Round 11 - Storm vs Sea Eagles

[yourhero]

Ok, so Hodkinson has now been released. Will likely run out for Womanly this weekend. Not sure what changed for Flanagan in a few short days, but anyway - here we are.

Target his channel all night. His outside, his inside, NAS straight at him. ALL. NIGHT.

[yourhero]

*18 month deal as opposed to a 6 month deal apparently convinced the Peptide coach.

[Mattpoet]

How are Manly allowed to sign him? I thought the salary cap penalties had to be finalised first. Wtf

[Cameron]

There is one rule for one and one rule for another.

[yourhero]

Expected line-up to be named this afternoon?

Reaching deep for props...

1. Billy Slater ©
2. Suliasi Vunivalu
3. Will Chambers
4. Curtis Scott
5. Josh Addo-Carr
6. Cameron Munster
7. Ryley Jacks
8. Christian Welch
9. Brandon Smith
10. Nelson Asofa-Solomona
11. Felise Kaufusi
12. Ryan Hoffman
13. Dale Finucane

14. Kenny Bromwich
15. Joe Stimson
16. Tui Kamikamica
17. Pat Kaufusi

18. Brodie Croft
19. Harry Grant
20. Louis Geraghty
21. Lachlan Timm

[yourhero]

Actual named team...

1. Billy Slater (c)
2. Suliasi Vunivalu
3. Will Chambers
4. Curtis Scott
5. Josh Addo-Carr
6. Cameron Munster
7. Ryley Jacks
8. Christian Welch
9. Brandon Smith
10. Nelson Asofa Solomona
11. Felise Kaufusi
12. Ryan Hoffman
13. Dale Finucane

14. Tim Glasby
15. Kenny Bromwich
16. Joe Stimson
17. Jahrome Hughes

18. Pat Kaufusi
19. Brodie Croft
20. Harry Grant
21. Justin Olam

[yourhero]

Glasby named on the bench? Holy sh*t. Last injury update he was still a couple of weeks away.

I like the inclusion of Hughes as a utility option.

[blazza18]

Gotta play Grant or Smith goes the full 80. Don't want to see Joe or Kenny at dummy half.

[Mattpoet]

Might be Jacks to dh and Hughes to the halves

[Deadpool]

Hughes on the bench is interesting. Surely Pat Kaufusi comes into the bench, it looks very small

[steaming stormer]

Interesting bench, but provides a fair bit of versatility in the forwards, with Dale able to move the front row, Kenny to Lock if needed.
The inclusion of Hughes is interesting - he'd be very dangerous out of dummy half around some tiring forwards, or are we thinking he might cover at half, pushing Jacks to 9? Also, we don't really know how many minutes Brandon can get through so that is the other x factor. Exciting team actually, although I thought Pat Kafusi must be close to getting a crack

[NevilleB]

Slater as captain. What an honour. First time ever

[sallymay]

Ho has he never capt before...crazy

[Cameron]

Billy the kid may be auditioning for Qld state of Origin captaincy if he is good.

[yourhero]

Sea Eagles Line-Up

1 Tom Trbojevic
2 Matthew Wright
3 Moses Suli
4 Brian Kelly
5 Akuila Uate
6 Dylan Walker
7 Daly Cherry-Evans (c)
8 Addin Fonua-Blake
9 Apisai Koroisau
10 Martin Taupau
11 Joel Thompson
12 Shaun Lane
13 Jake Trbojevic

14 Trent Hodkinson
15 Frank Winterstein
16 Lloyd Perrett
17 Toafofoa Sipley

18 Tom Wright
19 Lewis Brown
20 Jorge Taufua
21 Tevita Funa

Mid-season recruit Trent Hodkinson has been named on the bench, bumping Tom Wright out of the 17, while Toafofoa Sipley replaces the injured Taniela Paseka (ankle). Jackson Hastings is out of the 21-man squad altogether.