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Going into this heavy schedule we might find lots of players being rested for what was previously trivial issues, if they don't they risk getting 2 or 3 weeks in and have no fit players left to pick.

Teague has commented previously that Russell has been training them and conditioning them for games every 4-5 days for quite a while.

I've been watching Zuhaar since that day, has some real mongrel, not a chance in hell the Jones situation was an accident. I've seen his miss similar attempts more than once since then, he wants people to pay for getting in his way. He must think he is Hodge!

Yep he is a solid hombre and can play a bit, like to see him with his face in the turf and our blokes all piled on top.
As you say he meant what he did to Jones, that was a nasty injury and from memory Jones was over the boundary line , head down and it wasnt not necessary.

Don't get me wrong, it's nice to see a bit of mongrel, but you can't be putting blokes in hospital, that is just not on. It's a fine line.

How Zurhaar wasn't suspended defies description, to be honest. He never had eyes for anything else. Nor does he: that is the way he plays.

Cottrell has been impressing in the twos, although our defence has been pretty good.

<1>Last week Marc Pittonet had his least effective game by a long way. Apart from one small patch, he was generally beaten on the day.
It made a big difference in the end, as Port's ruckman got so much of the ball.
Goldstein provides a challenge that we have to really work at. if he dominates, then we are trouble, no matter how poor they have been of late.
What are our options?
[1] Trust Pitto: has stood up to the challenge so far, even with last week's poor game.
[2] Maybe we could ruck Jones? Jones is not likely to win many taps, but he competes well ans won't let his man get away with the single free possession.
[3] Bring de Koning in: I don't think he is ready yet, but his athleticism, his marking and his leap provides more options than our one dimensional ruck unit so far.
I honestly don't know which way we should go, but we really need to put some time into this.

<2> A couple of our players have had less than stellar weeks lately. Guys like Cuningham and Newnes, to mention just a few. Do we stay with them, knowing that they both can play much better, or do we blood some newchums who could prove a difference?
I'd be tempted to bring in a guy like Honey, who could just do enough extraordinary stuff to be a match winner and who won't take any crap.
Cottrell has been impressing in the twos, although our defence has been pretty good.
or do we 'strengthen' the midield? Polson has been good. Dow?

<1>Last week Marc Pittonet had his least effective game by a long way. Apart from one small patch, he was generally beaten on the day.
It made a big difference in the end, as Port's ruckman got so much of the ball.
Goldstein provides a challenge that we have to really work at. if he dominates, then we are trouble, no matter how poor they have been of late.
What are our options?
[1] Trust Pitto: has stood up to the challenge so far, even with last week's poor game.
[2] Maybe we could ruck Jones? Jones is not likely to win many taps, but he competes well ans won't let his man get away with the single free possession.
[3] Bring de Koning in: I don't think he is ready yet, but his athleticism, his marking and his leap provides more options than our one dimensional ruck unit so far.
I honestly don't know which way we should go, but we really need to put some time into this.

<2> A couple of our players have had less than stellar weeks lately. Guys like Cuningham and Newnes, to mention just a few. Do we stay with them, knowing that they both can play much better, or do we blood some newchums who could prove a difference?
I'd be tempted to bring in a guy like Honey, who could just do enough extraordinary stuff to be a match winner and who won't take any crap.
Cottrell has been impressing in the twos, although our defence has been pretty good.
or do we 'strengthen' the midield? Polson has been good. Dow?

Jy Simpkin looking like he is out also for Nth.. and Thomas for the season.