Your NSW team for Game III?

[Pazza]

1.Minichello
2.Uate
3.Gasnier
4.J Morris (No Hoppa, Jennings or Cooper)
5.Hayne
6.Soward
7.Pierce
8.Mannah
9.Ennis
10.Gallen (c)
11.Scott
12.Creagh
13.Bird

14.Gidley
15.Merrin
16.Watmough
17.Lewis

 

[DOGS AND EELS!!!]

i think maybe bird should be shifted back into second row rather than lock, and bring watmough into lock.

 

[chrisD]

1. Mini
2. Uate
3. Gaz
4. Lewis
5. Hayne
6. Soward
7. Pearce
8. Mannah
9 Ennis
10. Gallen
11. Scott
12. Watmough
13. Bird

14. Gidley
15. TLL
16. Creagh
17. Sims

Play them while they're hot.

 

[timka4]

Such a strong and talented side, and will only improve as time progresses. But Queensland will crtainly come out firing, and will be far better than in Game II...

That's what I think, I've read and heard a lot of QLDers saying that we only won game 2 because QLD played average (although part of that was because how well we played).
QLD will be better for game 3, but so will we IMO. Our backline plays worked 50/50, but the other times we still seemed a little flat and some plays between the halves and backrowers and centres didn't pull off.
IMO we have the greater improvement for game 3 and we can match it with QLD at the top.

My team for game 3.

1. Minichello
2. Hayne
3. Jennings
4. Gaz
5. Uate
6. Soward
7. Pearce
8. Mannah
9. Farah (it will be Ennis, the only consistent good thing I have seem him do is presser Lockyer and Thurston on 5th tackle, other than that it just looks like he is going to force a penalty)
10. Gallen (C)
11. Scott
12. Creagh (was pretty impressed with him last night, made some good metres behind the ruck and defended well, seemed to go better starting on the field)
13. Bird

14. TLL
15. Gidley
16. Watmough
17. Lewis

 

[Notaleaver]

jennings to come in for the injured hopa,

MAYBE replace Merrin (although this seems likely considering sticky gave him limited minutes)

thats it, keep the count and keep the menace for the sake of consistency

thats it

 

[Spanner in the works]

Is Jennings going to be back in time?

 

[umina panther]

Is Jennings going to be back in time?

should be if not maybe lewis at centre, just anyone but idris

 

[Dragon2010]

should be if not maybe lewis at centre, just anyone but idris

Due back in a month so he will miss Game III

JHayne to centre.
Brett Stewart to wing.

Surely Stewart has the health and mental capacity to play wing at least? I don't want Morris there at all.

 

[timka4]

Due back in a month so he will miss Game III

JHayne to centre.
Brett Stewart to wing.

Surely Stewart has the health and mental capacity to play wing at least? I don't want Morris there at all.

I'll play anyone there as long as Idris and Morris don't play

 

[Allstar Knights]

1. Mini
2. Hayne
3. Jennings or Lewis
4. Gaz
5. Aku
6. Soward
7. Pearce
8. Mannah
9. Ennis
10. Gallen (c)
11. Scott
12. Creagh
13. Bird

14. TLL
15. Gids
16. Watmough
17. Lewis or Sims (I'd only go with Sims, if Lewis plays centre)

 

[gregstar]

just pick 7 & 8 raiders & roosters players.

 

[Hutty1986]

Lewis is a gun, but geez we'll lose some pace and strikepower if he plays centre.. the guys a backrower!

 

[mxlegend99]

Lewis is a gun, but geez we'll lose some pace and strikepower if he plays centre.. the guys a backrower!

Might lose a bit of pace, but we won't lose any strike power. He's big and strong and is great at busting tackles. He's also reasonably quick for his size and would offer more pace then Idris. But most importantly he's a strong defender and if Hodges is right for Game 3 would be one of the best options to help shut him down.

His winger would definitely love having him at centre. He draws in the defence and will pass to his winger.

 

[Hutty1986]

Might lose a bit of pace, but we won't lose any strike power. He's big and strong and is great at busting tackles. He's also reasonably quick for his size and would offer more pace then Idris. But most importantly he's a strong defender and if Hodges is right for Game 3 would be one of the best options to help shut him down.

His winger would definitely love having him at centre. He draws in the defence and will pass to his winger.

Fair point, I often find myself forgetting the guy used to play on the wing!

It sounds as though Jenno won't be back and Idris is not an option so I wonder if Sticky will put Lewis out wide

 

[mxlegend99]

He always gives little reminders that he used to play in the backs with things like that try against QLD. That was a wingers try. He looks so natural under kicks.

He has lost a bit of pace since bulking up for the forwards, but that has made him so much more dangerous. His strength helps him bust tackles more then the pace did. Alhough I can't picture him running 80+ metres to score a try with guys like Slater chasing.

 

[Joker's Wild]

Hmmmm Lewis to the centres could work quite well

My only concern is will we be weakening the best advantage we have by moving him off the bench ie: our skilled, mobile forward rotation? We would need to bring in someone similar to keep the balance

 

[DOGS AND EELS!!!]

That would be helped if Gas didn't ignore him as much and hog it the way he did.

Geee mate calm down. No ones disagreeing with u here

 

[Spanner in the works]

Assuming it's worse case scenario, and Scott, Creagh and Hopoate are all out:

1. Mini
2. Hayne
3. Jennings
4. Gasnier
5. Uate
6. Soward
7. Pearce
8. Mannah
9. Ennis
10. Gallen
11. Watmough
12. Lewis
13. Bird

14. Merrin
15. TLL
16. Snowden
17. Gidley

18. Sims
19. Dugan

 

[Dragon2010]

Jennings won't be back mate...

 

[RHCP]

1. Anthony Minichiello
2. Akuila Uate
3. Mark Gasnier
4. Luke Lewis
5. Jarryd Hayne
6. Jamie Soward
7. Mitchell Pearce
8. Tim Mannah
9. Michael Ennis
10. Paul Gallen (c)
11. Beau Scott
12. Ben Creagh
13. Greg Bird

14. Kurt Gidley
15. Trent Merrin
16. Kade Snowden
17. Anthony Watmough