Round 7: Parramatta Eels v the Dolphins

[Jetty]

A good chance to get a win while down on troops here. I know Parramatta beat the Cowboys but I don't really rate them. Cowboys are so inconsistent. They had a bad day.

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Wayne Bennett suffered yet another injury blow, with Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow going down with a hamstring injury. Kodi Nikorima looks to be his obvious replacement in the No.1 but also was battling a calf complaint himself, with Bennett confident he can take the field in Round 7. Max Plath is due to return and will either slot onto the bench or replace Ray Stone at lock. Meanwhile, Connelly Lemuelu is also due to return and is a chance of displacing Kenny Bromwich in the backrow with Felise Kaufusi sidelined due to a hamstring injury. Tom Fleger is also unlikely to return.

Selection is for centre and fullback is going to be interesting.

1. Move Aitken back to centre for a game and move Averillo to fullback.
2. Move Bostock to centre and bring in Robert Jennings on the wing. Averillo fullback.
3. Move Kodi to fullback and bring back SoS.
4. Move Averillo to fullback and Val centre.

I'm tipping #4. I know he has weight/fitness issues but I think he's fitter than last year and was still able to get a start for a number of games. Did quite well for the first 60min in every game he played before falling off a cliff form wise.

 

[Phins Phan]

With so many injuries/suspensions to navigate, I'd be looking to name the best 17 available and then looking at who plays where. Plath and (hopefully) Lemuelu are back this week so the back row stocks look pretty strong - I think the best option is moving Aitken to centre and Averillo to fullback to cover HTF

 

[Jetty]

With so many injuries/suspensions to navigate, I'd be looking to name the best 17 available and then looking at who plays where. Plath and (hopefully) Lemuelu are back this week so the back row stocks look pretty strong - I think the best option is moving Aitken to centre and Averillo to fullback to cover HTF

Makes sense but Aitken has been playing so well in the backrow, I think Wayne won't want to move him. There is a theory about not weakening one spot to strengthen another. But of course Wayne might see bringing in Lemuelu for Aitken to move to centre as not weakening that spot. All will be clear by this evening.

 

[Gary]

Makes sense but Aitken has been playing so well in the backrow, I think Wayne won't want to move him. There is a theory about not weakening one spot to strengthen another. But of course Wayne might see bringing in Lemuelu for Aitken to move to centre as not weakening that spot. All will be clear by this evening.

Bring in Trai fuller to fullback , don’t have to move any outside backs then.

 

[Josh]

Bring in Trai fuller to fullback , don’t have to move any outside backs then.

He's not in the top 30.

Teams

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[mr_c]

sounds like they using trai as they dont want move any combinations and sounds like kodis fine

 

[mr_c]

wonder if we could get junior early

 

[Josh]

sounds like they using trai as they dont want move any combinations and sounds like kodis fine

But he's not in the top 30. Can they pick a player not in the top 30?

 

[mr_c]

But he's not in the top 30. Can they pick a player not in the top 30?

pretty certain he can as long as he only plays one ( under circumstances that he only in the team because they run outta options whivh happened in this case last year )

 

[Gary]

Team list in , quite happy with it, with the injuries we have

 

[Dolph]

1. Fuller

I don't know how it works either. I thought had to be in the top 30 or development contract after round 10.

 

[Gary]

1. Fuller

I don't know how it works either. I thought had to be in the top 30 or development contract after round 10.

Think they have to apply for a exemption to the NRL

 

[Dolph]

Dolphins team: ​

1. Trai Fuller
2. Jamayne Isaako
3. Jake Averillo
4. Tesi Niu
5. Jack Bostock
6. Kodi Nikorima
7. Isaiya Katoa
8. Jesse Bromwich
9. Jeremy Marshall-King
10. Mark Nicholls
11. Kenny Bromwich
12. Euan Aitken
13. Max Plath
14. Josh Kerr
15. Sean O’Sullivan
16. Ray Stone
17. Jarrod Wallace

 

[Josh]

Team list in , quite happy with it, with the injuries we have

Don't like it. SOS on the bench instead of Val? Serious?

 

[Red]

Dolphins team: ​

1. Trai Fuller
2. Jamayne Isaako
3. Jake Averillo
4. Tesi Niu
5. Jack Bostock
6. Kodi Nikorima
7. Isaiya Katoa
8. Jesse Bromwich
9. Jeremy Marshall-King
10. Mark Nicholls
11. Kenny Bromwich
12. Euan Aitken
13. Max Plath
14. Josh Kerr
15. Sean O’Sullivan
16. Ray Stone
17. Jarrod Wallace

Anyone know what's going on with Lemuelu? He's supposedly been almost ready to return for 3 weeks now. Mason Teague has also fallen down the order quite a bit. If he can't break into the 17 with all those missing now, he never will.

 

[mr_c]

Anyone know what's going on with Lemuelu? He's supposedly been almost ready to return for 3 weeks now. Mason Teague has also fallen down the order quite a bit. If he can't break into the 17 with all those missing now, he never will.

Think I heard on radio next week he wasn't ready

 

[mr_c]

Don't like it. SOS on the bench instead of Val? Serious?

Just watch val In cup side you will see why he looked gased the hole time

 

[mr_c]

Got junior coming n that's going make it so much harder for val

 

[midlands hobo]

Sos gives more cover options. If required Aitken could move back to cover centre what can Val do?

 

[midlands hobo]

Got junior coming n that's going make it so much harder for val

Got to admit I don't see Vals contract being extended