Team selection moving forward

[Thirteen]

Anyone know what happens to the Cordner relief $$$? Is it use it or lose it?
With June 30 fast approaching, any whispers?

Wasn’t the June 30 deadline extended from this season?

[BUDDY]

Wasn’t the June 30 deadline extended from this season?

Yep. 1st August now

[The Marshall]

Something like...
1. Teddy
2. Toops
3. J-Moz
4. Manu
5. Suaalii
6. Keighran
7. Walker
8. SST
9. Verrills
10. JWH
11. Cords
12. Crichton
13. Radley

14. Lam
15. Liu
16. Sitili
17. Tapine

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TBH I'm pretty excited about us being full strength minus Keary, Friend and Collins. With the right training and attitude, I reckon that squad could win the comp. It's up to the players whether they wanna do it...

And BMoz

[Teddy]

Thread started at 3.45 am. Is that you Robbo?

Lmao, on the graveyards.

[King Salvo]

Anyone know what happens to the Cordner relief $$$? Is it use it or lose it?
With June 30 fast approaching, any whispers?

If they don't use it this year can they use it next year? - I remember teams that don't spend their whole cap can carry forward the unused amount into the next season not sure if they could do this with the 350k or it has to be used this season?

[DP1990]

My view of the squad moving forward for the remainder of the season when all the injured/suspended players return:

1. Teddy
2. Toops
3. J-Moz
4. Manu
5. Suaalii
6. Keighran
7. Walker
8. SST
9. Verrills
10. Liu
11. Crichton
12. Tupouniua
13. Radley

14. Hutch
15. JWH
16. Butcher/Baker
17. Cordner

18^. Lam
19. Butcher or Baker
20. Ikuvalu
21. Suluka-Fifita


NOTE: I do not see Cordner running back into the starting side straight away. With his past injuries concerns relating to HIA and initial match-fitness concerns, I would rather bring Cordner from the bench and inject him later in the game. JWH is an absolute workhorse but to maintain the continuity and impact, I’d rather have him build the rage/sit revving at 9000 RPMs and then come off the bench and go hard.


Hutch once he’s fit and recovered would be best placed as a utility early on just to ease back into the game and shake off any fitness rust and playing concerns. Robbo then can make a call whether Hutch returns to starting 5/8 and switches with Keighran who then will become the bench utility or figure another solution. I’d rather have Keighran starting as 5/8 because the game against Canberra really showed he can play well and kick well which is very important (especially in closer games). Butcher has an ankle issue at the moment, hopefully not for too long but his bench spot will be contested by Baker who’s really starting to shine after a few games. Unfortunately, Lam drops off the starting side for me. Good little player, good option as a utility but he got trampled in defence against Canberra and shown he can be a bit vulnerable.