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Round 18: Dolphins vs Brisbane Broncos

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Dolphins team:

  1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
  2. Jamayne Isaako
  3. Euan Aitken
  4. Valynce Te Whare
  5. Tesi Niu
  6. Isaiya Katoa
  7. Sean O’Sullivan
  8. Jesse Bromwich
  9. Jeremy Marshall-King
  10. Herman Ese’ese
  11. Felise Kaufusi
  12. Kenny Bromwich
  13. Ray Stone

  14. Josh Kerr
  15. Mark Nicholls
  16. Connelly Lemuelu
  17. Kodi Nikorima

  18. Max Plath
  19. Harrison Graham
  20. Poasa Faamausili
  21. Brayden Mcgrady
  22. Kurt Donoghoe
 

Dolphins team:

  1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
  2. Jamayne Isaako
  3. Euan Aitken
  4. Valynce Te Whare
  5. Tesi Niu
  6. Isaiya Katoa
  7. Sean O’Sullivan
  8. Jesse Bromwich
  9. Jeremy Marshall-King
  10. Herman Ese’ese
  11. Felise Kaufusi
  12. Kenny Bromwich
  13. Ray Stone

  14. Josh Kerr
  15. Mark Nicholls
  16. Connelly Lemuelu
  17. Kodi Nikorima

  18. Max Plath
  19. Harrison Graham
  20. Poasa Faamausili
  21. Brayden Mcgrady
  22. Kurt Donoghoe
JMK is a big inclusion. Kodi had to answer for his terrible defence last game. Milf and Wallace back next week.
 
Great team. Feel bad for Kodi after he had 1 bad game in defense - he's been really good. Let's see what SOS can do.
 
Great team. Feel bad for Kodi after he had 1 bad game in defense - he's been really good. Let's see what SOS can do.
He's been good in attack. In defence he had one really bad game and a few pretty bad games. Milf has been getting in the groove again twice. First time he injured his hamstring and then a really harsh suspension. Need him back and firing. Jarrod Wallace as well. Been our best prop. Unfortunately Gilbert won't be back.
 
He's been good in attack. In defence he had one really bad game and a few pretty bad games. Milf has been getting in the groove again twice. First time he injured his hamstring and then a really harsh suspension. Need him back and firing. Jarrod Wallace as well. Been our best prop. Unfortunately Gilbert won't be back.
He was good in attack for a few games. Has done a good job filling in where needed but his best position is an interchange utility.
 
The Hammer was training at centre and Kodi at fullback. Now Wayne is really confusing me. The Hammer is obviously one the shining lights playing at fullback and centres, Aitken and Te Whare were the least of our problem last game.
 
Our centres are part of the problem.

I like the move short term.
Really? I thought like most of the team, especially Aitken has gone off the boil, but still not that bad. Problem is the soft defence in the middle since Gilbert was injured.
 
The Hammer was training at centre and Kodi at fullback. Now Wayne is really confusing me. The Hammer is obviously one the shining lights playing at fullback and centres, Aitken and Te Whare were the least of our problem last game.
Yeah I heard they are swapping around - not sure how this will affect the team dynamic, but after 3 bad losses I guess something has gotta change.
 
Yeah I heard they are swapping around - not sure how this will affect the team dynamic, but after 3 bad losses I guess something has gotta change.
I agree something had to change but I thought it needed to happen in the engine room.
 
I agree something had to change but I thought it needed to happen in the engine room.
Same. The broncos already found out ages ago the Kodi experiment at fullback didn't work, especially under the high ball. No prizes for guessing what they'll be doing on Saturday.
 
Same. The broncos already found out ages ago the Kodi experiment at fullback didn't work, especially under the high ball. No prizes for guessing what they'll be doing on Saturday.
If it isn't simply Wayne playing mind games with the Broncos.

It's shaping up as a very important game. Lose and Broncos will have last season on their minds. If we lose, depending on other results, top 8 is unlikely.
 
If it isn't simply Wayne playing mind games with the Broncos.

It's shaping up as a very important game. Lose and Broncos will have last season on their minds. If we lose, depending on other results, top 8 is unlikely.
Surely it has to be - it just doesn't make sense removing Hammer from our spine and then putting Kodi who had a shocker in defense to a position he rarely plays all just to take Aitken out of the centres. Unless Wayne reckons the problem is in our 2nd row and this is to shift AItken there to provide another option?
 
Surely it has to be - it just doesn't make sense removing Hammer from our spine and then putting Kodi who had a shocker in defense to a position he rarely plays all just to take Aitken out of the centres. Unless Wayne reckons the problem is in our 2nd row and this is to shift AItken there to provide another option?
Surely he can't think it's the second row otherwise Lemuelu would be in the starting side.
 
Surely he can't think it's the second row otherwise Lemuelu would be in the starting side.
It is kind of ironic putting Kodi at fullback at the Gabba, home of the high ball. With the oval field, the kickers are gonna have to be on their game as its a different feel for them. Maybe Wayne is playing mind games because of this.
 
It is kind of ironic putting Kodi at fullback at the Gabba, home of the high ball. With the oval field, the kickers are gonna have to be on their game as its a different feel for them. Maybe Wayne is playing mind games because of this.
If I were to guess, Hammer will start at fullback and Kodi on the bench, as the team list says.
 
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Broncos by 12
 
Dolphins by 14
MoM = Kafusi
First Try = JMK
 
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