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Billy would be better served playing himself on this year's form
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Mattpoet wrote: Mon Jun 12, 2023 9:34 am Coates? For real?
Cobbo potentially out with a reccuring hip injury.
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Apparently because he's played right wing before. He's coming off a very good game but very odd. As I've said before his reputation outweighs his actual performance and he'll always be in and around rep sides because of it. Also helps that he's a nice guy.
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Coates is officially in Origin team now.
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And Welch suspended for a week
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blazza18 wrote: Mon Jun 12, 2023 11:55 am Apparently because he's played right wing before. He's coming off a very good game but very odd. As I've said before his reputation outweighs his actual performance and he'll always be in and around rep sides because of it. Also helps that he's a nice guy.
It’s funny - he’s either absolutely sensational and looks like the best athlete on the field or he seems totally and utterly bewildered like he’s meant to be somewhere else.

It’s easy to forget he’s very young though. He made his debut for Brisbane in his teens.
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Scooter wrote: Mon Jun 12, 2023 12:06 pm Coates is officially in Origin team now.

Their gain is our gain, who comes on to the wing? Anderson? Oh wait, noooooo.

Interesting game against the Tiggers this week
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Jennings or Fa'alogo I hope
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It'll be Jennings, but it is high time we had a look at Sua.
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What's the go with Welch - he copped a 1-game suspension for his "hip drop" , so does he serve that for us or for QLD? If he has to miss both then surely that's a 2-game suspension...?
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If he’s suspended he can’t play for qld so he will miss next weeks Storm game if he doesn’t fight the charge.
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How dumb is the NRL, seriously... surely it makes sense for suspensions from NRL club games to affect future NRL club games only, and suspensions from representative games to affect future representative games only.

Either way, I guess Welch can't get injured playing for QLD now and potentially being out longer for us. Fingers crossed the others come through OK, unlike last year.
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Tough choice to fight Welch’s charge or not.

Wasn’t your stereotypical hip drop as he really didn’t fall on the back of the legs. But the potential to miss two games might be too risky to challenge.
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Is Kame Bradley an option for Coates' position?
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He was 18th man last week so I guess he is
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