NRL 2022 Trials Week 1

[Big Pete]

Sydney Roosters vs. Canberra Raiders
Leichardt Oval, Friday 18 February 2022
Kick Off: 5:00pm (AEST)

SYDNEY ROOSTERS

1. Lachlan Lam. 2. Thomas Carr. 3. Adam Keighran. 4. Jordan Swann. 5. Kevin Naiqama. 6. Drew Hutchison. 7. Sandon Smith. 25. Tukupa Hau Tapuha. 9. Ben Marschke. 10. Daniel Suluka Fifita. 11. Naufahu Whyte. 12. Siua Wong. 13. Ben Thomas.

14. Ethan King. 15. Vuate Karawalevu. 16. Ronald Volkman. 17. Xavier Va'a. 18. Zac Montgomery. 19. Thomas Deakin. 20. Jack Mossman. 22. Freddy Lussick. 27. Eli Roberts. 28. Terrell May.

CANBERRA RAIDERS

1. Xavier Savage. 2. Albert Hopoate. 3. Jarrod Croker. 4. Semi Valemei. 5. James Schiller. 6. Brad Schneider. 7. Sam Williams. 8. Corey Horsburgh. 9. Matt Frawley. 10. Emre Guler. 11. Adam Elliott. 12. Trey Mooney. 13. Ryan Sutton.

14. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad. 15. Seb Kris. 16. Peter Hola. 18. Corey Harawira-Naera. 19. Brandon Morkos. 20. Ata Mariota. 21. Clay Webb. 22. Adrian Trevilyan.

Wests Tigers vs. Manly Sea Eagles
Leichardt Oval, Friday 18 February 2022
Kick Off: 7:00pm (AEST)

WESTS TIGERS

1. Logen Dillon 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Oliver Gildart 4. James Roberts 5. Starford To'a 6. Jock Madden 7. Luke Brooks 8. James Tamou 9. Jacob Liddle 10. Stefano Utoikamanu 11. Kelma Tuilagi 12. Luciano Leilua 13. Tyrone Peachey.

14. Alex Twal 15. Thomas Mikaele 16. Joe Ofahengaue 30. William Kei 17. Alex Seyfarth 18. Tukimihia Simpkins 19. Zane Musgrove 20. Austin Dias 21. Thomas Freebairn 22. Junior Tupou 23. Fetalaiga Pauga 24. Iverson Fuatimau 25. Trey Peni 26. Joseph Taipari 27. Ruatapu Ngatikaura 29. Israel Ogden 28. Brandon Webster-Mansfield 31. Benjamin Stevanovic 33. Henry O'Kane.

MANLY SEA EAGLES

(First Half Team A) 1 Tom Trbojevic 2 Christian Tuipulotu 3 Brad Parker 4 Ben Trbojevic 5 Reuben Garrick 6 Kieran Foran 7 Daly Cherry-Evans (c) 8 Taniela Paseka 9 Karl Lawton 10 Martin Taupau 11 Haumole Olakau’atu 12 Ethan Bullemor 13 Sean Keppie

14 Tolu Koula 15 Kurt De Luis 16 Morgan Boyle 17 Toff Sipley 18 Jamie Humphreys

(Second Half, Team B) 14 Tolu Koula 20 Ray Vaega 2 Christian Tuipulotu 4 Ben Trbojevic 29 Fletcher Myers/25 Alfred Smalley 23 Eiden Ackland 19 Kaeo Weekes 17 Toff Sipley 18 Jamie Humphreys 15 Kurt De Luis 28 Zac Fulton 22 Josh Aloiai 16 Morgan Boyle

30 Alec Tuitavake 24 James Roumanos 27 Jacob Sykes 26 Viliami Fifita 21 Gordon Chan Kum Tong

Melbourne Storm vs. Warriors
Casey Fields, Saturday 19 February 2022
Kick Off: 3:00pm (AEST)

