Emre Guler and Corey Horsburgh the starting props, Hudson Young second row, Jack Murchie lock. Brendan O’Hagan five eighth, looks like Starling starting hooker. Dean Matterson in No. 7 by the looks. Brad Abbey No. 1.
Dunamis Lui and Royce Hunt on the bench in 15 and 17. Ryan Sutton in 14.
6th min Mounties get two penalties in a row in the red zone, but spill the ball.
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72nd min TRY BULLDOGS That was far too easy, a big prop running wide and there was no defence there. Disappointing second half from Mounties. Jesse Marshke goals.
Horsburgh and Guler were starting props, Hudson Young and Reuben Porter starting second rowers and Jack Murchie was starting lock. All the starters looked good in the first half, but particularly Horsburgh, Guler and Murchie.
I thought Corey Horsburgh really put a very strong case for a spot on the first grade bench tonight. He was the best prop on the field for Mounties, though he was not as impactful after the first 20 minutes. Guler was very good as well. They were the best two props IMO. Royce Hunt was solid as always when he came on. I suspect Dunamis Lui is down the pecking order now.
Ryan Sutton... I'm not sure if his instructions for the pre season games are to just get the feel of footy in Australia and make sure he doesn't get injured. It almost seems like it. He hasn't started in any of the three trials he's played in, but he's been pretty quiet in all of them really.
Luke Bateman didn't stand out. Reuben Porter and Hudson Young were pretty solid, but I expect they'll be playing with Mounties. I actually think Hudson Young has come along in leaps and bounds since last year. I think he's a very good prospect.
It was a bit of a worry that Mounties fell away dramatically in the second half. They looked clearly the better side for much of the match, particularly in the first half. But they faded in the second half.
The spine players, Starling, Matterson, O'Hagan and Abbey... I like what some of them do. O'Hagan has a lot of potential, but he is pretty small. Starling was good too (apart from a silly sin bin), but I suspect he's too small for regular first grade.
Seb Kris is good in defence, Tony Satini looks good in attack... but their edge was not quite working in defence.
There are some players who I had no idea who they were. I presume they were Mounties contracted. Unfortunately there was no team list available with players against numbers for either side.
Unfortunately, the Raiders did not announce the trial for Under 20s this afternoon, starting at 2pm. I could have been there at 2pm if I'd known. I should have checked the Bulldogs' website as they did announce it... and their Flegg trial squad. I caught a fair bit of the second half, but again with no team lists its tough assessing any of the players.
To be honest, I can't recall seeing him on the sidelines and I can't remember him on the field. I'm focusing on a lot of things when I'm updating, taking pics and video etc... so that's my best excuse! But the pics show he did play.