Roosters team v Melbourne

[Tommy Smith]

How do we balance Radley and Butcher in the future? Both too good to be limited to 40 minutes each.

It will be an interesting one. If interchanges go back to 6 then I think we'll see "smaller", more mobile middles who can play longer minutes become far more prominent.

Additionally having two big wingers who can hit the ball up 15-20 times a game to compensate the lack of big props will become entrenched, if it isn't already.

Not that Freddy is my favourite person right now but the JakeT/Murray combo is a direct replica so it's interesting to see how he uses them in Origin. In game I they both got 50 minutes, though even that's short for what Butcher/Radley are capable of in FG going forward.

I just hope the solution isn't Rads to hooker as I believe backrow is definitely his best position.

[Kelby]

1 Tedesco
2 Tupou
3 Mitchell
4 Manu
5 Hall
6 Keary
7 Cronk
13 Radley
12 Crighton
11 Cordner
10 Taukeiaho
9 Friend
8 JWH

14 Liu
15 Aubusson
16 Sitili
17 Tetevano

18 Butcher
19 Collins
20 Verrils
21 Morris/Ikuvalu.

Great side, we can only hope.

Friend? I wish.

[Kelby]

How do we balance Radley and Butcher in the future? Both too good to be limited to 40 minutes each.

And Liu as well?

[Thirteen]

Ray what makes you think Friend and Keary will be back?

[Thirteen]

With Kiwis and Queenslanders Melbourne have a lot of guys backing up too.

[Louis N]

Disagree, Sitili is a gun.

Better than Jai Arrow.