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| Just thinking outloud. IMO we need just three more signings to complete the squad for next season. A top centre now needs to be the priority, as well as a player to cover in the backs and a backup halfback. This is how I think our first 17 will line up:
1. Tansey
2. Calderwood
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4. Yeaman
5. Raynor
6. R. Horne
7. Long
8. Dowes
9. Berrigan
10. O'Meley
11. Fitzgibbon
12. Tickle
13. Washbrook
14. Houghton
15. Manu
16. Cusack
17. Lauaki
Forwards: I think we'll keep Kingy and Radford (also cover for 2nd row) and one of Moa/Maloney/Cordoba as prop cover. 2nd row is covered by Burnett. Loose cover Whiting, keep Lee as cover for all the above.
Backs: Briscoe and Hall are the only cover for our back positions signed for next year (Whiting also capable of doing a job). As I said, a player to cover 1-5 and a player to cover 6&7 needed.
Atkins, Rooney, Turner or equivalent players and i think we're sorted.
Tony, Thorman, G. Horne, Thacks, Hodgson, Moa/Maloney/Cordoba to leave.
That would give us a squad of 27 (we went into this season with 26), with perhaps a couple of academy players brought in.
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| Doubt Atkins will come tbh, Turner and Rooney seem to be very strongly linked though. Maybe there is only those two left to come plus retentions for some.
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| Quote PAUL M="PAUL M"Doubt Atkins will come tbh, Turner and Rooney seem to be very strongly linked though. Maybe there is only those two left to come plus retentions for some.'"
I used those three just as examples of the kind of player I think we need. Turner and Rooney like you say are strongly linked. If we didn't sign a top centre, I would be quite happy for that position to be handed to Briscoe to make his own.
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| Berrigan is the top class centre we need!
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| Quote Standee="Standee"Berrigan is the top class centre we need!'"
Thought about that too, but would it be a waste having him there?
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| One more player for me. I would work with a 25 man squad, plus any players promoted from the Reserves.
Tansey
Calderwood - Broughton
Horne - Hall
Yeaman - Briscoe
Raynor
New Stand Off
Long
Dowes - O'Meley - King
Berrigan - Houghton
Cusack - Lauaki - Maloney or Moa
Tickle - Manu - Radford
Fitzgibbon - Burnett
Washbrook - Whiting
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| Quote Dnats Ynnepeerht="Dnats Ynnepeerht"Thought about that too, but would it be a waste having him there?'"
He's being wasted at hooker IMO, Houghton has had more of an impact than Berrigan in that position
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| Quote Dnats Ynnepeerht="Dnats Ynnepeerht"Just thinking outloud. IMO we need just three more signings to complete the squad for next season. A top centre now needs to be the priority, as well as a player to cover in the backs and a backup halfback. This is how I think our first 17 will line up:
1. Tansey
2. Calderwood
3.
4. Yeaman
5. Raynor
6. R. Horne
7. Long
8. Dowes
9. Berrigan
10. O'Meley
11. Fitzgibbon
12. Tickle
13. Washbrook
14. Houghton
15. Manu
16. Cusack
17. Lauaki
Forwards: I think we'll keep Kingy and Radford (also cover for 2nd row) and one of Moa/Maloney/Cordoba as prop cover. 2nd row is covered by Burnett. Loose cover Whiting, keep Lee as cover for all the above.
Backs: Briscoe and Hall are the only cover for our back positions signed for next year (Whiting also capable of doing a job). As I said, a player to cover 1-5 and a player to cover 6&7 needed.
Atkins, Rooney, Turner or equivalent players and i think we're sorted.
Tony, Thorman, G. Horne, Thacks, Hodgson, Moa/Maloney/Cordoba to leave.
That would give us a squad of 27 (we went into this season with 26), with perhaps a couple of academy players brought in.'"
Can anyone really see Radford been dropped from the starting 13? Therefore if he starts in the backrow or at 13. hat means either Tickle,Manu,Washy,Fitz or Burnett. won't be starting any may be dropped to the bench when someone else could be on the bench ie Houghton, Whiting. The sooner Radders goes the better for the team imo
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| Quote A unknown superstar="A unknown superstar"Can anyone really see Radford been dropped from the starting 13? Therefore if he starts in the backrow or at 13. hat means either Tickle,Manu,Washy,Fitz or Burnett. won't be starting any may be dropped to the bench when someone else could be on the bench ie Houghton, Whiting. The sooner Radders goes the better for the team imo'"
I can see Radford starting in the second row next year, with Fitzgibbon at loose forward. If Washbrook isn't in the starting 13, then I can't see him playing at all. Hopefully Agar will do what most FC fans want and drop Radford from the 17. At the moment I see radford as 5th choice second row and 6th choice prop next season.
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| Quote Dnats Ynnepeerht="Dnats Ynnepeerht"I used those three just as examples of the kind of player I think we need. Turner and Rooney like you say are strongly linked. If we didn't sign a top centre, I would be quite happy for that position to be handed to Briscoe to make his own.'"
The only thing I have Briscoe at centre, is he capable of putting his winger away. He is the same type of centre as Yeaman and we all know Yeaman doesn't put his winger away enough.
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| Quote Standee="Standee"Berrigan is the top class centre we need!'"
He should definately be defending in the centre, would strengthen us no doubt. The only issue is our centres don;t get enough decent ball and we need Berrigan involved in the game. For this season he has to stay at either 6, 7 or 9. Maybe next season will be different if we are playing with more width, I would not mind seeing him at 6 with Long at 7 and Horne in the centres.
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| Tickle to go hopefully!
Pay off King and Radford, waste of time IMHO.
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