You're the Perth Bears and you have a completely blank slate to pick your ideal players. The spine is the most important collection of players for any team and can be the difference between premiership threat or also rans.
So, which of the below players are you choosing to build your team around. The only catch, you can't choose 2 players who are currently with the same side. So no dragging across Hughes and Munster.
I've thrown together a mix of proven NRL performers, some solid contributors and some young guns.
Not every NRL spine player is available every year, so you get to choose from the below randomly assembled list.
Fullbacks
Reece Walsh
Kalyn Ponga
Isaiah Iongi
Dylan Edwards
Scott Drinkwater
Kaeo Weekes
Sua Fa'alogo
Keano Kini
Five-eighths
Cam Munster
Ezra Mam
Dylan Brown
Ethan Strange
Matt Burton
Tom Dearden
Blaize Talagi
James Tedesco
Halfbacks
Nathan Cleary
Mitchell Moses
Jarome Luai
Jahrome Hughes
Adam Reynolds
Jayden Campbell
Isaiya Katoa
Lachlan Galvin
Daly Cherry-Evans
Jonah Pezet
Hookers
Harry Grant
Reece Robson
Apisai Koroisau
Jeremy Marshall-King
Wayde Egan
Mitch Kenny
Reed Mahoney
Damien Cook
Jayden Brailey
Blake Brailey
Replies
Mitch Kenny
Ezra Mam
Kodi Nikorima
Will Kennedy.
Dylan Edwards
Ethan Strange
Jahrome Hughes
Reed Mahoney
Reece Walsh
Tom Dearden
Mitch Moses
Harry Grant
And I'd glad;y have them all at Parra. haha
I'm going young to build sustainable success and keeping the salary cap in mind.
1. Longi
6. Strange
7. Katoa
9. Blake Brailey
1. Walsh
6. Katoa
7. Moses
9. Grant