Xavier Savage
While it’s true that Souths have had three more tries scored against them by left wingers than right, of the 9 tries that opposition Ronnies have put through them, a fucking mind blowing 8 of them have been either the first or last try. With 5 meat pies in the last 6 games, the Raiders’ right winger has easily been their most successful target in recent outings.
Campbell Graham
The Raiders have been absolutely ripped to shreds by opposition wingers so far, but most recently, right wingers have been having an absolute crack at Canberra (topical!) with 7 tries coming through their left wing in the last 6 games. Lurch has scored the first try for the Bunnies 3 times so far, which is as many times as the Raiders have given it up. Totally unsurprising in any given week but still, I don’t like it as much as…
Alex Johnston/Tallis Duncan
Yeah fuck, Canberra have been TORCHED by left CTW players for 22 tries at this point . There have only been three games in which a left centre or winger didn’t score on them and left wingers alone have scored the first try against them a robust 5 times. The Bunnies left CTW have been responsible for, and I am dead serious here, 35 fucking tries in 16 games, including the first or last try for the Rabbitohs a further pants-shitting 12 times. I’m gonna give my fingers a break here, there’s literally nothing else to say.
Kaeo Weekes/Jed Stuart
Souths have been pretty brutal defensively, but my goodness have they been fucked up by fullbacks and left wingers! They’ve had 22 evenly distributed tries put on them by these two positions, with 9 of them coming in just the last 6 rounds. Last time they faced off, the Raiders fullback and left wing scored a combined 3 against souths. I don’t think I like a repeat of that happening Punters, but one or two between them is most certainly doable.
Cody Walker
The Raiders will probably be ready for Walker this time around after he dumped a double on them earlier in the season, but that doesn’t change the fact that they are fucking woeful against opposition 5/8s, so the door is still open for old mate to bust through again.
Owen Pattie
Souths are fuckin rubbish against opposition hookers + The Raiders hooker has scored in half of their last 6 outings = this pick. Mathematical.