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Season 6 Homepage III
First topic message reminder :
2012/2013 – Leicester Tigers
2011/2012 – Newcastle Falcons
2010/2011 - Newcastle Falcons
2009/2010 – Saracens
2008/2009 - London Irish
Links
Fixture List
Released/Championship/National League/Academy Bidding
Foreign Transfers
Budgets
European Homepage
Anglo Welsh Homepage
Welcome to Season 6 of the Aviva Premiership fantasy rugby game. Below are the rules of the game which must be adhered to. If there are any situations that arise in the course of the game which are not covered by the rules, a final decision will be made by the RFU (SJE) as to how the situation will be resolved.
2012/2013 – Leicester Tigers
2011/2012 – Newcastle Falcons
2010/2011 - Newcastle Falcons
2009/2010 – Saracens
2008/2009 - London Irish
POS | Aviva Premiership | PLAYED | WON | DREW | LOST | P F | P A | P D | T F | T A | TBP | LBP | POINTS | |
1 | Leicester Tigers | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 402 | 356 | 46 | 41 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 56 | |
2 | London Wasps # | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 398 | 354 | 44 | 40 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 53 | |
3 | Northampton Saints # | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 393 | 390 | 3 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 44 | |
4 | Newcastle Falcons | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 388 | 383 | 5 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 43 | |
5 | Gloucester | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 393 | 370 | 23 | 36 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 41 | |
6 | Sale Sharks # | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 397 | 385 | 12 | 39 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 39 | |
7 | Harlequins # | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 401 | 393 | 8 | 40 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 39 | |
8 | Saracens | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 335 | 362 | -27 | 25 | 31 | 1 | 9 | 32 | |
9 | London Irish # | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 380 | 378 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 10 | 31 | |
10 | Exeter Chiefs | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 360 | 376 | -16 | 27 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 30 | |
11 | Worcester Warriors # | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 361 | 402 | -41 | 28 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 28 | |
12 | Bath Rugby # | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 347 | 404 | -57 | 31 | 42 | 0 | 9 | 23 |
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Welcome to Season 6 of the Aviva Premiership fantasy rugby game. Below are the rules of the game which must be adhered to. If there are any situations that arise in the course of the game which are not covered by the rules, a final decision will be made by the RFU (SJE) as to how the situation will be resolved.
Senior Squads wrote:
The maximum squad size is 40 senior players. If a team has more than 40 players in their squad then they will be fined £1 million per player over the permitted amounts per day for the first seven days. If after 7 consecutive days a team still has more than the permitted number of players then the team will be fined £2 million per player per day, and fined 1 league point per player per day for the next seven days. If after this time a team still has more than the permitted number of players in their squad, the RFU (me) will remove players at its discretion to bring them back under the permitted numbers. There will be no right of appeal to players being removed.
Be aware that all tier one international matches which are played during the season will count in the game, and players selected in the match day 23's for those matches will not be eligible to play for their clubs on that weekend, therefore you must give due consideration to the make-up of your squad.
Academy Rules wrote:
Each team will be allowed to have an academy squad of 20 players. Players who are in the academy must be born on or after 1st September 1991.
Any player, who is at any Premiership club in real life, either in their senior, academy or AASE squads, can be bid for on the domestic bidding page. Players who are at your own club in real life and are coming through the academy system must be bid for if you want them in your own academy.
Transfers wrote:
- Domestic (other AP Teams)
Each team has a budget to use in the purchase of players. Domestic transfers between AP clubs, regardless of nationality of player, should be negotiated between the respective managers, and then confirmed on the Domestic Transfer Confirmation Page.- Domestic (Championship and below)
Each team may during the season purchase no more than 5 players from the Championship or the National Leagues. These players must be bid for on the Domestic Transfer Bidding page, and each bid will be considered by me on its own merits before being accepted or rejected. No bid will be accepted until a minimum of 24 hours has elapsed from the time the bid was made, in order to afford other managers the opportunity to make a counter bid.- Foreign
To make a foreign transfer (i.e. from any club outside of the AP, regardless of whether the player is English) a bid should be made on the Foreign Transfers Page, which will be considered by me against the posted guidelines for purchase prices before being accepted or rejected. No bid will be accepted until a minimum of 24 hours has elapsed from the time the bid was made, in order to afford other managers the opportunity to make a counter bid.
