NSW Team - way too early speculation

[The_Frog]

NSW need a fiery merkin in the middle - enter Nathan Brown off the bench.

What they need is hard working forwards. Brown can fill that bill but not much good if he gets sent to the bin.

 

[Tommy Smith]

Why would he get sent to the bin?

For game II I'd go with:

Teddy
Tupou
Wighton
Gutho
JAC
Walker
Keary
Paulo
Cook
Saifiti
Crichton
Frizzell
Trbojevic

Haas
Yeo
Brown
Papy

 

[myrrh ken]

8 missed tackles for wighton

 

[greenBV4]

Joey calling for the big chin to be dropped but sadly I think he will be one of those players who continues to be picked despite never performing in big games

Walker and Wighton would be my halves pairing, but Clearly will stay so it'll be one at 6 the other at at centre

With Cordner looking to be out for the series who do we think gets captaincy honours?

 

[The Axe of Druss]

Walker and Wighton? Yeah no thanks

Neither have the long kicking game needed in Origin

 

[The_Frog]

NSW need a fiery merkin in the middle - enter Nathan Brown off the bench.

Why would he get sent to the bin?

For being a fiery merkin in the middle?

 

[The_Frog]

Joey calling for the big chin to be dropped but sadly I think he will be one of those players who continues to be picked despite never performing in big games

Considering Fittler has already said as much, but thanks for sticking your neck out.

 

[Jason Maher]

Anyone calling for sweeping changes is a moron.

Game 2 team

1. James Tedesco
2. Nick Cotric
3. Clint Gutherson
4. Jack Wighton
5. Josh Addo-Carr
6. Luke Keary
7. Nathan Cleary
8. Jake Trbojevic
9. Damien Cook
10. Junior Paulo
11. Boyd Cordner (c)
12. Angus Crichton
13. Isaah Yeo

14. Ryan Papenhuyzen
15. Payne Haas
16. Daniel Saifiti
17. Tyson Frizell

Murray out is a forced change. Either Yeo or Finucane comes in. I personally prefer Yeo.

Throwing a pair of rookie centres in for Gutherson and Wighton isn't going to solve anything. Wighton was immense at centre last year, he gets a chance to redeem himself. Maybe ditch Gutho for Crichton.

Panciking and changing halves after a game 1 loss is classic NSW, but it won't happen, and shouldn't happen.

Angus Crichton was very good 8n game 1 and should start ahead of Frizell for mine. He should have started game 1.

If we're only playing 3 props, then Turbo needs to start up front. He was immense in that role in game 2 last year.

Walker was a fill in for Papenhuyzen. He did nothing in game 1, so if Paps is fit, he slots in to number 14. Could potentially play him on the wing.

Tuplod I didn't rate before game 1, and I didn't rate his performance in game 1. Freddy no doubt is banking on his combo with Keary, but Cotric is by far the better player for mine and should have played the first game.

 

[The Axe of Druss]

Anyone calling for sweeping changes is a moron.

Game 2 team

1. James Tedesco
2. Nick Cotric
3. Clint Gutherson
4. Jack Wighton
5. Josh Addo-Carr
6. Luke Keary
7. Nathan Cleary
8. Jake Trbojevic
9. Damien Cook
10. Junior Paulo
11. Boyd Cordner (c)
12. Angus Crichton
13. Isaah Yeo

14. Ryan Papenhuyzen
15. Payne Haas
16. Daniel Saifiti
17. Tyson Frizell

Murray out is a forced change. Either Yeo or Finucane comes in. I personally prefer Yeo.

Throwing a pair of rookie centres in for Gutherson and Wighton isn't going to solve anything. Wighton was immense at centre last year, he gets a chance to redeem himself. Maybe ditch Gutho for Crichton.

Panciking and changing halves after a game 1 loss is classic NSW, but it won't happen, and shouldn't happen.

Angus Crichton was very good 8n game 1 and should start ahead of Frizell for mine. He should have started game 1.

If we're only playing 3 props, then Turbo needs to start up front. He was immense in that role in game 2 last year.

Walker was a fill in for Papenhuyzen. He did nothing in game 1, so if Paps is fit, he slots in to number 14. Could potentially play him on the wing.

Tuplod I didn't rate before game 1, and I didn't rate his performance in game 1. Freddy no doubt is banking on his combo with Keary, but Cotric is by far the better player for mine and should have played the first game.

Agree

However id start Saifiti and bench Paulo. Junior coming on when the middle has been softened up and getting his offload working would be very dangerous

 

[greenBV4]

Anyone calling for sweeping changes is a moron.

Game 2 team

1. James Tedesco
2. Nick Cotric
3. Clint Gutherson
4. Jack Wighton
5. Josh Addo-Carr
6. Luke Keary
7. Nathan Cleary
8. Jake Trbojevic
9. Damien Cook
10. Junior Paulo
11. Boyd Cordner (c)
12. Angus Crichton
13. Isaah Yeo

14. Ryan Papenhuyzen
15. Payne Haas
16. Daniel Saifiti
17. Tyson Frizell

Murray out is a forced change. Either Yeo or Finucane comes in. I personally prefer Yeo.

Throwing a pair of rookie centres in for Gutherson and Wighton isn't going to solve anything. Wighton was immense at centre last year, he gets a chance to redeem himself. Maybe ditch Gutho for Crichton.

Panciking and changing halves after a game 1 loss is classic NSW, but it won't happen, and shouldn't happen.

Angus Crichton was very good 8n game 1 and should start ahead of Frizell for mine. He should have started game 1.

If we're only playing 3 props, then Turbo needs to start up front. He was immense in that role in game 2 last year.

Walker was a fill in for Papenhuyzen. He did nothing in game 1, so if Paps is fit, he slots in to number 14. Could potentially play him on the wing.

Tuplod I didn't rate before game 1, and I didn't rate his performance in game 1. Freddy no doubt is banking on his combo with Keary, but Cotric is by far the better player for mine and should have played the first game.

I thought Cordner was all but confirmed out for the series, one too many knocks to the head

 

[greenBV4]

I thought Cordner was all but confirmed out for the series, one too many knocks to the head

And confirmed

 

[Jason Maher]

Missed that about Cordner. Then Frizell and Crichton start, and Finucane comes onto the bench in my team. I could see Freddy opting for Brown though, given he was one of the reserves for game 1.

Murray is a big, big out. He barely got on the field in game 1 before getting injured. I believe if he played the second half, we win game 1.

 

[greenBV4]

Captain Teddy, Keary Gone, New Look Bench
I thought for sure paps would be on the bench but maybe that calf still hasn't pulled up ok

 

[The_Frog]

Captain Teddy

Poor choice for mine, but they made him vice captain last year for a reason.

 

[Jason Maher]

So Keary is the scapegoat. The best half in the comp. Stupid call by Freddy.

 

[greenBV4]

So Keary is the scapegoat. The best half in the comp. Stupid call by Freddy.

Its what you get for winging about wanting to play for qld, shouldn't of been picked in the first place

 

[isaiah]

So Keary is the scapegoat. The best half in the comp. Stupid call by Freddy.

The courier mail this morning was worth twice the price. Took apart your number 7 after you dropped the six. Your team is a shambles

 

[The_Frog]

The courier mail this morning was worth twice the price. Took apart your number 7 after you dropped the six. Your team is a shambles

They should be ecstatic if that's what they really think.

 

[Tweed Titan]

Gutherson at centre is a massive fail. Crichton would tear Qld a new a-hole.

 

[SBD82]

There’s an awful lot of egg on faces in this thread.

f**king glad I didn’t comment after game 1. I’d have enough to make an omelette.