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Key Player:Mitchell Pearce

Rising star:Kayln Ponga

Predicted top  try scorer: Kayln Ponga (15)

Goal-kicker: Kayln Ponga

Biggest fixtures: Round 1 vs Sea Eagles (H), Round 3 vs Roosters (A), Round 25 vs Dragons (H)

Predicted line up:

Fullback - Kalyn Ponga

Wing - Nathan Ross

Centre - Sione Mata'uita

Centre - Tautau Moga

Wing - Shaun Kenny-Dowall

Five-eighth - Connor Watson

Halfback - Mitchell Pearce

Prop - Daniel Saifiti

Hooker - Slade Griffin

Prop - Jacob Lillyman 

Second-row - Aiden Guerra

Second-row - Mitchell Barnett

Lock - Jamie Buhrer

Interchange - Danny Levi

Interchange - Lachlan Fitzgibbon

Interchange - Herman Ese'ese

Interchange - Chris Heighington


Top 3 SuperCoach assets: Kayln Ponga ($419,900), Connor Watson ($286,700), Jamie Buhrer ($487,000).

Jerseys:

                           Home                                                     Away

Predicted finish: 10^th