Euan Aitken

So Adam Elliott goes to the interchange.

Euan Aitken with a scapular issue is dropped out of the squad.

He is out for the rest of the season, which I think is a, a, a fair loss.

Yeah, it's a big loss.

I think it's three games now at 70 plus minutes, and every single one of those games with high minutes, he's absolutely killing it.

My fear with Murray, and again, I'm tentative on it, is that if we do see the rotation of Trail into this starting side, Aitken onto the edge ...

Uh, sorry, Duncan onto the edge, Aitken into that maybe middle rotation alongside the likes of Hubner and Murray.

Now all of a sudden do we see the prediction that I made on Murray in that his minutes will reduce, and the upside benefit of his scoring isn't there.

It's, uh, he's very similar archetype to Paddy Carrigan.

And then the sells section is replaced by captain calls, so we'll talk about our five, top five captains.

This week's a big one for captain calls, too.

Now, hold or sell: Corraz, Aitken, Tedesco, Pascoe, Tuwal.

Latrell Mitchell named on the extended bench, uh, but all reports is he's pretty much good to go.

Talase Duncan at center, and Euan Aitken at an edge, and what we would imagine is Talase Duncan shifts over, um, with Euan Aitken to the, to the bench.

Um, Roosters, Dolphins, another game that has, uh, some ramifications.

Roosters going for top four football and, um, the Dolphins actually aren't out of w- out, out of the Minor Premiership, funny, funnily enough.

Yeah, as it currently stands, Talis Duncan has been named at center, but I expect that if Latrell gets onto the field, um, [clears throat] excuse me, he'll go at left center.

Talis Duncan then probably moves to the edge, and then Euan Aitken goes to like a middle role.

So for example, I'm looking at sitting Keon Kolomeitangi this week.

His minutes weren't that great last week, and I'm fully expecting Latrell to get some game time.

Either way, Euan Aitken probably will eat into the minutes of Kolomeitangi.

So I'm looking at, um, not playing Keon myself this week.

Um, also, I haven't written it here, but I have to give a shout-out to Jai Arrow, named in the number 23 jersey to start.

Tevita Tatola and big tick Keaon Kellematangi playing his final few games in South Sydney colors before going to the Dragons in season 2027 and beyond, with Brandon Smith, The Cheese, at dummy half.

The back rowers are David Fifita, Euan Aitken, and Cameron Murray at lock forward.

Uh, well, sorry, Jai Arrow named at lock forward.

Uh, he'll play the opening little bit of the game, and then Cameron Murray has the 13.