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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 3488895, member: 1899"] He wore the 13 but still played on an edge didn't he? 13 is certainly an option, but I'd prefer keeping him in that role. Bateman is one of those players I'd priortise in the team because I can trust he's going to be a handful for the opposition. I'd be basing Tackles 3-5 on him and looking to play off the back of that. Otherwise the Tigers are really short in that role. That's why I suggested Tommy Talau in the off-season who I feel is better coming through the ruck than trying to make the most of the limited possession he does receive. Not that we've had the chance to see it in full effect but it seems like the idea is to start with the big boppers. Then in the final quarter of the game, Sheens will go with his two-dummy half policy that worked so well when he had Farah & Halatau working together in 2005. They only tried it once against Newcastle and it ended with a concussion to Simpkin. They'll return to it later in the year, although I'm intrigued by the Laurie selection off the bench. I'm going to presume he's an insurance selection and if there's an injury in the backline or Doeihi lays a duck egg they can switch back. [/QUOTE]

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