Dolphins captain Jesse Bromwich and centre Brenko Lee have been ruled out of the Magic Round clash with Cronulla on Saturday.
They have both succumbed to hamstring injuries so Poasa Faamausili and JJ Collins are options to replace Bromwich in the pack while rookie centre Valynce Te Whare is set to make his debut for Lee.
Manly have received a massive boost in Magic Round with Tom Trbojevic cleared to return after his groin injury kept him out last week in the loss to the Gold Coast.
While the influential fullback is good to go, older brother Jake Trbojevic (calf) is out but younger sibling Ben Trbojevic (hamstring) returns.
“Tom trained fully on Tuesday evening,” coach Anthony Seibold said on Thursday. “He’s in and he’s a big in.”
Manly five-eighth Josh Schuster is going to need a few weeks to regain his fitness after a thigh problem while centres Brad Parker and Tolu Koula are back early from knee injuries. Front-rower Toff Sipley has copped a ban of three matches for a grade-two crusher tackle on Gold Coast’s Phillip Sami .
Brisbane also have star power returning in the form of Payne Haas with the prop and five-eighth Ezra Mam coming back after serving their one-game hip-drop bans.
Broncos coach Kevin Walters. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)
John Cartwright stepped in to coach on Thursday after Kevin Walters was struck down by the flu. The assistant took charge of the side’s captain’s run and Walters is no certainty to be at the game. If Cartwright takes control in the coach’s box it will not be unfamiliar territory for the 57-year-old who was mentor of the Gold Coast for eight seasons.
Dragons coach Anthony Griffin has dropped star centre Zac Lomax in a bid to end the team’s four-game losing streak at Magic Round.
The high-priced outside back has been below his best this season and has paid the price for the club’s 2-6 record as Griffin fights to prove he should have his contract extended beyond this year.
(Photo by Jason McCawley/Getty Images)
Lomax has been left out of the squad altogether after reportedly reacting angrily to the news while hooker Jacob Liddle has been relegated to the reserves.
St George Illawarra take on fellow strugglers Wests Tigers on Sunday in Brisbane and a heavy loss could consign the Dragons to last spot on the ladder.
The Roosters copped a double blow from their win over the Warriors in Auckland with Brandon Smith (neck) and Paul Momirovski (shoulder) suffering injuries. Momirovski is out but Smith, who was taken to hospital via ambulance as a precautionary measure, has been named to play against the Cowboys on Sunday.
Roosters veteran Jared Waerea-Hargreaves sat out the Warriors game due to a back injury but the Kiwi prop will return for Magic Round in Brisbane.
Brandon Smith is taken off in Auckland. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)
Titans fullback AJ Brimson (hamstring) is out for at least a few weeks while five-eighth Kieran Foran has been given the green light. Foran required six stitches in his finger, a pain-killing needle in his toe and strapping on his knee to make it through the 26-10 win over his old side but was named in the team list on Tuesday afternoon.
He was still a chance of dropping out of the squad pending the results of scans, but on Wednesday morning, was cleared of serious injury. He needs only to pass a fitness test on Friday to line up against the Eels, another of his former clubs.
Wests Tigers centre Brent Naden was hit with a grade-two shoulder charge for his hit on Penrith second-rower Zac Hosking in his side’s upset 12-8 victory over the Panthers on Saturday night. He will miss three matches after submitting an early guilty plea, rather than risking a fourth if he fought the charge and lost.
Meanwhile, Cowboys forward Jeremiah Nanai has accepted a four-game ban after submitting an early guilty plea for Grade 3 Dangerous Contact in the heavy loss to the Sharks.
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He would have risked a five-match ban if he fought the charge at the judiciary for his controversial hip-drop tackle on Sharks forward Braden Hamlin-Uele, who has been ruled out for a month with medial ligament damage in his left knee.
