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Take a look at what the Warriors did with Freddie Lussick last year in KOE. Hooker switched to playing front row- but played it more as a first receiver & allowed the halves to play wider.

Interestingly, Mitchell only got the ball 9 times last weekend. No matter how outclassed- if he only gets 9 touches, I'm hopeful the Tigers can defend him well enough to not get blown away. Skelton & Turuva are not great defenders, but Turuva is a bit like a gnat & can be a pest until help...

Can't see why not. It's no reason to talk the OP's enthusiasm down. Let people enjoy themselves.

It was a good win- people are allowed to be excited.

I imagine he'll be making an apology, potentially a fine handed out as well.

NSWRL- not the NRL.

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I don't think we can confirm that Bula even watched at all last week. It's almost like he took the week off.

To steal from Brad Pitt (and plagiarise..)... how can you not be romantic about Rugby League?

I actually have Skelton at the top of the list- late start, did little wrong, contributed nearly 200m & remained heavily involved. In a situation that could have messed up the team, he became a strength. Doueihi did a lot right, but it was that run out of the in goal that changed momentum when...

Bravely suiting up for your Captain Negative-but-secretly-hopefully role for the day.

I hadn't realised they both play today. Good question- I have no idea why they are at different grounds.

I think there's a different feel about this season. I'm hoping to see a strangely clinical performance today.

May I suggest Wests Tigers & Wests Magpies fans could indeed, attend both?

There's probably a certain amount of 'requirement' to spread the games between the feeder clubs home grounds as much as anything else. There should be more double feature games, for sure. But- the club directors have obligations to both Magpies & Balmain junior leagues & might also be obliged...