1. Clint Gutherson (c)
2. Maika Sivo
3. Waqa Blake
4. Will Penisni
5. Bailey Simmonson
6. Dylan Brown
7. Mitchell Moses
8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard
9. Reed Mahoney
10. Marata Niukore
11. Shaun Lane
12. Isaiah Papail'i
13. Ryan Matterson
Interchange:
14. Makahesi Makatoa
15. Tom Opacic
16. Oregon Kaufusi
17. Ky Rodwell
Reserves:
18. Nathan Brown
19. Jake Arthur
20. Sean Russell
21. Wiremu Greig
22. Hayze Perham
INs: Ryan Matterson
OUTs: Junior Paulo
Referee: Chris Butler
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Bro wtf is he thinking having Opacic on the bench when we've already lost Paulo due to origin. I will not be surprised if we lose this game.
Better off putting Perham on the bench.
Usually id agree. The only reason to play Tom is to put pressure on centers to perform.
Odd having Opacic on the bench, and I would have thought it would be better to have Kaufusi or Maka start in Paulo's spot, but what would I know...
Marata to bench
Maka starts
Opacic to England
Wiremu or Brown or Carty to bench
i don't understand this is two week in a row with Opacic, Paulo at Origin and we get a centre for 3min.
Brad Arthur you gotta leave mate and Ciraldo OR Flanagan for '23 or even RIGHT NOW
Agree 100% it's becoming ridiculous
This BA blokes got NFI mate..
He would be picking his son if he thought he wouldn't get any slack - luckily the fans have called him out on that shit, so now he knows that crap can't fly.
Nathan Brown still a first grade quality forward. Hasnt been that bad this year. Should be in there. Must have blewn up when he got dropped as surely he comes in for Paulo. Just strange.
Given they're trying to shop Nathan Brown around to other clubs I'm assuming they're effectively trying to manage him out early by making it clear he won't be in the first grade side. We obviously need his money off the cap sooner rather than later so they're trying to get him out the door.
Opacic on the bench is baffling.
I'll be honest I didn't actually notice how he was used last week, I was too angry to notice. How did we use him in the rotation?