Wenin’s Teams Analysis – Round 3

The Wenin’s scored 1,184 in Round 2 to see my season rank jump 1,830 to 6,040. Not a bad start to the season, but my team needs plenty of attention and two trades is not enough this week.

Onto the teams and there are some big changes/question marks this week. None bigger than the potential carnage that may be caused due to concussion injuries with Ryan Matterson set to miss and possibly Nathan Clearly. However, we will at least know this prior to the start of the round.

Anyway, let’s get into it.

PANTHERS v STORM

Thursday, 8.05pm, Panthers Stadium, Penrith

Panthers: 1. Dylan Edwards 2. Charlie Staines 3. Paul Momirovski 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Brian To’o 6. Jarome Luai 7. Nathan Cleary 8. Moses Leota 9. Mitch Kenny 10. James Fisher-Harris 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Kurt Capewell 13. Isaah Yeo

Bench: 14. Tyrone May 15. Spencer Leniu 16. Matthew Eisenhuth 17. Liam Martin

Reserves: 18. Scott Sorensen 19. Matt Burton 20. J’maine Hopgood 21. Jaeman Salmon

Injuries:

• Nathan Cleary (head knock, round 3-4)
• Robert Jennings (suspension, round 4)
• Brent Naden (suspension, round 4)
• Api Koroisau (wrist, round 8-10)

Teams Analysis

No changes, but Nathan Cleary will need to pass concussion protocols to play.

Spencer Leniu will enter Round 3 with a BE of -8 and therefore is set for a few price rises, but there are other options ahead of him this week. Charlie Staines disappointed again and is not rock bottom priced, so I can understand those who are thinking of moving him on. This may be the cheapest price that we see Jarome Luai available at for the rest of the season; however, we a BE of 16, there are other trades that we need to prioritise.

Storm: 1. Ryan Papenhuyzen 2. George Jennings 3. Reimis Smith 4. Justin Olam 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Cameron Munster 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Brandon Smith 10. Christian Welch 11. Tom Eisenhuth 12. Kenneath Bromwich 13. Nelson Asofa-Solomona

Bench: 14. Aaron Pene 15. Tui Kamikamica 16. Chris Lewis 17. Nicho Hynes

Reserves: 18. Cooper Johns 19. Darryn Schonig 20. Tyson Smoothy 21. Dean Ieremia

Injuries:

• Brenko Lee (hamstring, round 4)
• Felise Kaufusi (suspension, round 5)
• Dale Finucane (calf, round 5)
• Harry Grant (knee, round 5-6)
• Max King (Achilles, round 8-10)

Teams Analysis

Tom Eisenhuth comes into the starting side for the suspended Felise Kaufusi. Aaron Pene and Nicho Hynes have both been named on the bench and Tyson Smoothy makes way.

Reimis Smith is an interesting option at CTW. He produced 37 points in pure base last round, however, Brenko Lee could be available for selection in Round 4.

DRAGONS V SEA EAGLES

Friday, 6pm, WIN Stadium, Wollongong

Dragons: 1. Matthew Dufty 2. Cody Ramsey 3. Jack Bird 4. Zac Lomax 5. Mikaele Ravalawa 6. Corey Norman 7. Ben Hunt 8. Blake Lawrie 9. Andrew McCullough 10. Paul Vaughan 11. Josh Kerr 12. Tariq Sims 13. Tyrell Fuimaono

Bench: 14. Poasa Faamausili 15. Trent Merrin 16. Daniel Alvaro 17. Brayden Wiliame

Reserves: 18. Adam Clune 19. Kaide Ellis 20. Jackson Ford 21. Jordan Pereira

Injuries:

• Jayden Sullivan (hamstring, round 4)
• Cameron McInnes (knee, season)
• Jack de Belin (stood down)

Teams Analysis

No changes for the men who gave plenty of love to a bunch of Cowboy flops last weekend.

Bent Hunt has an average of 95 heading into Round 3 and a BE of -35. However, he’s priced at $453k and I just can’t get too excited about him despite the joys of a nice initial price rise or two. The opening games against the Sharks and Cowboys are a fair bit easier than what he has to face over the coming month with fixtures against the Knights, Eels, Warriors and the Roosters. There’s sure to be one or two eggs laid over that period of time.

