Quote brearley84="brearley84"expect kaufusi and bailey to be in. Plenty of competition in the 2nd row though hard to pick between chan/ferres/taai/lawrence/bailey
other change maybe broughton on the wing'"
I agree expect Kaufusi and Bailey to be in. I think Ta'ai is unlikey to play having been delayed in NZ with the arrival of his little un. So from the Wire play off expect Kaufusi and Bailey instead of Ta'ai and Ferguson in the pack.
Backs same as last year or does Broughton come in? That is a hard call with no friendlies to judge from to date. I think Broughton has been bought to play, but Baloo is a fair man so Jodie may have to wait a little.
Only other question is fitness of Lunt, in if he is ready, but with two weeks to the next game no risks will be taken. Lunty is our best hooker by a mile but I expect Fooey to start v Wigan with Kyle Wood off the bench. It could though easily be Robbo at Hooker, Wood at 7 and Fooey off the bench.
So I expect:
Grix
Jerry
Leroy
Wardle
Murphy
Brough
Robbo
Kaufusi
Fooey
Koppy
Chan
Ferres
Bailey
Crabtree
Patrick
Lawrence
Wood
That is a very decent team with a strong bench and we still have Broughton, Lunt, Ta'ai, Mullally, Connor and Fairbank to come in. I think 3 of them would get into our best 17 if all on form.