Bryan Hall

Did have a few pocket warmers in preparation, but I didn't need them.

I think everyone knows the loose forward trio, like whoever's in 6th, 7th, 8th, both sides, that's going to be a mouth-watering matchup.

So I'm not going to go there because I think it's just been thrashed to death.

We know that's coming.

I think one, I just love Tupo Va'i this season.

Even ever since last year in the All Blacks and, you know, his clapping and rubbing people's heads and just getting that, having that physical presence as sort of a type 5 muscler.

Walter Dearns does the same.

Dearns is just into everyone.

He's given a bit of a chip there.

He's in their face.

It's going to be a big dog-a-thon there, I feel, in terms of their ability to stay composed and nail their own role, but then get into that niggle, get into the push and shove and who gets someone off their game first.

And then for me, a position of interest is Takiahou versus Omoa.

like they are just so influential in different ways for their side like takioho is going to get you post contact game line big clean outs in the tight um you know they've got an efficient line out efficient scrum and then you've got almor who's you know his his line at work's really improved the scrummaging's really improved but you get him on the edge and in that space that there's they're going to have an impact on this game both those guys so

For me, that's what I'm watching.

But the one I'm watching the most is like, I'm just going to be glued to Dern's Invade.

I just think there's going to be a stout real early.

It's going to be state of origin of old school.

I don't know.

It will still be a hold and a push.

I don't think we're going to see a punch, let's be honest.