Morning Glory host Matty Johns - Who should the Blues pick at fullback and why young halves are struggling in the NRL

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Matty Johns discusses the Blues' selection issues and the struggles of young halves in the NRL.

Morning Glory host Matty Johns joins The Run Home to discuss the Blues’ selection headaches, what the Bulldogs need to do to fix their attack and why young halves are struggling in the NRL 00:00 – Did Matty Ever Do a Trade? 02:00 – Latrell Mitchell Ruled Out With a Back Injury 03:00 – Bulldogs Forced Into a Halves Change 06:30 – Could Ben Ikin Take on a Role With the Perth Bears? 10:30 – Luke Metcalf’s Future 12:00 – Titans v Roosters Preview and Zane Harrison’s Debut 14:30 – Knights v Dragons Preview Listen to The Run Home with Joel and Fletch live every weekday: 3pm AEST on SEN 1170 AM Sydney and SEN 693 AM Brisbane Listen Online: https://www.sen.com.au/listen Subscribe to The Run Home YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@JoelandFletchSEN Follow us on Social Media! TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@joelfletchsen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joelfletchsen X: https://x.com/joelfletchsen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Joel, Fletch

Guest: Matty Johns

Topics covered

• NRL
• Blues selection
• young halves
• Bulldogs attack
• match previews

Keywords

• NRL
• Blues
• Bulldogs
• young halves
• Latrell Mitchell
• Ben Ikin
• Luke Metcalf
• Titans
• Roosters

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bulldogs, Titans, Roosters, Knights, Dragons

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