Round 11 - Rabbitohs vs Storm

[yourhero]

Melbourne Storm v South Sydney Rabbitohs
Sunday 21 May, 6:30pm
NIB Stadium, Perth

1. Billy Slater
2. Suliasi Vunivalu
3. Will Chambers
4. Cheyse Blair
5. Josh Addo-Carr
6. Cameron Munster
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Tim Glasby
9. Cameron Smith ©
10. Jordan McLean
11. Joe Stimson
12. Tohu Harris
13. Dale Finucane

14. Mark Nicholls
15. Felise Kaufusi
16. Kenny Bromwich
17. Tui Kamikamica

18. Young Tonumaipea
19. Slade Griffin
20. Brandon Smith
21. Nelson Asofa Solomona


Queensland Cup

Sunshine Coast Falcons v Mackay Cutters
Saturday 20 May, 4:30pm
Sunshine Coast Stadium

Jeremy Hawkins
Justin Olam
Jahrome Hughes
Scott Drinkwater
Ryley Jacks


Easts Tigers v Tweed Heads Seagulls
Sunday 21 May, 2:00pm
Piggabeen Sports

Curtis Scott
Brodie Croft
Dean Britt

[Deadpool]

Hopefully NAS can get back. Bellamy sending a message to Kaufusi by the look of it

[blazza18]

Bellamy talked up Brandon Smith today. Wonder if he'll play this weekend.

[braddo7]

Bellamy talked up Brandon Smith today. Wonder if he'll play this weekend.

I'd love to see him get a run.........could play the Hinchcliffe type role, give some minutes at Lock and rake when needed.

Wouldn't ind seeing Kenny or Felise given a week off - freshen them up - bring in NAS and Smith

[yourhero]

Wouldn't ind seeing Kenny or Felise given a week off - freshen them up - bring in NAS and Smith

Problem is, we have no-one of equal calibre though.

Dropping Felise to the bench is message enough. To be honest, Felise offered more impact from the bench than he has starting this year.

If NAS is available, he should come in for Nicholls.

I am very much looking forward to Brandon getting a run but I just cannot advocate for a non-running forward taking up a bench spot. Especially with Jesse still out.

[Danger D]

Brandon will get a go during Origin. No need to push him into the side at the expense of a bigger forward just to get him some exposure.

[blazza18]

Nicholls and Kamikamica combined for 3 runs and 26 metres in 30 minutes last week. We really worried about not playing another forward?

[Danger D]

I just don't see the point in carrying a back-up hooker when Cam Smith is in the starting lineup. If we're going to carry a utility (which I don't think we need while Tohu's around) then I'd prefer Jacks who has at least some first grade experience.

[Inglis#3]

He'll play backrow/lock. I have no doubt that this was always the intention. He would not have come here knowing Smith would be at 9 for another few years with the intention of biding his time in the lower grades for as long as C.Smith was around.

[sallymay]

Nichols was on twitter when the team was supposedly in the air flying to perth

[braddo7]

Wouldn't ind seeing Kenny or Felise given a week off - freshen them up - bring in NAS and Smith

Problem is, we have no-one of equal calibre though.

Dropping Felise to the bench is message enough. To be honest, Felise offered more impact from the bench than he has starting this year.

If NAS is available, he should come in for Nicholls.

I am very much looking forward to Brandon getting a run but I just cannot advocate for a non-running forward taking up a bench spot. Especially with Jesse still out.

I agree there is no-one of equal calibre....im just thinking Felise could do with a rest. He's done more work thus season then the rest of his career combined.

And not having four running forwards on the bench? Im not too fussed. I can't see any other role for Brandon Smith right now then a Hinchcliffe type role, like I mentioned earlier. And lets be honest, Tui and Nicholls were bloody average last week, so it's not as of we'd be sacrificing a heap of metres!

[sallymay]

I take it back...Mark is in Perth

[Storm Spirit]

i'd say fair certainty Smith and Smith will play...

just to change it up. grunt. toughness. innovation.

everything Mark N (God love him) just doesn't bring

[Scooter]

Wonders will never cease the Storm put out an injury report :
NAS needed to get through training to play this week
Welch knee season
Turpin broken ankle unlikely to play again this season
Leuluai due back next week in Qld Cup
Galo possibly next week, more likely week after

[Storm Spirit]

Wonders will never cease the Storm put out an injury report :
NAS needed to get through training to play this week
Welch knee season
Turpin broken ankle unlikely to play again this season
Leuluai due back next week in Qld Cup
Galo possibly next week, more likely week after

hahahha...the Storm propaganda machine is in over drive....