Broncos vs. Tigers - Line-up and Preview

1. Josh Hoffman
2. Antonio Winterstein
3. Matt Gillett
4. Gerard Beale
5. Jharal Yow Yeh
6. Corey Norman
7. Peter Wallace
8. Shane Tronc
9. Andrew McCullough
10. Nick Kenny
11. Ashton Sims
12. Ben Te'o
13. Corey Parker


Interchange
14. Ben Hunt
15. Mitchell Dodds
16. Scott Anderson
17. Josh McGuire

For the first time in years I'm not fearing the pre-Origin player drain that we usually suffer from. Three of our best, Darren Lockyer, Israel Folau and Sam Thaiday, are out of this weekend's clash due to Origin commitments. The reason I have no fear is because of the way the team has handled itself in the past 2 months. Flashy wins, tough victories and a truckload of effort has us sitting on 7 wins out of our last 8 matches. The only change to the line-up is that Gerard Beale comes in for Lagi Setu who today injured his knee, not entirely sure what the overall damage is as of yet. Setu had been the target of a rant or two from myself but to his credit he's been barnstorming in recent weeks.

The Tigers are an interesting opponent. I'm a big fan of theirs - I love watching them play because they throw caution into the wind and play attacking football. It's often at the expense of their defence however. They are one of the tougher opponents in the NRL - Gareth Ellis, Robbie Farah and Chris Heighington are dynamic ball runners and hard defenders which makes for a staunch opponent. Wade McKinnon at the back has the potential to be lethal in attack but I've always questioned his defensive abilities. Oh, and they also have a bloke called Lote Tuqiri who I'm sure you are familiar with.

What will the weekend's result be? I've been pretty average with predictions as of late but my guess is 30-24. Should be a high scoring game and entertaining to say the least.

Until next time, Waldo.