Is Paule Gallen giving some hints here?
Johnathan Thurston Picks Four Players He Doesn't Want NSW To Pick For Origin, Paul Gallen Responds
Post by: The Grill Team 4 May, 2012 - 10:08 AM
Johnathan Thurston has told us exclusively the players he doesn't want NSW to pick for Origin with Blues captain Paul Gallen responding "I like Queensland picking our team, that's hilarious."
Cowboys captain JT said "I don't want it to be Brett Stewart" at full back and he definitely doesn't want to see Todd Carney at five-eighth.
Paul Gallen responded saying the team would definitely be between Brett Stewart or Dugan and if Todd Carney "keeps his form up for the next two weeks I'd say he be there."
The Maroon stalwart who's been playing five-eighth for the Cowboys found it more difficult to
choose between Peter Wallace and Mitchell Pearce at half back.
"I'd rather play against Mitchell Pearce" adding that his first choice would be Wallace who he says has been "very calm and collected leading those boys [Broncos] around the park" in the absence of Darren Lockyer.
Gallen can understand the Wallace-Pearce debate saying Wallace has a "winning mentality" with the Broncos at the moment but Mitchell Pearce is the current incumbent who's "played really well for NSW over the years."
"It's going to be out of these two and whoever plays better in the next two weeks," he added.
JT wrapped up telling Triple M Sydney he'd rather not see Ryan Hinchcliffe play at hooker. "Ennis and Farah certainly give you a kicking game out at nine...they're both aggressive but with Hinchcliffe you know what you're going to get in week in week out."
Gallen said Hinchcliffe would definitely be in the mix, "he's a player who's got a bit of utility value, he can play in the back row."
