Andrews and Mathieson's injuries throw a little spanner in the works, as they're two I would have kept in the team.
Gold coast aren't a tall team through KPP's. Their KPD's in Collins and Hombsch are both 194cm, and while Ballard is 195cm, he doesn't really have the body size or play like a KPD. Up forward, they have 203cm Peter Wright, a third tall in Burgess, two smalls in Ainsworth and Mapherson, then three medium forwards in Sexton, Martin and Holman. Lukosius is their swingman who can play as a third tall up forward and in defence or play on the wing.
Before Andrews and Mathieson went down with hamstring injuries, the three players I was most keen to drop were Rayner, Gardiner and Lyons. Rayner is out of shape and either injured, or he's really out of shape.
Lyons played well in the JLT and against the Eagles, but since then has reverted to his Gold Coast, Dews whipping boy days.
Gardiner is obviously playing hurt and is already banged up. He already looks like he needs an offseason to get his body right. He looks slow, possibly due to coming back early from his PCL injury, and he's already staying down on the ground longer when he crashes in to a pack or player and goes down. I don't know if we really need Gardiner against Gold Coast or Sydney.
So out, Andrews, Gardiner, Mathieson, Lyons and Rayner
From the reserves I would want to bring in Eagles, Keays, Cutler, Answerth and Tom Berry.
We really don't need three tall defenders against Gold Coast. Eagles and Walker as the KPD.
I want to move Robertson to the midfield, on the ball if possible. Against the Suns he may be needed to play as a medium defender, or as a third tall if Lukosius plays forward, otherwise he can play through the midfield. Only thing is I don't want to see Robertson as the first link in a chain on a flank from a kick out of the Goal Square.
Keays goes in to the starting line up in the forward line. Cutler on to a wing. Answerth to the bench as a small defender. And Berry can play on a wing, up forward and spot minutes through the midfield.
My team would be:
B: Hodge, Walker, Witherden
HB: Christensen, Eagles, Rich
C: Cutler, J. Berry, McCluggage
Fol: Martin, Neale, Zorko
HF: Robinson, Hipwood, Cameron
F: McCarthy, McStay, Keays
Bench: McInnerney, Robertson, Answerth, T. Berry