Season 2011

Season Preview Part 1

Indigenous Team

20. Matt Bowen, 2. Nathan Merritt, 3. Willie Tonga, 4. Beau Champion, 5, Jharal Yow Yeh, 6. Scott Prince, 7. Johnathan Thurston (c), 8. Tom Learoyd-Lahrs, 9. Travis Waddell, 10. George Rose, 11. Cory Paterson, 12. Jamal Idris, 13. Greg Bird, 14. Ben Barba, 15. Jamie Soward, 16. Carl Webb, 17. Joel Moon, 18. Joel Thompson, 19. Ryan James, 21 Anthony Mitchell.

NRL All Stars

1. Josh Dugan, 2. Akuila Uate, 3. Michael Jennings, 4. Jamie Lyon, 5. Brett Morris, 6. Darren Lockyer (c), 7. Benji Marshall, 8. Ben Hannant, 9. Cameron Smith, 10. Matthew Scott, 11. Nathan Hindmarsh, 12. Liam Fulton, 13. Paul Gallen, 14, Dave Taylor, 15. Ashley Harrison, 16. Feleti Mateo, 17. Shaun Kenny-Dowall, 18. Michael Ennis, 19. Petero Civoniceva, 20. Kurt Gidley

Expect a pretty good game of footy... Emerging talents and established stars playing together and against each other for a worthy cause.

Players to watch.. Josh Dugan, Joel Thompson, Feleti Mateo, Ryan James and Jamal Idris.

My Tip.. NRL All Stars by 4

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2011 Season Preview

After the normal rounds, I expect to see this ladder

1. St George-Illawarra Dragons
2. Gold Coast Titans
3. Sydney Roosters
4. Melbourne Storm
5. Canberra Raiders
6. Wests Tigers
7. Parramatta Eels
8. NZ Warriors

In part 2, I will explain why I think these teams will make up the 8 and why I think the rest will miss out..

Stay tuned!