Quote: NickyKiss "We’ll see at least one of them I’d imagine. I saw an interview with Miski from the media day and he said he should be ok for Cas but it didn’t sound certain that he’d get minutes in this one and if he does, I can’t see it being a full games worth.
As for the team, the 1-7 picks itself (if Miski does start), so it just looks like the make up of the pack up for debate. I’d imagine Byrne, Thompson, Farrell and Ellis will be 4 of the starters, so it’s just then a choice of Leeming or O’Neill and Isa or Walters. I’d personally be starting O’Neill and Walters in the opening few weeks of the season (including the WCC).'"
I wouldn’t see the point personally of starting with Walters and Leeming.
O’Neil and Isa are tougher and superior defensively and should start whilst the intensity of the game in the initial exchanges is at it’s highest, once we take the sting out of the game Leeming with his superior attacking play around the ruck and Walters coming into an edge with his size will be challenging puzzles to solve in attack against tired Leeds who have been accustomed to more conservative style players for 20-25 minutes.