Cator has done his hamstring and Kelly has been banned for 2 games (dangerous throw in reserves game last week), doesn't get any easier.
I assume we can replace Kelly in the 21 man squad without losing an interchange?

FFs.

Would think the injury to Ma'u means that Fonau comes in at centre and Griffin/Savelio go into 2nd row in place of Ma'u.

Not good news for him to miss 4-5 games but it is what it is although we should be able to cover his absence well enough.

I think we probably can replace him without penalty, but there isn't much point. The 17 will just come from the remaining 20, nobody else will come into contention.

So now my team would be.

Shaul
Naulago
Fonua
Carlos
Faraimo
Connor
Sneyd
Taylor
Houghton
Satae
Jones
Griffin
Sao

Savelio
Bowden
Johnstone
Lane

They might not all feature in those exact positions, but I am confident that those will be the 17 players involved. I don't think Swift will be in because Faraimo was good last week, but he will get a chance sooner or later.

Pretty much how I see the 17 only possible change would be Matongo on the bench in place of Lane. So Savelio could play 2nd row and prop in spells if needed leaving Bowden and Matongo as interchange props

I'm crossing my fingers that we already knew Kelly was going to get a ban so named him in the squad so that when Ma'u makes a miraculous recovery he can replace Kelly in the squad 5 minutes before kick off without losing an interchange. Mind games.

If only.

Goodness me. Advantage Rovers.

Agree with that line up, looks the best combination we have have available.

Losing Manu for 4-5 games is a real blow
Kelly getting a 2 ban from a reserves is also unreal
You couldn’t make it up

However just for Bargam Rods sake we will spank a team that will finish bottom 2

Losing Ma'u is a real blow, correct, but we have cover and can cope as it stands.

Kelly getting a ban isn't 'unreal'.

You don't need to make it up, both events happen all the time to all clubs.