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RagingBull
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Tigers Outside backs.

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Veainu - Games 5 starts 3
Metres Run - 350
Tries - 4
Defenders Beaten - 16

Betham (Has been playing 13 but is a winger IMO) Games 7 Starts 6
Metres Run - 322
Tries - 2
Defenders Beaten - 10

Tait Games 6 Starts 5 (Not counting Bath)
Metres Run - 274
Tries - 0
Defenders Beaten - 8

Goneva - Games 4 Starts 4
Metres Run -234
Tries - 2
Defenders Beaten - 23

Thompstone - Games 8 Starts 8
Metres Run - 251
Tries - 0
Defenders Beaten - 12

Catchpole - Games 3 Starts 1
Metres Run - 66
Tries - 0
Defenders Beaten - 5

Not bad,crazy to think in 5 games Veainu is already halfway to beating our top try scorer last season.
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Point taken Raging but on current form I prefer a centre pairing of Betham and Matt Smith with Tulissa Veinu on the wing and Goneva when he's fit on the other wing and Adam Thompstone as the sub, although he did play well yesterday as did all the backs, and I thought George Catchpole had an outstanding game at Full back coming on when Tait got injured and what a wise move it was to purchase Mike Williams and Brendan O'Connor.
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Thanks RB. As always, your stats are very interesting :smt023
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Noddy555 wrote:Point taken Raging but on current form I prefer a centre pairing of Betham and Matt Smith with Tulissa Veinu on the wing and Goneva when he's fit on the other wing and Adam Thompstone as the sub, although he did play well yesterday as did all the backs, and I thought George Catchpole had an outstanding game at Full back coming on when Tait got injured and what a wise move it was to purchase Mike Williams and Brendan O'Connor.
Didn't Veainu switch to full back when Tait went off.
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ourla wrote:
Noddy555 wrote:Point taken Raging but on current form I prefer a centre pairing of Betham and Matt Smith with Tulissa Veinu on the wing and Goneva when he's fit on the other wing and Adam Thompstone as the sub, although he did play well yesterday as did all the backs, and I thought George Catchpole had an outstanding game at Full back coming on when Tait got injured and what a wise move it was to purchase Mike Williams and Brendan O'Connor.
Didn't Veainu switch to full back when Tait went off.
Yes he did but give Nod a break it's hard when you can barely see your own feet and watch the game with binoculars
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RB, what are Smiths stats please, he is a man transformed and is proving me wrong, I really did think he was on his last chance saloon, but now he is a different bloke.
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stat from @Optajonny on Twitter: Since 2008/2009 no Tigers player had gained 150+ metres in a premiership game, Veainu has done it twice in his last two games

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Still nothing for Smith?
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Veainu and Catchpole alternated FB it appeared to me, but I may be mistaken as I was on the Crumbie rail by the 10m line and 20m is a long way to see when you are ancient :smt004
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LE18 wrote:Still nothing for Smith?
Ok,here you go:

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Matt Smith - Games 6, Starts 5
Metres Run - 113
Tries - 1
Defenders Beaten - 5
Passes - 26
Offloads - 1
Tackles made - 36
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Those figures must be far more than he made in previous seasons. Many thanks RB.
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RagingBull wrote:Veainu - Games 5 starts 3
Metres Run - 350
Tries - 4
Defenders Beaten - 16

Betham (Has been playing 13 but is a winger IMO) Games 7 Starts 6
Metres Run - 322
Tries - 2
Defenders Beaten - 10

Tait Games 6 Starts 5 (Not counting Bath)
Metres Run - 274
Tries - 0
Defenders Beaten - 8

Goneva - Games 4 Starts 4
Metres Run -234
Tries - 2
Defenders Beaten - 23

Thompstone - Games 8 Starts 8
Metres Run - 251
Tries - 0
Defenders Beaten - 12

Catchpole - Games 3 Starts 1
Metres Run - 66
Tries - 0
Defenders Beaten - 5

Not bad,crazy to think in 5 games Veainu is already halfway to beating our top try scorer last season.
I wonder what Veainu would be like in the centres, his feet are very Jonathan Joseph esk.
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Chobbsy wrote:
RagingBull wrote:Veainu - Games 5 starts 3
Metres Run - 350
Tries - 4
Defenders Beaten - 16

Betham (Has been playing 13 but is a winger IMO) Games 7 Starts 6
Metres Run - 322
Tries - 2
Defenders Beaten - 10

Tait Games 6 Starts 5 (Not counting Bath)
Metres Run - 274
Tries - 0
Defenders Beaten - 8

Goneva - Games 4 Starts 4
Metres Run -234
Tries - 2
Defenders Beaten - 23

Thompstone - Games 8 Starts 8
Metres Run - 251
Tries - 0
Defenders Beaten - 12

Catchpole - Games 3 Starts 1
Metres Run - 66
Tries - 0
Defenders Beaten - 5

Not bad,crazy to think in 5 games Veainu is already halfway to beating our top try scorer last season.
I wonder what Veainu would be like in the centres, his feet are very Jonathan Joseph esk.
Probably a little reluctant to pass (not a criticism: when you can step like that, who can blame him?).
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