Brumbies defeat the force of Parramatta Eels, 36-23 at Suncorp Stadium on Monday night.
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The Rabbitohs lost 24-21 on Saturday night as they lost two of their front-line centres, with the other of their key forwards, Lacnatyasastra.comhlan Coote, leaving the club.
The loss of Coote has been particularly difficult for the Storm and has cost the Cowboys the two games remaining in the home and away seasons, with two wins and four points between them.
media_camera Ben Matulino, Tom Trbojevic and David Meads have joined Sam Burgess in making the Storm backline a stronger unit. Picture: Peter Braig Source: News Corp Australia
They must now replace them on the wing, with fellow Origin and former Springbok prop Sam Burgess taking on the fullback positions of Chris Grevsmuhl and Josh Jackson.
Burgess played fullback at Canberra and was also the starting hooker for the Storm in 2016 before he retired at the end of the season.
In a statement, Cowboys general manager, Nathan Brown, said the club had a strong list of backs who are "proven players in good form.
"Their experience, intelligence and ability to win a game will serve them well at this crucial juncture."
Josh Addo-Carr has been the best fullback in recent times, while a young but powe바카라사이트rful hooker, Josh Papalii, also has the ability to attack the line.
"We all have an expectation that the club's front line should be strong and solid, but also capable of creating an attacking opportunity for themselves," Brown said.
"We are also determined to give the full package of support to our young backs who are on the fringes of their first grade team. We are a very young side and in a few years our young backlines, and we have also recruited plenty of promising young forwards, will be on par to where they need to be in 2015.
"Our job will be to keep our young hookers, Sam and Josh out of the side, as they require the lion's share of the ball. They play a key role for the youn