Daniel Alvaro pricks a bit of interest with the journeyman priced at just $256k, and following a massive score of 74, which included 50 points in base he heads into Round 3 with a BE of -23. However, there’s a bit of concern with the severe fluctuation in his minutes (37 in Round 1 and 48 in Round 2) and if he was to average 40 over the next few weeks then it’s a price rise of about $65k before he flatlines. I see limited upside with this trade in option compared to others and the cheaper FRF options appeal more.

Sea Eagles: 1. Dylan Walker 2. Jason Saab 3. Brad Parker 4. Moses Suli 5. Reuben Garrick 6. Kieran Foran 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Taniela Paseka 9. Lachlan Croker 10. Martin Taupau 11. Jack Gosiewski 12. Josh Schuster 13. Jake Trbojevic

Bench: 14. Cade Cust 15. Morgan Boyle 16. Sean Keppie 17. Josh Aloiai

Reserves: 18. Tevita Funa 19. Morgan Harper 20. Toafofoa Sipley 21. Christian Tuipulotu

Injuries:

• Tom Trbojevic (hamstring, round 4)
• Curtis Sironen (knee, round 6)
• Haumole Olakau’atu (elbow, round 9)
• Andrew Davey (knee, season)
• Jorge Taufua (Achilles, indefinite)
• Manase Fainu (stood down, indefinite)

Teams Analysis

Josh Schuster has been named to replace Andrew Davey on the edge, who suffered a season-ending ruptured ACL in Round 2. The fresh face on the bench is Morgan Boyle. Cade Cust must pass the conussion protocols to play, while Tom Trbojevic could return next weekend.

Schuster is firmly into my calculations now. The Sea Eagles are suffering somewhat of an injury crisis to their backrow forwards with Curtis Sironen (Round 6), Haumole Olakau’atu (Round 9) and now Davey out for the season. If Schuster can impress over the next few weeks then there’s a chance that he can retain his spot whenn Sironen returns. In 76 minutes last weekend, he scored 46 points all from base and importantly, he’s priced at just $203k and available at 5/8. Thankfully, he’s played just one game this year and so he will not see an initial price rise until after Round 4. Add him to the watchlist.

RABBITOHS v ROOSTERS

Friday, 8.05pm, Stadium Australia, Sydney

Rabbitohs: 1. Latrell Mitchell 2. Alex Johnston 3. Dane Gagai 4. Campbell Graham 5. Josh Mansour 6. Cody Walker 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Thomas Burgess 9. Damien Cook 10. Tevita Tatola 11. Keaon Koloamatangi 12. Jaydn Su’A 13. Cameron Murray

Bench: 14. Benji Marshall 15. Mark Nicholls 16. Patrick Mago 17. Jai Arrow

Reserves: 18. Jacob Host 19. Tautau Moga 20. Troy Dargan 21. Stephen Marsters

Injuries:

• Jaxson Paulo (head knock, round 4)
• Liam Knight (head knock, round 4)
• Junior Tatola (hamstring, round 3-4)
• Hame Sele (ribs, round 6)
• Blake Taaffe (ankle, round 8)
• Taane Milne (knee, rounds 7-9)
• Braidon Burns (knee, round 7-9)
• Jed Cartwright (back, mid-season)
• Brock Gardner (Achilles, indefinite)

Teams Analysis

Josh Mansour has been recalled to replace Jaxson Paulo, who is out through concussion. Adam Reynolds will need to pass concussion protocols to play this weekend and Latrell Mitchell left training early today but has been named.

Latrell Mitchell left @SSFCRABBITOHS training early today

A number of his teammates are also racing the clock for Round 3

Team Tips: https://t.co/cr2931d8eK pic.twitter.com/g8eLhPbO7H

— Fox League (@FOXNRL) March 23, 2021

I hope you didn’t go early on Jai Arrow. He produced 56 points in 51 minutes last round and I think that’s about what we can expect from him on a week-to-week basis. We’ve always prayed for more minutes but it’s never really come to fruition. In fact, the highest MPG that he’s seen over his career was 57 in 2019.

Keaon Koloamatang has once again been named to start on the edge, but we are not going to see too many price rises with a poor PPM of just 0.68.

