After last night's practice match against Richmond, the pre-season draws to a close and eyes turn to the Giants.
Early signs look like they'll continue on from last year's (late) form, and beating them on their home deck will be a challenge.
Team selection, well... despite the whole pre-season I'm still taking the Grand Final team with only a couple of changes.
Schultz in for Ginnivan.
Lipinski into the 22 for Frampton.
Macrae or McInnes sub.
If Murphy doesn't play, Frampton or Dean take his spot. I'd be leaning towards Frampton to start the season solely due to experience. Dean was great last night but I'm not sure I'd be throwing Dean in to debut in a game against Hogan and Cadman, assuming that's how they line up.
Noble unlucky, not sure he's suited to the sub role.
Macrae also unlucky - the fact he only played as a glorified sub last night tells me he misses out on a starting 22 role.
Early signs look like they'll continue on from last year's (late) form, and beating them on their home deck will be a challenge.
Team selection, well... despite the whole pre-season I'm still taking the Grand Final team with only a couple of changes.
Schultz in for Ginnivan.
Lipinski into the 22 for Frampton.
Macrae or McInnes sub.
If Murphy doesn't play, Frampton or Dean take his spot. I'd be leaning towards Frampton to start the season solely due to experience. Dean was great last night but I'm not sure I'd be throwing Dean in to debut in a game against Hogan and Cadman, assuming that's how they line up.
Noble unlucky, not sure he's suited to the sub role.
Macrae also unlucky - the fact he only played as a glorified sub last night tells me he misses out on a starting 22 role.