2009 QLD Team

[GreenBeard]

Couldnt see a thread for this...i guess there are many "walk-ins" in the team...

hears mine now -

1. Slatter
2. Falou
3. Inglis
4. Hodges
5. Tate (dont like him on the wing though)
6. Lockyer
7. Thurston
8. Price
9. Smith
10. Petro
11. Thaiday
12. Myles
13. Johnson

14. Hunt
15. Webb
16. Stagg
17. Parker/hannent

 

[Lockyer4President!]

Tate is out for the season, ACL injury in the Brisbane-NZ game.

 

[GreenBeard]

damn! poor bugger...not again...

ok other wing options:

boyd (did a good job last year)
kemp (too soon?)
sailor (too slow?)

 

[Phillips]

Kemp lol. please do pick him.

 

[Broncos fan!]

1. Hunt
2. ~who ever is in best form~
3. Inglis
4. Hodges
5. Falou
6. Lockyer
7. Thurston
8. Price
9. Smith
10. Civo
11. Thaiday
12. Harrison
13. Parker

14. Slater
15. Kaufusi/Kenny/Taylor
16. Hannant/Kenny/Taylor
17. Myles

 

[nqcowboy87]

ty williams

 

[Shorty]

^LOL.
Thurston doesn't deserve call up atm, either does Lockyer who has been average.
But being Lockyer he'll get the 6, Prince should be halves partner at the moment.

Isn't Kemp a Kiwi?

 

[icewind]

lol no. born gold coast, played for the clydesdales after originally playing soccer for the gold coast.

 

[icewind]

ty williams

Ashley Graham has been bandied about? Alternatively, it would be awesome to see the speed of a backline that included kemp, hodges, inglis, folau, slater and hunt.

 

[andrew057]

^LOL.
Thurston doesn't deserve call up atm, either does Lockyer who has been average.
But being Lockyer he'll get the 6, Prince should be halves partner at the moment.

Isn't Kemp a Kiwi?

Lockyer was great yesterday :sarcasm:

 

[andrew057]

01. Hunt
02. Slater
03. Inglis
04. Hodges
05. Folau
06. Lockyer
07. Thurston
08. Prince
09. Smith
10. Civoniceva
11. Thaiday
12. Harrison
13. Johnson

14. Prince
15. Parker
16. Myles
17. Hannat

 

[Dazzat]

Stuff this theory that you can't play a fullback on the wing ...

Hunt to fullback, Slater to the wing.

Slater can catch bomb, tackle and run fast ... all you need to do as a winger.

Hunt's a better fullback IMO and has played wing himself ... so they can play swapsie through a game.

 

[Lockyer4President!]

01. Hunt
02. Slater
03. Inglis
04. Hodges
05. Folau
06. Lockyer
07. Thurston
08. Prince
09. Smith
10. Civoniceva
11. Thaiday
12. Harrison
13. Johnson

14. Prince
15. Parker
16. Myles
17. Hannat

There are five guys in that backline who could play fullback at Origin level. It's crazy how well off we are with number 1's.

 

[Joker's Wild]

Stuff this theory that you can't play a fullback on the wing ...

Hunt to fullback, Slater to the wing.

Slater can catch bomb, tackle and run fast ... all you need to do as a winger.

Hunt's a better fullback IMO and has played wing himself ... so they can play swapsie through a game.

100% agree Daz

Origin is about having the best players on the field, no matter what their club position is.

 

[icewind]

01. Hunt
02. Slater
03. Inglis
04. Hodges
05. Folau
06. Lockyer
07. Thurston
08. Prince
09. Smith
10. Civoniceva
11. Thaiday
12. Harrison
13. Johnson

14. Prince
15. Parker
16. Myles
17. Hannat

Geez... I knew Prince was good, but playing as a prop AND off the bench??


Curiously... where's Price? :lol:

 

[andrew057]

Geez... I knew Prince was good, but playing as a prop AND off the bench??


Curiously... where's Price? :lol:

;-)

 

[GreenBeard]

100% agree Daz

Origin is about having the best players on the field, no matter what their club position is.

agreed

 

[Nightward]

1. Karmichael Hunt
2. Steve Michaels
3. Greg Inglis
4. Justin Hodges
5. Israel Folau
6. Johnathan Thurston
7. Scott Prince
8. Steve Price
9. Cameron Smith
10. Petero Civoniceva
11. Sam Thaiday
12. Ashley Harrison
13. Dallas Johnson


14. Billy Slater
15. David Stagg
16. Corey Parker
17. Ben Hannant

Lockyer's past it. They need Princey. Ash Harrison and David Stagg are, between them, versatile enough to cover any position on the field should anyone else get injured. Darius Boyd only got his slot last year because Steve Michaels was injured. I'd have liked to fit another big bopper in (Kaufusi, probably) but with the two refs this year, Origin is going to be a massive task. Having players like Stagg, Parker, and Price who can go the full 80 if asked while the battering rams of Hannant and Civoniceva get a spell will be essential.

 

[Big Pete]

At this stage...

1. Karmichael Hunt
2. Israel Folau
3. Justin Hodges
4. Greg Inglis
5. Darius Boyd
6. Darren Lockyer (c)
7. Scott Prince
8. Steve Price
9. Cam Smith
10. Petero Civoniceiva
11. Nate Myles
12. Ash Harrison
13. Dallas Johnson

14. Billy Slater
15. Ben Hannant
16. Sam Thaiday
17. Dave Taylor

 

[Ghoulies]

1. Hunt*
2. Boyd
3. Inglis
4. Hodges
5. Folau
6. Lockyer
7. Thurston
8. Price
9. Smith
10. Civo
11. Thaiday
12. Myles
13. Johnson

14. Slater
15. Hannant
16. Taylor
17. Parker

*- If Hunt leaves for Union then get rid of him.

Those who are saying just chuck Slater on the wing must have short memories. He got shown up in defence big time whenever he was forced out there in the past. There's more to wing play then just catching bombs and making tackles.

I'd be a bit doubtful as to whether Parker could have much of an impact, but I prefer him to Stagg and Harrison. As good as Staggy's defence is, his 8 hit ups for 37m doesn't cut it in Origin; especially when we've already got Johnson who offers pretty much the same defensive cover, but with slightly more penetration in his runs.