Your NSW team for Game II

[bartman]

My guess at what will be named:

1. Dugan (injured, to be replaced by Gidley)
2. Hayne
3. Gasnier
4. Jennings (injured, to be replaced by Lewis)
5. Uate
6. Soward
7. Pearce
8. King (to be dropped during the week for Learoyd-Lahrs)
9. Ennis
10. Snowden
11. Scott
12. Bird
13. Gallen

14. Gidley (to go to fullback and be replaced by Young)
15. Creagh
16. Mannah
17. Merrin
18. Learoyd-Lahrs (to go to starting prop)
19. Lewis (to go to starting centre)
20. Young (to go back to bench hooker)
(three to be omitted - which will end up being Dugan, Jennings, King)

 

[Y2Eel]

Hoppa in the centers

 

[Apey]

Hopoate, Lewis, Watmough, Gidley in

Gallen at prop

 

[Y2Eel]

Dugan, Hayne, Hopoate, Gasnier, Uate, Soward, Pearce, Gallen, Ennis, Mannah, Scott, Creagh, Bird, Merrin, Gidley, Watmough, Lewis

 

[Spanner in the works]

1. Josh Dugan (Raiders)
2. Jarryd Hayne (Eels)
3. Mark Gasnier (Dragons)
4. William Hopoate (Sea Eagles)
5. Akuila Uate (Knights)
6. Jamie Soward (Dragons)
7. Mitchell Pearce (Roosters)
8. Paul Gallen (c, Sharks)
9. Michael Ennis (Bulldogs)
10. Tim Mannah (Eels)
11. Beau Scott (Dragons)
12. Ben Creagh (Dragons)
13. Greg Bird (Titans)
Interchange Bench:
Trent Merrin (Dragons)
Luke Lewis (Panthers)
Kurt Gidley (Knights)
Anthony Watmough (Sea Eagles)

Apparently that's the side. It looks really good actually.

 

[Spot On]

Can't seem to shake Ben Creagh. Short a prop but I suppose we don't have any else. Gall to punch out the minutes again.

 

[Jono078]

Very light bench. Obviously we didn't out muscle them, so I guess theyre hoping we can beat them with footwork.

 

[aussies1st]

Everything looked good until 8. Paul Gallen (c, Sharks).

 

[Parra Pride]

I'm not sure about Uate on the wing, he isn't really a five-eighth.

 

[Spot On]

Everything looked good until 8. Paul Gallen (c, Sharks).

Why?

 

[aussies1st]

Why?

Gallen is the premier lock in the game, and I thought we weren't picking players out of position.

 

[Y2Eel]

Why?

Gallen is even shocked to be in the front row lol

 

[Spot On]

Is that what he said - "I'm shocked!" Gall was our best front rower in game 1 - by a long f**king way. Changing the number on his back won't change the way he plays. Great move Ricky.

 

[Apey]

He may as well have Spot on. He had no idea he was going to be picked at prop, lol.

 

[Jason Maher]

someone tell me tariq sims is a New south welshman

How could you not know that? The 3 Sims brothers are Illawarra juniors. Remember how Ashton used to play for us?

 

[bartman]

Didn't expect Hoppa's inclusion... and didn't expect Ricky to dump starting props King and Snowden completely.

Using Gallen as a prop and only having one prop on the bench? Hopefully when Dugan is ruled out, Lewis comes into the centres, Hoppa to wing, Hayne to fullback, and a second prop can come onto the bench.

 

[watatank]

How could you not know that? The 3 Sims brothers are Illawarra juniors. Remember how Ashton used to play for us?

The youngest of those three is eligible for QLD.

 

[StMick]

Didn't expect Hoppa's inclusion... and didn't expect Ricky to dump starting props King and Snowden completely.

Using Gallen as a prop and only having one prop on the bench? Hopefully when Dugan is ruled out, Lewis comes into the centres, Hoppa to wing, Hayne to fullback, and a second prop can come onto the bench.

If Dugan is ruled out you'd have to expect for Tom Leroy Lars to come in wouldn't you? Or maybe Dan Hunt? I don't like to call anyone a hypocrit but I think we're going to have to here aren't we? Ricky Stewart said he wouldn't pick players out of position - Gallen, Hopoate and Hayne are all playing out of their preferred position!

 

[StMick]

The youngest of those three is eligible for QLD.

Well how does that work? He's from Gerringong, is now playing in Newcastle isn't he? Oh well, I guess if Greg Inglis can play for Queensland, anyone can.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Why weren't Jennings and Morris named in the side? Surely they're no more in doubt than Dugan.