I don't know which Joel Thompson you were watching at the back half of last season but he played his best footy then. 80 mins a game and notching around or over 100m a game.
For mine, I'd have this as my round 1 team
1. Dugan
2. Nabuli
3. Aitken
4. Mata' utai
5. Nightingale
6. Widdop
7. Marshall
8. Creigh
9. Rein
10. O'brien
11. Frizzell
12. Thompson
13. De Belin
14. L'estrange
15. Rose
16. Ah Mau
17. Cooper
Good backline with speed and skill. Size in the run on pack and off the bench with good D to start. But, just my humble opinion
Sub Merrin for Rose and swap Lestrange and Rein and I'd agree.
Also, a massive LOL at people still thinking Creagh can cut it on the edge.