There will be a summer foreign transfer window, which will run as follows.
Structured Window
No cash will be used and each team will get effectively free transfers by way of a draft, which will run 12th, 11th, 10th …… 1st, 12th, 11th,10th… 1st place side. This will run from 10th June 2013 until all teams have had their two picks.
Open Window
Open transfer window, teams have unlimited bids provided they have the financial resources to cover them. Teams may only bid for one player at a time.
Player Releases wrote:
Managers may choose to release players from their clubs, for which they will be offered compensation
Compensation will be paid as follows
£2 million – current international (must have played international rugby in the previous 12 months)
£1.5 million – former international
£1m – top flight experience
£0.5m – other
All released players will be deemed to have joined a Championship side and can be bid for on the Domestic Transfer Bidding page.
Retirements wrote:
There will be no compensation for retiring players. Should a player who retires decide to come out of retirement and play again, then he will automatically go back to the club who he was playing for in the game when he retired.
Fixtures wrote:
There will be 22 Aviva Premiership games per season, plus the play offs. There will also be Heineken Cup, Amlin Challenge Cup and Anglo Welsh Cup matches. These games will take place once a week. A match thread will be put up every Monday. Home teams must be named by midnight on Tuesday. Away teams must be named by midnight on Wednesday. Both teams must provide tactics by midnight on Thursday. Predictions will be open from 00:01 hours on Friday and remain open until 20:00 hours on Saturday. Managers will post the scores that they think will happen from these games (apart from games in which they are involved). An average of all predictions will be taken, and then 0.5 points added to each teams score for each prediction that had them as the winner, and that will then be the final score.
Managers are asked to provide detail as to why they have predicted a result. To be considered a descriptive prediction this must be a full 3 lines long when entered into the text box. If you are not providing a descriptive prediction you will be restricted to predicting a 1 point win either way.
Teams wrote:
When naming your team, not only should you put the starting XV and replacements, but also tactics that your team will employ. Results will be affected by the tactics described.
In addition, each team must have the following:-
At least 10 England qualified players in your match day 23, and at least 4 of those must be in your starting XV.
At least 2 props and 1 hooker on the bench.
All players must be eligible (not injured or banned).
Failure to comply with these rules will result in forfeiting the match and a 1 league point deduction.
If you fail to submit a team for a match, then the other team will be automatically awarded a 30-0 bonus point win. If both teams fail to submit a team, then it will be scored as a 0-0 draw.
Injuries and Suspensions wrote:
Injuries in this game do NOT reflect real life, they will be generated by me.
Players banned in real life will be ineligible for selection in this game for the duration of the ban.
Inclusion of injured/banned players will result in them being replaced by players on the bench, and the bench not having eight players, which may result in punishment if it concerns the front-row.
Punishment for fielding an ineligible player will be loss of one match point for a first offence, two for a second offence and so on.
Financial Rewards wrote:
There will be no rewards for the result of an individual match, instead the managers will receive cash for predicting.
£2m for descriptive predictions
£0.25m for scores on the doors predictions
If you fail to predict without first advising me that you are unable to do so that week, you will be fined £1m for a first offence, £2m for a second offence, £3m for a third offence etc.
AP finishing positions.