Magic Round teams
Bulldogs vs Raiders, at Suncorp Stadium – 6pm, Friday, May 5
Bulldogs: 1. Hayze Perham 2. Jacob Kiraz 3. Jake Averillo 4. Paul Alamoti 5. Declan Casey 6. Josh Reynolds 7. Matt Burton 8. Max King 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Tevita Pangai Junior 11. Corey Waddell 12. Jacob Preston 13. Raymond Faitala-Mariner 14. Karl Oloapu 15. Jayden Okunbor 16. Franklin Pele 17. Samuel Hughes 19. Kurtis Morrin 20. Jackson Topine 21. Harrison Edwards 22. Kyle Flanagan 23. Blake Wilson
Braidon Burns injured his knee early in the win over the Dragons in Wollongong on Sunday and the winger is in doubt for Magic Round with Jacob Kiraz his replacement, returning from his own knee problem.
Front-rower Max King missed the game with a rib injury but has been named to play while fellow prop Franklin Pele will return on the bench from a broken arm layoff. Jacob Kiraz is out with an ankle injury so debutant Blake Wilson is in line for a call-up.
Young gun Karl Oloapu made a dazzling debut in the halves from the bench but Cameron Ciraldo said he was likely to stick with veteran Josh Reynolds in the starting role alongside Matt Burton.
Raiders: 1. Seb Kris 2. Xavier Savage 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Matthew Timoko 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Jack Wighton 7. Jamal Fogarty 8. Josh Papalii 9. Zac Woolford 10. Joseph Tapine 11. Hudson Young 12. Elliott Whitehead 13. Corey Horsburgh 14. Tom Starling 15. Emre Guler 16. Pasami Saulo 17. Ata Mariota 18. Brad Schneider 19. James Schiller 20. Trey Mooney 21. Corey Harawira-Naera 22. Peter Hola
Seb Kris has retained the fullback spot after Xavier Savage made a successful return from a broken jaw in the NSW Cup on Saturday. Savage is back in first grade on the wing ahead of Albert Hopoate.
Nick Cotric (hamstring), Matt Frawley (hand) and Danny Levi (jaw) are a week or two away from returning.
Sea Eagles vs Broncos, at Suncorp Stadium – 8.05pm, Friday, May 5
Sea Eagles: 1. Tom Trbojevic 2. Jason Saab 3. Brad Parker 4. Tolutau Koula 5. Reuben Garrick 6. Cooper Johns 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Taniela Paseka 9. Lachlan Croker 10. Sean Keppie 11. Haumole Olakau’atu 12. Kelma Tuilagi 13. Josh Aloiai 14. Karl Lawton 15. Ben Trbojevic 16. Ethan Bullemor 17. Aaron Woods 18. Samuela Fainu 19. Kaeo Weekes 20. Ray Tuaimalo-Vaega 21. Christian Tuipulotu 22. Ben Condon
Tom Trbojevic is over his groin injury but his older brother Jake will sit out the match with a calf concern and younger brother Ben makes a comeback from a hamstring strain.
Five-eighth Josh Schuster is again out with his thigh problem but Brad Parker (knee) is making an early return along with Tolu Koula (knee).
Toff Sipley has been banned after he was sent to the sin bin in the Sea Eagles’ 26-10 defeat and was charged with a grade-two crusher tackle on Gold Coast’s Phillip Sami.
Broncos: 1. Reece Walsh 2. Jesse Arthars 3. Kotoni Staggs 4. Herbie Farnworth 5. Selwyn Cobbo 6. Ezra Mam 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Thomas Flegler 9. Billy Walters 10. Payne Haas 11. Kurt Capewell 12. Jordan Riki 13. Patrick Carrigan 14. Cory Paix 15. Corey Jensen 16. Keenan Palasia 17. Martin Taupau 18. Deine Mariner 19. Xavier Willison 20. Jock Madden 21. Delouise Hoeter 22. Kobe Hetherington
Ezra Mam and Payne Haas have served their ban for hip-drop tackles. Keenan Palasia and Jock Madden have made way for the returning duo.
Payne Haas. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
Warriors vs Panthers, at Suncorp Stadium – 3pm, Saturday, May 6
Warriors: 1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 2. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 3. Marcelo Montoya 4. Adam Pompey 5. Edward Kosi 6. Dylan Walker 7. Shaun Johnson 8. Addin Fonua-Blake 9. Wayde Egan 10. Bunty Afoa 11. Jackson Ford 12. Marata Niukore 13. Tohu Harris 14. Bayley Sironen 15. Josh Curran 16. Demitric Sifakula 17. Tom Ale 18. Freddy Lussick 20. Taine Tuaupiki 21. Viliami Vailea 22. Ronald Volkman 23. Kalani Going
Tohu Harris (knee) is back, Jazz Tevaga’s calf injury has sidelined him until Round 14 while the club is hopeful Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (concussion) will be cleared to play.
