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IS FREDDIE selecting for the future or just panicking?

Coach Fittler has made multiple changes to his side for game three and the Queenslanders remain the same with the exception of Corey Horsborough to debut who has certainly earned his spot and will no doubt be a fan favourite in the Maroon.

I’m not the Origin coach but some selections for the whole campaign are nothing short of interesting, but we wait and see what game three in Sydney gives us.

The weekend saw some massive blowouts and some real concerns for a few teams.

The Cowboys are really starting to warm to the task and look to be back in the contest for a top eight spot.

Seventy-four is a massive score and surely shines the spotlight on the Tigers and where they are and where they are going.

Parramatta are doing the same and have a nice draw over the next few weeks to have a charge at the top.

The Dragons are going from bad to worse and need the season to come to end quickly and make a decision on the Ben Hunt situation for everyone’s benefit.

Unfortunately everyone thought the Bulldogs would improve immensely in 2023 with Ciraldo and some quality signings but that isn’t the case and they haven’t improved one bit.

Ciraldo is a defensive expert and would have been livid with the insipid display tossed up by the Dogs against Newcastle.

Fair play to the Knights who got going early and never let up scoring plenty of points and taking some heat off the coach for a while.

We have some genuine superstars in the game and Selwyn Cobbo further enhanced his reputation as one of them.

His performance from the wing was sublime and was complemented by Herbie the Love Bug at left centre with a powerhouse two try performance.

The Broncos have some injuries and suspen- sions to deal with but are going well enough to a top four finish and have a crack.

I’ve spent the last week at the Australian Schoolboys/girls Carnival in Redcliffe and what a great few days it has been.

The talent of the U/18 boys is sublime and a quality Aussie side will come out of it to take on PNG at the end of the year.

The quality of the girls carnival has blown me away. There are some quality athletes across the board from all 8 associations.

I’m sure a solid team will come out of it and will be dominated by the Queensland side.

There are a few young ladies playing at this level that will be stars in the NRLW in the future including Indie Bostock, Aliyah Nasio (NSWCHS), Ebony Raftstrand-Smith and Taverna Paplii (Qld), Paige Bohringer and Evie Jones (NSWCCC).

Ballina, Bilambil and Northern remain the teams to beat in the NRRRL competition.

The Mustangs take on Bilambil at the Leagues Club on Saturday which will coincide with the 20 year reunion of the 2003 Premiership victory by the Stangs over Tugun - what a day that was!

See you at the footy.

Quinny