Gus Gould says that Cameron Munster has no chance playing five-eighth on debut in a decider.
Gould suggests Michael Morgan is too valuable at utility and he would pick Daly Cherry-Evans as five-eighth. But he seems to think the likely team will be Morgan at five eighth with Queensland running four forwards on the bench (Felise Kaufusi?).
Gould has also suggested he would replace Darius Boyd with Dane Gagai in the centres and bring Corey Oates on the wing. I would too but the fear from Queensland is Gagai is playing his best football on the wing, and some concern about his defense in the centres as well.
You'd have to be a f**kwit to move Gagai from the position he's been consistently performing well in. In all seriousness, they'd be better off recalling O'Neil to right centre and putting Chambers back on the left. O'Neil had a mare in Game 1, but he isn't normally that bad.
Munster had a blinder as the left-side half against the donkeys. For familiarity with the rest of the spine, he fits in so well it's a no brainer he should be selected in place of Thurston. Whether it's him or DCE or even Morgan, they 'll have to work on combinations as a half with the rest of the squad. Munster has the advantage of already having the familiarity with Slater-Cronk-Smith each week, and he'll slot into Thurston's left side with ease. In contrast, DCE and Morgan are both right-side defenders.
You can say selecting DCE as the half and Munster in the centres makes the team stronger. Well on paper yes. I just don't think it will be practically only 2-3 sessions to bring it all together.
