Good side !
Targets should be 5, 6, 9. 11, 13 and 15.
Contain these guys and Reds should do very well
...Don't target our 8 at your peril.
Good side !
Targets should be 5, 6, 9. 11, 13 and 15.
Contain these guys and Reds should do very well
Melbourne Rebels team for Friday 23 February
Reserves:
- Tetera Faulkner
- Jordan Uelese
- Jermaine Ainsley
- Matt Philip
- Adam Coleman (c)
- Lopeti Timani
- Angus Cottrell
- Amanaki Mafi
- Will Genia
- Jack Debreczeni
- Sefa Naivalu
- Reece Hodge
- Tom English (vc)
- Jack Maddocks
- Dane Haylett-Petty
- Anaru Rangi
- Fereti Sa’aga
- Sam Talakai
- Sam Jeffries
- Ross Haylett-Petty
- Michael Ruru
- Semisi Tupou
- Billy Meakes
^^^^^
Am happy with dull, boring, conservative, field position rugby (defend in opposition half pushing for the error), dominant scrum after scrum (sorry front row) seeking penalties and the odd penalty try, not throwing hail mary passes (Kerevi), mongrel tight defence forcing errors, taking any points on offer AS LONG AS WE WIN THE GAME.
Forecast for game time is around 27 degrees with a little bit of humidity. More or less for round 1 it could not be better.T but unless the team gets the dropsies and it becomes a scrum-fest it should be manageable. I'm tipping the Rebels for this game, its theirs for the taking.
Big Rebels backrow. The lack of a fetcher at 7 shouldn't be as big a worry given the rule changes at the tackle/ruck.
Faing'aa is apparently in Tonga on personal leave. Hardwick's leg is still not 100% i believe and also worrying about line out ? i thought Tuipolotu might be in the 23 but didn't realise Meakes was good to go.