Good to hear, from a NSW perespective. I'd rather have seen Anasta drop out and have had Johns/Barrett as the pairing, but the NSW side definitely has an organiser in it now. Some of the less educated fans might think Johns' form hasn't been worthy of seeing him included, but he really does do a lot of work for Newcastle. The weekend scoreline doesn't do justice to how damn well he played.
I like the look of that halves pairing, provided Anasta can adjust to playing second fiddle. I get the feeling he'd have run the show with his passing game, had Barrett stayed fit.