MELBOURNE STORM

1. Nick Meaney 2. George Jennings 3. Jack Howarth 4. William Warbrick 5. Xavier Coates 6. Cameron Munster 7. Jayden Nikorima 8. Josh King 9. Tyran Wishart 10. Chris Lewis 11. Trent Loiero 12. Bronson Garlick 18. Brandon Smith

14. Harry Grant 15. Alec MacDonald 16. Wes Lolo 17. William Samuel 18. Jonah Pezet 19. Sua Faalogo 20. Dean Ieremia 21. Cole Geyer 22. Patrice Siolo 23. Ammaron Gudgeon 25. Grant Anderson 26. Darius Farmer

NZ WARRIORS

17. Chanel Harris-Tavita. 4. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak. 2. Jesse Arthars. 3. Rocco Berry. 5. Marcelo Montoya. 6. Kodi Nikorima. 7. Ash Taylor. 8. Addin Fonua-Blake. 14. Jazz Tevaga. 13. Bunty Afoa. 11. Euan Aitken. 12. Eliesa Katoa. 18. Bayley Sironen.

1. Reece Walsh 3. Ali Leiataua 4. Adam Pompey 5. Junior Ratuva 9. Taniela Otukolo. 10. Matt Lodge. 15. Otukinekina-He-Tofonga Kepu. 16. Peesi Kepu. 16. Ben Murdch-Masila 20. Pride Patterson-Robati. 21. Garrett Smith. 22. Adam Cook. 23. Jayden Corrigan. 24. Viliami Vailea. 25. Edward Kosi.

South Sydney Rabbitohs vs. North Queensland Cowboys
Barlow Park, Saturday 19 February 2022
Kick Off: 5:00pm (AEST)

SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS

1. Blake Taaffe 2. Zane Bijorac 3. Jaxson Paulo 4. Josiah Karapani 5. Richard Kennar 6. Jack Campagnolo 7. Lachlan Ilias 8. Hame Sele 9. Peter Mamouzelos 10. Davvy Moale 11. Ben Lovett 12. Jed Cartwright 13. Siliva Havili

14. Tallis Duncan 15. Tyson Hodge 16. Shaq Mitchell 17. Lachlan Gale 18. Izaac Thompson 19. Jacob Gagai 20. Isaiah Vailalo 21. Nick Mougios 22. Romano Cook 23. Shannon Gardiner 24. Trent Peoples

NORTH QLD COWBOYS

1. Tomas Chester 2. Laitia Moceidreke 3. Jordan Lipp 4. Brendan Elliot 5. Iosefo Baleiwairiki 6. Jake Bourke 7. Daejarn Asi 8. Emry Pere 9. Josh Chudleigh 10. Griffin Neame 11. Ben Condon 12. Connelly Lemuelu 13. Riley Price

14. Patrick Kaufusi 15. Ross Bella 16. Bernard Lewis 17. Andre Niko 18. Nick Lui-Toso 19. Jayden Hodges 20. Kayleb Milne 21. Zac Laybutt 22. Kyle Laybutt

Gold Coast Titans vs. Brisbane Broncos
Cbus Super Stadium, Saturday 19 February 2022
Kick Off: 7:00pm (AEST)

GOLD COAST TITANS

1. Jayden Campbell 2. Treymain Spry 3. Sosefo Fifita 4. Esan Marsters 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Paul Turner 7. Toby Sexton 8. Jarrod Wallace 9. Tanah Boyd 10. Jaimin Jolliffe 11. Sam McIntyre 12. Jacob Alick 13. Sam Lisone

14. Thomas Weaver 15. Herman Ese'ese 16. Shalin Fuller 17. Tony Francis 1. Jaylan De Groot 10. Iszac Fa'asuamaleaui 12. Klese Haas 18. Taine Tuaupiki 19. Charlie Murray 20. Ben Liyou 21. Oskar Bryant 22. Caleb Hodges

BRISBANE BRONCOS

1. David Mead. 2. Selwyn Cobbo. 3. Kotoni Staggs. 4. Brenko Lee. 5. Corey Oates. 6. Billy Walters. 7. Albert Kelly. 8. Thomas Flegler. 9. Jake Turpin. 10. Payne Haas. 11. Kurt Capewell. 12. TC Robati. 13. Kobe Hetherington.

