Kangaroo Team

[Scotty_Sattler]

What would be your run on squad for the strongest match from the players available. I would go:

1. Darren Lockyer
2. Anthony Minichello
3. Shannon Hegarty
4. Ryan Girdler
5. Matt Sing
6. Craig Gower
7. Brett Kimmorley
8. Shane Webcke
9. Danny Buderus
10. Petero Civoniceva
11. Craig Fitzgibbon
12. Steve Simpson
13. Luke Ricketson

14. Joel Clinton
15. Craig Wing
16. Richard Villasanti
17. Robbie Kearns

Left Out: Phil Bailey, Micheal Crocker, Mick Devere, Luke Lewis, Willie Mason, Trent Waterhouse.

 

[Special K]

I'd go

1. Lockyer
2. Minichello
3. Girdler
4. Sing
5. Lewis
6. Gower
7. Kimmorley
8. Webcke
9. Buderus
10. Clinton
11. Fitzgibbon
12. Villasanti
13. Ricketson

14. Civoniceva
15. Wing
16. Kearns
17. P.Bailey/Crocker/Mason/Waterhouse etc

Gotta feel for Priddis and Presto though.

 

[labinator]

i dont think girdler will be there because of the injury from last night. My team:

Lockyer
Minichiello
Hegarty
Lewis
Sing
Gower/Wing
Kimmorley
Ricketson
Fitzgibbon
Villisanti
Webke
Buderus
Kearns

Bench:
Clinton
Wing/Gower
Civenociva
Crocker/Bailey/simpson

 

[Razor]

Gridler will be fit as long as it is only a calf strain.

What I will pick (in brackets what I think will be picked)

1. Lockyer (Lockyer)
2. Minichiello (MiniC)
3. Hegarty (Girdler)
4. Lewis (Devere)
5. Sing (Sing)
6. Wing (Wing)
7. Gower (Kimmorley)
8. Webcke (Webcke)
9. Buderus (Buderus)
10. Civo (Kearns)
11. Simpson (Simpson)
12. Fitzgibbon (Fitzgibbon)
13. Ricketson (Ricketson)

14. Clinton (Civo)
15. Villansanti (Villa)
16. Kearns (Mason)
17. Devere (Bailey)

 

[G_G]

Providing all players are fit here's my team:

1. Darren Lockyer (c)
2. Matt Sing
3. Ryan Girdler
4. Luke Lewis
5. Anthony Minichiello
6. Craig Gower
7. Craig Wing
8. Shane Webcke
9. Danny Buderus
10. Richard Villasanti
11. Petero Civoniceva
12. Craig Fitzgibbon
13. Luke Ricketson

14. Phil Bailey (Flannery is a better Utility IMO)
15. Michael Crocker
16. Joel Clinton
17. Willie Mason

Michael De Vere (Not good enough.)
Shannon Hegarty (50/50 between him and Lewis for the other centre spot.)
Robbie Kearns (vc) (Good player, just too much competition for the prop positon. The fact that he has the vc however means the selectors already have him in mind for the starting 13.)
Brett Kimmorley (Not good enough, Sherwin and Orford ahead of him.)
Steve Simpson (Not good enough)
Trent Waterhouse (Future Kangaroo.)

 

[Tupac Shakur]

1. Darren Lockyer (c)
2. Luke Lewis
3. Ryan Girdler
4. Shannon Hegarty
5. Matt Sing
6. Craig Wing
7. Craig Gower
8. Shane Webcke
9. Danny Buderus
10. Richard Villasanti
11. Craig Fitzgibbon
12. Petero Civonaceva
13. Luke Ricketson

Interchange

14. Joel Clinton
15. Chris Flannery
16. Robbie Kearns
17. Trent Waterhouse

 

[Mad Dogg]

1. Darren Lockyer (c)
2. Matt Sing
3. Ryan Girdler
4. Shannon Hegarty
5. Anthony Minichello
6. Craig Wing
7. Craig Gower
8. Shane Webcke
9. Danny Buderus :?
10. Robbie Kearns (vc)
11. Craig Fitzgibbon
12. Petero Civoniceva
13. Luke Ricketson

14. Phil Bailey
15. Richard Villasanti
16. Joel Clinton
17. Willie Mason

 

[SP]

Kimanderson, what a bloody joke

i like most of the aussie team picked, especially with my namesake being picked (luke lewis)

but how the f**k did Campbell & priddis miss out

 

[dubby]

What a bloody disgrace. This team is a farce, so are most of the plyers selected. Trent Waterhouse?? May as well choose Brad Drew!