Champions: 8m
Runners Up: 6m
Playoff Semi Finalist Losers: 5m
5th: 4m
6th: 3.5m
7th: 3m
8th: 2.5m
9th: 2m
10th: 1.5m
11th: 1m
12th: 0.5m
Heineken Cup
Losing Quarter Finalists - £2 million each
Losing Semi Finalists - £3 million each
Runners Up - £4 million
Champions - £5 million
Amlin Challenge Cup
Losing Quarter Finalists - £1 million each
Losing Semi Finalists - £2 million each
Runners Up - £3 million
Champions - £4 million
Anglo-Welsh Cup
Losing Semi Finalist - £1 million each
Runners Up - £2 million
Champions - £3 million
If your budgets falls below minus £10 million for any reason, the administrators (ozzy3213) will step in and players from within your squad will be released for the relevant financial compensation in order to bring your budget back above minus £10 million.
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SirJohnnyEnglish- Posts : 8536
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http://www.planetrugby.co.uk/story/0,25883,16024_9183015,00.html
Super Rugby Team of the Week.
Such a good win for the Lions.
Super Rugby Team of the Week.
Such a good win for the Lions.
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Ewers is a big ball carrier and that is it. There is no subtlety to his play and he does not read the game brilliantly. I would be concerned about having him on the bench for England right now.
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Ozzy3213 wrote:Ewers is not ready for international rugby.
When will Tom Johnson be ready
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You need to watch the first half of the Chiefs Sarries game he was a bit better than just 'a big ball carrier'
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Tom Johnson is ahead of Ewers mate. I know you don't rate Johnson, and I agree, he's not a a player that you are going to win a world cup with, but he brings experience and intelligence and a massive workrate. I would have him ahead of Ewers right now. Ewers may well go on to be a far better player than Johnson, but at this moment in time he is not.
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I've watched him plenty this season Fluxy mate, and stand by my opinion of him.
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Ozzy3213 wrote:Ewers is a big ball carrier and that is it. There is no subtlety to his play and he does not read the game brilliantly. I would be concerned about having him on the bench for England right now.
Disagree.
I've seen a lot of Ewers this season and he's much more than that. He has a great offload and usually gets the ball away when he has runners off him, he's a real footballer. Hits hard and is fantastic at the choke tackle, boy is a real talent.
I'll admit he's slipped off a bit and was average for Saxons, possibly first full season fatigue? Looks to be coming back well now though.
I'd take him on one leg over TJ & Kvesic.
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Fluxy wrote:You need to watch the first half of the Chiefs Sarries game he was a bit better than just 'a big ball carrier'
Or the 2 MOTM performances in the HC.
Ewers has hit levels Johnson never has and he's just starting out.
Johnson is a bit like Dowson, just not good enough to step up but a steady AP player.
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Ewers is a monster , give him 12 months more at Chiefs and Saxons and he'll be quality.
I'm a big Johnson fan but if i was in the England hot seat right now my replcament would be Ewers or Dickinson more than likely Dickinson.
I'm a big Johnson fan but if i was in the England hot seat right now my replcament would be Ewers or Dickinson more than likely Dickinson.
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Ozzy3213 wrote:Ewers is not ready for international rugby. Not even close.
Dickinson would be the better option of those two, he at least has some intelligence to his play.
100% agree. 8 is a technical position.
Have you seen ewers work at the base ? No
Control whatsoever. Think he has potential and is young but would be maybe 6th choice in pecking order. Think they would go billy Morgan Dickinson wood way before ewers.
Defensively ewers would struggle also.
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That said long term I think ewers is a future England 8. Technically he is poor at the moment.
He has a lot of the weaknesses
That pooly used to slate billy v over
He has a lot of the weaknesses
That pooly used to slate billy v over
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Morgan in for Billy, and then Johnson onto the bench is the only change I would make to the England pack at the moment. Not sold on Tom Youngs and would prefer to see Webber in there, but don't see Lancaster making that change any time soon.
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He's nothing like Billy used to be, he's a class act now.
Be very disappointed if Johnson gets on bench, adds nothing at all.
Be very disappointed if Johnson gets on bench, adds nothing at all.
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anonmattyt wrote:Picamoles had one of those games he is prone too. When under pressure his basics go to pot and he then gets hot headed.
