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ORANGE CYMS coach Mick Sullivan says Sunday’s Group 10 grand final isn’t likely to be his last, despite speculation the former NRL gun may retire at the end of the 2015 season.
The three-time premiership winner has named as near a full-strength side as possible ahead of Sunday’s Group 10 premier league grand final at Wade Park, and will line-up in his fifth grand final since signing with the club at the end of the 2009 season.
Sullivan’s determined it won’t be his last either.
“I want to have another big off-season,” he said.
“I’m not treating Sunday’s game as my last, albeit if there’s another major injury it will be.
“I’d still like to retire on my terms, and to have one really good year personally would be a fitting way to go out.”
Returning from a one-game suspension, Riley Law slots straight back into the green and golds’ backrow for the clash with Lithgow Workies, while Logan Pocklington could defy a serious facial injury to take his place on CYMS’ bench for the final game of the season.
The presence of the kiwi wrecking ball would be a huge one for CYMS if he recovers in time for Sunday’s game.
Despite missing arguably his side’s most consistent performer in lock Tim Mortimer, who had a knee reconstruction on his left knee on Friday, Sullivan was rapt to be able to call on a side that’s been consistently strong throughout the 2015 season.
It’s the sort of continuity CYMS lacked throughout 2014.
“I guess I knew it’d be hard with some travellers, but they’ve fitted in really well,” he said.
“Apart from Timmy and Logan, who is a possibility of missing the grand final with his eye, we’ve had a good run.
“We’ve had a couple of set backs with Riley ... but in saying that the two weeks off for us has been good to freshen up a few guys.
“There’s a few guys carrying niggles, but it’s grand final week, who isn’t.”
ORANGE CYMS: 1 Tim Bassmann, 2 Robbie Mortimer, 3 Jermone Harrison, 4 Ben McAlpine, 5 Semisi Katoa, 6 Matt Rose, 7 Mick Sullivan, 8 Cam Jones, 9 Sam Hill, 10 Simon Osborne, 11 Riley Law, 12 Trent Rose, 13 Kyran Bubb; 14 Scott Sullivan, 15 Logan Pocklington, 16 Ben Gosper, 17 Luke Petrie, 18 Wayne Colletts.
