Vic Mackey
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I was more talking about last week when we didn't have our Origin players & I didn't know Rapana was back at that stage.
But Joey Leilua is missing, Hodgson is missing & Horsburg- who had done so well he'd actually leapfrogged Sutton into the starting side. So missing 3 starters, not 4. And a young benchy.
So I'm not offering excuses- it's about as near to full strength as half the NRL clubs will field at any point at this stage of the season. May the best team win & may the Power of Bateman be string enough to overcome the Curse of Bunji.
Nit picking but with Papalii and tapaine back I’d say horsburgh would have been back to the bench. Either way BJ always has a field day against us and Hodgson is obviously a huge loss, even if his form has been down. Origin might still have a say in both teams line ups too.