Jack Johns

But I think Billy's looked at it from two perspectives.

I look at Trent and think, one, he's a bit of an insurance policy if the ruck becomes too chaotic.

Because these guys they've picked to start with are mobile guys.

And if they, if they, New South Wales dominate early, he might need someone to go on there and sort of get into that wrestle state just a little bit.

Yeah.

But then the other side of it is, I think he might be there for another reason that if they're going all out and they're going through the middle and New South Wales are defending their middle really, really well and they need to start hitting the edges and out wide with like Selwyn and Jojo Fafida, then I would think that then they might see a Trent Lierro get on just to get that early ball to the halves just so we can get the ball out wide if you're a Queenslander.

Just because...

the rest of them, I look at that pack and go, they're all out middle.

They're like, they're going, they're going hard through the middle.

And Harry, same as Harry, like in the middle, like if he can, if he started blasting them in the middle early and he can try and just distribute the ball early to Trent Liera and then he gives some early ball to the halves, then they might be able to attack the edges towards the end of the game.

Yeah, regardless, I'm for both.

I'm surprised Reece wasn't on the bench.

But I do think that they need just some coverage in the halves.

I think Ezra suits that.

And he also, if the style of footy they do play, whereas middle third stuff, we know it's been proven in big games and games at a really high tempo that Ezra can perform.

Yeah.

So I don't mind that.

Gamit, he's obviously there as coverage for the outside backs.

He can obviously cover.

I think he's more so looking at the centers.