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Pick your core NSW side to build around

Azkatro

First Grade
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Everybody keeps talking about who NSW should pick in the next game. Isn't that half the problem with NSW? Picking game by game ...

If you had to name 5 players to give the stamp "automatic selection for the next 3-5 years minimum", in order to build a winning side around - and they don't necessarily have to be part of the mythical "spine" - who would you nominate?
 

Bumble

First Grade
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1. Hayne
3. Lawrence or Jennings
4. Champion or Idris
7. Pearce
9. Farah

Although I'm a massive Dugan fan too - not sure where he fits in..
 
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Dazzat

First Grade
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1. Hayne ... Brett Stewart when he returns
6. Campese (the best No. 6 available ... and still relatively young)
7. Pearce
9. Farah
 

Tiger Hawk

Bench
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1. Pearce
2. Farah
3. Galloway
4. Snowden
5. Hayne

3 of the 4 most critical positions on the field accounted for.
2 of the best young props that you can build a pack around.
 

anjado

Juniors
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1,092
Hayne
Jennings
Farah
Lewis
Watmough

I think these are the five most talented NSW players.
Yes there are no halfbacks yet i think there is plenty to choose from in the halves but we have to watch the finals series and see how they perform there,It is the best indicator.
 

Apey

Moderator
Staff member
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'Automatic selection' and people still can't make up their minds, lol.

Snowden, Pearce, Lewis, Hayne, Lyon
 

Springs

First Grade
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Next two years:
Hindmarsh (C)
Hayne
Pearce
Soward
Lewis

After that:
Pearce (C)
Soward
Watmough
Hayne
-Hopefully a good hooker.

Morris, Jennings, Gallen, Watmough, Mannah, Snowden should all be there for the next few years as well.
 

gronkathon

First Grade
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9,266
Hindmarsh should be nowhere near the side.

His talk of incumbancy on The Footy Show is all part of that old guard mentality that saw no players blooded during NSW's successful periods with players leading into retirement/ESL.

That and he just isn't that good anymore
 

Gippsy

Bench
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Why just 5? NSW has a whole heap of good young players coming through. Selectors need to give them a chance & stick with them.

1. Dugan
2-5. Hayne, Morris, Morris, Jennings, Lawrence
6-7. Pearce, ?, ?
8-13. Douglas, Mannah, Snowden, Learoyd-Lars, ?, ?, ?
9. Farah,
 

1 Eyed TEZZA

Coach
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12,420
Next two years
Hindmarsh
Hayne
Lewis
Pearce
Gallen
Gasnier (its gonna happen)
Watmough maybe
Mannah
Snowden
Farah
Ennis

Etc etc, Im expecting most of this side to pick itself over the next few years and with most of these players being the main group of them.
 

RABK

Referee
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20,694
1. Stewart
2. Morris
3. Gasnier
4. Jennings
5. Uate
6. Hayne
7. Pearce
8. Weyman
9. Farah
10. Snowden
11. Watmough
12. Gallen
13. Lewis

14. O'Donnell
15. Bird
16. Mannah
17. Mason
 

Tiger Hawk

Bench
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If Fulton, Daley & co are still selectors after this series:

1. Gidley
2. Ennis
3. White
4. Creagh
5. Tahu

They're all Origin players.
 

Tom Ace

Bench
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Dugan
Hayne
Jennings
Lawrence
Morris
Carney
Pearce
Snowden
Farah (until someone better appears)
Mannah
Watmough
Fensom
Lewis

Bird
Weyman
Tolman
Aubusson

Bold players are musts
 
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