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Munster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread II

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    #122
    .ak
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    Lelantos wrote: »
    Nope, you chose which package you want, TP or M

    Ah. That's a shame. Presumably the musgrave package is quite cheap then?


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    #123
    phog
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    .ak wrote: »
    Ah. That's a shame. Presumably the musgrave package is quite cheap then?

    Same price terrace tickets per game.


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    #124
    Lelantos
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    .ak wrote: »
    Lelantos wrote: »
    Nope, you chose which package you want, TP or M

    Ah. That's a shame. Presumably the musgrave package is quite cheap then?
    No, same diff,


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    #125
    irishbucsfan
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    Earls at 15 was completely untested against England. He was excellent in attack but I wouldn't move him back to 15 based on it. Keep him at 13 and let him develop in one position.


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    #126
    Clareman
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    .ak wrote: »
    Does the ST not cover games at Musgrave?
    Depends which 1 you have, there are 3 options for Supporters Club members, you can have Musgrave only, Thomond only or a combined ticket, the majority of members have Thomond only I believe. It used to be a benefit to have a combined ticket as you got first option on any additional tickets, but with the additional members now that doesn't happen anymore.


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    #127
    thomond2006
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    Squad Profile page updated for next season, no new player photos yet.

    http://www.munsterrugby.ie/rugby/squadprofiles.php


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    #128
    .ak
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    thomond2006 wrote: »
    Squad Profile page updated for next season, no new player photos yet.

    http://www.munsterrugby.ie/rugby/squadprofiles.php

    I live for new Squad Profile pics of DOC.


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    #129
    Tox56
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    Looking at Munsterfans, I'd say a majority of people want to see Earls at Fullback next season. I hadn't really thought about it, but it will be really interesting to see what combination Penney goes for in the first HEC game.


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    #130
    thomond2006
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    .ak wrote: »
    I live for new Squad Profile pics of DOC.

    It's strange to think that DOC has 66 more Munster appearances than POC. Just shows how lucky DOC has been with injury.


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    #131
    profitius
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    Earls should be on the wing. He is an excellent try scorer. He is not a bad center but a better winger.


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    #132
    thomond2006
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    Wouldn't surprise me if they tried Howlett at 15, McGahan tried him there at the start of his reign. Dougie did play fullback for Auckland when Rokocoko and Caucau were Auckland's wingers and he definitely has the rugby sixth sense for the positioning etc. His kicking game might be a weakness though. In terms of alternatives, Jones didn't look great when he came back from injury while Hurley is a good fullback, but nothing more than that really.

    The biggest advantage of putting Earls at 15 is his acceleration, if he can learn to feed off Laulala he could be dangerous when running lines and joining the attack. We really do miss Warwick and his ability to be a playmaker in the midfield.

    What Penney decides to do with Earls will be one of his biggest challenges. That and phasing out ROG.


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    #133
    .ak
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    thomond2006 wrote: »

    What Penney decides to do with Earls will be one of his biggest challenges. That and phasing out ROG.

    Earls to 10 and ROG to 15? :pac:


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    #134
    Amazotheamazing
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    Don't rule out O'Dea at fullback, he's looked decent in his chances on the wing and has played a fair bit at fullback in the AIL, afaik.


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    #135
    profitius
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    Amazotheamazing wrote: »
    Don't rule out O'Dea at fullback, he's looked decent in his chances on the wing and has played a fair bit at fullback in the AIL, afaik.

    And Scanlon.


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    #136
    .ak
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    I'm a bit of a fan of O'Dea I must admit. I'd rather see him nail down a wing spot rather than FB where he'll potentially be moved around or find himself as a utility back.


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    #137
    theKramer
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    Also there is a guy called Sean Scanlon who plays FB who is is supposed to be pretty good, according to MF forum.


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    #138
    Amazotheamazing
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    theKramer wrote: »
    Also there is a guy called Sean Scanlon who plays FB who is is supposed to be pretty good, according to MF forum.

    Scanlon always strikes me as too short to be a fullback, would rather see him on the wing, don't know if he has the pace for it though.


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    #139
    Amazotheamazing
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    .ak wrote: »
    I'm a bit of a fan of O'Dea I must admit. I'd rather see him nail down a wing spot rather than FB where he'll potentially be moved around or find himself as a utility back.

    Hard to see how he'll get games a winger tbh, although he did look class there in the B&I semi-final. Was it Conway he stood up?


