Looks abut right to me although naming a first choice XVII seems an exercise in futility given our injury record.

I wouldn't be disappointed as long as it wasn't instead of calders, but like I said just think he will be back up with turner, if one gets injured though I can't see them getting there place back.

Quite true, maybe we should name the likely back ups instead!

Is that bench for real?

Crazy.

Seriously mate, it was only a nines tournament!

I know I thought it said 2011 squad

think briscoes far better in the centre, him yeaman and hall fighting it out for the two spots.

If that's the 2011 team, then I would imagine that a handful of them will be gone perhaps, and that bench is still shocking regardless.

Iknow mate,but I apart from R.Horne I cant think of any better unless your thinking of Cusack!!

our bench should comprise of
Houghton
Lauaki
Moa
Manu
The phrase impact bench just doesn't do it justice!

Never say Never

Surley that would be 1 if not the best bench in the league.

That's the bench I'd like to see. But all depends how Agar goes with the 3 back rowers. Is Tickle staying, will Manu start, will Washy come ahead of Radders? Who knows.

For me I'd go with either;

Fitz
Tickle
Washy

or

Fitz
Manu
Washy.

I don't mind TBH as long as washy is at 13, the bonus with it is that with Hall playing week in week out next year and fitz, we don't have to play tickle for 80. When he's spelled he can be a very good player like in 2007.
Lauaki is the main one for me, his ability to play prop or 2nd row gives us great options and guarantees that he will be a bench player.
Dowes can do long minutes so if we get an injury during a game to a 2nd rower the rotation with lauaki shouldn't be too badly affected, also is the reason I see dowes as a major fixture next year. My only worry is what happens with Mike Burnett?

so if whiting,turner and moa was the final 3 pieces in agars 2010 team plus the youngsters stepping up a level, would everyone be happy with it?
also all the players that will be leaving?

personaly i think we have a lot to look forward to next year.

get your tounge out of agars bum

Yes, I wouldnt worry about the 17 as with the injuries you now get in SL, players like Turner, Whiting and Briscoe will get plenty of games.

For our strongest 13 and having watched Tansey play I would be tempted to play him at 6 and Horne at 1.

Excellent bench it would certainly be the most Tonga bench in the league.

Tansey has realy impressed me at fullback and that where i see agar playing him,also think horne will be very good along side longy.

Danni Minogue

Vegemite?

This is only about the 50th time this thread has popped up



Until we have finished our recruiting it's daft to name a side, we could easily make a signing who will feature in the first team and we could easily lose a player that people are not expecting to lose.

Keeps us busy though and takes our minds of this poor season.

I am still not ruling out Brent Kite whose name was mentioned a few months back by a good source.