In the right team he can be devastating but he is just a monster ball carrier and not much else. Need the right backrow balance to get best out of him
Pickles made 57m's off 15 carries. Only Dulin bettered him from either side. Made the most offloads as well. Take the sin binning away which was a ridiculous decision and he had a good game.
Chipped in with turnovers all three games to date. 2nd highest offloader in the tournament. Beating most backs for metres ran. Only Parisse as a forward comes close and he does most of Italy's kick returns! He may be a monster ball carrier but hes one of the best linking 8s in the world these days. Only Read is better for me.
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Hes no Jamie Heaslip
Just disputing the fact his basics when to pot! Clapping aside he was one of the only French lads who could come out of that mess with his head up.
Also while I'm on the stas front, POM the best back row lineout artist of the 6 nations yet never gets a mention on here for it
Just disputing the fact his basics when to pot! Clapping aside he was one of the only French lads who could come out of that mess with his head up.
Also while I'm on the stas front, POM the best back row lineout artist of the 6 nations yet never gets a mention on here for it
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Nobody in the NH is as good as Heaslip.....
I thought Picamoles had a decent outing, France just didn't play as a unit. Awful call on his card though.
I thought Picamoles had a decent outing, France just didn't play as a unit. Awful call on his card though.
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Shocking decision but no need for the clapping. Love PSA's principles though drops Pickles for the clapping but calls up Slimani and Parra after red cards. Will Parra even be able to play?
Looking good for Ireland at the moment could potentially be playing France without their 3 best players this championship in Nyanga, Pickles & Fofanna on the last day!
Looking good for Ireland at the moment could potentially be playing France without their 3 best players this championship in Nyanga, Pickles & Fofanna on the last day!
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What's a line out artist?
Not too surprised, would be surprised to see Nyanga up there as well!
Not too surprised, would be surprised to see Nyanga up there as well!
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Hes 2nd on the back row list Flux
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Thing is, I think they can replace all 3. They have the players, they just need to play vaguely like a team. And pick Parra if he is allowed to play.
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Rumours Gloucester have signed Laidlaw
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That's been doing the rounds a bit, think Glos are looking at him predominantly as a 10
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Narraway to Irish is a done deal apparently. Should be announced tomorrow.
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Little odd don't you think Prop? He's mostly a 9 these days, I wonder if he'll just cover 10?
Think you need him Pete? I'd have been happy with Guest there tbh
Think you need him Pete? I'd have been happy with Guest there tbh
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I'd throw Clark on the bench, he's been on great form for Saints, has missed one tackle all season and is the type of guy I think England could need against Wales - who if you can stop getting over the gainline you win.
TJ isn't physical enough and wont go to WC 2015, Ewers needs another season but isn't ready for international rugby and Dickinson is another who shouldn't get a cap as he will be a great club player but wont step up.
TJ isn't physical enough and wont go to WC 2015, Ewers needs another season but isn't ready for international rugby and Dickinson is another who shouldn't get a cap as he will be a great club player but wont step up.
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We need 8 cover really.
Wood & Robshaw don't go off, and we have cover for them on the pitch.
Morgan won't last the game, we need a carrying option in the backrow. Clark was poor for the Saxons and is mostly a 6, it has to be Dickinson or Ewers imo.
Kvesic has played a bit at 8 but he's not in good form, TJ just isn't good enough.
Wood & Robshaw don't go off, and we have cover for them on the pitch.
Morgan won't last the game, we need a carrying option in the backrow. Clark was poor for the Saxons and is mostly a 6, it has to be Dickinson or Ewers imo.
Kvesic has played a bit at 8 but he's not in good form, TJ just isn't good enough.
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We are light numbers wise in the pack. Danaher is retiring, Fisher has been out all season with concussion and there are fears he may have to call it a day and Hala'ufia is either retiring or off to Japan I believe.
That leaves, Low, Sinclair, Cowan and Treviranus as our senior back row options. Guest and Narraway would make 6 competing for the jerseys, which still isn't enough for a full season. I have always rated Narraway and will be happy to see him running out for us.