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    #140
    Fishooks12
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    Amazotheamazing wrote: »
    Hard to see how he'll get games a winger tbh, although he did look class there in the B&I semi-final. Was it Conway he stood up?

    yep


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    #141
    Fireball07
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    I think Earls could be a great full-back tbh, it was there that he first made his mark for Munster. In an attacking sense, he could really bring a lot at full-back.


    But LOD is said to be a natural full-back and he's always impressed me. I'd love to see him nail down a starting spot.


    As for Jones, I thought he was superb when he first broke on the scene but definitely wasn't the same after his injury. He should never have started the HC quarter-final.


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    #142
    bamboozle
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    Amazotheamazing wrote: »
    Scanlon always strikes me as too short to be a fullback, would rather see him on the wing, don't know if he has the pace for it though.

    i've seen him play for cork con, he's quiet small, nuggety build. decent but I'd rate O'Dea a fair bit ahead of him.

    wouldnt be surprised to see the likes of LOD, Hircock, Nagle, Kilcoyne, Condon & Butler get some good exposure at the start of this coming season as Penny trys to freshen up the squad.


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    #143
    Fishooks12
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    Fireball07 wrote: »
    I think Earls could be a great full-back tbh, it was there that he first made his mark for Munster. In an attacking sense, he could really bring a lot at full-back.


    But LOD is said to be a natural full-back and he's always impressed me. I'd love to see him nail down a starting spot.


    As for Jones, I thought he was superb when he first broke on the scene but definitely wasn't the same after his injury. He should never have started the HC quarter-final.

    Harsh as it sounds, but I think we would have been in a HC final if he wasn't at 15 for the Gilroy try


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    #144
    Fishooks12
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    It will be interesting to see how Penney goes about picking a team, who knows, he may not care for egos in the slightest. Imagine JJ thrown into a HC pool game at 10


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    CatFromHue
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    Fishooks12 wrote: »
    It will be interesting to see how Penney goes about picking a team, who knows, he may not care for egos in the slightest. Imagine JJ thrown into a HC pool game at 10

    I really could only see that happening at the last pool game if the group and home QF was already secured. Even then he could he may just be a second half sub.


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    #146
    theKramer
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    CatFromHue wrote: »
    I really could only see that happening at the last pool game if the group and home QF was already secured. Even then he could he may just be a second half sub.
    To be honest, I would like to see ROG subbing for Keatley at the start of the season. I dont envy Penney the job of phasing out ROG...


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    #147
    CIARAN_BOYLE
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    theKramer wrote: »
    To be honest, I would like to see ROG subbing for Keatley at the start of the season. I dont envy Penney the job of phasing out ROG...
    Hopefully Keatley will get a run of games in September and October when ROG is out of action due to having been on the summer tour and perform well enough that Penney just can't take the shirt off him


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    #148
    Fishooks12
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    It's speculative in a way, but I really don't think there's much between JJ and Keatley right now


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    #149
    theKramer
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    Fishooks12 wrote: »
    It's speculative in a way, but I really don't think there's much between JJ and Keatley right now
    True, I suppose. If Ulster can do it with Paddy Jackson, why not us with JJ. I still would like Keatley to get a shot tho. We were playing well against the Ospreys in the ML semi until he went off. He was so much more of a threat than when ROG came on. That and Murphy coming off didnt help our attack that day...


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    #150
    CatFromHue
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    I think JJ still has a bit to go before he is as solid as Keatley at 10. JJ mixed the good and the bad in the JRWC and did stuff that would cause an awful lot of problems at Senior level. He kicked the ball out on the full a good few times whereas at Senior level if you do that more than once a game it's a big no no.

    But then what is his actual position? He seemed to be playing mainly in the centre for Munster in the B&I Cup and Ireland in the 6 Nations and appears to have only being playing outhalf as Jackson wasn't available. With Jackson at Ulster he was nearly forced in as Ian Humphries form just fell apart altogether, away to Cardiff and the QF in Munster he was very bad.

    Honestly though I don't like talking about him too much as he is still a kid (can he play U20's next year?) and there is too much hype on him already. Then when you look at the other options available to Munster he is a fair bit down the pecking order. ROG and Keatley are ahead of him at 10 and Downey and Barnes would be ahead of him at 12. Lualala could be an option at 12 too.


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    #151
    Fireball07
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    Fishooks12 wrote: »
    Harsh as it sounds, but I think we would have been in a HC final if he wasn't at 15 for the Gilroy try

    While you can't say that for sure, I'd be thinking along the same lines. That and he knocked the ball on going to contact about 3 or 4 times iirc.

    Hurley should have played there.


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