So many pre-season meltdowns this past fortnight, is it a full moon??
o Witt over Williams: I'm surprised but ok with it, neither of them setting the world alike, Witt is probably more active on the field than Williams and perhaps he will goalkick too.. Williams can show his stuff for the cutters for a few weeks, its only Round 1.
o Stanley on Bench: I hate it but it was expected, 1000% agree he should be the cutters #6, but Chinless doesnt change his mind on decisions like this.
o Forwards: Creagh to 2nd row is surprising.. especially giving up his prop spot for Hunt, I think its a mistake but anyway lets see how it pans out, changes can be made for Round 2. Not sure what's going on with Thompson, but I wouldn't worry too much, there will be plenty of forward rotation in the first month.
I mean there are several illogical errors in his selection, but no different to any other round in the last 3 seasons, nothing so glaring that will sink us, its more fine-tuning, and I think disappointing for Stanley but lets see what happens, maybe he will even get a run in the halves at some point..
I agree Rev. I was expecting to see Williams in the team but am OK with Witt. My view is that neither have clicked with Widdop in the games we have seen so far, but maybe Witt provides something over Williams at this early stage. Maybe Witt provides something on the field or in the pre-season that we haven't seen. Willing to see what happens on Sunday.
Agree with everyone that Stanley should be in the Cutters but as someone else has mentioned that he may come on to replace Witt during the game and Witt may slot back to Hooker to give Rein a break. Makes sense and may not be a bad move ensuring we have someone already on the field who is reading the game and you are essentially running the game with 3 halves.
My main concern is the forwards. They are the key here. I think there may be some shuffling before Sunday and some positions may change. But they need to be tougher and more 'in their face' than they have shown so far. They need to give our halves room to shine and control the game. If they don't, it won't matter how good our attack is, we'll never get to see it.