1. Clint Gutherson
2. Maika Sivo
3. Will Penisini
4. Waqa Blake
5. Haze Dunster
6. Dylan Brown
7. Mitchell Moses
8. Isaiah Papali'i
9. Joey Lussick
10. Junior Paulo
11. Shaun Lane
12. Marata Niukore
13. Nathan Brown
Interchange:
14. Will Smith
15. Bryce Cartwright
16. Oregon Kaufusi
17. Makahesi Makatoa
Reserves:
18. Ray Stone
19. Keegan Hipgrave
20. Sean Russell
21. Jakob Arthur
INs: Will Penisini, Haze Dunster, Oregon Kaufusi
OUTs: Tom Opacic, Michael Oldfield, Ryan Matterson
Referee: Ashley Klein
Replies
Swap Lane and Papali'i IMO.
Papalii is on record saying he prefers to play middle. Lane has been moved to the edge because his combination with Dylan used to be really good. Hope they can find the form again.
Yep. TBF to Lane he has been impressive recently. I just don't like Papali'i as a starting prop. The same way I don't like Niukore starting at prop. Either on the bench or at the backrow. So maybe swap Papali'i with either Makatoa or Kaufusi.
Yeah I think Niukore has a better body for playing prop. Paps is too small although he could play a 13 role.
I would prefer Makatoa start at prop with Junior.
Niukore is not a prop in my eyes. Definitely not a starting prop. Maybe a bench middle. And Yes. I would start Maka with Junior.
X 2
Yeah I don't get it. Lane has been going well in the middle, and Papa is a beast on the edge. Why swap them?
Becasue the coach is a dope? Thought that was already pretty clearly established. LOL
I wonder what the edge combination will be. I would personally have Sivo and Penisini on the left with Blake and Dunster on the right. Against the rabbithos last year in the finals, Blake and Dunster did not conceede any tries when defending together on the right. They had a couple of shaky moments but that was expected for a new combination, with Dunster on debut and being against a lethal south attack.
EA, that's the way the cookie has crumbled. Dunster at 5 & Blake at 4
-
1
-
2
-
3
-
4
-
5
of 8 Next