The man pictured in the pink beard surely has now played or should I say tackled his way to a Blues Jersey. That tackle on Coote is the best cover tackle I have seen since Sattler in '03. He tripped with 40m to go and should have had no hope in hell of catching a flying Coote, but some how found an extra leg and dragged him into touch. Awesome!! He also was excellent under the high ball and makes no mistakes. Mcmanus has an injury cloud over him but I think he will be dropped for the Wolfman regardless.Injuries- Bailey is out and its looks as though Watmough is in on the bench. He was excellent on Saturday night and is leading the league in tackle busts.
Lewis is out and Stewart will most likely replace him on the bench.
Gallen will be back to the starting line up with Laffranchi possibly pushed to 18th man
If Jennings or Lyons don't play then I think Matt Cooper has done enough to earn a recall. I was a massive Monaghan fan but the last 2 games I think he has struggled. He would do the job if put there but Cooper was outstanding on the weekend and is hard to look past.
Campese - How bad is he going ?? Dropped the ball cold on the last tackle, made plenty of bad plays and a terrible kicking game. His origin selection has killed his momentum. Has it gone to his head ?? If Mullen is fit then he has to be included if not then what about Barrett ? Is he too old ? Soward a chance ??
Wing is in doubt also with a hamstring injury. What decent utilities are left ?? Can Soward fill this gap or do we need someone like Hornby, Patten or for a bolter Wade Mckinnon?
