Starting 17 with 5 Non British BORN Players : Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:38 pm  

On another thread, someone made the case for doing away with all this lurpack/federation nonsence, and just having 5 non british players (in france this would obviously be french). As a means to inprove th GB set up (snd subsequently french)

This got me thinking

A. Very few teams could do this
B. It would dramatically reduce the level of Superleague in the short term so the powers that be would not allow it.

But What would your team be (and everyone is fit). The rules are simple, you can have as many overseas players as you want but you can only play 5 in any given game. Im counting BRITISH BORN/COME THROUGH THE ACADEMY players here so Hanson ( he was born here wasnt he?) would count Mary wouldnt.

1. Mathers (I know dodgy start)
2. Richards. (1)
3. Carmont (2)
4. Goulding
5. Pryce
6. Smith (3)
7. S.Tompkins
8. Fielden
9. Piggy (4)
10. Coley
11. Hanson
12. O'loughlin
13. J.Tompkins

Bench (from the rest of the squad but i only have one place left)
14. Feka (5)
15. Hock
16. Mclorum
17. O'carrol/Prescot on a rotation with coley.

18. Bailey.

I actually think that would be a stronger side than we will put out most weeks!

[Pemps]

Re: Starting 17 with 5 Non British BORN Players : Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:41 pm  

Sharpy_4a wrote:

Im counting BRITISH BORN/COME THROUGH THE ACADEMY players here so Hanson ( he was born here wasnt he?) would count Mary wouldnt.

Hansen was born in Auckland.

Re: Starting 17 with 5 Non British BORN Players : Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:43 pm  

Pemps wrote:

Hansen was born in Auckland.

I presume he meant BRITISH BORN or COME THROUGH THE ACADEMY the bold is what Hanson did

[Pemps]

Re: Starting 17 with 5 Non British BORN Players : Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:45 pm  

Sharpy_4a wrote:

On another thread, someone made the case for doing away with all this lurpack/federation nonsence, and just having 5 non british players (in france this would obviously be french). As a means to inprove th GB set up (snd subsequently french)

This got me thinking

A. Very few teams could do this
B. It would dramatically reduce the level of Superleague in the short term so the powers that be would not allow it.

But What would your team be (and everyone is fit). The rules are simple, you can have as many overseas players as you want but you can only play 5 in any given game. Im counting BRITISH BORN/COME THROUGH THE ACADEMY players here so Hanson ( he was born here wasnt he?) would count Mary wouldnt.

1. Mathers (I know dodgy start)
2. Richards. (1)
3. Carmont (2)
4. Goulding
5. Pryce
6. Smith (3)
7. S.Tompkins
8. Fielden
9. Piggy (4)
10. Coley
11. Hanson
12. O'loughlin
13. J.Tompkins

Bench (from the rest of the squad but i only have one place left)
14. Feka (5)
15. Hock
16. Mclorum
17. O'carrol/Prescot on a rotation with coley.

18. Bailey.

I actually think that would be a stronger side than we will put out most weeks!

I'd be tempted to drop Coley and play Prescott from the start. Other than Mathers, it seems a strong team.

Re: Starting 17 with 5 Non British BORN Players : Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:57 pm  

Pemps wrote:

I'd be tempted to drop Coley and play Prescott from the start. Other than Mathers, it seems a strong team.

Key wor mate

We need some second phase rugby or we will get hammered

: Fri Feb 13, 2009 7:30 pm  

[quote]We need some second phase rugby or we will get hammered/quote]

Would we though bar perhaps saints/leeds, how many other superleague clubs with the rosters they have this season could compete with that side?

I dont think any.

: Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:21 pm  

platt
sherriffe
sykes
nero(1)
tadulala (2)
jefferies (3)
deacon
burgess
newton
lynch
cook
menzies(4)
morrison(5)

scruton
worincy
godwin
langley

thatll be just about our first team with kopzcak, tupou, solomona, halley in reserves

: Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:27 pm  

Webb (1)
Donald(2)
Senior
Smith
Hall
McGuire
Burrow
Leuluai(3)
Diskin
Peacock
Jones-Buchanan
Ablett
Sinfield

Eastwood(4)
Buderus(5)
Kirke
Bailey

Ouch, thats good.

: Fri Feb 13, 2009 11:23 pm  

Wellens
Gardner
Gidley(1)
Gilmour
Armstrong(after tonight, excellent game)
Pryce
Long
Graham
Cunningham
Hargreaves
Wilkin
Clough
Flannery(2)

Roby
Fa'asavulu(don't think he counts has he played for GB)
Peluta(sp.)(3)
Cayless(4)

: Fri Feb 13, 2009 11:43 pm  

Wellens
Gardner
Gidley (1)
Gilmour
Meli (2)
Pryce
Long
Graham
Cunningham
Hargreaves
Puletua (3)
Wilkin
Flannary (4)

Roby
Cayless (4)
Clough
Fa'asavalu (5) ? GB international.

Then some great young British lads as squad players.