Team vs Panthers is up

[fletch]

Anthony Minichiello, Phil Graham, Kane Linnett, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Sam Perrett, Todd Carney, Mitchell Pearce, Jason Ryles, Jake Friend, Frank Paul Nuuausala, Braith Anasta (c), Mitchell Aubusson, Nate Myles. Interchange from: Martin Kennedy, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Daniel Conn, Joseph Leilua, James Aubusson, Lopini Paea, Mose Masoe.

[Guest]

no surprises there, 7 man bench with mose able to play.

[Guest]

hoping like hell Kennedy doesn't drop off that bench

[Guest]

hoping like hell Kennedy doesn't drop off that bench

I agree. But Mose needs a spot as well. Who gets dropped?

[fletch]

Conn would have to be unlikely, Smith not likely to risk him in a final with a groin injury, he could only manage 26 minutes on the weekend.

[supermario]

Conn or hargraves may be rested, that could be an option to allow mose to play

[Guest]

Conn or hargraves may be rested, that could be an option to allow mose to play

I think Conn needs the rest with his injury. Can't see JWH being rested in a crucial game.

[Guest]

we need hargreaves, conn, paea and bj to drop off

[BUDDY]

I can't see JWH being rested unless he did cop some concussion that he is not over yet. The last two weeks is what we've been waiting for from him. He has been our most aggressive forward and need him on the field as much as possible. I think Kennedy or Masoe will miss out unless Conn is carrying an injury.

[Guest]

Conn or hargraves may be rested, that could be an option to allow mose to play

Hargraves to play and own 70centsalitre like he did in the aus vs nz.

[Rooster Rampage]

Best bench imo: kennedy, masoe, jaubs, paea. Conn definately needs a rest, we'll need his high workrate for the titans game and it would be a waste to have a bloke there thats not 100%. JWH probably isnt 100% after that great effort he put in last week, and we really don't lose much in the form of aggression with Masoe there :P. And paea over leilua only because we have a really good chance to dominate in the forwards against panthers- they have a lot of their fire power out or playing injured (waterhouse, pritchard, grant not 100% etc.) and paea will be a welcome set of fresh legs!

[Guest]

Conn or hargraves may be rested, that could be an option to allow mose to play

Players will only not play if they can't crack the team or are injured. We can't afford to be resting players in a finals match.

[Guest]

Players will only not play if they can't crack the team or are injured. We can't afford to be resting players in a finals match.

Especially JWH.

[BUDDY]

Players will only not play if they can't crack the team or are injured. We can't afford to be resting players in a finals match.

Exactly. Why would you rest a player in a knock out game? Smithy will choose the best fittest team.

[Guest]

If Joseph Leilua doesn't play this week, will he be able to play NYC? Joseph Tomane has played NRL for most of the season yet featured in the NYC game last weekend. I heard some rule saying that if a player is eligible for NYC but has played the majority of his games in the top grade, he can only feature in the NYC finals if the NRL side is still alive.