14. Pat Carrigan. 15. Rhys Kennedy. 16. Ryan James. 17. Corey Jensen. 18. Cory Paix. 19. Jamayne Isaako. 20. Zac Hosking. 21. Tyson Gamble. 22. Jordan Pereira. 23. Deine Mariner. 24. Ezra Mam. 25. Ethan Quai-Ward.

Cronulla Sharks vs. Penrith Panthers
CommBank Stadium, Sunday 20 February 2022
Kick Off: 3:00pm (AEST)

CRONULLA SHARKS

1. Kade Dykes. 2. Sam Stonestreet. 3. Jensen Taumoepeau. 4. Kayal Iro. 5. Jonaiah Lualua. 6. Braydon Trindall. 7. Ryan Rivett. 8. Braden Hamlin-Uele. 9. Jayden Berrell. 10. Royce Hunt. 11. Siosifa Talakai. 12. Teig Wilton. 13. Jesse Colquhoun.

14. Zac Cini. 15. Jack Martin. 16. Franklin Pele. 17. Jordan Samrani. 18. Rhys Davies. 19. Zac olford. 20. Charbel Tasipale. 21. Reubenn Rennie. 22. Angus Ernst. 24. Thomas Hazelton. 25. Joshua Finau.

PENRITH PANTHERS

1. Charlie Staines. 2. Sunia Turuva. 3. Izack Tago. 4. Robert Jennings. 5. Tom Jenkins. 6. Kurt Falls. 7. Sean O'Sullivan. 8. Eddie Blacker. 9. Mitch Kenny. 10. Matt Eisenhuth. 11. Jaeman Salmon. 12. Chris Smith. 13. J'maine Hopgood.

14. Mavrik Geyer. 15. Lindsay Smith. 16. Liam Henry. 17. Hohepa Puru. 18. Niwhai Puru. 19. Logan Dickson. 20. Matt Stimson. 21. William Fakatouimafi. 22. Alec Susino. 23. Brad Fearnley.

Parramatta Eels vs. St George Illwarra Dragons
CommBank Stadium, Sunday 20 February 2022
Kick Off: 5:00pm (AEST)

PARRAMATTA EELS

1. Hayze Perham 2. Haze Dunster 3. Tom Opacic 4. Will Penisini 5. Bailey Simonsson 6. Jordan Rankin 7. Jake Arthur 8. Oregon Kaufusi 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Makahesi Makatoa 11. Marata Niukore 12. Shaun Lane (C) 13. Ray Stone.

14. Mitch Rein 15. Bryce Cartwright 16. Sean Russell 17. Luca Moretti 18. Ky Rodwell 19. Ofahiki Ogden 20. Elie El-Zakhem 21. Brendan Hands 22. Solomone Naiduki 23. Matt Komolafe 24. Josh Tuipulotu

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS

1. Cody Ramsey 2. Tyrell Sloan 3. Moses Suli 4. Max Feagai 5. Tautau Moga 6. Junior Amone 7. Moses Mbye 8. Francis Molo 9. Andrew McCullough 10. Poasa Faamausili 11. Jack Gosiewski 12. Tyrell Fuimaono 13. Josh Kerr

14. George Burgess 15. Daniel Alvaro 16. Jackson Ford 17. Josh McGuire 18. Mat Feagai 19. Jaiyden Hunt 20. Michael Molo 21. Josh Coric 22. Connor Muhleisen 23. Jackson Shereb 24. Bailey Antrobus 25. Jonathon Reuben 26. Dean Blore

Newcastle Knights vs. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
McDonald Jones Stadium, Monday 21 February 2022
Kick Off: 6:00pm

