Side for Sharks Game

[Johnny Tobin]

1. Latrell Mitchell
2. Daniel Tupou
3. Dale Copley
4. Shaun Kenny-Dowall
5. Joseph Manu
6. Ryan Matterson
7. Mitchell Pearce
8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
9. Jake Friend (c)
10. Dylan Napa
11. Boyd Cordner
12. Mitchell Aubusson
13. Sio Siua Taukeiaho
INTERCHANGE
14. Sam Moa
15. Kane Evans
16. Isaac Liu
17. Connor Watson

[Mickie Lane]

Has Hastings been dropped or is he injured?

[stringaz]

Hastings late inclusion for the blues?

[stringaz]

Actually I wouldn't mind Connor at 5/8 this game just for shits and giggles.

[fletch]

wish Robbo would stop this switching between Matterson/Hastings, does no good for either player or the team.

if he is going to keep experimenting why not give Watson 80 minutes at five eighth, what have we got to lose.

[Thirteen]

Matterson and Hastings both bore me. Even Keary is a more exciting prospect.

[Cockadoodledoo]

wish Robbo would stop this switching between Matterson/Hastings, does no good for either player or the team.

if he is going to keep experimenting why not give Watson 80 minutes at five eighth, what have we got to lose.

Can't blame him. I think he wanted to give both a go for a few weeks and has now made an assessment. I honestly don't think he could have persisted with Hastings any longer, his inability to run the ball and his average kicking game haven't improved and his defence which has been pretty strong up until last week also deteriorated. I think he prefers to keep Watson on the bench for his overall utility value but he should be getting him on the field before half time to give Friend a rest. I think the problem Robbo has is he keeps Watson up his sleeve and then lacks the confidence to send him on when the game is on the line. He just needs to get on earlier to exploit the oppositions tiring defences.

Also I really hope Robbo holds good with this team and hands Fergo and Guerra a 'well earned' rest. Hate to see these 2 as late inclusions and watch these 2 pricks just go through the motions for 80 minutes.

[Johnny Tobin]

Hastings must be dropped.

And our origin players get a rest.

I thought we would beat them but without Guerra and Fergo, who have both been massive underachievers this season, I'm not as confident.

[JAF]

Probably our strongest team based on form!

[TheBigFella]

2. Daniel Tupou
3. Dale Copley

Well we're ****ed on that side..Left side defence 30. Right side defence 8

[Guest]

wish Robbo would stop this switching between Matterson/Hastings, does no good for either player or the team.

if he is going to keep experimenting why not give Watson 80 minutes at five eighth, what have we got to lose.

Mate at least give Watson some proper game time. I can't understand why Robbo under utilizes his bench. Watson looks ready to get his hands dirty. I say give the kid a fair crack. Maybe poor Jake gets upset he doesn't play 80 but his form this year does not warrant it. Watson should get at least 20 quality minutes in my humble opinion

[Guest]

Surely if Guerra only plays 20 minutes on Wednesday night he can back up. I wouldn't think fatigue would be a bid issue for Fergo either considering his limited input and non-existant defence.

[PeeGee]

wish Robbo would stop this switching between Matterson/Hastings, does no good for either player or the team.

if he is going to keep experimenting why not give Watson 80 minutes at five eighth, what have we got to lose.

I'd love to see Watson get a run at 5/8. But I guess he's there for utility value

Also, matto will train at 5/8 all week for the actual game.

I'd love to know what position Connor trains for. Maybe warming the bench for Robbo.

[2026]

Hastings future is at 9 imo. He is too slow and not creative enough to counter the lack of speed.

I would love to see Watson start at 6.

[ism22]

wish Robbo would stop this switching between Matterson/Hastings, does no good for either player or the team.

if he is going to keep experimenting why not give Watson 80 minutes at five eighth, what have we got to lose.

On TV Joey has made it pretty clear that Hastings hasn't been practicing kicking because he is injured.

If he's been dropped after last week then it's a massive WTF moment. Most of us had an alright game.

Might as well rest the Origin players... don't want injuries, especially with the shot turn-around. We're gonna get clobbered by the Sharks, Storm and Broncos. The last thing we need is key players being out for 6-12 months. I know they are professionals getting good coin to do it, but our players must feel soooo flat and tired. Some have tried quite hard this season for absolutely SFA.