Once Crocker is fit then he and Burgess will form a formidable backrow. I like Sutton s a player but again like Sandow he can be hit and miss. The halves are the one area that I think will mean the Bunnies don't reach the GF.

Agreed, I think Crocker will move to Lock and Lowe will come off the bench. Although that would be doing a slight injustice to Lowe, becuase he has been superb this year.

Suttons can be fantastic. When he is on form, Opposition players struggle to put a hand on him, and he has some great vision too. But he does have the tendancy to go missing some times. IMO, if Souths want to be a serious contender to the pemiership, then they have to find a top notch 7. For me, Sandow doesn't cut the mustard. For the last umpteen years, the lack of a decent half has been one of Souths biggest problems. They've had players like Joe Williams, Willie Peters, Owen Cragie and Ben Walker, to name a few. None have ever been good enough for regular NRL footy.

yes bud, this is my first season of having a season pass.

Lowes work rate is superb and for a his size Pettybourne can smash through defenses very well. If Crocker ever gets fit, something I'm doubting tbh, he'll struggle to get a game.

Agree about Langs use of the bench, he seems to want to keep his best players out there for to long which tires them out. If he'd have used his bench better v Penrith we'd have kept them below 10!

Good man! Well, I usually sit just to the left of the burrow as you look at it from the other side of the ground. Im usually in my Hull FC shirt, so if you see me, say hello! Been down to watch Souths training at Refern oval today. fantastic day! Spoke to Besty, Sammy, Luke Stuart and Mick Crocker.

Spoke with Vossy too, as he was there doing an interview with Rhyss Wesser for the Footy show tonight. Great bloke. His knowledge of the game is great.

I think I sit directly opposite you! Gate K.

When is the second game please ?

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Ahh, I think I know where you mean. Is that the Olympic Park station side of the ground?

Jarrod Hayne has just put a stupid headbutt on Billy Slater in the Eels Storm game. With Parra having the bye next week, looks like Hayne could well miss Origin II

Did it connect properly (fingers crossed)

it was a half hearted attempt in the heat of the moment, when the two were stood toe to toe. Hayne was interviewed after the game, and he said himself, he was stupid to do such a thing, and knows he will now miss Origin II

Does it seem a given that he will miss Origin though or might the powers that be slap his wrists and fine him?

I only ask as i like to see all the best available players out there (dont we all) but more that I was interested to see what Bellamy would do with NSW after the first game and if he would move Hayne back to fullback, Lyon to Centre etc or stick by his guns from the first game.

Sadly, for NSW, it looks just about certain he will miss the game. Tony Archer put the incedent on report, so the judiciary will look at it. Even if Hayne makes a guilty plea, I reckon he still stands to miss 2 games.

I think it was clear after game 1 that Bellamy had to move Hayne to fullback. He was found out of position on more than one occasion by QLD on the wing, and they exploited that by kicking in behind him. With the likelyhood of him being suspended for game two now, Bellamy has some more tough decisions to make. NSW arent exactly blessed in the threequarters. I would imagine that if Hayne is banned, then Gidley will stay at fullback, and any one of Barrett/Finch/Bird/Pearce will come into the halves to allow Lyon to move back to centre. Todd Carney is another name that could be banded around for game two. He had a hot start to the year, but has cooled off a bit in recent weeks. Although he is unproven at rep level, he still has the ability to be a match winner, and maybe thats something Bellamy and the selectors may look at.