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS

1. Kalyn Ponga 17. Hymel Hunt 3. Dane Gagai 4. Bradman Best 5. Dominic Young 6. Jake Clifford 7. Adam Clune 8. David Klemmer 9. Chris Randall 10. Daniel Saifiti 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Jirah Momoisea 13 Kurt Mann

2. Enari Tuala 14. Phoenix Crossland 15. Jacob Saifiti 16. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 18. Dylan Lucas 19. Mat Croker 20. McKenzie Baker 21. Bailey Hodgson 22. Brayden Musgrove 23. Dylan Phythian 24. Chris Vea'ila 25. Kobe Rugless 26. Jaron Purcell 27. Liam Wilkinson 28. Cooper Jenkins 29. Tim Johannssen 30. Ben Talty

CANTEBURY BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS

1. Mat Dufty 2. Jayden Okunbor 3. Aaron Schoupp 4. Paul Alamoti 5. Declan Casey 6. Brandon Wakeham 7. Jake Averillo 8. Luke Thompson 9. Jeremy Marshall-King 10. Paul Vaughan 11. Corey Waddell 12. Tevita Pangai Junior 13. Josh Jackson

14. Bailey Biondi-Odo 15. Chris Patolo 16. Joe Stimson 17. Joshua Stuckey 19. Josh Cook 20. Max King 21. Reece Hoffman 22. Larson Doyle 23. Ava Seumanufagai 24. Kyle Flanagan 25. Jacob Kiraz 26. Creedence Toia 27. Eli Clark 28. Jackson Topine

 

[Big Pete]

Every game will be available on FoxLeague or Kayo so you'll have to get your scouting reports ready.

Bold indicates new additions since the 2021 season. Note that I haven't bothered to bold the benches since they're predominately made up of train and trial/development players.

 

[Sproj]

I have the Roosters on speed dial.

 

[Marty Deutschmann]

Wow..... Anyone else seen the Rabbitohs trial list? Franklin's brand team if ever I've seen it... They have the off-brand versions of the last names:

Mitchell
Cook
Cartwright
Gagai

What a B squad! Barely a single first grade name on the list

 

[Sproj]

Wow..... Anyone else seen the Rabbitohs trial list? Franklin's brand team if ever I've seen it... They have the off-brand versions of the last names:

Mitchell
Cook
Cartwright
Gagai

What a B squad! Barely a single first grade name on the list

They also have Richie Kennar that great Broncos' signing of recent years back there too.

 

[1910]

Lipp I am excited to see. He was sensational last year for Townsville in Colts.

 

[1910]

Va'a now too- still something I can’t put my finger on. I watched his first two SG ball games and he was dynamic. Good ground round one and same round two.

 

[theshed]

Im really keen to see how our pack reacts to having James and Capewell in the side.

Of the other teams I’m really keen to see what that bulldogs team looks like. They could be anything this year, if I woke up in December and you told me they came 16th or 3rd I would be equally unsurprised.

 

[theshed]

Who are you keen to see have a run, @Big Pete ? Apart from the broncos

 

[Big Del]

Brenko on the left this week ?
The highlights reel I watched he was on the right if I recall . That little grubber he put in last week came off real nice . Choo Choo !
Looking fwd to seeing what the off season has done to some of the bodies . Hetherington looked beefier last week . Has Selwin added muscles too ?

 

[Big Pete]

Who are you keen to see have a run, @Big Pete ? Apart from the broncos

There's a lot of players who debuted last year that I'm excited to see run around again to see if they've improved (eg. Xavier Savage, Takupa Hau Tapuha, Ben Trbojevic, Davvy Moale etc.) but of the new faces...

Brandon Morkos was one of the stand-outs in SG Ball last year and the Raiders were able to entice him over to already prop up their strong development program. I'm still not convinced on Starling either, so I'm curious to see how Trevilyan goes. I find it odd that Frawley and Schneider have seemingly swapped positions as well, I know Schneider has played some halves but a lot of good judges rate him at 9.

You may have read about him but Tolu Koula at Manly is a weapon and Manly made a real play to keep him, even promoting him to the NRL squad ahead of time. Manly are already one of the more potent teams, if they can add a class centre into the mix it'll only make them more threatening.

