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The Wests Tigers remain solid with coach Michael Maguire for the time being as the club faces a growing number of injuries.
That’s not to say things won’t change based on results over the next month, but for now, Maguire will stay ahead.
The good news for the Tigers is that star player Adam Doueihi is expected to return from an injury in the LCA, but his other key recruit, Jackson Hastings, has not been running due to a foot problem.
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Just look at what Ricky Stuart has done to the Raiders over the past month with the Green Machine winning four of his last five games to see how a club can quickly change their fortunes.
Aside from the big win over the Roosters in Round 13, the Raiders also produced one of the Round 12 games against the Eels to show that there is still a lot of confidence in the national capital.
The Cowboys have also earned dividends from staying solid with coach Todd Payten when numerous experts tipped North Queensland to win the wooden spoon at the start of the season.
Although the State of Origin stars missed Valentine Holmes, Reuben Cotter, Jeremiah Nanai and Tom Dearden, the Cowboys got nine wins in 13 games of the year with an exclusive against the Gold Coast Titans.
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The most important match of the season is a tick over 48 hours away and the build-up on both sides has been almost flawless.
Although the Blues are missing two of the best players in last year’s series, Tom Trbojevic and Latrell Mitchell, they still have a team that includes three of the best NRL players in Nathan Cleary, James Tedesco and Isaah Yeo.
But there is no argument that the Queensland game is in shape and the Maroons have chosen a dangerous outfit such as Origin debutants Reuben Cotter, Jeremiah Nanai and Selwyn Cobbo.
Who are you orchestrating the ambush on? Is it Billy Slater and the new Queensland coaching staff or Brad Fittler has already shown that he understands the home state training stage better than most?
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