Josh Schuster dropped, Manly Sea Eagles, Te Maire Martin return, Warriors, Jonah Pezet injury, Storm, NSW Cup, Queensland Cup, standouts, stats

Manly coach Anthony Seibold made a statement by dropping Josh Schuster and it seemed to work with the star five-eighth producing a huge performance to get Blacktown Workers into the New South Wales Cup finals.

Meanwhile, Te Maire Martin had a successful return from a horror leg injury — and is set to be parachuted straight into the Warriors’ NRL side.

Still on the Warriors, a couple of players put their hand up to replace the injured Tohu Harris, while the Storm will need to find a new plan to replace Jahrome Hughes after Jonah Pezet suffered a hamstring injury.

And a Blacktown Workers player — who was overlooked by the Eels last season — finished with a stunning tryscoring tally to top the competition.

And Queensland Cup kicked off finals with one elimination game being decided by a field goal after 93 minutes.

Read on for the latest Reserve Grade Wrap.

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