Newcastle Falcons Season 2014/2015 - Closed, use new one.

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UPDATED FOR 2015 / 2016

Manager: Dean Richards
Head Coach: John Wells
Forwards Coach: John Wells
Defence Coach: Graham Steadman
Attack Coach: Dave Walder

Current Squad (A= Academy):
Forwards
Props: Taione Vea, Jon Welsh, Scott Wilson, Ben Harris, Rob Vickers , Eric Fry,

Hookers: Scott Lawson, George McGuigan, Rob Hawkins,
David Nelson (A)

Second Rows: Dom Barrow, Callum Green, Kane Thompson, Josh Furno,
Glen Youngs (A), Will Witty (A), Sean Robinson (A), Harry Snowdon (A),

Back Row: Ally Hogg, Will Welch, Richard Mayhew, Nili Latu, Mark Wilson, Uili Kolo'ofai, Dan Temm,
Brian Tuilagi (A), Joe Craggs (A), Calum Chick (A)

Backs
SH's: Sonatane Tukulua, Ruki Tipuna, Micky Young,
Dan Taylor (A),  Ruaridh Dawson (A)

Fh's: Tom Catterick, Mike Delaney,
Craig Willis (A), Brett Connon (A)

Centres: Juan Pablo Socino, Adam Powell, Gonzalo Tiesi, Andy Tuilagi, Chris Harris ,
Adam Redman centre (A), Tom Penny (A)

Wing: Sinoti Sinoti, Alex Tuilagi, Giovanbattista Venditti, Marcus Watson, Zac Kibirige,
Dan Marshall (A)

FB's: Alex Tait, Simon Hammersley

Contracts yet to be agreed:
Oliver Tomaschyk
Scott MacLeod
Warren Fury
Jamie Helleur
Noah Cato
Rory Clegg - Going to Australia

Sam you've literally readily mind about green

I was about to post Socino and Sinoti get all the plaudits but Green has been an amazing signing and it's superb.

Dean's 1st name on the team sheet. And Furno is playing very well also. He's so quick and disrupts the opposition.

It's freezing but we're all other them. Mike Blair and Tom Catterick look a match made in heaven.

Fonuoa would be just the type of player we need. A huge man mountain of a carrier.  The way we are playing we would use a player like him very well.

He'd be a great signing, menace over the ball too

Falcons look good but Welsh are embarrassing, if there hadn't been a few little errors we'd already be heading towards 40 points.

It's just gone a bit flat we need to wind it up again.

Our kicking from hand is still atrocious aswell

That flying winger Aly Hogg. ...

Embarrassing for Welsh that one, I do love Hoggy though, that turnover was unreal

Who needs a new kicking 10????

Where has Carrerick pulled this from??? He's now our best kicker, crazy.

Loving Sinoti, wouldn't swap him for any winger in the AP

I've said on every thread this season....Sinoti is the best winger in the league.

Wow lots of changes.

I'd have said Goneva last season but he's had a quiet one, Sinoti for me.

GeordieFalcon wrote:I've said on every thread this season....Sinoti is the best winger in the league.

Shhhhh!!! There might be Tiger's or Saints' people reading this!

Sadly it's not a secret how good he is Driver.

The question is....will people be so quick to leave now?

I'm liking Orlandi already, that's our 1st good scrum even with Fry threatening to fold in half

I'm going to watch fry with interest Sgt.

In the most part everyone Dean has signed has come good....he is one we all don't rate at all at scrum time...but Dean must see something. His loose game is actually pretty good.

The game has become a bit of a sludge.

Yeah GF Green has a little bit of Deacon around him. Put him in there and the pack plays better though his impact isn't really that noticeable individually you know he's in there.

I think Tigers have enough attacking wingers (Thompstone, Goneva, Benjamin). A full back if Tait leaves and a solution to our dire midfield are more pressing issues. Then there's the forward pack where we might need an experienced lock if Parling goes and maybe another seven, two of them if Salvi and Matera leave.

Who needs a new 10????

I don't mind having Fry in the squad. I would like to help developing rugby nations bring through players, especially in positions where they struggle like the USA with their props. I would rather he was third choice rather than second.

Catterick, where have you been all our lives?







Oh yeah, urine-ing about on the wing!

Ben West is the Welsh pack has put himself about.

I'd prefer if he was 5th choice Cumbrian, he's absolutley awful.

Orlandi looks handy, it'll be interesting to see how he goes given a run.

That'll do....

I think fry is good in the rucks mauls and tackle area.

Just need to get mickey ward smashing him in the scrum machine day in day out which in sure they're doing.

I think I can scrum better than Fry, he's dreadful.