Roosters: 1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Josh Morris 4. Joseph Manu 5. Brett Morris 6. Lachlan Lam 7. Luke Keary 8. Lindsay Collins 9. Freddy Lussick 10. Siosiua Taukeiaho 11. Angus Crichton 12. Sitili Tupouniua 13. Isaac Liu

Bench: 14. Victor Radley 15. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 16. Nat Butcher 17. Daniel Suluka-Fifita

Reserves: 18. Drew Hutchinson 19. Matt Ikuvalu 20. Sam Walker 21. Fletcher Baker

Injuries:

• Sam Verrills (knee, round 5)
• Adam Keighran (wrist, round 7)
• Billy Smith (shoulder, mid-season)
• Jake Friend (concussion, indefinite)
• Boyd Cordner (concussion, indefinite)

Teams Analysis

Victor Radley has been named to return after a significant layoff due to injury. He will start from the bench but it won’t be too long until he starts to feature in the starting side. Angus Crichton returns from suspension and will be a must trade in for those who missed him initially or traded him out last weekend. However, he won’t see a price rise until after Round 4.

Lindsay Collins is becoming very hard to ignore and all the makings are there for a breakout SuperCoach season. He has produced scores of 63 and 75 with an average base of 55 and an average MPG of 57. There’s a lot to like here and this almost looks certainly like the cheapest price that you’ll be able to acquire him at. However, with a BE of 3, you could wait a week.

Sitili Tupouniua has a two game average of 79 points and a BE of -19 heading into Round 3. With a current price of $410k, I can imagine that some people may be getting keen to jump on before his price rises over the coming weeks. He’s scored two tries but there’s plenty of points in this Roosters side and his base of 43 is not great but also not horrible for an edge forward.

Lachlan Lam has failed to fire so far and is on the chopping block for me this week. He’s not bottom priced and the cash can be used better in other areas, including upgrading him to one of the outstanding options at hooker this week.

Luke Keary and Jarome Luai were in some final drafts of my Round 1 side. I blame Wilfred for talking me out of Keary due to his dodgy hammy :).

RAIDERS v WARRIORS

Saturday, 3pm, GIO Stadium, Canberra

Raiders: 1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 2. Bailey Simonsson 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Curtis Scott 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Jack Wighton 7. George Williams 8. Josh Papalii 9. Josh Hodgson 10. Dunamis Lui 11. Hudson Young 12. Elliott Whitehead 13. Joseph Tapine

Bench: 14. Siliva Havili 15. Ryan Sutton 16. Sia Soliola 17. Ryan James

Reserves: 18. Sam Williams 19. Tom Starling 20. Caleb Aekins 21. Sebastian Kris

Injuries:

• Hudson Young (knee, round 3)
• Jarrod Croker (shoulder, round 3)

Teams Analysis

Jarrod Croker has been named in the centres for Sebastian Kris who drops to the reserves in the only change.

For Hudson Young, see comments on Tupouniua above, albeit he is close to $60k more expensive.

As a Josh Hodgson owner, I am pretty keen to move him on, despite the 58 points last weekend. This score was only made possible through attacking stats, with the English hooker (settle down Hugh Grant) only averaging 36 base points per game. He’s unlikely to lose money this week and so it depends on my 17 but a trade to the likes of Jayden Brailey makes sense.

I absolutely love seeing what Ryan James is doing at the moment, not only from a SuperCoach perspective but just given the pain and suffering he’s obviously gone through over the past couple of years. As a non-owner, I’d love to add him but am struggling to fit him into my trades this week. A shift of someone like Staines to him via Kurt Capewell makes sense.

Warriors: 1. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 2. David Fusitu’a 3. Adam Pompey 4. Peta Hiku 5. Ken Maumalo 6. Kodi Nikorima 7. Sean O’Sullivan 8. Addin Fonua-Blake 9. Wade Egan 10. Bunty Afoa 11. Eliesa Katoa 12. Bayley Sironen 13. Tohu Harris

Bench: 14. Jazz Tevaga 15. Ben Murdoch-Masila 16. Leeson Ah Mau 17. Jack Murchie

Reserves: 18. Tom Ale 20. Marcelo Montoya 21. Paul Turner 22. Kane Evans

Injuries:

• Jack Murchie (pectoral, round 3)
• Jackson Frei (knee, round 3)
• Jamayne Taunoa-Brown (suspension, round 6)
• Euan Aitken (ankle, round 9-11)
• Chanel Harris-Tavita (foot, round 13-14)

Teams Analysis

Sean O’Sullivan comes into the side at halfback as a replacement for Chanel Harris-Tavita, who will miss the next 12 weeks through injury. Bunty Afoa will start at prop in place of Jamayne Taunua-Brown, who is out suspended, while Jack Murchie returns from injury on the bench. 