Similarly, it's not often that Melbourne go all-in on a junior but Howarth is exciting and I've put my cards on the table, I thought he was a better prospect than Piakura. Like 1910 I have my reservations in the centres and I hope they don't botch his development like the Raiders did with Joel Thompson who I felt spent far too long out-wide. I keep hearing about Sua Fa'alogo as an excitement machine and one of the reasons why Melbourne weren't too upset with losing JAC so curious to see how he goes. I've also sung his praises, but Wishart is going to be one of those players fans whinge about Melbourne and how they manage the cap. If he can work on his defence, he could be one of the stand-out 9s in the comp.

Warriors it's all about the Kepu twins. They're like the new Saifitis, just two colossus that the Warriors were able to lock down long term and they'll work their way into the Warriors pack sooner than later. I want to see Ratuva get a shot as well. He was the next class back Melbourne had coming through before Union intervened and he went over there to play Super Rugby. He's back, Peter O'Sullivan approved and I think if he lives up to it could be a real target for Shaun Johnson.

Wayne sort of spoiled the party on Moale, he's a man mountain and one of the most likely to step into that middle third. Souths fans are pretty hot on Karapani who is a real handful with the footy. I have my doubts but Souths do have some room out-wide and he could become a real depth option for them.

I've mentioned his name before, but the Wests Tigers really went out of their way to scout Junior Tupou from the Brumbies. He was a Raiders junior and a real stand-out in SG Ball before Rugby got their mits on him. He's a centre and a real handful when he gets good ball.

1910 spoiled the party, but I remember there was a lot of 'a kingdom for a Queensland centre!' and you may have found one in Lipp. Giant outside back that wreaked havoc in Colts and honestly I'd be shocked if he didn't play NRL at some point this year. Payten is really doing his best to put his touch on this Cowboys team and I think they'll go a long way if Lipp can mature into the player he's capable of. I'm really looking forward to his battle. I'm also looking forward to Riley Price who is of course best known as the nephew to the almighty Brent Tate. I guess he's also Steve's son, but Tate!

Tom Weaver was the stand-out player coming through his year level so I'm curious to see what impact he makes in his first real taste of senior football. The Titans have a lot of exciting young outside backs and I'm really curious to see who puts themselves ahead of the pack in Jojo Fifita, Caleb Hodges, Tony Francis and Taine Tauapiki. I was surprised the Lofi Khan-Pereira isn't playing this trial. For all this talk about Blake Mozer, Oskar Bryant kept him on the bench and was a real handful out of the ruck. That 9 jersey is wide open and while he won't be there come Round 1, if he starts the year well I could easily see him being the Titans #14.

I'm really curious to watch Cronulla. I have a bad habit of not giving as much attention to clubs when they have what I perceive to be a caretaker coach so the past few years have been kind of a wash for me as the Sharks go. Looking at that team, I'll be keeping a close eye on Dykes and Rivett. Rivett was in that PBC team with Willison and Weaver and was just really quick on his feet. I think he'd make a good five-eighth but with Hynes there I'm not sure how well they'd gel. Dykes has been a stand-out for them coming through the grades and like his dad is a really skillful player. They have this really classy outside back in Stonestreet as well, but I just don't know how he fits in with Katoa and Mulitalo.

For Penrith, they kind of spoiled the party on Tago and Smith, so I'll throw my support behind Tom Jenkins the try-scoring machine who made the step up to NSW Cup really easily last year. He's on a development deal, but with To'o all but assured an Origin spot I could see him really stepping up later in the year and turning heads.

The Eels have a new Fijian winger in Solomone Naiduke who had a few big games of NSW Cup. He's similar to Sivo in that he's raw, but he has some big runs in him and as long as he can make those plays he'll be well worth the investment. He won't get the first look in, but if the Eels are lacking points and he starts the season well he'll be there.