Will Mark Wilson finally make the Saxons as he deserves?

Dragons up next on Saturday....

What team would you put out?

Maybe try and mix things up a bit

01. Alex Rogers
02. George McGuigan/ Dave Nelson
03. Juan Orlandi
04. Sean Robison
05. Uili Kolo'ofai
06. Kane Thomspon
07. Andy Saull
08. Ben Morris

09. Riki Tipuna
10. Rory Clegg

11. Noah cato
12. Danny Barnes
13. Tom Penny
14. Chris Harris
15. Lee Smith

We have a mainly EQ squad to work from for the European games, I'm not sure if Orlandi/Kolo/Thompson are registered??

1. Fry (sadly registered)
2. McGuigan
3. Wilson
4. Robinson
5. McCleod
6. Temm
7. Saull
8. York

9. Tipuna
10. Catterick
11. Cato
12. Powell
13. Harris
14. Penny
15. Hammersley

Poopie, I didn't even think about that.

Thompson might be Cumbrian, I think he played the last game?

I certainly remember Fry getting smashed in the scrum.

Just checked the match reports against Stade Francais and Thompson appears to be available, which is good news!

1 Fry - Just got to keep giving him games.
2 Nelson
3 Tomaschyk
4 Witty
5 Robinson
6 Temm
7 Saull
8 Thompson

9 Tipuna
10 Clegg
11 Alex Tuilagi
12 Harris
13 Penny
14 Cato
15 Tait

Is Sean Brown injured? I'd maybe give him a run out if he's fit.

Lots of chat on the Scottish 6 Nations thread that this is the perfect time to get Ally Hogg back into the international set up.

Strauss is not SQ yet, Denton has shown flushes of form but only against lower order teams, Beattie has been absent from his French matchday squads in recent weeks and we're tired of Kellybrows being played out of position.

Presumably Falcons fans will think that it's a recall which is well deserved?

No he's rubbish Carlin....I wouldn't waste my time with him. Past it...slow...no presence at the breakdowns, not remotely in top class form.... etc....

He's been playing well for about a year now. Is he good enough for the Int stage? I'd maybe say no.

He's a little like Easter for us, great brain etc but I don't think significantly better than the youngsters to warrant inclusion.

Sgt,

Behave. Lets not risk him going away and getting burned out or injured playing for Scotland.

He's doing great for us...being managed very well by Dean (as are most of the players actually).

He's the brains in our pack GF, I rate him highly.

I'd love us to get hold of the Welsh 8 as a alternate.

Yeah he would be class...Fonua.

I see the Chron is reporting Dean will go with the young English kids in Europe again.

GeordieFalcon wrote:No he's rubbish Carlin....I wouldn't waste my time with him. Past it...slow...no presence at the breakdowns, not remotely in top class form.... etc....

Brookes confirms move to Saints.

Wouldn't play him again this season , stabbed club in the back.

I'd put out a strong side against Dragons as i think we should aim for a ECC semi final spot.

I'd go with 

15.Simon Hammersleu
14.Sinoti Sinoti
13.Chris Harris
12.Juan Socino
11.Alex Tuilagi
10.Tom Catterick
9.Rui Tipuna

1.Eric Fry
2.George McGuigan
3.Juan Orlandi
4.Kane Thomson
5.Uli Kolo'ofia
6.Chris York
7.Andy Saull
8.Ally Hogg (C)

I doubt Orlandi is registered.

We've got to play him but I'd have a good look at Orlandi.

Yup let him rot with the u18's. Loyalty rating zero!!!!

Brookes messed up his chance at tigers, largely due to his own poor attitude. Falcons took him back, rebuilt his career and lo and behold for the last 10 months his agent has been engineering a move.

I guess Falcons could have given him longer than a two year contract, but even so this sucks.

Kieran Brookes wrote:In the meantime all my efforts will be concentrated on helping us finish as high up the league as we can.

Translates as - I will play as well as I can to try and stay in the England squad.

Really feel for you GF - Brookes has international aspirations and wants to be playing European Rugby to stay in the England squad - however, after the way you guys rebuilt his career I think he owed you at least one more contract extension.

Well as I've posted on the unofficial,  he now drops behind young Scotty,  Tomas and Orlandi. I wouldn't play him at all... And judging by Dean's reaction keiron won't be playing.

I'm all for ambition etc, this is not sour grapes. He is a special case. We rebuilt him and he's done this.

I notice there seem to be less complaints about John Wells and the breakdown atm.

Gutted about Brookes, and peed off. I know it's a short career and I want to wish the lad well, but I feel like he could have given us one more decent season. I'm pretty certain a Saints or similar would have still been interested then.