Based on injuries and form so far, I'd love to see:
1. Brett Stewart - IMO he's the best of the players with limited game time this season and would be the safest option
2. Blake Ferguson - A risky selection, but he is a freakish player who can come up with some big plays. He and Michael Jennings would be extremely hard to handle down the left side IMO.
3. Michael Jennings - In great form this season, and was our most dangerous attacking player last year in Game 1
4. Jarryd Hayne - We haven't got any decent specialist right centres available, and IMO Hayne would do a far better job at right centre then Morris or Lawrence. He's a must pick player, and this is the hardest position to fill with a decent quality player
5. Akuila Uate - Easiest selection of the backline.
6. Todd Carney - Easily the best #6 available for NSW. If he had any smarts off the footy field he would probably have 10+ Origin jerseys under his belt and be an automatic selection by now
7. Mitchell Pearce - No standout halves for NSW. Has a combination with Carney, and looked good in patches in City vs Country. Halfback is our biggest weakness.
8. Paul Gallen (c) - IMO he's just perfectly suited to the front row. His workrate, attitude, strength and way he plays the game just do more for his team as a front rower then a lock. Plus he's our only player that can be relied on to make good metres up the middle.
9. Ryan Hinchcliffe - Bedsy and Ennis are carrying injuries, and IMO both would be a mistake to select if fully fit as neither has much of a future in Origin. Bedsy being too old, and Ennis is just shit. Hinchcliffe is tough and plays for the only undefeated team in the competition. He also plays alongside the majority of the QLD spine and would know their games better then anyone.
10. James Tamou - Was good for Australia and that pretty much puts him ahead of the other front row candidates for Origin. Except of course for Paul Gallen.
11. Greg Bird - I don't care what his club form is like... he always lifts for NSW and running down the left side of the field with Jennings and Ferguson they would be genuinely dangerous in attack even with a dodgy halfback like Pearce.
12. Anthony Watmough - Like Greg Bird and Jarryd Hayne, he is one of the few players we can ignore club and select for NSW. He has been a beast for us many times in the past and the combination of Watmough, Hayne and Uate gives us a strong and aggressive right side IMO.
13. Luke Lewis - Has really started to show his worth in rep games and ontop of being one of the best (if not the best) lock forwards in the game, he has the added bonus of being able to play almost anywhere and still doing a great job.
14. Tom Learoyd-Lahrs - Has been good for NSW in the past. I think he can be relied upon to lift his game for us. Can play in the front row or second row, and hopefully rewarding him for his previous form for NSW gives him the confidence to fire for us again.
15. Tariq Sims - He's an absolute beast and I can't wait to see what he can do if he fires up in the sky blue jersey. He's still only young and will have a long Origin career.
16. Tony Williams - One of the best players in the game at breaking tackles, and assuming he has kept up his fitness would be an amazing impact player for NSW.
17. Robbie Farah - His form at the moment isn't the best, but he's a quality player and if we give him a decent chance he can no doubt prove that to us. I've got him on the bench in the hopes of him being able to come on and have a Craig Wing effect. Depending on how Hinchcliffe is playing, we either sub him off or shift him to lock. I would like to see us with both on the field for atleast a little bit.