The loss of CHT is potentially huge for those who went with the #NikorimaPOD from Round 1. He should hold onto the goal kicking duties now for an extended period and will be the sides primary playmaker. However, he is too inconsistent for me to consider and with a BE of 51, we can wait a week or two.

Tohu Harris has monstered the past two weeks with scores of 66 and 85, with a ridiculous average of 63 base points per game. He looks like being one of the top five 2RF’s again but is not a trade in focus this week unless it’s as a Ryan Matterson replacement.

BRONCOS v BULLDOGS

Saturday, 5.30pm, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Broncos: 1. Jamayne Isaako 2. Xavier Coates 3. Herbie Farnworth 4. Tesi Niu 5. David Mead 6. Anthony Milford 7. Brodie Croft 8. Tevita Pangai Junior 9. Jake Turpin 10. Thomas Flegler 11. Alex Glenn 12. Jordan Riki 13. Patrick Carrigan

Bench: 14. John Asiata 15. Rhys Kennedy 16. Ethan Bullemor 17. Ben Te’o

Reserves: 18. Tom Dearden 19. Richard Kennar 21. Cory Paix 22. Corey Oates

Injuries:

• Payne Haas (suspension, round 4)
• Matt Lodge (hamstring, round 4-5)
• Kotoni Staggs (knee, mid-season)

Teams Analysis

Thankfully, I will be either finishing my round of golf or on my way out for dinner so I will be able to avoid this pigsty of a game.

Absolutely no idea what Kevie is doing with this side that’s been named. Surely the same 13 won’t take the field but that’s how they’ve been named for now.

After a few beers last Friday afternoon, it was the Dutch courage that I needed to make the move and bring TPJ into my side for Crichton. Thankfully, it paid off….for now (bit of a MAFS reference there for those playing a home – hello Nick). He’s been the shining light this year for the Broncos and despite his minutes still not being quite where we want them to be, he’s producing massive SuperCoach scores. He’s a lock for me now and I’ll enjoy what will be a very eventful and unpredictable ride.

Special mention to Tesi Niu and Jordan Riki who put in great performances and will see a couple of decent price rises now. Jamayne Isaako also impressed with 80 points.

Bulldogs: 1. Corey Allan 2. Nick Meaney 3. Will Hopoate 4. Nick Cotric 5. Tuipulotu Katoa 6. Jake Averillo 7. Kyle Flanagan 8. Ofahiki Ogden 9. Jeremy Marshall-King 10. Jack Hetherington 11. Adam Elliott 12. Corey Waddell 13. Josh Jackson

Bench: 14. Sione Katoa 15. Renouf Atoni 16. Joe Stimson 17. Dylan Napa

Reserves: 19. Dean Britt 20. Chris Smith 21. Lachlan Lewis 22. Ava Seumanufagai

Injuries:

• Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (suspension, round 5)
• Luke Thompson (suspension, round 5)
• Raymond Faitala-Mariner (foot, round 18-22)
• Jayden Okunbor (knee, mid-late season)
• Christian Crichton (knee, season)

Teams Analysis

Raymond Faitala-Mariner will miss the next 20 weeks with a broken foot and has been replaced in the starting side by Corey Waddell. Tuipulotu Katoa replaces Dallin Watene-Zelezniak on the wing, while Sione Katoa will start at hooker with Jeremy Marshall-King.

Josh Jackson has been fantastic over the past two weeks with scores of 57 and 75 (all coming from base). He’s priced at $439k and looks like being a pretty safe option to ride before you can upgrade to a 2RF keeper.

