The Tahs 2009
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Desmond Connor (43)
Think Campbell would fit in nicely at the Force :fishing
Poor old Hickey is on a hiding-to-nothing not having his Wallaby reps until 2 weeks before the comp starts. Hope he doesn't try rushing them out in the first round underdone. Think it will make it harder for him to change the way the team plays the game.
Poor old Hickey is on a hiding-to-nothing not having his Wallaby reps until 2 weeks before the comp starts. Hope he doesn't try rushing them out in the first round underdone. Think it will make it harder for him to change the way the team plays the game.
My Tahs to shine in 09. Well. Not really.
15 Sam Norton-Knight
14 Lachlan Turner
13 Timana Tahu
12 Rob Horne
11 Lote Tuqiri
10 Kurtley Beale
9 Luke Burgess
8 Wycliffe Palu
7 Phil Waugh (c)
6 Dean Mumm
5 Will Caldwell (??)
4 Poached lock
3 Sekope Kepu
2 Tatafu Polata-Nau
1 Benn Robinson
16 Adam Freier
17 Al Baxter
18 Scott Fava
19 Beau Robinson
20 Brett Sheehan
21 Daniel Halangahu
22 Ratu Nasiganiyavi
- fantastic looking backline with the only questions, I guess, being the rookies in 12 and 13 and whether they are in their best position and whether that can cope with this level of rugby week in week out.
- awesome backrow
- time for change in the front row, but will Hickey cast away an Eastwood boy in Dunning?
- not particularly loving the balance of the bench. Two backrowers? Hmmmm. Dan H and Ratu? Hmmmm. We will see.
15 Sam Norton-Knight
14 Lachlan Turner
13 Timana Tahu
12 Rob Horne
11 Lote Tuqiri
10 Kurtley Beale
9 Luke Burgess
8 Wycliffe Palu
7 Phil Waugh (c)
6 Dean Mumm
5 Will Caldwell (??)
4 Poached lock
3 Sekope Kepu
2 Tatafu Polata-Nau
1 Benn Robinson
16 Adam Freier
17 Al Baxter
18 Scott Fava
19 Beau Robinson
20 Brett Sheehan
21 Daniel Halangahu
22 Ratu Nasiganiyavi
- fantastic looking backline with the only questions, I guess, being the rookies in 12 and 13 and whether they are in their best position and whether that can cope with this level of rugby week in week out.
- awesome backrow
- time for change in the front row, but will Hickey cast away an Eastwood boy in Dunning?
- not particularly loving the balance of the bench. Two backrowers? Hmmmm. Dan H and Ratu? Hmmmm. We will see.
Lee Grant
John Eales (66)
The Tahs problems will be, as others have indicated:
- the maturing of the midfield players as individuals and a pair. Who will be better in what spot? I have great confidence in Horne to play in either jersey as I have seen him play 12 before, but I want to see Tahu do a bit more than just beating his man or stopping an opponent cold when he runs straight at him. Individual contests like this are the bread and butter of the 13 man game but not of the 15 man puzzle. Things like passing the ball in front of receivers and using other people better are boxes I would like to see ticked by T by the end of the season.
- the second row/6 conundrum. The disappearance of Kanaar and Vickerman from the second row and the probable need for Mumm to fill in, coupled with the disappearance of Elsom, will have the effect that we Tahs fans have feared since the 2009 personnel changes were signalled. Caldwell, of a sudden, becomes one of the most valuable players in the team and injury to him can't be thought about.
- the belated return of the Wallabies. Fortunately the Tahs have two sets of Wallaby front rowers now and their integration into the Tahs should be be smooth, on paper. I expect them to be rotated and have cynical 'injuries' during a game so that the 3 props gets about 50-60 minutes each. If the coaching regime was the same as last year I wouldn't say it's going to be a problem but 2 weeks is a small amount of time to get the content of Hickey and his helpers down pat.
Kepu is a LHP only. He was chosen once to play THP in a trial match last year but he played on the LH side.
I expect warhorse Fava to be used a bit this year if Mumm has to play lock.
Dunno about Big Rat on the bench. At the end of the club season he looked like he needed a lot of work but there was talk that he was playing injured. He's never been the same since he came back hurt from that celebration match in Tonga.
