Broncos strike centre Kotoni Staggs believes the NRL’s revamped six-man bench still needs to ensure the 19 best players at each club garner selection, rather than be used to parachute fresh talent into the fold.

The new interchange system will still only enable four players to be subbed throughout a contest, but provide coaches the luxury of naming halves and outside backs as injury cover.

While Ben Hunt’s shift from the halves to hooker may give Brisbane less of a need to pick a reserve playmaker, Tom Duffy and Josh Rogers now loom as options.

Kotoni Staggs believes the new six-man bench should still ensure the top players available garner selection.Credit: Getty Images

Given Brisbane’s current wing battles includes premiership stars Josiah Karapani and Deine Mariner, as well as Jesse Arthars and Grant Anderson, one of the additional spots will likely go to them.

“I might get a rest now. It’s different, but it actually helps though – if your half goes down you’re going to have a half on the bench or an outside back, so it helps in........

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