never going to happen but-

1 Whiting
2 Calderwood
3 Turner
4 Yeaman
5 Briscoe
6 Berrigan
7 Tansey
8 Radford
9 Houghton
10 Fitz
11 Manu
12 Tickle
13 Washbrook

14 Moa
15 Lauaki
16 Horne
17 Burnett

Why is nobody picking Horne to play at Hooker?!!

Agar will !

1 : Tansey
2 : Calderwood
3 : Turner
4 : Yeaman
5 : Briscoe
6 : Horne
7 : Berrigan
8 : Dowes
9 : Houghton
10 : Cusack
11 : Tickle
12 : Manu
13 : Fitzgibbon

14 : Moa
15 : Luakai
16 : Radford
17 : Whiting

??????? Thought salary cap would prevent this

1. Whiting
2. Calderwood
3. Turner
4. Yeaman
5. Briscoe
6. Horne
7. Tansey
8. Dowes
9. Houghton
10. O'Meley


11. Manu
12. Tickle
13. Fitz

14. Berrigan
15. Radford
16. Lauaki
17. Washbrook

1) Tansey
2) Calderwood
3) Turner or hall (didnt turner go off injured saturday)
4) Yeaman
5) Briscoe
6) Horne
7) Whiting
8 ) Moa or Cusack
9) Houghton
10) Dowes
11) Manu
12) Tickle
13) Radford

14) Moa
15) Washy
16) Lauaki
17) Hall

Not according to Agar in his interview after the game, he just thought as we were chasing the game that Hall offered more in an attacking sense.

do you know something

1) Tansey
2) Calderwood
3) Hall
4) Yeaman
5) Briscoe
6) Turner
7) Whiting
8 ) Dowes
9) Houghton
10) Moa
11) Manu
12) Tickle
13) Fitzgibbon

14) Cusack/Radford
15) Horne
16) Lauaki
17) Berrigan

Just for something different to try and make us less unpredictable to play against instead of the usual and the Horne/Washy combo that has yet to deliver anything. I'd prefer to try things instead of reverting to the same stuff that doesnt work.

1.whiting
2.calderwood
3.turner
4.yeamen
5.briscoe
6.horne
7.tansey
8.dowes
9.houghton
10.radders
11.tickle
12.manu
13.fitzgibbon
subs
14.lauaki
15.moa
16.berrigan
17.cusack

obviously because Turner scored we needed to change the attack

I thought he sounded quite upbeat in the interview considering the performance. Certainly didn't seem a piissed off as most of teh fans

And he did'nt get one pass. Great decision Mr Agar

Yes he did, the shocker from Washy when he should have just dropped on it

O'Meley has put his hand up to play. The ball is in the medical staff and Agars court now. On the flip side James Webster has been quite specific in his desire not to play but it hasnt stopped Agar trying to twist his arm. I dont reckon he will play thursday but i bet he does before the end of the season.

massive massive gamble to play him but what a player he is and how much we"ve missed him but id rather leave him out for 1 more week then play and get injured again but be great to see him play on thursday

Hope if he plays, he is FULLY fit, I would look forward to him clashing with our pack.

I was told the exact same thing this morning but is it worth the gamble? Surely the bigger picture is more important.

as a coach, Agar will be looking at where is best chance of a win will come from and a home game against us is more likely than some of their other games, so I suppose it makes sense to get him back in as I don't think Dowes and co will pose much of a threat to Clinton/Vella and Lovegrove the way they have been playing, but a fully fit O'Meley is likely to cause some problems.

Definatley.Not worth risking if he aggrivates it and misses the rest of the season

shouldn't play unless fully fit same goes for any player in most circumstances and as such would give horne a runout in the U20's if possible to prove his fitness and give him so gametime.

ATEOTD it is a derby but much more important to have our better players fit for the playoffs if we want any chance of progressing through them at all.

i would line up as below for the derby.

Tansey
Calderwood
Turner
Yeaman
Briscoe
Washbrook
Whiting
Radford
Houghton
Dowes
Manu
Tickle
Fitz

Subs

Lauaki (play as a prop)
Moa (if not fully fit cusack)
Burnett (rotate the backrow and don't expect Manu, Tickle & Fitz to do the full 80!)
Nicklas

We have to start playing reserves in their respective positions when we have injuries instead of switching players constantly around ie Nicklas on the bench

so where would you bring nicklas on as

to ease him into the game i would give fitz a break around 20-25 minute mark, shift Washbrook to LF so we have an extra pivot on the field so he is not expected to run the show but assist our other 'playmakers'.

Then dependant on how well nicklas is going ie if he is struggling put Washbrook back in the halves and put fitz back to LF or if he is going well simply switch Washbrook for Fitz around 60-65 minute mark.

this would hopefully give nicklas much needed experience and allow us to rotate fitz and not burn him out

There is a major flaw in your reasoning already