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Who replaces Smith when he pleads guilty?

Posted by My Bob on August 9, 2010 at 6:14pm
With Ben Smith likely to plead guilty to the grade 2 charge rather than risk a two week penalty, who would you bring into the starting line up and interchange bench.

Given that Smith is a minimum 60 minute player with strong defence what do we do?
Some say start with three props with Cayless to second row, but how do you rotate Mateo, Horo, Fui, Poore, Mannah?

I think Horo Starts and Hindmarsh has to make 60 tackles against the Broncos.

Your thoughts?
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  • HKF August 9, 2010 at 6:21pm
    Don't change the front row rotation for a start and surely they have to get 80mins out of Mateo for once.
  • ParraMagic August 9, 2010 at 6:43pm
    Lee Te Maari will get a run.
  • eelsy August 9, 2010 at 7:18pm
    Just Play Mateo 4 80 dont no y we take him off anyway
  • ParraMagic August 9, 2010 at 8:03pm
    Fitness?
  • My Bob August 9, 2010 at 8:05pm
    yes I was also thinking that, is Mateo fit enough to go hard for 80
  • Sir Col "THE NODDY MUSHROOM" August 9, 2010 at 9:03pm
    Horo into starting line up.
    Reckon he could handle 60+ minutes
  • big black guy August 9, 2010 at 9:07pm
    I think Te maari will get his shot and never look back
  • graeme August 9, 2010 at 9:18pm
    give Jacob Loko a run looks like we out off finals so wont hurt to blood him into top grade
  • timbodavo August 9, 2010 at 9:20pm
    Neither horo or mateo are fit enough for 80 mins without missing a shitload of tackles at the backend
  • My Bob August 9, 2010 at 9:22pm
    Then we are in trouble!
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