Lineups for the Weekend

Brisbane Broncos vs. Cronulla Sharks
Sunday 2pm, Suncorp Stadium

1. Josh Hoffman
2. Antonio Winterstein
3. Matt Gillett
4. Israel Folau
5. Jharal Yow Yeh
6. Darren Lockyer
7. Peter Wallace
8. Dunamis Lui
9. Andrew McCullough
10. Mitchell Dodds
11. Lagi Setu
12. Sam Thaiday
13. Alex Glenn

Bench (2 to be omitted)

14. Gerard Beale
15. Ben Te'o
16. Scott Anderson
17. Nick Kenny
18. Ben Hunt
19. Corey Norman

Well, talk about an interesting line-up. As Jim mentioned earlier in the week, the cavalry has arrived. It's great to see Jharal Yow Yeh, Israel Folau and Nick Kenny back into the fray. Winterstein and Te'o returning from their club-enforced exile will give a much added boost on the left hand side attack. Keep an eye out for Corey Parker - word has it that he may be a late inclusion.

Some will say that Corey Norman has it a bit rough by losing his spot to Hoffman and I agree somewhat. For a 1st season player defending behind a mis-firing Broncos team, he's done amazingly well. Several try-saving tackles have shown that he's got what it takes. His attack in round 1 was phenomenal but nothing much has come from him since. In my opinion Hoffman is a more natural fullback and should do well. As Hoffman has said, Norman may very well turn out to be Locky's successor but it's a bit too early to tell.

Henjak has surprised me this week with the naming of Gillett at Centre. Strange move - the kid is a weapon in the back row. He has the footwork and the hands to play centre but why not let him do what he's been doing so well? At least he's better than Beale. On that note, I'm ecstatic that Beale's on the bench and potentially dropped. He needs a reality check and hopefully this provides the uppercut that he needs.

Prediction for the weekend? Well, the Broncos have a legitimate chance of hammering the Sharks but they also have an equal chance of dishing it to us. Due to our recently returned players, Broncos by 18.

Lastly, a shout out to Alfie - good to have you back on board. That's all for now, tune in on the weekend for the pre-game review!