Panthers: 1. Dylan Edwards 2. Sunia Turuva 3. Tyrone Peachey 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Brian To’o 6. Jarome Luai 7. Nathan Cleary 8. Moses Leota 9. Mitch Kenny 10. James Fisher-Harris 11. Scott Sorensen 12. Zac Hosking 13. Isaah Yeo 14. Soni Luke 15. Lindsay Smith 16. Liam Henry 17. Jaeman Salmon 18. Jack Cogger 19. Luke Garner 20. Thomas Jenkins 21. Spencer Leniu 22. Chris Smith
Nathan Cleary is set to soldier on despite his groin injury while props James Fisher-Harris (knee) and Spencer Leniu (calf) should be right to return with Matt Eisenhuth (shoulder) set to be out for a while.
Sharks vs Dolphins, at Suncorp Stadium – 5.30pm, Saturday, May 6
Sharks: 1. Will Kennedy 2. Sione Katoa 3. Jesse Ramien 4. Siosifa Talakai 5. Ronaldo Mulitalo 6. Matt Moylan 7. Nicho Hynes 8. Oregon Kaufusi 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Royce Hunt 11. Briton Nikora 12. Teig Wilton 13. Dale Finucane 14. Cameron McInnes 15. Jack Williams 16. Wade Graham 17. Thomas Hazelton 18. Braydon Trindall 19. Connor Tracey 20. Jesse Colquhoun 21. Mawene Hiroti 22. Jayden Berrell
Braden Hamlin-Uele is out a month after the Jeremiah Nanai hip-drop tackle damaged ligaments in his knee.
Suspended skipper Dale Finucane returns to offset BHU’s absence in the middle forward rotation.
Briton Nikora has been cleared of a knee injury after limping off in the win over the Cowboys.
Dolphins: 1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 2. Jamayne Isaako 3. Euan Aitken 4. Brenko Lee 5. Tesi Niu 6. Kodi Nikorima 7. Isaiya Katoa 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Jeremy Marshall-King 10. Kenny Bromwich 11. Felise Kaufusi 12. Connelly Lemuelu 13. Tom Gilbert 14. Jarrod Wallace 15. Anthony Milford 16. Mason Teague 17. Herman Ese’ese 18. Kurt Donoghoe 19. Poasa Faamausili 20. Edrick Lee 21. Valynce Te Whare 22. JJ Collins
Veteran centre Brenko Lee (hamstring) and captain Jesse Bromwich have been ruled out with hamstring strains. Rookie Valynce Te Whare is set to make his debut for Lee while Poasa Faamausili is likely to replace Bromwich. Tesi Niu (knee) is right to return and will replace Robert Jennings on the wing.
Ray Stone (concussion) is out until Round 11 but Anthony Milford returns to the interchange from a hamstring problem.
Storm vs Rabbitohs, at Suncorp Stadium – 7.35pm, Saturday, May 6
Storm: 1. Nick Meaney 2. William Warbrick 3. Reimis Smith 4. Justin Olam 5. Xavier Coates 6. Cameron Munster 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 9. Harry Grant 10. Christian Welch 11. Trent Loiero 12. Eliesa Katoa 13. Josh King 14. Bronson Garlick 15. Aaron Pene 16. Tom Eisenhuth 17. Tariq Sims 18. Tyran Wishart 19. Grant Anderson 20. Tepai Moeroa 21. Jordan Grant 22. Jonah Pezet
Tui Kamikamica will miss this game after the bye due to his dangerous contact ban from the loss to Manly.
Eliesa Katoa (concussion) should be right to play after he was concussed in the Anzac Day win over the Warriors.
