Re: 2018 Starting lineup : Tue Nov 28, 2017 7:40 pm  

So Grose but So Good wrote:

This is how I see our starting 17 next year:

1 S Ratchford
2 M Brown
3 B Goodwin
4 R Atkins
5 T Lineham
6 K Brown
7 T Roberts
8 C Hill
9 D Clark
10 D Crosby
11 B Currie
12 B Murdoch-Massilla
13 H Livett

14 M Smith
15 B Westwood
16 S Akauola
17 M Cooper

Cooper at loose forward and Philbin on the bench and they're the only changes i'd make to your pick

[Uncle Rico]

Re: 2018 Starting lineup : Wed Nov 29, 2017 7:19 pm  

Is there any news on Toby King and does anyone think he's in with a chance of forcing his way in apart from injuries? I quite liked the look of him when he first burst through but our signings must have pushed him down the pecking order?

Whoever called for Hughes to be in with a shout of our first choice 17 is way off for me. Yes there might be a clean slate, but, for whatever reason on last season's form Hughes needs a break from being first pick. He needs to sort himself out and try and win his shirt back

Re: 2018 Starting lineup : Thu Nov 30, 2017 12:49 pm  

Uncle Rico wrote:

Whoever called for Hughes to be in with a shout of our first choice 17 is way off for me. Yes there might be a clean slate, but, for whatever reason on last season's form Hughes needs a break from being first pick. He needs to sort himself out and try and win his shirt back

Exactly he needs to prove he has the form to regain the shirt.
Crosby needs to prove he is worth a place also.

Re: 2018 Starting lineup : Thu Nov 30, 2017 2:48 pm  

Well, Russell confirmed in the number 5 shirt and Hughes at 12 in the squad numbers for 2018.

I guess it’s clean slate time indeed and the chance for them to show Price they can be better than what we’ve seen.

The number 24 shirt is still vacant and I wouldn’t be too surprised to see either Pomeroy or another power forward there early in the season. There is almost certainly some cap space available and my guess is that Price is gauging the squad early season and seeing who he’ll be keeping for the following season. Any weak areas can then be shored up by recruiting in-season with the cap space we have. I think we’ll see a hard running forward and a winger if Russell or Mitch Brown don’t solve our left wing issues (I don’t expect to see Russell on the right outside Goodwin for this season). I hope Lineham can get motivated and sharpen up so we can see his real talent. He’s got one more year to reflect his trabsfer fee value.

Re: 2018 Starting lineup : Thu Nov 30, 2017 2:58 pm  

Squad numbers suggest BMM will indeed play 13 - although that's not always a reliable gauge.

Still hoping No. 24 has been reserved for a deputy to Clark.

Re: 2018 Starting lineup : Thu Nov 30, 2017 4:47 pm  

Interesting to see Taylor Prell at #26. The squad does look small compared to last year. I thought 12 left last year & I can only count 5 replacements & 2 moving up from the lower team.

Re: 2018 Starting lineup : Thu Nov 30, 2017 5:51 pm  

Hopefully Prell is given a chance to play, or else was a pretty pointless signing by the board.