Likely team for next year?

brooksey101 · Post by **brooksey101** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:57 pm

Team you think meyer will pick?
Start to blood a squad for the next 3 years?
Or pick an experienced campaign side?
Who will be captain?

My thoughts for next year

Ayerza
Kayser
Castro
Wentzel
Deacon (C)
Croft
Herring/ Moody
Crane
Ellis
Flood
J Murphy
Mauger
Hipkiss
Varndell
G Murphy

New argentiania prop
Chuter
Kay
Woods
Dupey
Rabeni

A few tight calls espically in the second row back row, fly half and on the wings and for the bench aswell. I have tried to blood youth into a team which has some experienced campaigners in the GP. There is experience off the bench if the chips are down and we need it.

Tigerbeat · Post by **Tigerbeat** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:59 pm

Have you pensioned Corry off?

maskedsquid · Post by **maskedsquid** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:02 pm

Tigerbeat wrote:Have you pensioned Corry off?

I would do...

smalldell · Post by **smalldell** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:09 pm

Has Dupey signed then?

HongKongTiger · Post by **HongKongTiger** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:11 pm

maskedsquid wrote:
Tigerbeat wrote:Have you pensioned Corry off?
I would do...

No Way, he's got at least a season more in him and he'll never let us down. It's his kind of leadership and experience that HM will need in his first season.

brooksey101 · Post by **brooksey101** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:17 pm

I think corry will take a role of the pitch the team i choose was to blood more younger people into the team!

Larry · Post by **Larry** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:35 pm

I would have thought Tuilagi would appear
and Rabeni off the bench if he can control his discipline!!!

mightymouse · Post by **mightymouse** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:37 pm

pretty close to my team pick

Newby would have to be at least on the bench and I would start Seru somewhere - probably centre - and dependent on conditions and form Alex T s a dificult man to leave out when on fire (especially against Gloucester! - Lamb is still in therepy!)

maskedsquid · Post by **maskedsquid** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:41 pm

HongKongTiger wrote:
maskedsquid wrote:
Tigerbeat wrote:Have you pensioned Corry off?
I would do...
No Way, he's got at least a season more in him and he'll never let us down. It's his kind of leadership and experience that HM will need in his first season.

No one doubts his experience and commitment and I have been a big fan over the years, but his leadership and decision making is questionable at times. Plus there is no way our back row should be able to accommodate both Crane and Corry and I'd rather see the younger (and in my opinion better) guy getting more game time.

brooksey101 · Post by **brooksey101** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:41 pm

Exactly we have such a wealth of good club and internationals players people like brett deacon sam vesty tuliagi mefin davies corry newby goode who will all find it difficult to cemenet a place in the first team

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:51 pm

I'm a Sam Vesty fan!

I'd make him captain too.

tigerfez · Post by **tigerfez** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:57 pm

ayerza
kayser
castro
blaze
croft
moody
herring
crane
ellis
flood
j murphy/tuilagi - see below
mauger
hipkiss/rabeni - form and fitness related
varndell
murphy

chuter
young
wentzel
newby
youngs

tigerfez · Post by **tigerfez** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:58 pm

**id make Crane captain

4071 · Post by **4071** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:03 pm

It's harder to pick a first team than it has been for years.

If Biggs is a definite signing, then we've got 3 wingers who I would be happy to start, and that's excluding Johne (who I think is a better fullback) and Rabeni (who I prefer in the centre).

The only positions in the back row that are obvious are Ellis at 9 and possibly Hipkiss at 13. Varndell on one wing is probable.

9. Ellis / Youngs
10. Flood / Goode
11. Varndell / Biggs
12. Mauger / Rabeni
13. Hipkiss / Erinle
14. Tuilagi (or Varndell or Biggs)
15. Geordan / Johne

The back row is just heaving with players, too - Corry, Crane, Newby and Moody will probably all be thinking of themselves as almost certain starters and Croft, Woods and Herring will all be thinking of themselves as starting at least half of the games. And then there's Brett Deacon, who has not let anyone down.

Front row is probably the easiest. I don't think anyone can argue too hard with Ayerza and Castro at prop, and the selection of the hooker depends on how much you like them to be able to throw straight.

In summary... I don't know. I really don't know.

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HongKongTiger · Post by **HongKongTiger** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:31 pm

Let's hope HM can get here sooner rather than later so he has the maximum time to assess players for the coming season.