Re: The Easter Derby : Sun Apr 14, 2019 10:43 pm  

Dobbins will put all their eggs in the good Friday basket and then get blitzed on Easter Monday

Re: The Easter Derby : Mon Apr 15, 2019 8:49 am  

Mrs Barista wrote:

Rovers should be favourites. Here's why:
They have the sign over us right now, seeking their 3rd consecutive win
All their props back (bar Masoe) - don't think we had any available this week.
Their coach is a "Wizard", ours is a pub landlord
Garbutt is MoS elect
We have home disadvantage
They have effectively had a week off against lower division opposition, whilst we toiled overseas and had to check in at 6.

Keep it respectable, that should be our aim. Discuss.

What a crock of s++t, be positive FFS,

Shaul won't play for another week, we will have Paea, Savelio, Green, Taylor, Ratu, Westerman and maybe Masi back, Rovers struggled to break down a championship side, we need to come out firing wake up the morgue and back the boys to success.

Re: The Easter Derby : Mon Apr 15, 2019 9:11 am  

Mrs Barista wrote:

Rovers should be favourites. Here's why:
They have the sign over us right now, seeking their 3rd consecutive win
All their props back (bar Masoe) - don't think we had any available this week.
Their coach is a "Wizard", ours is a pub landlord
Garbutt is MoS elect
We have home disadvantage
They have effectively had a week off against lower division opposition, whilst we toiled overseas and had to check in at 6.

Keep it respectable, that should be our aim. Discuss.

Oh come on. Not this tired old act again?

Re: The Easter Derby : Mon Apr 15, 2019 9:43 am  

Ellam wrote:

What a crock of s++t, be positive FFS,

Shaul won't play for another week, we will have Paea, Savelio, Green, Taylor, Ratu, Westerman and maybe Masi back, Rovers struggled to break down a championship side, we need to come out firing wake up the morgue and back the boys to success.

Indeed, we should approach every game hoping to win.

Re: The Easter Derby : Mon Apr 15, 2019 9:53 am  

Mr. Zucchini Head wrote:

Oh come on. Not this tired old act again?

One trick pony springs to mind

Re: The Easter Derby : Mon Apr 15, 2019 11:35 am  

I wouldn't change too much from last week, bring back Taylor, Westy and one more prop (Masi or Paea)

This would be my side
Wynne
Faramino
Carlos
Connor
Griffin
Kelly
Sneyd
Taylor
Houghton
Masi/Paea
Manu (Could do with a rest maybe)
Mini
Westy

Hadley
Lane
Ellis
Brown

Re: The Easter Derby : Mon Apr 15, 2019 11:42 am  

Smiggs wrote:

One trick pony springs to mind

Seriously though, for all the usual Derby pre match nonsense it generally comes down to attitude and who wants the win more. Both sides have extremely challenging Monday games so both will be desperate for the points.

Re: The Easter Derby : Mon Apr 15, 2019 11:55 am  

Presumably disciplinary announcements from this weekend will be at tea time today? Also, does the disciplinary panel sit between Friday and Monday for any incidents referred from coming Thurs/Fri? Can't remember.

Re: The Easter Derby : Mon Apr 15, 2019 12:27 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

I wouldn't change too much from last week, bring back Taylor, Westy and one more prop (Masi or Paea)

This would be my side
Wynne
Faramino
Carlos
Connor
Griffin
Kelly
Sneyd
Taylor
Houghton
Masi/Paea
Manu (Could do with a rest maybe)
Mini
Westy

Hadley
Lane
Ellis
Brown

I was thinking similar. Even if the likes of Green and Bowden are fit I'm not sure this is the best game to come back after such a long lay off. We may be better with guys more up to speed. I would shuffle a few things around though.

Injuries permitting:

Wynne (Shaul if fit, but it doesn't sound like it)
Faraimo
Tuimavave
Connor
Ratu/Logan
Kelly
Sneyd
Taylor
Houghton
Matongo
Minichiello
Griffin
Westerman

Ellis
Paea
Brown
Manu

If you need to do anything with the backs Griffin can slot in there and you have a couple of guys on the bench who can play second row.

Then on Monday you can look at the likes of Green, Bowden, Savelio, Thompson, Hadley, Lane etc to freshen it up.

Re: The Easter Derby : Mon Apr 15, 2019 12:35 pm  

Cracking post Mrs B. Unfortunately some don't seem to have your sense of humour.