Samoa squad; Leeson Ah Mau (St George Illawarra), Fa'amanu Brown (Cronulla), David Fa'alogo (Newcastle), Krisnan Inu (Canterbury), Ricky Leutele (Cronulla), Isaac Liu (Sydney Roosters), Dunamis Lui (Manly), Reni Maitua (Canterbury), Penani Manumaleali'i (Cronulla), Suaia Matagi (Warriors), David Nofoaluma (Wests Tigers), Junior Paulo (Parramatta), Dominique Peyroux (Warriors), Jesse Sene-Lefao (Manly), Tim Simona (Wests Tigers), Michael Sio (Warriors), Kyle Stanley (St George Illawarra), Sam Tagataese (Cronulla), Daniel Vidot (Brisbane). Fiji squad: Waqa Blake (Penrith), Peni Botiki (Cutters), Jason Bukuya (Warriors), Regan Cambell-Gillard (Penrith), Kane Evans (Sydney Roosters), Aaron Groom (Asquith), Marika Koroibete (Wests Tigers), Eto Nabuli (Penrith), Kevin Naiqama (Penrith), Taqele Naiyaravoro (Wests Tigers), Semi Radradra (Parramatta), Vitale Jr Roqica (Cronulla), Osea Sadrau (Fiji), Ashton Sims (North Queensland, capt), Korbin Sims (Newcastle), James Storer (Illawarra), Alipate Tani (Cutters), Atunaisa Turagaiviu (Fiji), Lote Tuqiri (South Sydney). Good to see Nu Brown and Nani make the team
Think it has something to do with where they finished in the World Cup. This is a play-off to see which team gets in the 4N and Fiji did better than Tonga in that WC I think. Or they might just rotate it or something, I have no idea.
I made a comment at the start of the season that Brown was no chance of making the Sharks team in comparison to Lichaa. He won't make it this year but fmd I under-rated him, he is going to be a fucking gun. Him and Holmes will form a combination much like Slater and Smith.
Aaron Groom is fucked since his injury. Still extremely handy for Fiji to have such a player but he's not really NRL standard anymore.