Again, I feel like Griffin blooded a lot of the players he wanted to last season so the match is going to be all about Sloan, Feagai and Amone. If I had to pick one player it'd be Mulheisen who actually helped a struggling NSW Cup side out last season and could be a potential 14 if Macca goes down and they need somebody to share those duties.

For the Bulldogs, I'm curious about Cook. For me it wasn't really a show of confidence when they paid big money for Reed Mahoney but they need somebody in the interim and Cook a couple of years back was the stand out hooker in Jersey Flegg. He seemingly hit a plateau but I'm really keen to see how he measures up. Plenty of wraps coming through on Alamoti as well, I'm not as high but we'll see how he goes after another year of development.

Who have I missed? Sydney. Put me down for Vuate Karawalevu who was a revelation for their JF side last year and just had those raw skills you love to see in an outside back. Similarly King, Swann and Sandon were all really strong inclusions. I've said my piece on Va'a as well and he really impressed me in 2020. Didn't have much of a 2021 due to injury but he's really hit the ground running in Sydney.

So yeah, put me down for everyone shed.

 

[1910]

There's a lot of players who debuted last year that I'm excited to see run around again to see if they've improved (eg. Xavier Savage, Takupa Hau Tapuha, Ben Trbojevic, Davvy Moale etc.) but of the new faces...

Brandon Morkos was one of the stand-outs in SG Ball last year and the Raiders were able to entice him over to already prop up their strong development program. I'm still not convinced on Starling either, so I'm curious to see how Trevilyan goes. I find it odd that Frawley and Schneider have seemingly swapped positions as well, I know Schneider has played some halves but a lot of good judges rate him at 9.

You may have read about him but Tolu Koula at Manly is a weapon and Manly made a real play to keep him, even promoting him to the NRL squad ahead of time. Manly are already one of the more potent teams, if they can add a class centre into the mix it'll only make them more threatening.

Similarly, it's not often that Melbourne go all-in on a junior but Howarth is exciting and I've put my cards on the table, I thought he was a better prospect than Piakura. Like 1910 I have my reservations in the centres and I hope they don't botch his development like the Raiders did with Joel Thompson who I felt spent far too long out-wide. I keep hearing about Sua Fa'alogo as an excitement machine and one of the reasons why Melbourne weren't too upset with losing JAC so curious to see how he goes. I've also sung his praises, but Wishart is going to be one of those players fans whinge about Melbourne and how they manage the cap. If he can work on his defence, he could be one of the stand-out 9s in the comp.

Warriors it's all about the Kepu twins. They're like the new Saifitis, just two colossus that the Warriors were able to lock down long term and they'll work their way into the Warriors pack sooner than later. I want to see Ratuva get a shot as well. He was the next class back Melbourne had coming through before Union intervened and he went over there to play Super Rugby. He's back, Peter O'Sullivan approved and I think if he lives up to it could be a real target for Shaun Johnson.

Wayne sort of spoiled the party on Moale, he's a man mountain and one of the most likely to step into that middle third. Souths fans are pretty hot on Karapani who is a real handful with the footy. I have my doubts but Souths do have some room out-wide and he could become a real depth option for them.

I've mentioned his name before, but the Wests Tigers really went out of their way to scout Junior Tupou from the Brumbies. He was a Raiders junior and a real stand-out in SG Ball before Rugby got their mits on him. He's a centre and a real handful when he gets good ball.

1910 spoiled the party, but I remember there was a lot of 'a kingdom for a Queensland centre!' and you may have found one in Lipp. Giant outside back that wreaked havoc in Colts and honestly I'd be shocked if he didn't play NRL at some point this year. Payten is really doing his best to put his touch on this Cowboys team and I think they'll go a long way if Lipp can mature into the player he's capable of. I'm really looking forward to his battle. I'm also looking forward to Riley Price who is of course best known as the nephew to the almighty Brent Tate. I guess he's also Steve's son, but Tate!

