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2022 NSW Origin Side

aqua_duck

aqua_duck

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Frailty said:
Some of the changes being published by the media is a joke.
I love some Talakai, but he shouldn't be near State of Origin atm.

Talk of bringing Jake Tbrojevic in? Why? He is just bad at this point.
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If they pick Koroisau then they need a forward with some utility value to cover the outside backs in case of injury, Talakai obviously fits that bill, after the Tedesco incident a few years ago Freddy will never leave himself in that sort of situation again. In terms of Jake, obviously his defence around the ruck is what Freddy is looking at
 
Smug Panther

Smug Panther

First Grade
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aqua_duck said:
If they pick Koroisau then they need a forward with some utility value to cover the outside backs in case of injury, Talakai obviously fits that bill, after the Tedesco incident a few years ago Freddy will never leave himself in that sort of situation again. In terms of Jake, obviously his defence around the ruck is what Freddy is looking at
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I'm Jake's biggest fan but I think he's cooked
 
JokerEel

JokerEel

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How does Radley get a look in when he has been out injured for Months?

Guthos form has been shit and played a decent 40 this weekend but should not be near the Squad.
 
Valheru

Valheru

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JokerEel said:
How does Radley get a look in when he has been out injured for Months?

Guthos form has been shit and played a decent 40 this weekend but should not be near the Squad.
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Freddy seems to have an obsession with radley being there and has wanted to pick him since 2020 but he has been injured each year.

I dont believe he will play though as the latest update was he wouldn't be ready to return to NRL until round 19 so this seems another of those "experience" selections.
 
Canard

Canard

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I'm not sure what the controversy is about the non-selection of JAC?

NSW had reached there limit of Koori players, and couldn't go over that limit as is there normal practice.
 
Bobby DIGital

Bobby DIGital

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Freddy makes the most random selections I've ever seen. Remember when he randomly picked Matt Prior a couple years ago? Bringing back Tupou was also pretty left field, and now he's got Jordan McLean and Radley in the squad. Freddy is an absolute bonehead.
 
Munky

Munky

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Bobby DIGital said:
Freddy makes the most random selections I've ever seen. Remember when he randomly picked Matt Prior a couple years ago? Bringing back Tupou was also pretty left field, and now he's got Jordan McLean and Radley in the squad. Freddy is an absolute bonehead.
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You can't game plan against insanity.

Of course Freddy can't game plan himself so it evens things out.
 
firechild

firechild

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firechild said:
I think it's pretty clear what the problem is. Too many Parra players stinking the place up. When NSW won the series in 2019, only Blake Ferguson was picked from Parra. In 2020, NSW lost the series after selecting Gutho, Paulo and Brown. In 2021, Only Paulo was selected for the first 2 games and NSW smashed it, before Moses being added for game 3 handing QLD the win. We're back to 3 Parra scum in the team and predictably it's another QLD win. The solution is obvious but I don't think Freddy will drop them so it'll be another QLD series win this year.
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Glad Freddy identified the issue and axed the Parra blokes. Unsurprisingly the result turned on the back of it.
 
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