Matthew Timoko

You want to get him playing with the top side.

What have we got over in the old Canberra Raiders territory? Weeks, Stewart, Sasangi, Timoko, Savage, Strange, and Kobe Black.

Hapali'i, Petty, Tapanem, Noah Martin, Matty Nicholson, Atamatere Mariotta, Smithies.

Oh, yeah.

So it's going to be interesting.

There's always one or two curveballs when they name the teams.

Yeah, so that's him and Timoko obviously still fighting it out for a spot in the Kiwis from that team.

Yeah.

This lead line is tight.

Timoko takes him easily.

Why is he coming in? This is...

and this is the one where they do get it wrong because it's the exact same play, but because the four men was able to put pressure on the ball player, it's so different.

If he comes in and jams, the ball does get tipped to the outside, but you're backing carrier to come across.

But he made it across for the center where Timoko, KO, you know, both missed that tackle back on the inside.

So it's one of those plays either way is no guarantee, but the defensive effort for that with Hayes-Perram getting the space on the outside, off the inside engagement where they did very, very nice, mind you.

And before you know it, that lead's gone.

Simi with ball, excellent.

Still some moments on that edge defensively.

Timika was busy, Ata, but a lot to work on heading into next year and a lot to talk about in the season review for both these teams.

But Dolphins, Eels, without being harsh after spending a lot of time on them, these games because they were a bit more back and forth and a bit more tension.

We had Hamish Stewart lower than where he's been all season.

Timoko's 36 but the rest of the guys that are a little less owned.

Guys like Joe Tarpenay with a 73.

Preston 64 was nice.

Sounds like it's more of a membrane and a few other bits and pieces nervy that kind of problem rather than the high ankle sprain in itself which is a bit frustrating for him for owners of him as well.

Hopefully Dufty does play because then we don't have to absolutely stress on Teddy playing to get our 17 but I think this is pretty good.

We're going to get into round 27 hopefully there's not a lot of resting this round but going into round 27 with Walsh not available but we'll get Timoko we'll get Tarpenay back which is good and I've just got Callum Ponger as a Knights player so we could get through the last two weeks okay and hopefully there's a chance that we push towards that 2000 barrier.

If we get anything with a one on the front of it I think that would be a pretty good effort overall.

What can you do?

Yeah, I think, uh, like for me, I'll have Timoko out and probably Euan Aitken on the bench if Latrell Mitchell's back.

So he'll probably still find his way into my starting center spot next week.

But, uh, yeah, I think for me he's probably one that like, yeah, definitely in the, in the black book for next year, right? We know what he can do.

Uh, he's definitely an avoid.

Probably someone like ideally week to week you'd loop as well if you see a hooker on that bench, uh, also.

I don't mind, um, I think with Kenny, I, like I think, Jake, your strategy this week where you sort of wait, like if you've got maybe a Timoko, sort of wait and see what Carr does and then maybe flick him to a Kenny, uh, if you're in a head-to-head final.

But I think that's the only instance.