Round 1 2013 Teams

Hurrell and vatuvei on the same side? That would have to ve the worst defensive side in the nrl

 

carlos is injurred

 

If the warriors want to play Vatuvei as the "marquee" player they need to start recruiting around him. You need a player next to him who can draw and pass with some conviction aswell as show some footwork to keep the opponent guessing (ala Ropati when he wasn't completely fucked)

Hurrell and Vatuvei will be a shocking combo for a few reasons

a) Hurrell unless he was worked dramatically on his end game fitness he will continue to be found out like I said he would last season
b) ATM imo he is a one sided player who will look to carry people on his back, he'd be perfect combined in attack with someone like a Steve Turner or a Michael Gordon, he needs a winger with relative intelligence.


I can predict now what will happen on defense, centre gets on the outside of Hurrell he dives to ankle tap them Vatuvei comes in but rather then commit stands flat footed simple pass past him and then they draw and pass the fullback with the centre who was untouched

 

Ropati was a different player over his last few seasons at the club, I was talking about when he could constantly stay healthy without having to bandage something up or do rehab for a broken bone sort of up until about 2010-2011 I thought Ropati was a real class player for the warriors, showed so when he had to played in nearly every backline position for the kiwis aswell IMO