Ponga will struggle to be fit for round 1 according to Toohey.
It's hard to remember everyone who will be in rehab - but Klemmer, Ponga, Green, Barnett, Watson, Brailey at least out till after the Christmas break, and DSaf, Frizell, Hunt and Lee will probably get a long break after SOO. That's at least 10 of our starting 13 out of early training.
A lot of young guys like Sasagi, Hoy, Crossland, Momoisea, Jones etc will get a chance to impress the coaches.
Jake Saifiti should be our leading forward in the early training.
Pearce will get to work with the young guys in the halves.
Hooker will be interesting. At this point they won't rush Brailey back, and we haven't signed anyone else, so it might be Mitch Black or Liam Wilkinson working with firstgrade.