Super Rugby Rnd 2: Waratahs v Reds AKA The 2022 Festival of Hate.

[Hardtackle]

I went to a Balmain vs Souths game at Leichardt in the 80's and my strongest memory was locals throwing handfuls of a cut up Ribald magazine whenever the tigers scored.

 

[Cancelled Account]

Guessing.

1. Hoopert
2. Mafi
3. Tupou
4. Blyth
5. Salakaia-Loto
6. Scott-Young
7. McReight
8. Wilson
9. McDermott
10. O’Connor
11. Daugunu
12. Stewart
13. Paisami
14. Petaia
15. Campbell

16.
17. Zander
18. Nonggorr
19. Smith
20.
21. Jeans
22. Creighton
23. Flook

Assuming Nasser and Wright are out with injury.

 

[Rugbynutter39]

in 2020 Leichhardt Oval hosted Force v Brumbies; Force v Rebels; Rebels v Brumbies; Rebels v Waratahs ( Rebels home game).

So it seems it’s been a home ground to the Force and Rebels but never the Tahs.

What a fortress.

You going to call the scg tahs Fortress…

 

[RugbyReg]

Guessing.

1. Hoopert
2. Mafi
3. Tupou
4. Blyth
5. Salakaia-Loto
6. Scott-Young
7. McReight
8. Wilson
9. McDermott
10. O’Connor
11. Daugunu
12. Stewart
13. Paisami
14. Petaia
15. Campbell

16.
17. Zander
18. Nonggorr
19. Smith
20.
21. Jeans
22. Creighton
23. Flook

Assuming Nasser and Wright are out with injury.

you’re predicting they’ll select two less players?

 

[Cancelled Account]

you’re predicting they’ll select two less players?

Really! Tell me who you would call in as bench hooker and back row?

 

[emuarse]

For the back row off the bench you could do a lot worse than Seru Uru. He was quite impressive in the trial games

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[RugbyReg]

Really! Tell me who you would call in as bench hooker and back row?

We don’t know that the players are out yet. But Uru in the backrow is the obvious one. Matt Faessler at hooker perhaps.

 

[Cancelled Account]

We don’t know that the players are out yet. But Uru in the backrow is the obvious one. Matt Faessler at hooker perhaps.

Don’t know how I forgot Uru.

 

[Cancelled Account]

I would still like to fit Grealy in there. Decisions are going to get harder when Henry is back from injury.

 

[emuarse]

Good thing the games not at Suncorp this weekend - the players would need snorkels & flippers, looking at the weather bureau forecast.

 

[Froggy]

For the Tahs, I would like to see Ruan Smith at 18, if Swinton is unavailable Sinclair to 6 and either Williams or Douglas onto the bench. If Harrison is fit, I would play him at 15 and move Newsome to the wing, with Turner to make way. Others would probably have him return on the bench, but if this turns out to be a really close game, I want the best goalkicker in Aus rugby on the paddock!

 

[RugbyReg]

For the Tahs, I would like to see Ruan Smith at 18, if Swinton is unavailable Sinclair to 6 and either Williams or Douglas onto the bench. If Harrison is fit, I would play him at 15 and move Newsome to the wing, with Turner to make way. Others would probably have him return on the bench, but if this turns out to be a really close game, I want the best goalkicker in Aus rugby on the paddock!

I believe Isaac Henry is still injured for a few more weeks

 

[cyclopath]

Good thing the games not at Suncorp this weekend - the players would need snorkels & flippers, looking at the weather bureau forecast.

Close to 8 inches of rain in the old money is some parts of Sydney the past 36 hours. Pretty wet here too!

 

[Pfitzy]

 

[DELETE ACCOUNT]

Tahs hot favourites.

Not sure Reds can stand up to Swinton and his Tah-Tough clan.

Blythe might have something to show about that

 

[Adam84]

No.	Position	Name	NOTES
1	LOOSEHEAD PROP	Angus Bell (Sydney University)	FR
2	HOOKER	David Porecki (Manly)	FR
3	TIGHTHEAD PROP	Harry Johnson-Holmes (Sydney University)	FR
4	LEFT LOCK	Jed Holloway (Southern Districts)
5	RIGHT LOCK	Geoffrey Cridge (West Harbour)
6	LEFT FLANKER	Jeremy Williams (Eastern Suburbs)
7	RIGHT FLANKER	Charles Gamble (Eastern Suburbs)
8	NUMBER EIGHT	Will Harris (Eastern Suburbs)
9	SCRUMHALF	Jake Gordon (Sydney University)	(C)
10	FLYHALF	Ben Donaldson (Randwick)
11	LEFT WING	James Turner (Norther Suburbs)
12	INSIDE CENTRE	Lalakai Foketi (Manly)
13	OUTSIDE CENTRE	Izaia Perese (Randwick)
14	RIGHT WING	Dylan Pietsch (Randwick)
15	FULLBACK	Alex Newsome (Eastern Suburbs)
Replacements:
16	RESERVE	Tom Horton (Sydney University)	FR
17	RESERVE	Te Tera Faulkner (Southern Districts)	FR
18	RESERVE	Ruan Smith (Hunter Wildfires)	FR
19	RESERVE	Max Douglas (Manly)
20	RESERVE	Langi Gleeson (Manly)
21	RESERVE	Jack Grant (Eastern Suburbs)
22	RESERVE	Tane Edmed (Eastwood)
23	RESERVE	Jamie Roberts

Players unavailable for selection:

Archer Holz - Thigh (Round 3-4)
Lachlan Swinton (Shoulder TBC)
Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco – Hip (TBC)
James Ramm – Ribs (Round 3-4)
Mosese Tuipulotu – Knee (Round 11+)
Joey Walton – ACL (Season)
Hugh Sinclair – Unavailable (Round 3)
Michael Hooper – Foot (TBC)

 

[Adam84]

1. Feao Fotuaika – Sunnybank
2. Alex Mafi – Bond University
3. Taniela Tupou – Brothers
4. Angus Blyth – Bond University
5. Lukhan Salakaia-Loto – Souths
6. Angus Scott-Young – University of Queensland
7. Fraser McReight – Brothers
8. Harry Wilson – Brothers
9. Tate McDermott (c) – University of Queensland
10. James O’Connor – Brothers
11. Filipo Daugunu – Wests
12. Hamish Stewart – Brothers
13. Josh Flook – Brothers
14. Jordan Petaia – Wests
15. Jock Campbell – University of Queensland

    
    
16. Josh Nasser – University of Queensland
17. Harry Hoopert – Brothers
18. Zane Nonggorr – Bond University
19. Ryan Smith – Brothers
20. Seru Uru – Wests
21. Spencer Jeans* – Bond University
22. Lawson Creighton – Brothers
23. Mac Grealy – University of Queensland

*denotes potential Queensland and Super Rugby debut

 

[Wilson]

So Paisami and Wright injured with Fotuaika pushing Zander out of the team. Pretty happy with that side all things considered.

 

[Adam84]

What’s the undercover seating at Leichhardt like?

it’s going to be a heavy wet pitch based on the rain this week

 

[Braveheart81]

What’s the undercover seating at Leichhardt like?

it’s going to be a heavy wet pitch based on the rain this week

Some of the grandstand is undercover. Then there's seating at ground level around the field that is not covered.

It's a small ground so none of the seating is a long way away.

I certainly opted for grandstand seats when redeeming my membership!