EELS v SHARKS

Saturday, 7.35pm, Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta

Eels: 1. Clint Gutherson 2. Maika Sivo 3. Tom Opacic 4. Marata Niukore 5. Blake Ferguson 6. Dylan Brown 7. Mitchell Moses 8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Junior Paulo 11. Shaun Lane 12. Isaiah Papali’i 13. Nathan Brown

Bench: 14. Oregon Kaufusi 15. Keegan Hipgrave 16. Will Smith 17. Ray Stone

Reserves: 18. Jordan Rankin 19. Haze Dunster 29. David Hollis 21. Joey Lussick

Injuries:

• Bryce Cartwright (broken jaw, round 4-5)
• Michael Oldfield (knee, round 5-6)
• Waqa Blake (calf, round 6)
• Ryan Matterson (head knock, indefinite)
• Michael Jennings (stood down, indefinite)

Teams Analysis

Ryan Matterson is out due to concussion and has been replaced in the starting side by Isaiah Papali’i. Ray Stone comes onto the bench.

I feel that Matterson must be traded out this week and that’s not just because we have our weakest starting 17’s for the season right now, but because the classification of “indefinite” is just that. He has suffered head knocks before, seeing him miss several weeks and I just can’t imagine them taking any chances with him this early into the season. Regardless, with the 35 in his rolling average, you will be trading him back in for a profit. His replacement, Papali’i, joins the long list of decent mid-price 2RF options and his minutes could see an increase over the coming weeks. He’s already averaging 59 PPG this season at 1.06 PPM, so it will be interesting to see how he scores now with the possibility of extended minutes on the edge.

Reed Mahoney has been outstanding this year and could be a keeper for the hooker position. He’s playing 80 minutes and producing 58 points in pure base, so the upside is certainly there. The downside is that you can acquire Jayden Brailey for close to $100k less for a very similar base and attacking output. Also, you have to feel for him somewhat. He will be joining the long list of “what if I was born in another generation” type talents that included Stuart MacGill, Daniel Kowalski, Yohan Blake and Tom Sangster with Harry Grant set to be the QLD #9 for the next decade.

Junior Paulo is set for a fantastic year and although he does have the two tries so far, his minutes of close to 58 per game are very encouraging. This is almost 5 MPG more than 2020.

Sharks: 1. Will Kennedy 2. Sione Katoa 3. Josh Dugan 4. Connor Tracey 5. Ronaldo Mulitalo 6. Matt Moylan 7. Chad Townsend 8. Braden Hamlin-Uele 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Aaron Woods 11. Briton Nikora 12. Wade Graham 13. Toby Rudolf

Bench: 14. Teig Wilton 15. Aiden Tolman 16. Jack Williams 17. Billy Magoulias

Reserves: 18. Mawene Hiroti 19. Nene Macdonald 20. Andrew Fifita 21. Braydon Trindall

Injuries:

• Jesse Ramien (suspension, round 5)
• Royce Hunt (knee, round 7)
• Siosifa Talakai (shoulder, round 7)
• Shaun Johnson (Achilles, round 7-8)
• Jackson Ferris (foot, round 10)

Teams Analysis

Connor Tracey replaces centre Marwene Hiroti in the centres.

There’s not too much to analyse here apart from Toby Rudolf being a watch. Hopefully his minutes can continue to increase.

KNIGHTS v TIGERS

Sunday, 4.05pm, McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle

Knights: 1. Tex Hoy 2. Starford To’a 3. Enari Tuala 4. Bradman Best 5. Hymel Hunt 6. Kurt Mann 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. David Klemmer 9. Jayden Brailey 10. Daniel Saifiti 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Mitchell Barnett 13. Connor Watson

Bench: 14. Sauaso Sue 15. Jacob Saifiti 16. Josh King 17. Brodie Jones

Reserves: 18. Gehamat Shibasaki 19. Pasami Saulo 20. Dominic Young 21. Simi Sasagi

Injuries:

• Edrick Lee (foot, round 4)
• Kalyn Ponga (shoulder, round 4-5)
• Blake Green (knee, round 5-7)
• Phoenix Crossland (suspension, round 6)
• Lachlan Fitzgibbon (shoulder, indefinite)
• Jirah Momoisea (Achilles, indefinite)

Teams Analysis

Kurt Mann is set to play, with Phoenix Crossland dropping out due to suspension.

Mitch Barnett and Jayden Brailey are all the rage here.

Brailey, for me, is a no brainier. If you don’t own him, he’s close to a must-have at the price.

