No idea in my opinion, 2 players in the team that have been told they can go elsewhere for starters.
DRAGONS
Predicted team: 1. Tyrell Sloan 2. Christian Tuipulotu 3. Valentine Holmes 4. Moses Suli 5. Mikaela Ravalawa 6. Kyle Flanagan 7. Ben Hunt 8. Francis Molo 9. Damien Cook 10. Jack de Belin 11. Luciano Leilua 12. Jaydn Su’A 13. Blake Lawrie 14. Jacob Liddle 15. Hame Sele 16. Raymond Faitala-Mariner 17. Ryan Couchman
Analysis: There are doubts around
Tyrell Sloan’s position at fullback with the club reportedly chasing
Clint Gutherson to fill the No.1 role, but until they do he will be the fullback. Another option is star recruit
Valentine Holmes, but he will be needed in the centres.
Zac Lomax departs for the Dragons, with
Christian Tuipulotu and
Mikaela Ravalawa likely to be the wing pairing. Holmes and
Moses Suli are set to form a new centre pairing for the next three seasons after
Jack Bird’s shift to the Tigers.
Kyle Flanagan returns from suspension for biting at No.6 with
Ben Hunt at No.7 unless he is successful in negotiating a release to join an NRL rival, after being linked to the Bulldogs and a return to Queensland.
Francis Molo and
Jack de Belin will start in the front row, with star recruit
Damien Cook at hooker. The second row of
Luciano Leilua and
Jaydn Su’A picks itself with
Blake Lawrie at lock. The bench utility will be
Jacob Liddle after Cook’s arrival, with
Hame Sele,
Raymond Faitala-Mariner and
Ryan Couchman rounding out the bench.
Tigers’ $6m moment of truth; Dragons headache remains: Predicted Rd 1 Teams
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