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Why are people floating Bird at hooker here and there?

tbh don't think there's been a better Bronco than Ofahengaue over the opening nine rounds. We're all over the place generally at the moment. But taking a silver lining approach.. hopefully the club can just keep scrapping wins through the Origin period. McCullough will recover fully from...

I'd have Christian Welch as a bolter for a bench spot.

Two cents.. No forward at dummy half. Bennett's made a call on Bird at six and surely has to persist with it. So we need maximum play makers. Plus if McGuire goes there, we'd lose some of his metres. Ofa has been great, playing big minutes and deserves a start. Sims nowhere near an edge. His...

I'd play him at prop this year.

It was round one. I'd pick the same 17 except drop Su'a for Murphy. If McCullough can't play 80 we need a playmaker there, no more Thaiday at hooker. Hopefully it's a jarring check for Milford and Nikorima about what's needed from first grade halves, every week. They put together a good run...

Wonder if Bennett would pull something odd-ish like this for Round 1 ... 1. Boyd 2. Oates 3. Opacic 4. Roberts 5. Kahu 6. Milford 7. Nikorima 8. Lodge 9. Thaiday 10. Sims 11. Glenn 12. Gillett 13. McGuire 14. Isaako 15. Murphy 16. Offa 17. Pangai

He was pronouncing it correctly. Fiji put out a phonetic name guide when they announced their squad.

Kodi and Milf may not have the greatest "game management" or kicking game but Cooper Cronk wasn't a natural halfback. Bit of a stretch but they've just got to practice and practice and practice.

1. Boyd 2. Oates 3. Bird 4. Roberts 5. Kahu 6. Milford 7. Nikorima 8. Ofahengaue 9. McCullough 10. Sims 11. Glenn 12. Gillett 13. McGuire 14. Thaiday 15. TPJ 16. Su'a 17. Opacic Two cents.. Need to make sure the pack is a strong as possible to give the backline enough room. Would be waste to...

The fact we've only beaten the Storm twice in the last 14 games (which goes back to 2011!) probably suggests otherwise. Hoping another team knocks them out for us.

Conservatively.. it's still a good side. Excited to see what KNik can bring with an off season at half. Kicking game is the big one though. But hey, Hunt isn't perfect by any stretch. We could improve. 1. Boyd 2. Oates 3. Roberts 4. Bird 5. Kahu 6. Milford 7. Nikorima 8. Sims 9. McCullough...

3. Roberts 2. McCullough 1. McGuire

1. Boyd 2. Oates 3. Chambers 4. O'Neill 5. Gagai 6. Thurston 7. Cronk 8. Myles 9. Smith 10. Napa 11. Thaiday 12. Gillett 13. McGuire 14. Morgan 15. Papalii 16. Hess 17. Lillyman

Been better for sure. But we still need a bit more depth on some plays to give him more space. His attitude in defence seems to be much improved. He's never going to be really rock solid, but willingness to throw himself into tackles is good. Doesn't look to be caught out as much either...

3. Gillett 2. Hunt 1. McCullough

Fair points. Did think of the timeline after posting. And the theory does make sense but Nikorima brings such a spark. I reckon top seventeen takes priority. Other thought is Bennett wants an extra forward while some of the younger members of the pack find their feet. And @1910, Mead did play...

What's the deal with no Nikorima in the squad? Was a game-breaker last season. And what's with Wayne and speedy hookers. Granville, Parcell..

Storm at Melbourne early in the season after a golden point match against the Cowboys.. real tough ask. Storm hit the ground running, probably more than any other team. Of course, not impossible though. Feel our pack can match it with theirs, considering Bromwich and Harris are missing. Get...

3. Boyd 2. Thaiday 1. Hunt