My team Vs Eels
- Fletcher Sharpe
- Dom Young
- Dane Gagai
- Kyle McCarthy
- Greg Marzhew
- Sandon Smith (gk)
- Dylan Brown
- Tyson Frizell
- Phoenix Crossland
- Trey Mooney
- Dylan Lucas (c)
- Jermaine McEwen
- Mat Croker
Bench
Harrison Graham
Peter Hola
Pasami Saulo
Francis Manulelua
Jacob Saifiti
Fletcher Hunt
Reasons: (
long
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Kyle McCarthy:
Deserves a run in grade, safe, solid defensively and will go about his job, Hunt makes to many errors and Eels can be a banana skin game and I want to make sure we are solid so McCarthy who has been performing very well in cup will get his shot for mine
Fletcher Sharpe:
Moves to fullback to cover for KP, if he gets through origin I’d still sit him out as he is to important and we really shouldn’t need him against the Eels if we are a serious side.
Jacob Saifiti:
I’d give him a well deserved rest, look I completely understand people will want him in as he is our best prop, but how long can we work him? Every game with long minutes it puts so much stress on his body I’d rather a week without Saf than a month or so, a bonus is i’d than use it as a perfect time to trial Lucas as captain, I’d actually carry Saf on the bench just in case we do need him but with the plan to not use him at all, if things go well.
Long origin minutes or not, we can’t keep flogging him, our season does depend on SAF remaining healthy.
Peter Hola:
Very good in cup, high impact player and can bend the line, NRL experience I’m sure he could handle the Frizell role for a week.
Tyson Frizell:
I’d push him into the starting spot for SAF since we need someone like him next to Mooney as Frizell can add the punch that Saifiti would normally do, I wouldn’t have Saulo as he is not a impact, line bending or offensive style prop at all, he is defensive so I’d still bring him off the bench with Hola.
Cody Hopwood:
I’d drop him to cup to get some games under his belt, he has been on the bench for three weeks in a row now and has played a total of 12 minutes, can’t keep that up so, I’d drop him.
