1 VS 1 ... Who do we like??
Will Hopoate vs Jack Wighton - Wighton is VERY good, but hasn't scored at all this year. Hoppa is on fire scoring a try a match so far.
Curtis Rona vs Edrick Lee - Rona > Daylight > Lee. Not even a contest here.
Josh Morris vs Jarrod Croker - Normally I'd say JMoz being the best defensive centre in the NRL. However Crokers goal kicking is invaluable and could even be the match winning difference. As such, level playing field.
Chase Stanley vs Joey Leilua - BJ offers more in attack, but also more errors. Stanley is an injury risk who is stayed fit would be rated above BJ here.
Sam Perrett vs Jordan Rapana - Normally I'd say Perrett, but the problem is he can either win or lose a game (Perrett). Rapana is nothing special in my opinion.
Josh Reynolds vs Blake Austin - Both capable players, and impossible to call between them. This game will be won in the halves and all depends which Josh Reynolds arrives to play tonight. If it's last weeks Reynolds, our chances increase.
Moses Mbye vs Aidan Sezer - Like the Reynolds/Austin battle. Sezers kicks in play are absolutely pin point, but it's his first game back from injury (ditto Austin). Like Reynolds, his performance tonight is critical to a win.
Aiden Tolman vs Shannon Boyd - Tolman makes metres, and metres and more metres. Boyd bends the defensive line normally though and plays with more aggression. However can be error prone.
Michael Lichaa vs Josh Hodgson - Uninjured Lichaa on this one. Given his first game back from injury though, and the recent hot form of Hodsgon, I'm giving this one to Hodgson.
James Graham vs Frank-Paul Nuuausala - Graham > Daylight > Roosters reject.
Josh Jackson vs Josh Papalii - Jackson is more consistent and opens up more opportunities and is less error prone. Papalli is very inconsistent, but can level it with Jackson when in form.
Tony Williams vs Elliott Whitehead - Recently progressing from Mr Williams to TRex, and showing glimpses of his previously devestating best, if TRex arrives in full tonight Whitehead could end up terrorised for life.
Greg Eastwood vs Shaun Fensom - This one was a really tricky one. Beastwood can tear a defence apart up the middle, and really hold the Bulldogs defensive line strong. Fensom gets all the little things right and can create problems on the edges.
Sam Kasiano vs Kurt Baptiste - Baptiste is decent as a hooker, but against Dogzilla (who will probably go into lock for Beastwood at some point), it's a relentless barrage of brute force, if we keep the errors low.
Tim Browne vs Iosia Soliola - Nothing against Soliola, but Browne fits better in our side, than Soliola in Raiders side.
David Klemmer vs Paul Vaughan - Klemmer stands 10cm and 10kgs over Vaughan. Klemmer under Belmore lights should tear shit up off the bench tonight.
Adam Elliott vs Joseph Tapine - Tapine is a more established player.
Lloyd Perrett vs Luke Bateman - Likely to be dropped from benches
DOGS = 8
RAIDERS = 4
TOO CLOSE TO CALL = 5
