Quote: Chris71 "I'd go with Swift in place of Ratu and Johnstone in for Houghton and leave Fonua out. I'd maybe like to see Buchanan & Patterson-Lund on the bench then move Griffin to spell second row for his size and power and bring Buchanan in at centre.
Without Taylor, Sao, Jones, Bowden, Savelio & Matongo we have lacking a serious amount of size and experience down the middle so its going to be a tough ask.'"
Maye without the size we rely more on being technically better both in defence and attack, move the ball around so that we take advantage of having players that can go longer due to not being bigger.
Of course it's going to be tough, there are no easy games, however some have already doubted the value of Jones, Matongo and Bowden several times already.
It'll be good to see if players are going to step up to the mark, see if Last can change the tactics without the biff bang wallop style players.
Just hoping we can grab a win by hook or by crook, the team/club needs a win and the fans desperately do too, anything to lift the mood.