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Key Player:Cooper Cronk

Rising star: Nat Butcher

Predicted top try scorer: Latrell Mitchell (17)

Goal-kicker: Sio Siua Taukeiaho (Latrell Mitchell will kick when Taukeiaho is off)

Biggest fixtures: Round 16 vs Storm (H), Round 21 vs Cowboys (H), Round 24 vs Broncos (H)

Predicted line up:

Fullback - James Tedesco

Wing - Daniel Tupou

Centre - Latrell Mitchell

Centre -  Joseph Manu

Wing - Blake Ferguson

Five-eighth - Luke Keary

Halfback - Cooper Cronk

Prop - Sio Siua Taukeiaho

Hooker - Jake Friend

Prop - Jared Waerea-Hargreaves

Second-row - Boyd Cordner 

Second-row - Mitchell Aubusson

Lock - Isaac Liu

Interchange - Ryan Matterson

Interchange - Dylan Napa

Interchange - Zane Tetevano

Interchange - Victor Radley


*Luke Keary has not been named to start in round 1. In his place, Mitchell Cornish will start.

Top 3 SuperCoach assets: James Tedesco ($599,700) Latrell Mitchell ($483,100), Sio Siua Taukeiaho ($423,000)

Jerseys:

                         Home                                                      Away

Predicted finish: 3^rd