Round 1 Storm vs Dragons

[The Mauritian]

1. Billy Slater
2. Young Tonumaipea
3. William Chambers
4. Richie Kennar
5. Marika Koroibete
6. Blake Green
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Jesse Bromwich
9. Cameron Smith (c)
10. Jordan McLean
11. Kevin Proctor
12. Tohu Harris
13. Dale Finucane

14. Kenny Bromwich
15. Tim Glasby
16. Ben Hampton
17. Christian Welch
18. Felise Kaufusi
19. Nelson Asofa Solomona

[absentee]

Can't wait for the season to start! Team announcement makes it real.

[blazza18]

Backline really misses Munster in there.

I know they'll play on different sides of the field, but the thought of having both Kennar and Young on the field at the same time is well....Let's hope they play well.

[LESStar58]

Why is Blair not in the side? I'd take him over Young T any day of the week. And Hampton on the bench? WHY?!?!

[LESStar58]

Put Nelson 2 Names in place of Hampton.

[Storm Spirit]

Backline really misses Munster in there.

I know they'll play on different sides of the field, but the thought of having both Kennar and Young on the field at the same time is well....Let's hope they play well.

Blair out with an ankle injury. Would be a starter imho if fit...

[yourhero]

Put Nelson 2 Names in place of Hampton.

100%. Can't belive they are contemplating leaving NAS out... Kaufusi missing out to Welch as well, meh.

Thought Scott might have got a run also, particularly if Munster wasn't fully fit. Munster still may be a late inclusion?

[LESStar58]

I'd prefer Welch to Kaufusi but that's just me....

[yourhero]

Sal/anyone else getting along to training this week?

[glennb]

If Storm would bother to update the website about their open training time we could all go.

[The Mauritian]

Cheyse Blair was named for easts so cant be that injured.
Young looked pretty good to me in pre season, as did Ben Hampton. Hampton was really good in bulldogs loss.
Only thing I'm disappointed about is NAS. I would have thought he was just ahead of welch.
I still dont think we can win a premiership with green at 5/8. Too similar to cronk.

[Storm Spirit]

Cheyse Blair was named for easts so cant be that injured.
Young looked pretty good to me in pre season, as did Ben Hampton. Hampton was really good in bulldogs loss.
Only thing I'm disappointed about is NAS. I would have thought he was just ahead of welch.
I still dont think we can win a premiership with green at 5/8. Too similar to cronk.

but he'd had only 1 game from what I could tell....so no pre- season....no round 1 ??

[bushman]

Nas made to many mistakes pre-season games get that right and he's in. Ben = less interchange + he has played well.

Can not wait for the start of the season.

Year Baby!

[bula]

I like Hampton as a utility to come on when forwards are tiring. Has great acceleration and will do well supporting our big forwards.

[Danger D]

Maybe Hampton to FB if Billy pulls up less than perfect after the warm-ups? Otherwise I don't think we'd need him on the bench. I don't mind seeing Young back in the starting lineup. I know his defence was suspect but he always brought a bit of fire with his ball carries. Our second row rotation looks fantastic on paper. Looking forward to the return of MK5! I wonder who gets to take the first hit-up of the season: either way I'm super excited!