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(Very) early thoughts on the 2017 Lions
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<blockquote data-quote="chris walker" data-source="post: 789267" data-attributes="member: 45571"><p>40 man squad:</p><p></p><p>1.Marler</p><p>2.Hartley</p><p>3.Nel/Lee</p><p>4.Itoji</p><p>5.Jones (c)</p><p>6.Vunipola</p><p>7.Tipuric</p><p>8.Faletau</p><p></p><p></p><p>9.Webb</p><p>10.Sexton</p><p>11.North</p><p>12.Roberts</p><p>13.Jospeh</p><p>14.Watson</p><p>15.Halfpenny</p><p></p><p></p><p>16.Baldwin</p><p>17.Vunipola</p><p>18.Cole</p><p>19.Henderson</p><p>20.Hardie</p><p>21.Murray</p><p>22.Farrell</p><p>23.Hogg</p><p></p><p></p><p>24.George</p><p>25.Evans</p><p>26.Lee/Nel</p><p>27.Gray</p><p>28.Gray</p><p>29.Launchbury</p><p>30.O'Brien</p><p>31.Warburton</p><p>32.Stander/Robshaw</p><p>33.Youngs</p><p>34.Biggar</p><p>35.Henshaw</p><p>36.Payne</p><p>37.Bennett</p><p>38.Seymour</p><p>39.Trimble</p><p>40.Williams/Brown</p><p></p><p>The pack offers both grunt and flair, Lee or Nel should start at 3 but neither are bench players so Cole is on the bench regardless of who starts, vunipola goes to 6 because I think Faletau is a little sharper off the base of the scrum but both need to start. Roberts starts at 12 for me just because he always raises his game in the lions shirt and should get the lions over the gain line and Jospeh outside him will bring the creativity into the backline. North again like Roberts will raise his game in the lions shirt and Watson has been in solid form for the past few seasons and can score tries from</p><p>anywhere. Halfpenny starts at fullback because I think the lions will need his goal kicking ability as they're not going to get many chances against New Zealand so him able to kick goals from anywhere will prove vital. Baldwin should be on the bench because he's as solid as Hartley in the set-piece so they wouldn't lose much by subbing him, Vunipola, Henderson, Hardie and Hogg would also be good off the bench when the game opens up a bit and Murray and Farrell could be used to see the game out if they were in front. The wider squad then has players that are capable of making the match day squad depending on why style the lions want to play.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chris walker, post: 789267, member: 45571"] 40 man squad: 1.Marler 2.Hartley 3.Nel/Lee 4.Itoji 5.Jones (c) 6.Vunipola 7.Tipuric 8.Faletau 9.Webb 10.Sexton 11.North 12.Roberts 13.Jospeh 14.Watson 15.Halfpenny 16.Baldwin 17.Vunipola 18.Cole 19.Henderson 20.Hardie 21.Murray 22.Farrell 23.Hogg 24.George 25.Evans 26.Lee/Nel 27.Gray 28.Gray 29.Launchbury 30.O'Brien 31.Warburton 32.Stander/Robshaw 33.Youngs 34.Biggar 35.Henshaw 36.Payne 37.Bennett 38.Seymour 39.Trimble 40.Williams/Brown The pack offers both grunt and flair, Lee or Nel should start at 3 but neither are bench players so Cole is on the bench regardless of who starts, vunipola goes to 6 because I think Faletau is a little sharper off the base of the scrum but both need to start. Roberts starts at 12 for me just because he always raises his game in the lions shirt and should get the lions over the gain line and Jospeh outside him will bring the creativity into the backline. North again like Roberts will raise his game in the lions shirt and Watson has been in solid form for the past few seasons and can score tries from anywhere. Halfpenny starts at fullback because I think the lions will need his goal kicking ability as they're not going to get many chances against New Zealand so him able to kick goals from anywhere will prove vital. Baldwin should be on the bench because he's as solid as Hartley in the set-piece so they wouldn't lose much by subbing him, Vunipola, Henderson, Hardie and Hogg would also be good off the bench when the game opens up a bit and Murray and Farrell could be used to see the game out if they were in front. The wider squad then has players that are capable of making the match day squad depending on why style the lions want to play. [/QUOTE]
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