Force v Waratahs Sunday 9th June

This was their run on team v Crusaders....

The ones in RED out are injured or will be on Wallaby Camp


1. Benn Robinson (Eastwood)
2. John Ulugia (Eastern Suburbs)
3. Sekope Kepu (Randwick)
4. Sitaleki Timani (Southern Districts)
5. Kane Douglas (Southern Districts)
6. Pat McCutcheon (Sydney University)
7. Michael Hooper (Manly)
8. Dave Dennis (Sydney University, captain)
9. Brendan McKibbin (Eastern Suburbs)
10. Bernard Foley (Sydney University)
11. Peter Betham (Sydney University)
12. Rob Horne (Southern Districts)
13. Adam Ashley-Cooper (Northern Suburbs)
14. Cam Crawford (Northern Suburbs)
15. Israel Folau (Sydney University)

Replacements
16. Luke Holmes (Warringah)
17. Paddy Ryan (Sydney University)
18. Will Skelton (Sydney University)
19. Jed Holloway (Southern Districts)
20. Matt Lucas (Manly)
21. Berrick Barnes (Sydney University)
22. Drew Mitchell (Balmain)

From the rest of their squad, they can bring in

Props: Jeremy Tilse
Locks: Greg Peterson
No. 8: Lopeti Timani
Flyhalf: Ben Volavola
Centres: Tom Carter,
Wing:Lachie Turner, Michael Hodge, Tom Kingston,
Fullback: ?

Still a pretty decent looking 22 they'll be able to come up with ...
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Turner has a leg in plaster, I think.
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Looking forward to the match against the Tah's

Going be a great rugby week in our house Lions game Wednesday training Thursday carnival on Saturday and the force against the tahs on Sunday which I have organised for all the lads from both of the Under 9 teams at my sons club to go and watch as a team bonding exercise and an excuse for the dads to have a knees up

Skelton is bigger than Rodney Blake and Garreth Morgan

........but is useless

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Originally Posted by shasta

Turner has a leg in plaster, I think.
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nice ears

cheers big ears

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Originally Posted by travelling_gerry

From the rest of their squad, they can bring in

Props: Jeremy Tilse
Locks: Greg Peterson
No. 8: Lopeti Timani
Flyhalf: Ben Volavola
Centres: Tom Carter,
Wing:Lachie Turner, Michael Hodge, Tom Kingston,
Fullback: ?

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Volavola will play 15, done it before and they are ok for 10
Carter will play 12 and that can only be good for us,
They're short a 13 and I can't see anyone who has done that before. Drew might be worth a crack at it unless they've got some dark horse from the Shute shield.

They need a prop and a lock, with the Maddness coming back, they'll need a bloody good lock, better than Skelton, that's for sure!

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Originally Posted by Rex Messup

Skelton is bigger than Rodney Blake and Garreth Morgan

........but is useless

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Garrick Morgan

Judging by who was named today for the Lions game and the team which has run out the last couple of weeks I'm guessing the 22 for the Tahs game to look something like the following?

1. Cowan
2. Tessman
3. Longbottom
4. McMeniman
5. Wykes
6. Hodgson
7. Alcock
8. McCaffrey
9. Mathewson
10. Ebersohn
11.
12. Godwin
13. Jacobs
14. Dellit
15. Hayward

16. Whittaker
17. Faulkner
18. Walton
19.
20. Snowdon
21.
22.

Stanley and Tupou are injured yes?

UT, not a bad team.
I'd suggest either Stubbs gets a half-time rest against the Lions, or Rasolea is only used for injury cover, and whoever does the least work gets the nod at 11.
16, is Whittaker injured? If so, Hilterbrand gets the nod (Tessman often plays the full 80).
19 would be Brown/Cottrell (whoever recovers best)
21/22, I'd say probably SNK and maybe the other of Stubbs/Rasolea, or go with a 5-2 bench and have Brown & Cottrell both. Foley has used a 5-2 bench quite often this season.

Shame there isn't an AFL game at Subi this weekend - I'd love the Lions and Force to rip up the ground!

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16, is Whittaker injured?

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He was fit enough to win himself a red card playing for Cott the weekend before last...

Rasolea?

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Originally Posted by UnionThug

17. Faulkner

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pretty sure T has done himself an injury too. he didn't train on Monday and was getting physio the whole time. looked like calf tear maybe?