Round 1 side , your best guess

[Mark from Brisbane]

Well I think the side is pretty set then , TKO to start , AoA on the bench with Bully.

Lehi & Saab on the wings.

I think they were the only question marks

 

[Jay Eagle]

Won't happen but would if i was on the coaching staff

1 Tom T
2 R Garrick
3 T Koula
4 L Hopoate
5 J Saab
6 Luke B
7 DCE
8 T Paseka
9 J Simpkins
10 Jake T
11 Hamouli O
12 Ben T
13 Brown

14 J Tevaga
15 Siosiua T
16 Ethan B
17 Josh A

18 T Talau

Lehi is a better defender than Ruben and Rubens best games are on the wing, he has little decision making in defence there, I'm also think Lehi has more attacking options getting earlier ball. And can pass to his outside men.

Jake is aging and even though he's the glue in our defence I think playing him at prop allows him to focus on defence and getting away the odd offload or using his hands to set up another runner as he hits the line.. he also doesn't need to be in the standard front row rotation, maybe give him a 10min break either half we would have 6 other middle forward with this team.

I've got Ben T at second row and hopefully he can deliver, he's the only weak link I feel in the starting 13, if we had another solid hard running edge back rower i would have Ben T on the bench.

If you look at that side we are a second rower and lock short of a major premiership threat.
Add Koloamatangi / Adam Elliott or Cotter at 13
And /or Nikora / Preston/ Sorenson at 12 totally different side.

Even just 1 of these players makes us certain top 4.

Sorenson ,Elliott and Koloamatangi all signed until 26 so on the market later this year..the others 27/28

If rugby league is a business and it's all about winning i can't understand why we havnt looked at another second rower or lock and moved Jake to the front row.

Just my opinion