- the maturing of the midfield players as individuals and a pair. Who will be better in what spot? I have great confidence in Horne to play in either jersey as I have seen him play 12 before, but I want to see Tahu do a bit more than just beating his man or stopping an opponent cold when he runs straight at him. Individual contests like this are the bread and butter of the 13 man game but not of the 15 man puzzle. Things like passing the ball in front of receivers and using other people better are boxes I would like to see ticked by T by the end of the season.
- the second row/6 conundrum. The disappearance of Kanaar and Vickerman from the second row and the probable need for Mumm to fill in, coupled with the disappearance of Elsom, will have the effect that we Tahs fans have feared since the 2009 personnel changes were signalled. Caldwell, of a sudden, becomes one of the most valuable players in the team and injury to him can't be thought about.
- the belated return of the Wallabies. Fortunately the Tahs have two sets of Wallaby front rowers now and their integration into the Tahs should be be smooth, on paper. I expect them to be rotated and have cynical 'injuries' during a game so that the 3 props gets about 50-60 minutes each. If the coaching regime was the same as last year I wouldn't say it's going to be a problem but 2 weeks is a small amount of time to get the content of Hickey and his helpers down pat.
Kepu is a LHP only. He was chosen once to play THP in a trial match last year but he played on the LH side.
I expect warhorse Fava to be used a bit this year if Mumm has to play lock.
Dunno about Big Rat on the bench. At the end of the club season he looked like he needed a lot of work but there was talk that he was playing injured. He's never been the same since he came back hurt from that celebration match in Tonga.
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TOCC
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i wonder if there is any chance of getting Rudi Vedelago out of premature retirement or bring back that former QLD lock playing in Japan, his name has left me at the moment.
Well pointed out by Lee about Mumm, the second row problem and the two similar back rowers on the bench. I too expect to see Fava at 6 a bit and Mumm at lock. Will this be the making of a new Aussie lock, a new Wallaby 6, or the dicking around of the two as highlighted on another thread. I'm not convinced he's got the bulk for a top whack lock (he's 9kegs lighter and 4 cms shorter than Horwill), but then Eales was no brute.....
Lee Grant
John Eales (66)
If Googie was available after this year in Europe ie May 2009 he would be 35 years old, and would turn 36 during the 2010 S14.
Tight 5 forwards that age can't come back to play in a hard competition like the S14.
No don't mention players who have - I'm sick of being wrong.
PS Yeah I goddit.
Tight 5 forwards that age can't come back to play in a hard competition like the S14.
No don't mention players who have - I'm sick of being wrong.
PS Yeah I goddit.
Fullbacks: Sam Norton-Knight, Ben Batger.
Wings: Lote Tuqiri, Lachlan Turner, Ratu Nasiganiyavi, Matt Carraro.
Centres: Timana Tahu, Rob Horne, Tom Carter.
Flyhalves: Kurtley Beale, Daniel Halangahu.
Scrumhalves: Luke Burgess, Brett Sheehan.
Backrow: Wycliffe Palu, Scott Fava, Beau Robinson, Phil Waugh.
Locks: Dean Mumm, Will Caldwell
Props: Sekope Kepu, Dan Palmer, Benn Robinson, Matt Dunning, Al Baxter
Hookers: Adam Freier, Tatafu Polata-Nau
So that?s 26. Surely I am missing people there. Looks light in the backs.
Ben Mowen anyone?
Wings: Lote Tuqiri, Lachlan Turner, Ratu Nasiganiyavi, Matt Carraro.
Centres: Timana Tahu, Rob Horne, Tom Carter.
Flyhalves: Kurtley Beale, Daniel Halangahu.
Scrumhalves: Luke Burgess, Brett Sheehan.
Backrow: Wycliffe Palu, Scott Fava, Beau Robinson, Phil Waugh.
Locks: Dean Mumm, Will Caldwell
Props: Sekope Kepu, Dan Palmer, Benn Robinson, Matt Dunning, Al Baxter
Hookers: Adam Freier, Tatafu Polata-Nau
So that?s 26. Surely I am missing people there. Looks light in the backs.
Ben Mowen anyone?
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formeropenside
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break it down by gains and losses maybe?
I might try that for the Reds.
I might try that for the Reds.
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