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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 516920" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>Looks like counties should be a good team to watch this season, with plenty of good ball runners in the backline. I'd go with something like this as my match-day 23:</p><p></p><p>[TABLE]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]1. S Lemalu[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]2. M Schwalger[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]3. M Talaese[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]4. J Chipman[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]5. D Adongo[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]6. R Raaymakers[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]7. DJ Forbes[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]8. F Lee[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]9. A Pulu[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]10. B Kerr[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]11. S Stowers[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]12. R Lee-Io[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]13. B Aki[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]14. F Halai[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]15. T Nanai-Williams[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]16. S Taufalele[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]17. M Tatafu[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]18. P Hale[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]19. J Topou[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]20. M Selwyn[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]21. D Bason[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]22. T Lefau[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]23. A Tuala[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[/TABLE]</p><p></p><p>Outside of Schwalger and Lemalu the front row looks very average, so I'd expect teams to target them up front. They have plenty of athletic locks to choose from, but there is a bit of a worry that they may play a bit loose: Adongo, Raaymakers, and Tupou are all at least (if not more) comfortable at 6 as they are at lock. I would expect Chipman will start at no. 4, with 2 out Adongo, Raaymakers, and Tupou filling the 5 and 6 jerseys - at least they will have plenty of height at lineout time! Selwyn vs Forbes is a 50/50 call for the 7 jersey, with the player missing out on starting probably getting 20-30 mins off the bench.</p><p></p><p>Not quite sure what to do with the backline. Pulu and Kerr are good players at this level, but there is not much after them if one gets injured (or subbed...). There is an abundance of talent in the outside backs, so I've ended up with Tuala on the bench, which is probably a bit of a waste! The other options would be to start Nanai-Williams at 12 (with Tuala at fullback / on the wing with Stowers at fullback), or start Stowers or Tuala in the 13 jersey (though I'm not sure if they have any experience here). It will be interesting to see what the coaches do....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 516920, member: 24910"] Looks like counties should be a good team to watch this season, with plenty of good ball runners in the backline. I'd go with something like this as my match-day 23: [TABLE] [TR] [TD]1. S Lemalu[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]2. M Schwalger[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]3. M Talaese[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]4. J Chipman[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]5. D Adongo[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]6. R Raaymakers[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]7. DJ Forbes[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]8. F Lee[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]9. A Pulu[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]10. B Kerr[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]11. S Stowers[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]12. R Lee-Io[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]13. B Aki[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]14. F Halai[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]15. T Nanai-Williams[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]16. S Taufalele[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]17. M Tatafu[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]18. P Hale[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]19. J Topou[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]20. M Selwyn[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]21. D Bason[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]22. T Lefau[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]23. A Tuala[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Outside of Schwalger and Lemalu the front row looks very average, so I'd expect teams to target them up front. They have plenty of athletic locks to choose from, but there is a bit of a worry that they may play a bit loose: Adongo, Raaymakers, and Tupou are all at least (if not more) comfortable at 6 as they are at lock. I would expect Chipman will start at no. 4, with 2 out Adongo, Raaymakers, and Tupou filling the 5 and 6 jerseys - at least they will have plenty of height at lineout time! Selwyn vs Forbes is a 50/50 call for the 7 jersey, with the player missing out on starting probably getting 20-30 mins off the bench. Not quite sure what to do with the backline. Pulu and Kerr are good players at this level, but there is not much after them if one gets injured (or subbed...). There is an abundance of talent in the outside backs, so I've ended up with Tuala on the bench, which is probably a bit of a waste! The other options would be to start Nanai-Williams at 12 (with Tuala at fullback / on the wing with Stowers at fullback), or start Stowers or Tuala in the 13 jersey (though I'm not sure if they have any experience here). It will be interesting to see what the coaches do.... [/QUOTE]
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