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Thompson Nofo Milne Masters Fonua (teams deliberately avoid kicking to nofo - arguably Fonua poses more of a threat than MWZ with the kick returns) Reynolds Brooks Sue Goodinet Packer Aloiai Rochow Eiso Twal JJ Matulino Elijah Taylor Have deliberately left out Lawrence, but am sure he'll be...

Assuming both these guys are out next week and that Idris remains on the sidelines… You would think the safe option would be to move Kev to centre and put Hunt on the wing But do you think Cleary would be genuinely entertaining the idea of blooding Marsters in the centres, noting he has been...

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The club reportedly fended off lots of interest in the likes of marsters and suli but Will these guys end up playing first grade this year? In my humble opinion: - marsters has to be on the bench in round 1 - paseka needs to eventually find his way into the 17, but as whose expense? Perhaps t...

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Big congrats to Lovett. Seemed to be in Walker's face all night tonight and did a good job shutting him down. Stats had him at 33 tackles… the most of in the team. I'm hoping more games = more confidence = more mongrel. Hope he turns out to be our in-house version of Beau Scott. Lodge seemed to...

Sirro was involved in all the drills - including contact work - and didn't seem hampered by injury.

I was at the open session today and noticed a couple of things… Firstly, there were two distinct groups. One being the fringe players the other the first grade side. Lamar and Funaki were in the first grade group and did not look out of place - they were side by side throughout the drills...

Guys I noticed Matt Lodge's profile has him down as a prop/lock, so if that profile is on the money and he has the motor then why not throw the beast the number 13? I also think Taupau's 2014 form warrants a starting position in place of Galloway. Yes Galloway will always make metres but...

Fair call on Lawrence. Let me rephrase… he lacks mongrel and "hustle". You could slap him and he still wouldn't fire back. Maybe it's a maturity thing. Hopefully he can prove me wrong next year. Build some confidence early in the year and turn out to be our Luke Lewis.

Some are saying that Siro, Sitaleki and Sue will be starting back rowers next year But is K Lovett a smokey for next year? What was his form like this year in State Cup and as he stepped up and handled the bigger lads? I can recall him in under 20s being tough as nails and he seemed like a...

If my memory serves me correct Patterson couldn't cut it in Wayne Bennett's eyes and taupau wasn't good enough to nab a regular bench spot at the dogs. Not holding my breath. But hoping to be proven wrong More excited about brown and Lovett

With our wingers going so well is Potter perhaps thinking about bringing Tuqiri back as a back rower? Does the training highlights video on the website seem to indicate this? Would be a handy option to come off the bench particularly with his size, experience and aerial ability.

Surprised no discussion on here about Matt Bell. When is he due back? IMO he is a very underrated player and arguably our best defensive forward behind Liam Fulton. He tightens up the ruck and will really help the younger forwards when he is out on the field. His fitness will be flat when he...

IMO Lawrence's problem is that he has very poor lateral movement. This would perhaps explain why he misses lots of tackles. For me, he needs to shift into the second row and model his game off Gareth Ellis. He certainly can hit hard enough but only when in the right position. I will never forget...

BENJI is still soft as they come in defence and unfortunately hasn't hardened up over the years. During the week Potter alluded to how Benji needs to improve his defence. The criticism is justified. Benji pick your act up and stick the shoulder in. No more of this arm grabbing you are an...

IMO it's a great move starting Bodene T in the backrow over Pettyb. Arguably he is better defensively and certainly adds more mongrel to our pack. I was at the Parra trial and noticed Bodene continually bending the line. He hits hard in D and for me should be starting in round 1\. From memory he...

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