1. Gutherson
2. Ferguson
3. Jennings
4. *Salmon
5. Jennings
6 Moses
7. Brown
8. Jnr Paulo
9. Mahoney
10. Alvaro
11. Moeroa
12. Lane
13. Brown
All you need to do is choose the interchange bench.
* Salmon to be determined due to disciplinary reasons
Information is legitimate. Good sources.
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Chief, I'd expect this to be team as well.
I expect the bench is pretty much locked in as well. Manu, Mannah and Terepo. The only position I really see up for grabs is 14 and I expect that to go to Kaysa.
Personally, I'd play Taikarangi as the 14 and make use of Salmon as a dummy-half when you want to give Mahoney a breather.
I don't like playing dual hookers in today's playing environment, where concussion rules and injuries mean you seldom finish any match with a full bench.
Why would you put Salmon in, theres no way a kid done for drink driving and then crashes into a car is going to play round 1
Dont mind that team at all! If Salmon is excluded for disciplinary reasons ( which sounds very fishy) who would replace him in the centres? ( Taka maybe- hope not).
Is there going to be an extended bench for this match as there generally is for trials? We might get a look in on Utoikamanu and Kaufusi. Interesting to see where Niukore will slot into the squad given he more than held his ground last season.
Niukore will be very unlucky to miss out - he was so good by the end of last year, arguably our best forward in a game or two there.
To be honest, I can't see him being mobile enough for the centres. He's a big lump of a lad, who's basically put his head down to run straight and hard for the last couple of seasons.
I personally think a lot of people underestimate Kasya. Nobody seems to remember how he's actually gone once he's had a couple of games under his belt and he's always been oustanding. I concede that's not a huge amount of games considering he constantly has broken down but I think when he's at his peak, he is a NRL quality nine.
So is the Round 1 (more than likely) line up as Chief has stated or the line up for the first trial game as youve indicated Super?
I can’t see Moeroa staying 2nd he’s just to big and with depth we now have there I see him going to the bench and playing a middle forward role.
I’ve heard talk of manu possibly starting in lock and browny starting off the bench until he regains match fitness, he will have missed a big chunck of pre season so makes sense.
My bench on that lineup though would be
mannah, kaufusi, peni, marata
Manu, Moeroa, marata, lane, Davey, taka, take your pick. I did say depth, that doesn’t mean that all living the world on fire
Salmon and Kaufusi also play on the Edge
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