Rd 18 vs Canberra

[glennb]

No, he and the origin players were the only ones no there.

[Mattpoet]

great news about chambers, hopefully this means he will at the very least be good to go for a big pre-season if not before

billy won't train until late next week if he's going to play i wouldn't think

[simo]

hmm i reckon.. Billy might not play for this one.. i dont think they will rush him for a home game agaisnt canberra.

[Mattpoet]

possibly not, would not mind seeing hampton play 5/8 if he doesn't come up

[Ice]

I highly doubt Bill will play on Saturday if he's been ruled out for a Wednesday game. As mentioned elsewhere Bellyache has always penciled in the Cows game for his return (dependent on how the knee heals obviously) so that'd be the more likely game he comes back.

[Mattpoet]

so without billy we're probably looking at:

1.Widdop
2.Duffie
3.Nielsen
4,O'Neill
5.Quinn
6.Blair (rather Hampton though)
7.Cronk
8.Bromwich
9.Hinchcliffe (Cam usually starts from the bench after origin)
10.Ryles
11.Manu
12.Hoffman
13.Lowrie
14.Smith (c)
15.Fa'aoso
16.Vave
17.Proctor

[glennb]

At training Widdop/Waqa were at fullback. Blair/Kostjasyn at 6/7one side and Hampton at 7 and belive it or not Garbutt at 6 on the other side. He is meant to be a Prop, but he was running plays and kicking like a man half his size. Maybe they were just having some fun. Craig did only yell at them once during the whole session.

[Mattpoet]

doubt garbutt would ever line up a 6 in fg

[Woody]

Maybe we've found the next "Coaltrain":-)

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[Mattpoet]

Let's play him before we talk him up too much lol

[storm boy !]

Would love to see Hampton get a run

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[Go Storm]

That'd be so awesome to have a big man playing in the halves, if he had skills and footwork to match his size.
It would add a new dimension to the 5/8 role. When you can't go through or around them - just go over them!!

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[Mattpoet]

pity we can't play the bears then lol

[storm boy !]

STORM: Gareth Widdop, Matt Duffie, Dane Nielsen, Justin O'Neill, Anthony Quinn, Maurice Blair, Cooper Cronk, Jesse Bromwich, Cameron Smith, Jason Ryles, Sika Manu, Ryan Hoffman, Todd Lowrie. Interchange (from): Ryan Hinchcliffe, Rory Kostjasyn, Bryan Norrie, Kevin Proctor, Siosaia Vave, Jaiman Lowe, Sisa Waqa.

No richie ?? Vave 15th man . Surely there will be a couple changes come Saturday ..

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[sallymay]

bellache was majorly angry today at training swaring his head off at the boys...met richie one of the trainers said it was his first full session by the end of it he was close to throwing up..him and vave look like they have become best buddies

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