (has fallen off the pace this year and most likely on his way out the door at seasoned end, will likely get a run this weekend due to injuries and hopefully takes the opportunity to win a contract elsewhere he is certainly one of the NRL nice guys)
Koups (as we know he is still likely to keep his place in the top 17, just can't see the point of having a reserve hooker that only gets 10-15 minutes at most, as a backrower there are plenty of others in front of him, will be out the door at seasons end thanks to the signing of Watts)
Cherro (injuries have destroyed his development the likes of JWH/Leilua are well in front of him in the pecking order now, which is a great shame because he was outstanding in the pre-season, will have a real battle to force his way back into the team with the club also signing Tasi from Manly for next year)
Jaubs (unfortunately didn't take his chances before he got injured, i'm sure Smith would have loved to have him on the bench instead of Koups but just didn't aim up when required, is another likely to be gone at seasons end.)
few other forward packs in the NRL can offer such size/power as the current Roosters crop, they just need to gain some more experience as a unit and cut out some of the silly defensive lapses we are prone to having and we should be a feared club once again heading into the next couple of years.
when at full strength I would like to see a starting pack of
Ryles (has been a great signing and gets the team rolling forward)
Friend (along with Myles the glue that holds the team together)
Masoe (his shear size/power is a must in wining the initial confrontations)
Maubs (runs excellent lines and solid in defence)
Myles (outstanding workrate and leadership)
Anasta (has really stepped up since being moved to lock)
with a bench of
JWH (starting to bend the defensive line with strong charges)
Conn (solid option with a great offload to take advantage of a tiring defence)
FPN (will re-energize the forwards after the initial sorting out period)
Leilua (for 18y/o he is so powerful and is without doubt our most promising youngster)
off to Newtown
Symonds (just hasn't been the same since knee injury, might need another pre-season to regain his confidence)
Kennedy (very unlucky not to win a place in the top 17 has many great years ahead of him, hopefully he is still here to take over from Ryles in 2012)
Paea (has fallen off the pace this year and most likely on his way out the door at seasoned end, will likely get a run this weekend due to injuries and hopefully takes the opportunity to win a contract elsewhere he is certainly one of the NRL nice guys)
Koups (as we know he is still likely to keep his place in the top 17, just can't see the point of having a reserve hooker that only gets 10-15 minutes at most, as a backrower there are plenty of others in front of him, will be out the door at seasons end thanks to the signing of Watts)
Cherro (injuries have destroyed his development the likes of JWH/Leilua are well in front of him in the pecking order now, which is a great shame because he was outstanding in the pre-season, will have a real battle to force his way back into the team with the club also signing Tasi from Manly for next year)
Jaubs (unfortunately didn't take his chances before he got injured, i'm sure Smith would have loved to have him on the bench instead of Koups but just didn't aim up when required, is another likely to be gone at seasons end.)
few other forward packs in the NRL can offer such size/power as the current Roosters crop, they just need to gain some more experience as a unit and cut out some of the silly defensive lapses we are prone to having and we should be a feared club once again heading into the next couple of years.
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