Yup, good to see Curran getting more game time and thriving. Would've liked to see what Webby could've done with Eli Katoa. Big and with a bit of pace.
News out of Blues camp is Liam Martin has a troublesome hamstring, has physios working on it. He did stretching exercises during training. Mitch Barnett on standby, could be in the 17 yet come GameDay.
Hard to pick the best combos with all the injury disruptions. So far this year there's been 4 different starting fullbacks, 4 different halves pairings, 3 different centre pairings. That's just the backs alone. I think if the forwards go good and give us go forward and field position, Webby...
Honestly, I think SJ should be spelled until he's fully fit; he's been playing with an injury for a number of matches and it's affecting his form. At the very least put Tuaupiki on the bench as interchange for SJ with CNK moving to 6, TMM to 7 while SJ is off.
Unfortunately I see Webby sticking to the same players who served him well last year as they return from injury. Why? Because they're the best players for his game plan. I can't see Webby ripping up his game plan mid-season for something different despite yesterday's win. What yesterday showed...
TBH this Penrith team isn't playing with the same ruthlessness as last year. They've had some close wins against teams near the bottom, and playing without Cleary for a few matches. Losing so many good players over the years has to take its toll. They'll make top 8 for sure, but maybe not top 4.