It's a really physical game [in the Super 14] at the moment, and you need to be able to bend the line. |
It's a shame for Will after making his Super 14 debut last week but we believe it's only a week-long injury. We're fortunate to have cover in that position so when we name our team on Thursday we'll still be in good shape. |
It's been a week since I've seen him and I was quite surprised and encouraged by the way he looks. |
It's been getting cooler the further east we go, |
It's not the ideal preparation but I've always found these situations build character and team cohesion so I'm not particularly worried. |
It's very disappointing he won't be available but I'm not slashing my wrists because I think we have other people who can step into the breach. |
Just play on and see who jumps up. We don't use them. |
Mat just happens to be able to play more (positions) than some guys. |
Mat showed with his first touch of the ball on Saturday that he's ready for this challenge. |
Mat was very keen to be fit for this match, but in the end he wasn't right. |
Peter's played very well so far and his leadership will be important from the back, |
Playing 13 certainly is a challenge but Huxley is a guy we approached to play here with NSW, so we've always had a reasonable opinion of him. |
Rocky has been training with us the whole time. I don't have any issues about his match fitness, because he is very good at pushing himself hard off the field. |
Shaun's form has been outstanding and it was extremely difficult to leave him out of the starting side last week. |
Starting a game without having done any training with us would be a tall order. |