A warning that some selections may cause heart ache. There were some tough calls, sounds like everyone is training hard. If it was upto me I’d give this a nudge for Round 1.
1. Tracey
2. Kiraz
3. Criton
4. Burton
5. Xerri
6. Salmon
7. Sexton
8. Hughes
9. Mahoney
10. Knight
11. Kikau
12. RFM
13. King
14. Preston
15. Curren
16. Mann
17. Turpin/Morrin/Hutchinson/Taffe/Sutton/bolter (as in someone from nowhere)
I’ll pick my 17 depending on the opposition, game plan and how much confusion and drama I want to cause with emergencies and hype. The former and the latter seem to go hand in hand
Sounds like Xerri is ready. Maybe only needs a crash course on NRL ‘interpretation’. Id like to go to that course. I doubt he’s forgotten how to catch footballs and run hard, or the 'interpretation' there of. Who knows where he’ll end up. I cant wait to see him out there. On paper (screen) he and Kiraz-a-mataz should be having field days.
All puppy guts does is tackle and help with the hard yards coming off our line. Work out something else for him to do in attack. Maybe pull out pencil n paper n take notes. For now if we cant sort points with Tracy/*Burton/*Criton/Sexton/King/Mahoney I’ll be worried. Hopefully Sexton can move the team around.
RFM gets a chance to prove his worth. No excuses, plenty of depth. If he goes good then potential in attack boarders on unstoppable, both sides of the field. Preston on the bench is more about keeping pressure on the starting squad. Id actually like to see him play lock but I also like to see King get back to his off loading best.