Wayne Bennett is threatening to make a bombshell assertion within the Dolphins’ first ever NRL recreation by naming 19-year-old Isaiya Katoa within the halves over Anthony Milford.
The Courier-Mail reported Milford is at risk of being axed with Katoa “told he will make his NRL debut” at five-eighth, alongside halfback Sean O’Sullivan.
It would full a meteoric rise for Katoa who has risen from Penrith’s Jersey Flegg facet to the brink of the highest stage in lower than a 12 months.
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Milford, who struggled within the Dolphins’ trial loss to the Titans final week, was consigned to working laps after working with the reserves throughout coaching on Friday, with Katoa and O’Sullivan paired in the principle facet’s halves.
Bennett instructed The Courier-Mail he hadn’t finalised his staff but however confirmed there was no concern with Milford that pressured him out of the A facet at coaching.
“Whether Milford is in or Katoa is in or if Brenko Lee is in or someone else is out, I will release the final team on Tuesday,” Bennett mentioned.
“My priority is to get the best 13 and whoever that best 13 is, you will find out Tuesday.
“We ran with a number of combinations at training, but Anthony Milford is not injured.”
It was thought Milford reuniting with Bennett may salvage his profession however the former $1 million man has not proven superb indicators up to now on the NRL’s seventeenth membership whereas Katoa was spectacular towards the Titans within the second trial match.
The Dolphins start their NRL journey towards the Roosters at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday March 5.
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