Tom Weaver was the stand-out player coming through his year level so I'm curious to see what impact he makes in his first real taste of senior football. The Titans have a lot of exciting young outside backs and I'm really curious to see who puts themselves ahead of the pack in Jojo Fifita, Caleb Hodges, Tony Francis and Taine Tauapiki. I was surprised the Lofi Khan-Pereira isn't playing this trial. For all this talk about Blake Mozer, Oskar Bryant kept him on the bench and was a real handful out of the ruck. That 9 jersey is wide open and while he won't be there come Round 1, if he starts the year well I could easily see him being the Titans #14.

I'm really curious to watch Cronulla. I have a bad habit of not giving as much attention to clubs when they have what I perceive to be a caretaker coach so the past few years have been kind of a wash for me as the Sharks go. Looking at that team, I'll be keeping a close eye on Dykes and Rivett. Rivett was in that PBC team with Willison and Weaver and was just really quick on his feet. I think he'd make a good five-eighth but with Hynes there I'm not sure how well they'd gel. Dykes has been a stand-out for them coming through the grades and like his dad is a really skillful player. They have this really classy outside back in Stonestreet as well, but I just don't know how he fits in with Katoa and Mulitalo.

For Penrith, they kind of spoiled the party on Tago and Smith, so I'll throw my support behind Tom Jenkins the try-scoring machine who made the step up to NSW Cup really easily last year. He's on a development deal, but with To'o all but assured an Origin spot I could see him really stepping up later in the year and turning heads.

The Eels have a new Fijian winger in Solomone Naiduke who had a few big games of NSW Cup. He's similar to Sivo in that he's raw, but he has some big runs in him and as long as he can make those plays he'll be well worth the investment. He won't get the first look in, but if the Eels are lacking points and he starts the season well he'll be there.

Again, I feel like Griffin blooded a lot of the players he wanted to last season so the match is going to be all about Sloan, Feagai and Amone. If I had to pick one player it'd be Mulheisen who actually helped a struggling NSW Cup side out last season and could be a potential 14 if Macca goes down and they need somebody to share those duties.

For the Bulldogs, I'm curious about Cook. For me it wasn't really a show of confidence when they paid big money for Reed Mahoney but they need somebody in the interim and Cook a couple of years back was the stand out hooker in Jersey Flegg. He seemingly hit a plateau but I'm really keen to see how he measures up. Plenty of wraps coming through on Alamoti as well, I'm not as high but we'll see how he goes after another year of development.

Who have I missed? Sydney. Put me down for Vuate Karawalevu who was a revelation for their JF side last year and just had those raw skills you love to see in an outside back. Similarly King, Swann and Sandon were all really strong inclusions. I've said my piece on Va'a as well and he really impressed me in 2020. Didn't have much of a 2021 due to injury but he's really hit the ground running in Sydney.

So yeah, put me down for everyone shed.

Bryant and Weaver I didn't even notice. Very interesting. Bryant and Mozer were such a good combination- Bryant the more robust better defender and Mozer the brains.

I liked both of them, that potential spine for the Titans of Bryant, Weaver, Sexton and Campbell is exciting.

 

[Sproj]

Bryant and Weaver I didn't even notice. Very interesting. Bryant and Mozer were such a good combination- Bryant the more robust better defender and Mozer the brains.

I liked both of them, that potential spine for the Titans of Bryant, Weaver, Sexton and Campbell is exciting.

Extremely exciting but they have absolutely no one to guide them, we’ve seen what happens there.

 

[Sproj]

Savage is going to be some player.

 

[Sproj]

Keigran with possibly the worst kick for touch in the history of penalty kicks.

 

[Wolfie]

Bryant and Weaver I didn't even notice. Very interesting. Bryant and Mozer were such a good combination- Bryant the more robust better defender and Mozer the brains.

I liked both of them, that potential spine for the Titans of Bryant, Weaver, Sexton and Campbell is exciting.

Where is Shaun Packer playing this year @1910

 

[Sproj]

Roosters number 10 looks a lot like Haas, at least from a distance. Has he gone there already?

 

[Sproj]

Nice by the Raiders!