Round 20 v Roosters

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Storm squad
1 Sua Fa'alogo
2 Will Warbrick
3 Jack Howarth
4 Nick Meaney
5 Moses Leo
6 Tyran Wishart
7 Trent Toelau
8 Stefano Utoikamanu
9 Harry Grant
10 Josh King
11 Cooper Clarke
12 Oryn Keeley
13 Trent Loiero
14 Gabriel Satrick
15 Jack Hetherington
16 Josiah Pahulu
17 Alec MacDonald
18 Stanley Huen
19 Siulagi Tuimalatu-Brown
20 Davvy Moale
21 Manaia Waitere
22 Hayden Watson
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The pack looks good but I'm not sure where the points are coming from
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Harry masterclass and maybe a Hayden Watson debut? Tough to get a good result I reckon
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Be happy if the score doesn’t reflect the game time
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sallymay wrote: Tue Jul 14, 2026 9:39 pm Be happy if the score doesn’t reflect the game time
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No debut for Watson, he and Waitere drop out
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Proberly isn’t really a game for Hayden to debut in

He will get his chance

Let’s see how Trent and Tyran go together
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I seriously wonder where we're going as a team lately, selections, rotations seem somewhat bewildering to me.
From commentary on here it seems some are showing brilliant potential but are not being given the opportunity and yet others are given opportunity and yet are not showing enough (imo of course)
Maybe "the club" has written the season off, maybe sticking to tried and true in the belief it will work or something in the middle, all very puzzling to me.
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Keen to have a proper look at Toelau. He hadn't done much wrong in his little stints but hard to ignore the fact that Grant coming on made things flow much better. Which is to be expected, by the way.

Do we know if he prefers halves or hooker? I think the Bears have Tyran earmarked to play hooker next year, so hoping we're not playing 3 hookers.

Edit - arguably 4 with Satrick on the bench.
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Lucas wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2026 10:43 am Keen to have a proper look at Toelau. He hadn't done much wrong in his little stints but hard to ignore the fact that Grant coming on made things flow much better. Which is to be expected, by the way.

Do we know if he prefers halves or hooker? I think the Bears have Tyran earmarked to play hooker next year, so hoping we're not playing 3 hookers.

Edit - arguably 4 with Satrick on the bench.
Think Trent's best position is 9. I think he's a horrid option in the halves. I expect it to be the key talking point out of tonights game, how out of depth he looks in the 7. I hope I'm wrong, as we badly need the win tonight. Wouldn't surprise if Wish takes more control like a 7 though, Trent can probably play a 2nd fiddle role in halves at a pinch. I thought Wish was recruited by bears to play 7, but could be wrong, they signed sexton also I think?
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Love how they are heaping all the pressure on Sua on all the socials today

Poor guy
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sallymay wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2026 11:43 am Love how they are heaping all the pressure on Sua on all the socials today

Poor guy
All you need is half a mind to make a comment and they prove it often
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Lucas wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2026 10:43 am
Do we know if he prefers halves or hooker? I think the Bears have Tyran earmarked to play hooker next year, so hoping we're not playing 3 hookers.

Edit - arguably 4 with Satrick on the bench.
From what I've seen, definitely not a hooker.
Bio on website says 5/8, I think that might be his fit.
Wishy is a 5/8 more than 1/2 and as such I'm left scratching my head.
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sallymay wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2026 11:43 am Love how they are heaping all the pressure on Sua on all the socials today

Poor guy

I feel for him every time he touches the ball at home games, so much expectation
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It looks like Leo out as well!
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