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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_Olyy" data-source="post: 1058778" data-attributes="member: 34990"><p>It's honestly really hard to tell - EJ is incredibly loyal to certain players, but then will occasionally throw a curveball or just straight up replace a whole unit (Underhill/Curry went from uncapped to permanent starters in an instant). It depends on how he's viewing this series - try out players before next year's 6N or go full force to try and claim some scalps after a poor Six Nations this year?</p><p></p><p>Tuilagi is fit atm, and Daly is currently injured</p><p></p><p>If I had to guess at EJ's preferred first choice side at the moment, from the players available, it would be:</p><p></p><p>1. Marler</p><p>2. LCD</p><p>3. Sulky Sinckler</p><p>4. Itoje</p><p>5. Hill</p><p>6. Lawes</p><p>7. Underhill</p><p>8. Curry (<--This is the biggest question mark in the squad, for me - Curry is definitely a first choice starter, it's just where? EJ has used him at 8 in the past, and I think Lawes is likely to be at 6. It could be Underhill that misses out, and then one of Dombrandt/Simmonds starts at 8, but based on the lack of love EJ has shown them in the past I'm leaning towards Curry at 8 for his non-experimental-side)</p><p>9. Youngs</p><p>10. Farrell</p><p>11. May</p><p>12. Tuilagi</p><p>13. Slade</p><p>14. Watson (if fit - he went off with a knee injury on the weekend - Max Malins if he's not)</p><p>15. Steward</p><p></p><p>16. ??? - Hard to know who is top of the pecking order as Blamire/Dolly are both new, Blamire has two camps and impressed in the summer, though</p><p>17. Genge</p><p>18. Stuart</p><p>19. Ewels</p><p>20. Simmonds/Dombrandt (no idea who is top of the pecking order)</p><p>21. Randall</p><p>22. Smith</p><p>23. Malins (Radwan if Malins is starting)</p><p></p><p>Before I get ripped to shreds, this is what I think EJ would pick, not what I would pick</p><p></p><p></p><p>But he could, equally, bench Youngs and Farrell, have Genge as his starting loosehead etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_Olyy, post: 1058778, member: 34990"] It's honestly really hard to tell - EJ is incredibly loyal to certain players, but then will occasionally throw a curveball or just straight up replace a whole unit (Underhill/Curry went from uncapped to permanent starters in an instant). It depends on how he's viewing this series - try out players before next year's 6N or go full force to try and claim some scalps after a poor Six Nations this year? Tuilagi is fit atm, and Daly is currently injured If I had to guess at EJ's preferred first choice side at the moment, from the players available, it would be: 1. Marler 2. LCD 3. Sulky Sinckler 4. Itoje 5. Hill 6. Lawes 7. Underhill 8. Curry (<--This is the biggest question mark in the squad, for me - Curry is definitely a first choice starter, it's just where? EJ has used him at 8 in the past, and I think Lawes is likely to be at 6. It could be Underhill that misses out, and then one of Dombrandt/Simmonds starts at 8, but based on the lack of love EJ has shown them in the past I'm leaning towards Curry at 8 for his non-experimental-side) 9. Youngs 10. Farrell 11. May 12. Tuilagi 13. Slade 14. Watson (if fit - he went off with a knee injury on the weekend - Max Malins if he's not) 15. Steward 16. ??? - Hard to know who is top of the pecking order as Blamire/Dolly are both new, Blamire has two camps and impressed in the summer, though 17. Genge 18. Stuart 19. Ewels 20. Simmonds/Dombrandt (no idea who is top of the pecking order) 21. Randall 22. Smith 23. Malins (Radwan if Malins is starting) Before I get ripped to shreds, this is what I think EJ would pick, not what I would pick But he could, equally, bench Youngs and Farrell, have Genge as his starting loosehead etc. [/QUOTE]
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