sheridanstand78
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NSW are at long odds this year. without Hayne the task is harder. Also 2 games away from Sydney and yet again the Toads get the decider in Brisvegas. Hope I am wrong about that.
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The loss of our 3 best players in recent years Hayne, Gallen and Bird is going to make the task very very hard. Hayne last year was without peer in Origin, simply he doesn't play and we lose. Gallen and Bird have just been our forward rocks for years, and Bird can play rubbish all year, but is always excellent for the Blues.
Personally without Hayne I would have to have Moylan, he is creative and will get us points (maybe a question mark on his defence). I'd then have Dugan in the centres (he played there last year and was great against Inglis). The halves is a tough one, but personally I believe in form and Pearce has been fairly good and Blake Austin has been outstanding so Austin would be my 5/8. He is just oozing confidence at the moment, may as well take advantage since no other half is demanding selection. And Joey Johns has always said that a 5/8 in Origin needs to be a like another lock. Which I believe Austin is.
In the forwards you need hard headed nut jobs, Klemmer and Fifita I believe just have to be there.
Personally without Hayne I would have to have Moylan, he is creative and will get us points (maybe a question mark on his defence). I'd then have Dugan in the centres (he played there last year and was great against Inglis). The halves is a tough one, but personally I believe in form and Pearce has been fairly good and Blake Austin has been outstanding so Austin would be my 5/8. He is just oozing confidence at the moment, may as well take advantage since no other half is demanding selection. And Joey Johns has always said that a 5/8 in Origin needs to be a like another lock. Which I believe Austin is.
In the forwards you need hard headed nut jobs, Klemmer and Fifita I believe just have to be there.
ShakeySeaEagle
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Only one prop on the bench don't know if Merrin is at Gals level yet, able to push up to prop and play Hewge minutes at SOO level.
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Exactly, I can't believe no Fifita. I'd have Fifita, Klemmer, James and Austin on the bench.
Snake
Snake's Alive!
Yeah definitely Moylan over Dugan at the back. Dugan is the most one dimensional footballer i've seen; outside of a tackle bust, he has nothing. He is not particularly fast, can't pass, can't read the play, and is good for an injury every couple of games.
Soward is a much better 5/8 option. He played well against the Donkeys last week.
Kevinward777
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Soward will never again get near an origin jersey.
Slim pickings at the moment, but I think Soward has improved much more than Pearce over the last couple of years
Shells Eagles
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They won't just win the first game they will win the seres 3-0
HoldenV8
Journey Man
Gus Gould was right on Friday night. Yes last year was great for NSW Origin, but lets not get carried away. A lot of last years series win was down to Jarryd Hayne who won't be there this year. And he also mentioned that NSW did lose 8 series in a row before that so the selectors shouldn't be showing loyalty to the older players.
He said that the old era is gone and its time to start looking at the future.
He said that the old era is gone and its time to start looking at the future.
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I didn't think Pat Richards had a son old enough to play 🙂
KOMORI
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I'd blame autocorrect but I distinctly remember calling him Richardson..
Beer buzzard
Only tipsy on gamedays
I'd do the worm over vinegar coated razor blades naked while being sprinkled with fibreglass just to watch Richards play.
http://www.nrl.com/my-origin-careers-probably-over-watmough/tabid/10874/newsid/86328/default.aspx
One day out from when New South Wales Origin coach Laurie Daley names his team for Game One of the 2015 State of Origin series, veteran Eels back-rower Anthony Watmough has conceded his Origin career is "probably" over despite playing part in the Blues' drought-breaking series victory last year.
"I've had a good run. If [Daley] goes in another direction then so be it," Watmough said on Monday.
"There's nothing I can do about it. If they go in that direction, good luck to the people they select.
What direction is that choc? A winning one?
One day out from when New South Wales Origin coach Laurie Daley names his team for Game One of the 2015 State of Origin series, veteran Eels back-rower Anthony Watmough has conceded his Origin career is "probably" over despite playing part in the Blues' drought-breaking series victory last year.
"I've had a good run. If [Daley] goes in another direction then so be it," Watmough said on Monday.
"There's nothing I can do about it. If they go in that direction, good luck to the people they select.
What direction is that choc? A winning one?
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