That leaves, Low, Sinclair, Cowan and Treviranus as our senior back row options. Guest and Narraway would make 6 competing for the jerseys, which still isn't enough for a full season. I have always rated Narraway and will be happy to see him running out for us.
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Obviously the cover for Morgan is Goode on and Brown moving to 8.
Brown can probably play 8 in broken play, mind. Shame about that scrum bit...
Brown can probably play 8 in broken play, mind. Shame about that scrum bit...
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Problem is Pooly that we need to sign a 10 a.s.a.p and someone with international experience.
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Gloucester should target Heathcote
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Could shift Wood to no8 if Morgan doesn't last - Clark for me has been form back rower of late, has really stepped up at Saints this year and I'd rather keep successful club units together (Hartley, Lawes, Wood) then try and get someone new to settle in.
No way should Ewers get near an England shirt at the moment - he's had some very good games in HC but I'm not sure he has the rugby brain yet.
No way should Ewers get near an England shirt at the moment - he's had some very good games in HC but I'm not sure he has the rugby brain yet.
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Heahtcote's said he'll stay at Bath with Ford now in England set up. I'd like Glos to look at Matthew Morgan, would get the backline moving.
Other possibility is that Nige is looking at 12T to play 10
Other possibility is that Nige is looking at 12T to play 10
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Absolutely do not shift Wood to 8 and play another 6 in the backrow. Given the lesson we should have learnt last year where I'd say the backrow balance was a huge factor in our loss, it would be utterly irredeemable for that to be Lancaster's plan.
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We've massively changed styles from last year, have a front five that can deliver us a platform and it isn't as if we would use Wood as a no8 for 80mins, just cover.
If you had Dickinson or Ewers on the bench and we lost Wood or Robshaw then having either of them come on would mess up the balance of our backrow far more than shifting WOod to no8 and having Clark on the bench.
Lyduate and Warburton were top class against France last week, so for me that is what we should be targeting with our bench if we start to struggle, so personally would go Clark.
If you had Dickinson or Ewers on the bench and we lost Wood or Robshaw then having either of them come on would mess up the balance of our backrow far more than shifting WOod to no8 and having Clark on the bench.
Lyduate and Warburton were top class against France last week, so for me that is what we should be targeting with our bench if we start to struggle, so personally would go Clark.
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I utterly disagree. If anything, Launchbury to 6 and Attwood is IMO better than Clarke anyway. A few very good games for Saints followed by mediocrity for the Saxons doesn't mean I think Clarke is ready to come off the bench and fill one of Woodshaw's considerable boots
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Wood to 8?!?! Have you forgot last 6N?
Clark is not good enough for England, I can't see how Ewers doesn't have the brain for Int rugby but Clark has!
Clark is not good enough for England, I can't see how Ewers doesn't have the brain for Int rugby but Clark has!
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ChequeredJersey wrote:I utterly disagree. If anything, Launchbury to 6 and Attwood is IMO better than Clarke anyway. A few very good games for Saints followed by mediocrity for the Saxons doesn't mean I think Clarke is ready to come off the bench and fill one of Woodshaw's considerable boots
100% agree, Clark has shown nothing for me and we need 8 cover not 6.
Robshaw injured = Wood to 7
Wood injured = Launchbury to 6
Morgan injured = Clark/Johnson.....no thanks
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Clark has been in great form ever since he returned from his long ban, stats with tackling and work at the breakdown are fantastic this season. He's got the highest successful tackle rate of anyone in Europe.
You surely can't base a judgment on Clark from one poor Saxons performance, not a single guy showed up for England that day. Look at his performance in the HC when Saints won in Ireland.
Vunipola and Morgan are by far standouts for no8 shirt, then a huge gap to anyone else. Clark's physicality would be a great thing to have on the bench if the game was going the Welsh way.
Lancaster will pick TJ though, so debate is pretty pointless anyhow!
You surely can't base a judgment on Clark from one poor Saxons performance, not a single guy showed up for England that day. Look at his performance in the HC when Saints won in Ireland.
