1 Ty Williams - had a shocker. His confidence for fullback would be pretty down at the moment. Move him to the wing!
2 John Williams - it is obvious. He is playing with injuries. I almost wish he failed the fitness test so we could have picked someone fitter, but we won, so no point thinking about it like that.
3 Ashley Graham - best game in a while. Still some poor reads and bombed a certain try (although the intercept was his work anyway), but I like the way he responded to criticism with a tough game. He smashed a few big blokes, and came into the middle for a run a few times to take the burdon of the forwards.
4 Willie Tonga - terrific. JT and Payne are giving him good ball, but he is still doing a lot of work and making metre/line-breaks. Has he ever had a better all-round defensive and attacking game?
5 Michael Bani - still some problems, but if we are doing okay down that side, should we persist? Looking forward to how his try is going to improve his confidence and feel in the team.
6 Grant Rovelli - bombed a certain try earlier, but is getting good minutes with the ball, which is taking the burdon off Payne and JT and allowing them to come into the game fresh. I was a bit pro Ray Thompson, but picking Ray might mean he has a Robert Lui like role in that JT steers and he follows, which compromises what we want to achieve - in relieving JT of controlling everything.
7 JT - wonderful game! You can talk all about his passing and attack, but his defence was even better. He chased Jennings around all night and kept him quiet. This is JT 2005 stuff... before his shoulder problems. He is certainly benefiting from not burning out by always having the ball.
8 Webb - played really well. I'm convinced Scott is our starting prop, but I think Scott's injury was the reason for the change.
9 Payne - awesome! We looked very good whenever Payne was on the field. Nothing more I can say! (and he is injured too - so courageous)....
10 Kafusi - has a bit more pace and is showing more aggression. Not setting the world on fire, but doing okay.
11 Bolton - blinder! Worried about a second season syndrome but he is improving every game and is running good lines on the left.
12 Rapira - not a big minutes man but played really well and put pressure on Bluey to stand-up to take his spot back.
13 LOD - without having stats, I thought he was solid without being at his representative best. Looked to have some injury problems and butchered a try, although Rovelli took responsibility, so don't know if the pass was too high or meant for someone else.
14 Scott - okay... but like I said, carrying some injury from game 1. He is not a person I'd worry about for having a quiet game as I know he will bounce back.
15 Southern - Rapira motivated him to come out and play his best game in a couple of seasons. I am happy for Bluey to stay a Cowboys but only if he performs like that a bit more.
16 Watts - in the last two seasons, he took a while to get on a roll and has probably had to come on a bit earlier due to Payne's injuries. He will improve a bit I reckon. - trust me on this one!
17 Mason - an improvement on game one, and with a bit more fitness and understanding of our structure, he'll come good. Been really impressed with his improvement, and remember, he usually gets met by 3 or 4 defenders.
Assessment: Must make a few changes to the team, but I have not seen a good Cowboys attack for a while now, so it is great to see the plays we have doing finally coming off. Additionally, the self-belief to comeback, and the options in attack, despite Mango (Matt Bowen) not playing. He would have been licking his lips on the sideline knowing what he could have done with those gaps - 8/10
