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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2999853, member: 1899"] That's the closest you're going to get to a Broncos 2nd XIII. The only exception is Payne Haas who I presume is getting game-time because of his long lay off and inexperience. [U][B]Players Missing:[/B][/U] 1. Darius Boyd 2. Corey Oates 3. James Roberts 4. Jack Bird 5. Jamayne Isaako 6. Anthony Milford 7. Kodi Nikorima 8. Matt Lodge 9. Andrew McCullough 10. Joe Ofahengaue 11. Alex Glenn 12. David Fifita 13. Matt Gillett 14. Kotoni Staggs 15. Tevita Pangai Jr 16. Sam Tagataese 17. Jaydn Su'A 18. Shaun Fensom 19. Sean O'Sullivan 20. George Fai 21. Jordan Kahu 22. Izaia Perese 23. Jordan Riki Roberts, Kahu, Fifita and Staggs are on All-Stars duty which may explain their absence. I'd presume all of them would have been rested regardless but in the case of Staggs, Fifita or Kahu it may have given them them the opportunity to audition for a position. O'Sullivan's omission confirms his place in the halves pecking order and that he's shadowing Nikorima for that 7 spot. Fensom and Tagataese's omission tells me that they'll be in the mix through out the season and they're currently in that Top 21 squad. I'm confused about George Fai, I presume he's under an injury cloud or he's a lot further down the pecking order that even I could have imagined. Similar story with Perese, either he's injured or he wasn't considered good enough to displace the other train and trial guys for a spot. As for Riki, he was a player who was rumoured to be apart of the development squad, either it was just a rumour or he's injured. The side itself is pretty much what you'd expect. Dearden over Boyd and Paix confirms how highly the Broncos staff thinks of him. I also think that middle third of Haas, Flegler & Carrigan shows where they are in the pecking order in relation to Mago. Then there's a bunch of Train & Trial/Development confirmations like Jordan Grant, Ethan Bullemor and Xavier Coates. I doubt we'll see any of them any time soon, but it's always nice to get an indication of the sides depth. As far as the actual trial itself, I'm curious to see how the middle third will play. Haas, Flegler and Carrigan all have serious NRL credentials this season and this will be their first opportunity to impress and advance to the next trial against the Seagulls. The halves situation is another storyline I'm interested in and I'm keen to see if Dearden will justify this level of faith in his first real hit out. I feel like we're only on chapter one of what could be a really long story between those three players, so I'll be keeping tabs. [/QUOTE]

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