Only six players on the injury list plus Daniel Hayes AWOL and no word on Daniel Hughes who hasn't been seen playing at Sandringham in recent weeks.

Lynden Dunn (cheek) - 2 weeks

James Frawley (stress fracture) - 4 weeks

Brock McLean (foot) - 6 weeks

Byron Pickett (hamstring) - test

Jared Rivers (hamstring) - test

Isaac Weetra (hamstring) - 2 weeks

I've cleared up the mystery concerning Nick Smith. Our old 4 to 6 is now playing at Box Hill and I'm sure we'll get a chance to see him one day (if he doesn't get injured that is!)

really thats not too bad.

although 4 of the top 5 are in our best 22 and james frawley looked the good preseason. i expect that pickett and rivers will come back this week. honestly i cant see why newton cant get a go while dunn is out which means dunn probably wouldnt slot back into our 22 any way...

brock is the main one, as long as we keep everyone else on the park til he gets back we can cope...for now.