Harley Fox will some bulk to the forward pack, and he had a reasonable National Championship. Schoolboys selectors have tended to go for big bruisers for the #8 jumper ion the past. I thought he did play a little too loose for my liking, and was a little quiet in the QLD 1 vs NSW 2 game where he was heavily marked by the NSW 2 loosies, and IIRC he picked up a bit of a niggle to his thigh which may have impacted his play.
He will need to focus on the darker and tighter aspects of #8 play if he is to make an impact against The Darkness Schoolboys.
If my memory serves me correctly Rodda is a tall lump of a lad who is not afraid to get down and do some grunting work. He is probably what is needed in the Schoolboys engine room because it seemed to have a few too many players who specialise in loose and broken field play, and not enough grunters.
Perese. No opinion. Can't recall seeing him so I will defer to the skilled eyes of the Selectors and say congratulations to the lad.
Mafi seems to be over his injury from Nationals. That is good news for the team.
Have we lost any of those originally selected to Team Rehab?
Pretty sure that all is Honkey Dory with the NSW blokes selected, although there have been unconfirmed rumours of an injury to Prop Vunipola Fifita.