Wide World of Sports' The Mole picks his Team of the Week from the opening circular of the 2023 season, with a beardown Queensland flavour.
By The Mole|10:59pm Mar 05, 2023
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1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (Dolphins)
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow scored tries, acceptable up tries and saved tries arsenic the Dolphins shocked the Roosters.
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2. Reuben Garrick (Sea Eagles)
The prima winger made much metres than anyone astatine Brookie, portion besides scoring a effort and booting 5 goals.
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3. Herbie Farnworth (Broncos)
The weapon centre scored some the Broncos' tries successful a classy showing retired wide.
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4. Campbell Graham (Rabbitohs)
The classy Rabbitoh was each powerfulness and grace with 2 tries against the beardown Sharks backline.
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5. Jamayne Isaako (Dolphins)
Jamayne Isaako was enactment nether plentifulness of unit by the Roosters and ne'er buckled… He besides bagged 2 tries.
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6. Cameron Munster (Storm)
The superstar gets a spot for sheer guts, playing connected contempt a horrible manus wounded and coming up with immoderate large plays successful the Storm's aureate constituent triumph implicit the Eels.
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7. Lachlan Ilias (Rabbitohs)
The young halfback came of age, marshalling the Souths' onslaught with the people of a veteran, adjacent arsenic helium was targeted by Cronulla's large men.
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8. Reuben Cotter (Cowboys)
In searing vigor successful Townsville, Reuben Cotter ran for a singular 216 metres and made 35 tackles for the Cowboys.
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9. Harry Grant (Storm)
Melbourne's prima hooker paced himself for 83 minutes… past came up with the aureate play for the triumph implicit the Eels.
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10. Payne Haas (Broncos)
The weapon front-rower took connected the mighty Panthers battalion single-handedly, moving for 207m and mounting the country for Brisbane's upset win.
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11. Tohu Harris (Warriors)
The Kiwis Test prima conscionable edged retired his Warriors team-mate Jackson Ford… his 51 tackles and 145 tally metres were quality.
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12. J'maine Hopgood (Eels)
A dynamic debut successful a beaten Eels squad for the fastener guardant recruited successful the off-season from the Panthers - had a immense interaction against Melbourne.
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13. Patrick Carrigan (Broncos)
The Wally Lewis Medallist was a non-stop idiosyncratic for the Broncos with 50 tackles and 150 moving metres.