Rabbitohs: 1. Latrell Mitchell 2. Alex Johnston 3. Isaiah Tass 4. Campbell Graham 5. Taane Milne 6. Cody Walker 7. Lachlan Ilias 8. Tevita Tatola 9. Damien Cook 10. Hame Sele 11. Michael Chee Kam 12. Jacob Host 13. Cameron Murray 14. Jed Cartwright 15. Jai Arrow 16. Liam Knight 17. Thomas Burgess 18. Josiah Karapani 19. Blake Taaffe 20. Daniel Suluka-Fifita 21. Ben Lovett 22. Dean Hawkins
Front-rower Tevita Tatola (knee) made a strong comeback in the win over Brisbane and the Bunnies have kept the same side apart from Liam Knight, who is back in the NRL after making a return from a long-term knee injury in the NSW Cup last Saturday.
Tigers vs Dragons, at Suncorp Stadium – 1.50pm, Sunday, May 7
Tigers: 1. Jahream Bula 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Starford To’a 4. Tommy Talau 5. Junior Tupou 6. Brandon Wakeham 7. Luke Brooks 8. Stefano Utoikamanu 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. David Klemmer 11. Isaiah Papali’i 12. John Bateman 13. Fonua Pole 14. Jake Simpkin 15. Joe Ofahengaue 16. Alex Twal 17. Asu Kepaoa 18. Alex Seyfarth 19. Justin Matamua 20. Daine Laurie 21. Shawn Blore 22. Triston Reilly
Brent Naden has been banned for his shoulder charge so Tommy Talau returns to the starting side in the centres.
Dragons: 1. Tyrell Sloan 2. Mathew Feagai 3. Moses Suli 4. Max Feagai 5. Mikaele Ravalawa 6. Talatau Amone 7. Ben Hunt 8. Jack de Belin 9. Moses Mbye 10. Blake Lawrie 11. Billy Burns 12. Jaydn Su’A 13. Jack Bird 14. Jayden Sullivan 15. Michael Molo 16. Ben Murdoch-Masila 17. Josh Kerr 18. Toby Couchman 19. Jaiyden Hunt 20. Jacob Liddle 21. Zane Musgrove 22. Viliami Fifita
The cupboard is bare at the Dragons with no injured players coming back this week so besieged coach Anthony Griffin is looking to use Ben Hunt at hooker in a mid-game switch when young half Jayden Sullivan comes onto the field.
Star centre Zac Lomax and hooker Jacob Liddle have paid the price for their poor form in the team’s terrible start to the year by getting dropped this weekend.
Max Feagai moves into the centres with Mikaele Ravalawa returning on the wing from a hamstring tear.
Roosters vs Cowboys, at Suncorp Stadium – 4pm, Sunday, May 7
Roosters: 1. James Tedesco 2. Corey Allan 3. Joseph Suaalii 4. Drew Hutchison 5. Jaxson Paulo 6. Joseph Manu 7. Luke Keary 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Brandon Smith 10. Lindsay Collins 11. Egan Butcher 12. Nat Butcher 13. Victor Radley 14. Jake Turpin 15. Angus Crichton 16. Sitili Tupouniua 17. Matthew Lodge 18. Fletcher Baker 19. Sam Walker 20. Tuipulotu Katoa 21. Billy Smith 22. Nathan Brown
Paul Momirovski (knee) and Brandon Smith (neck) were injured during the win in Auckland over the Warriors. Momirovski is out with Drew Hutchison in at centre but Smith has been named to face the Cowboys along with Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, who sat out Sunday’s victory.
Cowboys: 1. Scott Drinkwater 2. Kyle Feldt 3. Valentine Holmes 4. Peta Hiku 5. Murray Taulagi 6. Tom Dearden 7. Chad Townsend 8. Jordan McLean 9. Reece Robson 10. Coen Hess 11. Heilum Luki 12. Jack Gosiewski 13. Reuben Cotter 14. Jake Granville 15. Mitchell Dunn 16. Jamayne Taunoa-Brown 17. Kulikefu Finefeuiaki 18. Riley Price 19. Ben Hampton 20. Brendan Elliot 21. Taniela Sadrugu 22. Jake Bourke
Veteran half Chad Townsend twinged his calf in the loss to his old team Cronulla while young utility back Tom Chester may miss the rest of the year with a knee injury.
