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  • #16
    My surprise is Greg Bird... How often does this guy get through? I'm sure there's another better lock in NSW.

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    • #17
      Watmough is injured guys

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      • #18
        With the two Stewart brothers, Williams and Burher out next week the odds swing back in favor of the Roosters.

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        • #19
          I really do not understand the Jennings and Hayne selection, I hope they prove me wrong, but Hayne is playing injured and has just lost his pace and electricity I suppose. I have a feeling Jennings can turn his current form around when he is playing in a better side, but I still think it is not fair.

          I would like to see Dugan out on the wing though, I like Stewart at fullback, he is a great player and deserves it, but Dugan is amazing at the moment too and I dont know what he has to do to get a spot.

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          • #20
            Sticky and his obsession with back rowers. Hasn't he realised by now it doesn't work? Took QLD by surprise to some degree last year but by game 3 they had it comfortably worked out. They will be laughing that he is gonna try the same 2 card trick again.

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            • #21
              Originally posted by Andrew Walker View Post
              Only two regular front rowers 6 back rowers
              Its always a tactic of Ricki's to include as many backrowers as possible in any team he coaches

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              • #22
                A lot will depend on how our former 5/8 goes.He combines well with mitchell pearce and is in great form, his kicking game is top class hes the x factor for the blues.

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                • #23
                  What I would have gone with:
                  1. Stewart
                  2. Hayne
                  3. J. Morris
                  4. Jennings
                  5. Uate
                  6. Carney
                  7. Pearce
                  8. Woods
                  9. Farah
                  10. Grant
                  11. Bird
                  12. Lewis
                  13. Gallen

                  14. Buhrer
                  15. Tamou
                  16. T. Sims
                  17. T. Williams

                  I can understand the inclusion of merrin instead of woods and grant so im not too phased by that but think woods and grant are better players. Sims offers way more than creagh and can play the prop/backrower role that they want creagh to play however is far tougher, more physical, powerful and aggressive. I also think an extra prop (woods/grant) instead of g.stewart would have been a wiser choice. We need more size and power and quite frankly, with bird, buhrer and lewis all in the side, there is hardly a need for a g.stewart type player - all of these guys play exactly the same. Gallen imo is most effective from lock - his ball skills and hole running when free to roam the field at lock are lost when he is used as a battering ram but the fact that he has that ability to move upfront would be useful as the game progresses as you are only carrying 1 specialist prop on the bench.

                  The backline they have nailed. although b.morris has been in form, hayne and uate should pick themselves every single year and I think dugan is underdone, mini is a bit old and coote is still too raw so b.stewart deserves the #1 and provides a bit of experience. J.Morris is the form centre in the comp and has been there before while jennings is proven at origin level and is a genuine match winner. Pearce and Carney have an awesome understanding and complement each other perfectly.

                  EDIT: Other things that I think they need to more strongly consider is picking maubs at right centre. Containing inglis is almost as important as having a genuine strike option in the centres. Maubs is one of the best one-on-one defenders in the NRL and would offer plenty from an attacking perspective as well particularly with carney and pearce in the side. He would also work well off lewis imo as his hole running and good hands would mesh well with lewis' athleticism and ball playing.
                  Last edited by roz; 05-13-2012, 08:08 PM.

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                  • #24
                    Oh Dear NSW not again.......

                    Seriously do the NSW selectors take drugs. Have they not learnt anything from being pumped by us the last 6 years. Ben Creagh??? Buhrer??? Trent Merrin??? FFS.

                    If it was me Dugan has to be there. Got that X factor you need in origin. A back 3 with him Hayne and Uate would have been lethal. Tariq Sims to has to play as well. Just an out an out origin player. Watmough has been one of your best for the past few years yet doesnt get picked??

                    Here comes number 7

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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by ROC181 View Post
                      My surprise is Greg Bird... How often does this guy get through? I'm sure there's another better lock in NSW.
                      Disagree, Bird always plays well in Origin. I would pick him if he was coming off the bench for the Burleigh Bears, he just has that ability to lift.

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                      • #26
                        It wouldn't matter who we picked there would always be this type of thread.

                        I would have liked to see a couple of others in there such as Simms, but they will still have my full support.

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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by justjuice1992 View Post
                          Mini has obviously been in better form in 2012 than Stewart. What a joke. And Buhrer really??
                          Not when we're playing Manly next week chance for us to knock up a surprise victory!

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                          • #28
                            Let's play....

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                            • #29
                              I just cannot belieeeeeevveee Whatmough isn't there. What the FARK??? Just an automatic selection. Sticky picks about 73 mobile back rowers but leaves out the most important one. Farkin idiot. Enjoy origin while it lasts Sticky. The garbage run beckons. And stop trying to get the roosters job back via the ranga weidler, its not gonna happen.

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                              • #30
                                Why Williams? He had 3 half decent games then got suspended for being an @sshole.

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