Team vs STORM

[Headless Chook]

100% agree with this. Play any forward in the centres and we get wiped. Munster and Hughes will have a field day ala Handbrake Hutch.

Allan to replace Manu and hopefully Toops is back. Else it will be Paulo on the wing.

Yeah we played Hutch there against them earlier in the season and Olam gave him a cold. Munster even commented after the game that they went out to expose the mismatch.

[dice]

Unlikely I think. The coach is not usually prone to bold decisions. I'd like to see him on the bench but given it's Melbourne the bench will be forward heavy most likely. Looks like if we're gonna win it'll be Teddy up the guts.

There are other words to describe the decision of debuting a kid out of position in a sudden death final.

[SamKerrSimp]

Fingers crossed the coach does not put forwards in the centres - to slow and awkward for 80 minutes - Munster would love that.

Who should play in the centres then?

[King Salvo]

1. Tedesco
2. Pauga
3. Hutchinator
4. Allan
5. Paulo
6. Keary
7. Walker
8. Collins
9. Brandon Smith
10. Baker
11. Wong
12. Nat Butcher
13. Radley
14. Sandon Smith
15. Baker
16. May
17. Crichton
18. E Butcher

or

1. Tedesco
2. Pauga
3. Wong
4. Hutchinator
5. Allan
6. Keary
7. Walker
8. Collins
9. Brandon Smith
10. Baker
11. Crichton
12. Nat Butcher
13. Radley
14. Sandon Smith
15. Baker
16. May
17. E Butcher
18. Whyte

[Andrew Walker]

We will be lucky to field a side

[roosterproud]

I thought it was a master stroke by trent on saturday. When the joeys went down. Teddy was off . he moved jnr from the left to the right wing. Mover wong inside. Billy to left wing and angus inside.
my gut feeling is junior and billy on the left. Jaxson corey on the right. Jaxson kicks goals nd has been centre for the bears. Seewaahlee had a grade 3 concuss. Mild post contact concussive injury.. I dont know the ffull nrl concussion proticols and proceedures
to me no hutch and no no to momo. No match fitness.

[King Salvo]

Squad players available for Storm Game - may not be able to name 22 players come Tuesday - * Not sure if Toia/Paulo/Katoa are still training with the NRL Squad

Backs

1. Tedesco
2. Pauga
3. Allan
4. Walker
5. Keary
6. Toia *
7. Paulo *
8. Katoa *

Forwards

1. Collins
2. May
3. Baker
4. Wong
5. E Butcher
6. N Butcher
7. Radley
8. Whyte
9. Brandon Smith
10. Turpin
11. Napa
12. Brown
13. Thomas

Utilites

1. Sandon Smith
2. Hutchinator

[King Salvo]

I thought it was a master stroke by trent on saturday. When the joeys went down. Teddy was off . he moved jnr from the left to the right wing. Mover wong inside. Billy to left wing and angus inside.
my gut feeling is junior and billy on the left. Jaxson corey on the right. Jaxson kicks goals nd has been centre for the bears. Seewaahlee had a grade 3 concuss. Mild post contact concussive injury.. I dont know the ffull nrl concussion proticols and proceedures
to me no hutch and no no to momo. No match fitness.

Billy Smith is out - Fractured Jaw

[The Corner Post]

When Toups back? It would be great to see hum names this week.

[The Corner Post]

I'll have a crack, just for fun.

Sure we are missing some strike, but all of the centres/wings have played in recent times and we are running out our first choice spine. Robbo has a week to get defence right on these edges. We will have less potency in attack, but I like it better when we go through the middle anyway.

1. Teddy
2. Pauga
3. Hutch
4. Corey Allan
5. Paulo
6. Keary
7. Walker
8. Egan Butcher
9. Cheese
10. Collins
11. Wong
12. Nat Butcher
13. Victor

14. Sandon Smith
15. Baker
16. May
17. Crichton

[Qld Chook]

I'll have a crack, just for fun.

Sure we are missing some strike, but all of the centres/wings have played in recent times and we are running out our first choice spine. Robbo has a week to get defence right on these edges. We will have less potency in attack, but I like it better when we go through the middle anyway.

1. Teddy
2. Pauga
3. Hutch
4. Corey Allan
5. Paulo
6. Keary
7. Walker
8. Egan Butcher
9. Cheese
10. Collins
11. Wong
12. Nat Butcher
13. Victor

14. Sandon Smith
15. Baker
16. May
17. Crichton

I don’t care how many injuries we have but we would have to be dumb as hell to put Hutch back in the centres after how the Storm exposed him at the start of the year.

[Qld Chook]

1. Teddy
2. Paulo
3. Angus (Bring Whyte/Brown onto the bench)
4. Allan
5. Pauga

[zac]

update says toops is training with the squad so maybe he's a chance, maybe also momo. if not i'd go pauga, allan, wong, paolo. wong mightn't have the pace for defending in the centres but he can tackle and he's more of the threat with the ball than other options and it means we can bring whyte or even brown in

[Jacks Fur Coat]

It's getting desperate now...

I think we pick our best defensive centre options as I can't see a combo where we will threaten with points on the edges.

Momo should come in, specialist centre experience in big games. The other is a wildcard in Nat Butch who would do the job.

And hope somehow we can score some points in the middle off Cheese, Ted, Sammy.

[Qld Chook]

A bit left field but do we consider Sandon at centre and give Turps/Hutch a bench spot?