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.

not sure tbh

cover at half back is a problem because if longs out can horne step up and lead the side around the park?

i'd guess that squad is a bit under the cap still and isn't good enough to win s/l so we'd have to sign a player who'd strengten the side, if a top centre became available i'd want us to strengthen the side but not to deny hall and tom briscoe. the same if tickle leaves if we signed another second rower it would be a bit of a slap in the face to burnett and hodgson.

Personally think a second halfback would help and give competition for places.

I think we need to give Hall, T.Briscoe, Burnett etc as much gametime as possible as i don't think they have looked out of place in a poor side so in a better side they in turn will look much better IMO. The whole point of franchise system is to promote youth.


Think we would be better giving our youngsters a couple of years eg like leeds persevered with burrow, jones buchanon etc to ensure the clubs long term future

Needs to go, we have Fitz who does the same job.

1000% better too.

And he's played for Tonga!

Tansey
Calderwood
Briscoe/Yeaman
Hall
Raynor
Horne
Long
Cusack
Berrigan
O'meley
Burnett
Fitzgibbon
Washbrook

Manu
Moa
Lauaki
Houghton

We have plenty of cover in the halves, there's washy and whiting to cover Horne and tansey and berrigan to cover long. More than adequate IMO.

Youre right Paul, why look forward to something when we could mope about starting anti everything threads!

Problem is, we do this now, what do we do in Dec/Jan!!!!

I'll have forgotten about this, so we can do it again

Ah, but someone will remember, and post a link!

It won't matter, at least 5 players would have been seen drinking since then and we will be questioning their commitment. Plus we have a couple of injuries that will prop up over the pre-season.

1. Tansey
2. Briscoe
3. Yeaman
4. Hall
5. Raynor
6. Washbrook
7. Long
8. Dowes
9. Berrigan
10. Shrek
11. Tickle/Burnett if Tickle leaves
12. Manu
13. Fitz

14. Houghton
15. Hame
16. Yak
17. Moa

But, but, you can't drop Horne, he's [ilocal[/i.