Barnett on the other hand has played his role perfectly as the goalkicking forward for those who took the punt in Round 1 (pun intended). The concern is what happens when Kayln Ponga returns over the next two weeks? Yes Barnett has been kicking well, but do they really take the fulltime goal-kicking duties off Ponga? If he retains the goal kicking then Barnett is almost assured of finishing the season as a keeper, however, without this, he’s a 55-60 2RF and one that you will likely need to trade out at some point. The immediate attraction is that the Knights play the Tigers and the Dragons over the next couple of weeks so there are likely to be plenty of points there for Barnett and the Knights may wait until the Titans encounter before bringing Ponga in. Barry Toohey, a longtime love interest of very own Semi, and a reporter who just about knows more about the Knights than anyone else had this to say yesterday.

Big chance if he keeps nailing them from sideline https://t.co/C4ghS9fAFz

— Barry Toohey (@BarryToohey) March 22, 2021

Tigers: 1. Daine Laurie 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Tommy Talau 4. James Roberts 5. AJ Kepaoa 6. Adam Doueihi 7. Luke Brooks 8. Zane Musgrove 9. Jacob Liddle 10. James Tamou 11. Luke Garner 12. Luciano Leilua 13. Alex Twal

Bench: 14. Joe Ofahengaue 15. Thomas Mikaele 16. Stefano Utoikamanu 17. Moses Mbye

Reserves: 18. Michael Chee Kam 19. Joseph Leilua 20. Russell Packer 21. Alex Seyfarth

Injuries:

• Billy Walters (knee, round 6-7)
• Shawn Blore (wrist, round 6-8)

Teams Analysis

Joey Leilua has been dropped with James Roberts returning to the starting side. Zane Musgrove also returns and replaces Joe Ofahengaue at prop.

The recent Joe O admirers will be feeling some of the frustration that us Broncos fans have felt over the past few years with the talented forward failing to back-up a solid opening to his Tigers career. He’s no longer a trade in option for now, but existing owners should continue to hold.

Jacob Liddle will see some nice price rises with a BE of -52. However, he played just 50 minutes on the weekend and has also scored two tries to start the season, but you can’t knock that sexy negative BE.

COWBOYS v TITANS

Sunday, 6.15pm, QCB Stadium, Townsville

Cowboys: 1. Scott Drinkwater 2. Murray Taulagi 3. Esan Marsters 4. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 5. Valentine Holmes 6. Michael Morgan 7. Jake Clifford 8. Francis Molo 9. Reece Robson 10. Jordan McLean 11. Mitchell Dunn 12. Coen Hess 13. Reuben Cotter

Bench: 14. Jake Granville 15. Josh McGuire 16. Corey Jensen 17. Lachlan Burr

Reserves: 18. Justin O’Neill 19. Shane Wright 20. Peter Hola 21. Ben Hampton

Injuries:

• Kane Bradley (shoulder, round 4)
• Tom Gilbert (broken fibula, round 4)
• Kyle Feldt (suspension, round 5)
• Jason Taumalolo (broken hand, round 6)

Teams Analysis

Murray Taulagi replaces the suspended Kyle Feldt on the wing in the only change.

Valentine Holmes produced 61 points thanks to a try and took over the goal kicking duties, so he is a watch from here on.

Titans: 1. AJ Brimson 2. Anthony Don 3. Phillip Sami 4. Patrick Herbert 5. Corey Thompson 6. Tanah Boyd 7. Jamal Fogarty 8. Jarrod Wallace 9. Mitch Rein 10. Moeaki Fotuaika 11. Kevin Proctor 12. David Fifita 13. Tino Fa’asuamaleaui

Bench: 14. Tyrone Peachey 15. Sam Lisone 16. Jaimin Jolliffe 17. Erin Clark

Reserves: 18. Beau Fermor 19. Herman Ese’ese 20. Sam McIntyre 21. Sam Stone

Injuries:

• Brian Kelly (hand, round 5)
• Ash Taylor (hand, round 6)

Teams Analysis

Ash Taylor is out for a few weeks with a hand injury and has been replaced in the halves by Tanah Boyd.

Get your KY Jelly ready David Fifita and Tino Fa’asuamaleaui owners, this could be a very pleasurable night for you.

Fifita has not missed a beat at his new club this year and is absolutely breaking my heart. His minutes are fine for a player who will produce plenty of points from attacking statistics and he could have a field day again against these guys. Fa’asuamaleaui hasn’t quite lived up to the hype with 60 and 46 points to open his Titans career. However, this could change on Sunday night. Unlike Fifita, most of his points have been from base, so a big game is just around the corner.