Vunipola and Morgan are by far standouts for no8 shirt, then a huge gap to anyone else. Clark's physicality would be a great thing to have on the bench if the game was going the Welsh way.
Lancaster will pick TJ though, so debate is pretty pointless anyhow!
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He's been in good form in 2014, I thought he was middling in the first half of the season
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We need 8 cover not a thug who thinks he's handy.
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Ewers has MotM HEC performances. So does Easter. Saxons is a step up.granted Clarke's not the bottom of my list, but he's nowhere near the top, most especially as we pretty much know Morgan will come off and we know Wood is not a specialist 8 or a hard carrying option at 8. Injuries might happen but Wood and Robshaw are pretty hardy and very fit and frankly nobody is at their level to fill their roles sufficiently so I think planning our bench on "what if they get hurt" doesn't work. And Launchbury has played plenty of 6 and Attwood is very physical. Clarke is not the right option though I would be in no way shocked if he were picked
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How about Haskell??
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Haskell would be ideal really Prop but he's not playing well, certainly not to the level of a few seasons back. Fearns would be another option of similar style but he's doesn't seem fancied either although in good form.
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With either Haskell or fearns you know you have someone who can cover all three positions and bring a carrying threat if the gameplan changed
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With no Billy & Morgan likely to go off it's what we need from the bench.
We have loads of grafters in the pack but few big carrying options, we need to keep that balance imo.
We have loads of grafters in the pack but few big carrying options, we need to keep that balance imo.
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You haven't watched much of Clark this season have you Pooly, he's changed a lot since his ban. Played a huge role for Saints and also a v good lineout option.
I'm just not overly impressed with any of the other options, Dickinson plays second fiddle to Manoa in the big games as a no8, TJ isn't a no8 and Ewers a big ball carrier. I agree that Wood isn't best option as no8 if it was to start, but would rather him than any of the other three for now.
Haskell hasn't been no8 for Wasps this year, Sam Jones is currently starting there. Pretty sure Fearns hasn't played for a little while, not sure if it is because he is injured or just not getting a chance ahead of Houston and Garvey.
I'm just not overly impressed with any of the other options, Dickinson plays second fiddle to Manoa in the big games as a no8, TJ isn't a no8 and Ewers a big ball carrier. I agree that Wood isn't best option as no8 if it was to start, but would rather him than any of the other three for now.
Haskell hasn't been no8 for Wasps this year, Sam Jones is currently starting there. Pretty sure Fearns hasn't played for a little while, not sure if it is because he is injured or just not getting a chance ahead of Houston and Garvey.
dammit_chris- Posts : 8685
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Re: Season 6 Homepage III
Fearns was a regular starter but pulled his hamstring a few weeks back.
I love how you comment that I've not seen much of a player if my opinion differs to yours.
I just don't rate Clark, he's a flat track bully with little skill and he's soooo slow.
Sam Jones is no 8, you must be struggling with injuries having to play him there.
I love how you comment that I've not seen much of a player if my opinion differs to yours.
I just don't rate Clark, he's a flat track bully with little skill and he's soooo slow.
Sam Jones is no 8, you must be struggling with injuries having to play him there.
Sgt_Pooly- Posts : 36294
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Re: Season 6 Homepage III
If you think he's a flat track bully with little skill then you haven't seen much of him this season. He's been getting very good reviews on his performances and been arguably Saints best forward.
I'd have agreed with you last season about him, but he's completely upped his game - he's not going to a guy that goes on barnstorming runs or anything like that, but physicality, tackling and turnovers there aren't many that come close to him in the AP.
I'd have agreed with you last season about him, but he's completely upped his game - he's not going to a guy that goes on barnstorming runs or anything like that, but physicality, tackling and turnovers there aren't many that come close to him in the AP.
dammit_chris- Posts : 8685
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Re: Season 6 Homepage III
I've seen plenty of him, we don't need 6 cover either.
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