Second-rower Heilum Luki will return from his hamstring injury which is timely given Jeremiah Nanai’s four-game hip-drop ban.
(Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)
Titans vs Eels, at Suncorp Stadium – 6.25pm, Sunday, May 7
Titans: 1. Jayden Campbell 2. Alofiana Khan-Pereira 3. Brian Kelly 4. Jojo Fifita 5. Phillip Sami 6. Kieran Foran 7. Tanah Boyd 8. Moeaki Fotuaika 9. Chris Randall 10. Tino Fa’asuamaleaui 11. David Fifita 12. Joe Stimson 13. Isaac Liu 14. Kruise Leeming 15. Erin Clark 16. Klese Haas 17. Jo Vuna 18. Keano Kini 19. Aaron Schoupp 20. Thomas Weaver 21. Thomas Mikaele 22. Sam McIntyre
AJ Brimson (hamstring) will be replaced by Jayden Campbell while Kieran Foran (knee) needs to prove his fitness.
Eels: 1. Clint Gutherson 2. Maika Sivo 3. Viliami Penisini 4. Bailey Simonsson 5. Haze Dunster 6. Dylan Brown 7. Mitchell Moses 8. Wiremu Greig 9. Josh Hodgson 10. Junior Paulo 11. Shaun Lane 12. Andrew Davey 13. J’maine Hopgood 14. Bryce Cartwright 15. Brendan Hands 16. Ryan Matterson 17. Makahesi Makatoa 18. Jakob Arthur 19. Sean Russell 20. Ofahiki Ogden 21. Matt Doorey 22. Jack Murchie
Ryan Matterson sat out the win over Newcastle with an illness but should be right for Magic Round along with winger Bailey Simonsson (concussion). Mid-season recruit Andrew Davey has been rushed into the starting side.
Bye – Knights
Versatile forward Brodie Jones (thigh injury) should be right to return when they host the Titans next Sunday while Kurt Mann (abodominal strain) and Adam Elliott (groin) are maybes.
Robbo
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That's what we do mate....QLDER!!!! :stoked:
Panthers
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You said Queensland is the dominant Rugby League state. So you’re stating that based purely on 3 games each season evidently? Ever take a look at the players playing in your Queensland Cup. There’s an absolute plethora of NSW players who haven’t quite made it to NRL level playing in it. So they must be better than many Queenslanders who aren’t in those teams. If we’re going to go down to the who beats who . How many Premiership Wins have Queensland sides featured in recently? How often does the Queensland Cup team win the interstate challenge at the end of the year either? Even with a heap of NSW players in their sides. It’s been a doddle for the NSW Cup teams to win those games recently. Just saying you shouldn’t get to carried away with your bias , based on 3 games.
Red Rob
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Can’t say fairer than that!
andrew
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The sooner Griffin’s gone the better. I’d hand the reins to Carr and Wolfe for the remainder of 2023, appoint a new coach for 2024 and move on from Griffin.
Robbo
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Agree with most of that - the reserves deserve a shot in first grade if they are playing well enough and the first graders aren't. I reckon there was 2 passes 'on' to his winger that he didn't bother to throw in the last game. Maybe Hook said 'make sure you get those last passes away.....' and he just didn't do it
Heyou
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:thumbup:
Heyou
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Sending this player back to reserves will fix his goal kicking up as well as all those little gremlins that have crept into his current game under his current coaching team, no worries at all :silly: He’s not named in the NSW Cup team list as of now but that could change. Maybe a different coach could give him some good advice and steer him in the right direction. It doesn’t sit well with me though. It’s like telling a kid he has to go back to kindergarten because he is not good enough instead of working on getting him up to scratch like a good teacher / coach could, should and would. Griffin and his offsiders are not up to par and that’s where I see the main problem.
Dodgy Dragons
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Well said Snowy, a lot of the time, Hunt only seems to know what he is doing and the rest of the team are on another page, which to me comes back to Griffin, and a lack of game plan. I’m searching for answers to our mediocrity and some of his solutions are just plain dumb, drop Liddle and keep Mbye? If you look at most of the tries in the past few weeks scored against us, Mbye is usually in the frame where the break/mistake is made. Liddle has added spark when he has been on this year, and his dropping just floors me
Robbo
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Who wins SOO most often ? Wasn't thinking of any of those guys.....
