Teams Up

[Waylander]

21-MAN SQUAD v THE DRIZZLE

The squad has been announced, and there is one welcome return ...

1. Tedesco
2. Hall
3. Morris J
4. Manu
5. Ikuvalu
6. Keary
7. Lam
8. Collins
9. Friend (c)
10. SST
11. Tupouniua
12. Aubusson
13. Liu

INTERCHANGE:
14. Hutchison
15. Faamausili
16. Butcher
17. Fifita

Reserves:
18. Butcher E
19. Tuipulotu
20. Bailey
21. Flano

No other returns, even on the extended bench. What will that do to the odds?

[Waylander]

Storm squad:

1. Papenhuyzen
2. Vunivalu
3. Eisenhuth
4. Olam
5. Addo-Carr
6. Jacks
7. Hughes
8. Bromwich J
9. Smith B
10. Welch
11. Kaufusi
12. Bromwich K
13. Finucane

INTERCHANGE:
14. Hynes
15. Faasuamaleaui
16. Vete
17. Solomona

Reserves:
18. Earl
19. Lewis
20. Johns
21. Lee

[NorthChook]

They'll keep Flanno in the reserves till kick off to keep them guessing - the other one left will be Tuipulotu to cover Ikavalu and Jmoz

[Bahrain Rooster]

JMoz will do wonders for the defence on the left. Still worried for the Hall vs Addo Carr matchup. At least Munster and Cam Smith aren’t there to put in early kicks to turn Hall around.

[NorthChook]

JMoz will do wonders for the defence on the left. Still worried for the Hall vs Addo Carr matchup. At least Munster and Cam Smith aren’t there to put in early kicks to turn Hall around.

At least they'll miss the kicking game of Smith and Munster

[Flipper Hands]

JMoz will do wonders for the defence on the left.

Crikey I'm glad he is back. I think I destroyed the edge of the leather recliner by leaning hard into the tellie every time the ball went that way.

[BUDDY]

JMoz will do wonders for the defence on the left. Still worried for the Hall vs Addo Carr matchup. At least Munster and Cam Smith aren’t there to put in early kicks to turn Hall around.

Aren't Hall and JAC on opposite sides?
How much better do we look without a makeshift centre?
Flanno interesting in. Looks like he won't be out long.

[Waylander]

Aren't Hall and JAC on opposite sides?

Yes, they are both named on their respective left wings.

Flanno interesting in. Looks like he won't be out long.

I wouldn't read too much into that. My guess he's just named there as insurance in case Lam or Keary pull up lame from the Captains Run. Then he'd be straight back in the starting side with Hutch retaining the 14.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

21-MAN SQUAD v THE DRIZZLE

The squad has been announced, and there is one welcome return ...

1. Tedesco
2. Hall
3. Morris J
4. Manu
5. Ikuvalu
6. Keary
7. Lam
8. Collins
9. Friend (c)
10. SST
11. Tupouniua
12. Aubusson
13. Liu

INTERCHANGE:
14. Hutchison
15. Faamausili
16. Butcher
17. Fifita

Reserves:
18. Butcher E
19. Tuipulotu
20. Bailey
21. Flano

No other returns, even on the extended bench. What will that do to the odds?

$1.48 Easts $2.65 Storm with TAB atm.

Even though they have two big guns out we miiss JWH, Cords, Rads, Angus, Toups, Bmoz etc...thats a lot of firepower.

Says a lot about our coaching and management of the club.

Maybe young Butch could replace Hutch on the bench.

[Johnny Brass]

Aren't Hall and JAC on opposite sides?
How much better do we look without a makeshift centre?
Flanno interesting in. Looks like he won't be out long.

Yes Hall will be up against the not so friendly Fijian. Hughes will be looking for that early kick to catch Hall's rather cumbersome turning speed out, teddy might have to be a fraction deeper than normal to cover for it on the earlier tackles in the set.
Id like to see sitili go hard at Hughes as he will be there main playmaker with Smith and Munster out.

[Waylander]

Id like to see sitili go hard at Hughes as he will be there main playmaker with Smith and Munster out.

I'd like to see SST use him as a doormat.

[Rooster1908]

$1.48 Easts $2.65 Storm with TAB atm.

Even though they have two big guns out we miiss JWH, Cords, Rads, Angus, Toups, Bmoz etc...thats a lot of firepower.

Says a lot about our coaching and management of the club.

Maybe young Butch could replace Hutch on the bench.

We are a great team, but I fail to see how we could be favourites with all those players out and a relatively new half in Lam . Still we should beat them but won't be much in it .

[Pablo Escobar]

no smith no munster

if we cant win this...

[Mickie Lane]

I think without Smith the Chooks are certainties.

[Paddo Colt 61]

Hutch a good choice on the bench. Jahrome Hughes was the red zone bogey man last time and coming off that solid win without Smith they'll be full of confidence and a tough nut. I'm quite surprised, too, by the odds someone quoted but without Smith and Munster, probably right.