Willie Mason? Come on now....
Mick Crocker?? Get real-overrated plus this thug
Mick Devere??? Must be real short on wingers/centres
Luke Lewis???? No comment! Hope he gets busted.
craig Fitzgibbon????? play half a year and get a jumper hey?
Hegarty?????? See mick Deveres comment.

Anderson's influence is obvious, with Sharks players getting selected, yet none from Raiders, no N Hindmarsh either..and no Dragons

Anderson is a stink bag, sack him and put John Lang coach.
Oz selectors were either emotional or drunk when selecting this team.
I hope Australia get smacked, but you know what? Even with a pathetic squad such as this, we will still beat the poms easily. RL at international level is a joke. :evil:

 

[dubby]

And how could i forget Villasanti? Must have been picked cos of his big hard ugly head. I hope Morley buries him deep in the cold cold ground.
Trent Waterhouse????

Man that stupifies all logic.
Has he made his run on debut?
SACK ALL SELECTORS AND THE COACH! :twisted:

 

[skeepe]

This is not the team I would pick but the one I feel the selectors will go with vs NZ. The team I would choose is in brackets:

1. Anthony Minichiello (Lockyer)
2. Luke Lewis (Lewis)
3. Michael De Vere (De Vere)
4. Shannon Hegarty (Not him.... but with Girdler injured there's no real choice)
5. Matt Sing (Sing)
6. Darren Lockyer (Wing)
7. Brett Kimmorley (Gower)
8. Shane Webcke (Webcke)
9. Danny Buderus (Buderus)
10. Robbie Kearns (Clinton)
11. Craig Fitzgibbon (Fitzgibbon)
12. Willie Mason (umm... out of the squad I dunno)
13. Luke Ricketson (again, not him but nobody in this squad)

14. Craig Wing (Crocker)
15. Phil Bailey (Simpson)
16. Joel Clinton (Kearns)
17. Richard Villasanti (Villasanti)

Girdler will come into the squad in GB but will miss the game against NZ. Honestly this side is really bad

 

[bartman]

First to Dubby, Nathan Hindmarsh was unavailable for the squad through injury.

Here's what I think they'll go with for the NZ test (with mine in brackets from those available):
1. Lockyer (Minichello)
2. Minichello (Lewis)
3. Girdler if fit, or Devere (Girdler/Devere)
4. Hegarty (Hegearty)
5. Sing (Sing)
6. Wing (Lockyer)
7. Gower (Gower)
8. Webcke (Webcke)
9. Buderis (Buderis)
10. Kearns (Villisanti)
11. Fitzgibbon (Fitzgibbon)
12. Mason (Civoneciva)
13. Ricketson (Ricketson)
14. Simpson (Wing)
15. Civoneciva (Clinton)
16. Bailey (Bailey)
17. Villisanti (Kearns)

I'd almost back NZ, except they don't have any halves!

Kimmorley better not make an apperance at any stage....

 

[Misanthrope]

What It Will Be
1: Darren Lockyer
2: Anthony Minichiello
3: Ryan Girdler
4: Shannon Hegarty
5: Matt Sing
6: Craig Wing
7: Craig Gower
8: Robbie Kearns
9: Danny Buderus
10: Shane Webcke
11: Craig Fitzgibbon
12: Petero Civoniceva
13: Luke Ricketson

14: Willie Mason
15: Steve Simpson
16: Richard Villasanti
17: Phil Bailey

What It Should Be
1: Anthony Minichiello
2: Luke Lewis
3: Ryan Girdler
4: Shannon Hegarty
5: Matt Sing
6: Darren Lockyer
7: Craig Gower
8: Richard Villasanti
9: Danny Buderus
10: Shane Webcke
11: Craig Fitzgibbon
12: Steve Simpson
13: Luke Ricketson

14: Robbie Kearns
15: Craig Wing
16: Petero Civoniceva
17: Phil Bailey

What It Could Be
1: Darren Lockyer
2: Matt Sing
3: Ryan Girdler
4: Shannon Hegarty
5: Anthony Minchiello
6: Preston Campbell
7: Craig Gower
8: Shane Webcke
9: Danny Buderus
10: Steve Price
11: Craig Fitzgibbon
12: Steve Simpson
13: Luke Ricketson

14: Richard Villasanti
15: Robbie Kearns
16: Rhys Wesser
17: Chris Flannery