Panthers
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Really. Brisbane at the top . Two of their best 4 players are Haas, Reynolds . They looked like a shadow of their former selves without Haas. They were nothing much without Reynolds. Lucky Mam came along , as who are all of these other star halves that Queensland are producing? ( Got a couple that have been around a long time in Munster , DCE I suppose. ) Then the centres are an Englishman & a New South Welshman. Cowboys have a NSW veteran at halfback. Dolphins had to buy Penrith halves. Titans bought a veteran NSW 5/8 & have an alright only half. Walker at the Roosters isn’t the star many up there were predicting. Just don’t want you to get too carried away by all these star players Queensland are producing.
Forty Twenty
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Who knows what happens with Manly this time around? The Broncos look very handy all across the paddock but Manly's backs have been reinforced and if Turbo and Koula are 100% maybe a win is feasible. Manly's forwards have had a good run with injuries this season and should be able to match up to the Broncos if they fire up. You'd expect the Broncos to bounce back strongly and the same should happen to the Eagles ........maybe. Karl Lawton has impressed me in limited time this season. Keep an eye on the way he hits in defence , it's very effective.
Dionysus
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Only because having more games in Queensland doesn't grow the sport. The game went backwards in New Zealand and Victoria during covid (oh yeah, didn't queens land get the entire competition during this time). The game is virtually dead in Perth, gee those folks are even having to go watch Union games its getting that bad, meanwhile they have turned off life support in the rest of the country (but never mind hey, QLD got a new team, a Grand Final and Origin games every year). Growth comes from getting new fans watching the game but new fans don't get created if little Johnny has never even heard of the sport. Which brings us right back to my original point.
Robbo
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They know how to dangle the carrot
Robbo
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Make deposit on new telly early
Robbo
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Lost some games from goalkicking alone. Lomax is a good player who has forgotten how to play. Time in the Reggie's should fix it.
Robbo
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Qld is the dominant Rugby Lague state consistently producing the best players. Why shouldn't we have more NRL games?
DP Schaefer
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he he... now that would boil a few brains
DavMan
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All I can say is that he must have some incriminating photos of someone important.
Choppy Zezers
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Make the Roosters hand over any and all players the Warriors want, and they remain at the warriors but under the Roosters cap
Heyou
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Dropping Lomax isn’t the right call. You think he has the big ego and doesn’t concentrate on his footy but I have a different view. He doesn’t have an inflated ego from what I can see. He is a passionate Dragons player who never stops working in every game. His stats will attest to that I’m sure. Griffin on the other hand has pushed him across to the other side of the field and I have no idea why. He is using a different tee for kicking and is changing the style of his kicking at whose behest? He was a very decent goal kicker before Hook came along and got psd off with him. His style of coaching is stifling to the young centre who had all that potential and now is struggling. I hope Feagai does well but the longer Griffin stays the more stifling of intuitive players will go on. I don’t rate him as a coach. I never have but I was prepared to support him until I wasn’t and that happened about two years ago. I tried and now I have failed and wish like heck he was going going gone. I expect all the gurus find Ben Hunt an amazing player who makes those around him better players as a good half back should do, but I am not seeing that from him. He is stifling his halves partner and the centres around him and stodgifying their style from this rookie’s view. I am failing at supporting our captain of late and maybe I wish he would move on with Griffin. I think Hunt is a very skilful player in his own right and working with Hook elevated him to almost winning the big prize. He was making things happen. That’s grand and all sure. However he is not making great things happen atm and he can’t continue with trying to win games based on his singular brilliance alone. The players around him are at sixes and sevens. A half back needs to fix that surely? That’s a half back’s job. Ben Hunt is no doubt a player worth signing to any team but I kinda wished our team didn’t sign him for the extra two years. That’s just me. So I wish to wave goodbye to Griffin and maybe Hunt too if he is adamant that he will not play at nine with Liddle, who has been dropped to the back of the reserve bench for… something? I agree with the rest.