We looked strongest at the end when the positional reshuffle took place - Hayne at the back and Gidley into 5/8th.
I don't think we need to change the team too much... but there are a couple of areas needing addressing.
Assuming Cooper will be gone through injury:
1. Hayne
2. B Morris
3. Lyon
4. Tahu
5. J Morris
6. Gidley (other possibles Barrett, Finch, Soward)
7. Kimmorley
8. Weyman
9. Ennis
10. Snowden
11. Watmough
12. Creagh or Lewis
13. Gallen
14. Idris
15. Learoyd-Lahrs
16. Waterhouse, Lewis or Creagh
17. Douglas or J King
What we need is a reasonable amount of consistency, changes more forced than media or public-driven.
Part of the tragedy behind support for NSW at the moment is that everyone in the media and the public has an opinion on who should and shouldn't play and when the players are picked, irrespective of what that side is, bagging the absolute sh*t out of it. Queensland, it's public and their media, to their credit, get behind the players in the side win lose or draw. We seem to bag the sh*t out of ours and it's f**king shameful.
As a result of the public and media support, that side is relatively consistent and you rarely hear it bagged. That's why I'd stick with the bulk of the players, let them build a rapport, even if we have to cop a few more losses on the chin. The constant pressure to change players and combinations is painful and depressing.