ANZAC Test Teams

[Chook Norris]

Going to be one lopsided and predictable test match

Kearney is a joke

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

What am I missing here? Zero chance Havilli plays hooker for 80 minutes, so who is our other hooker? John? Henry?

 

[aqua_duck]

NZ are going to get annihilated

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

KANGAROOS
Fullback: Billy Slater (Melbourne Storm)
Wing: Darius Boyd (Newcastle Knights)
Centre: Greg Inglis (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Centre: Josh Morris (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
Wing: Brett Morris (St George Illawarra Dragons)
Five-Eighth: Johnathan Thurston (North Queensland Cowboys)
Halfback: Cooper Cronk (Melbourne Storm)
Prop: Matt Scott (North Queensland Cowboys)
Hooker: Cameron Smith (c) (Melbourne Storm)
Prop: James Tamou (North Queensland Cowboys)
Second Row: Greg Bird (Gold Coast Titans)
Second Row: Sam Thaiday (Brisbane Broncos)
Lock: Paul Gallen (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks)

Interchange: Daly Cherry-Evans (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles), Boyd Cordner (Sydney Roosters), Nate Myles (Gold Coast Titans), Corey Parker (Brisbane Broncos).

18th man: Matt Gillett (Brisbane Broncos)

http://m.nrl.com/kangaroos-test-team-named/tabid/10874/newsid/77967/default.aspx

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

Call me bias, but how the f**k do you leave out Jarryd Hayne?

 

[Pierced Soul]

Is Hayne injured?

 

[tumbidragon]

Hayne has to be injured... There is no way he gets left out after his WC form at centre...

 

[Rod]

So what exactly is the story with JWH? And to a lesser extent Jeremy Smith?

 

[gypsy]

Hayne not considered due Shoulder injury.

 

[Bennett's Love Child]

The full Kiwis squad for Anzac Test on May 2 is:

http://www.nzrl.co.nz/news-archive/six-rookies-among-anzac-kiwis.aspx

Gerard Beale, (St George-Illawarra Dragons)
Adam Blair (Wests Tigers)
Jesse Bromwich (Melbourne Storm)
Kenneath Bromwich (Melbourne Storm)
Greg Eastwood (Canterbury Bulldogs)
Tohu Harris (Melbourne Storm)
Siliva Havili (NZ Warriors)
Ben Henry (NZ Warriors)
Peta Hiku (Manly Sea Eagles)
Isaac John (Penrith Panthers)
Shaun Johnson (NZ Warriors)
Simon Mannering (NZ Warriors)
Sam Moa (Sydney Roosters)
Jason Nightingale (St George-Illawarra Dragons)
Kevin Proctor (Melbourne Storm)
Martin Taupau (Wests Tigers)
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (Sydney Roosters)
Dean Whare (Penrith Panthers)

So, is Kearney trying to lose his job, or is he just geniused?

JWH is better than every single forward named in this team (seriously?? Kenny f*cking Bromwich over JWH?).

Isaac John is not even a first grade starter. Proctor and Blair are useless. Saliva Havili has played 2 first grade games.

Kangaroos - 60
Kiwis - 0

 

[tumbidragon]

Also surprised Merrin not selected. Would have him ahead of most of that Roo's pack on current form.

 

[Tommy Smith]

Good to see Cordner picked. Such a sensational player.

With Bird and Thaiday getting old I don't think he'll relenquish the spot for 10 years now.

Also, Darius Boyd still living off of Greg Inglis. Remarkable.

 

[League_God]

I'm a knights fan but I'm still sitting here scratching my head thinking how the f**k does he get picked ahead of Jarryd Hayne or even Brent Tate?
If Jarryd Hayne is fit he should be in any rep side he's eligible for.

 

[Noise]

Hayne is injured

 

[Mixmasterreece]

So, is Kearney trying to lose his job, or is he just geniused?

JWH is better than every single forward named in this team (seriously?? Kenny f*cking Bromwich over JWH?).

Isaac John is not even a first grade starter. Proctor and Blair are useless. Saliva Havili has played 2 first grade games.

Kangaroos - 60
Kiwis - 0

And so who would you have picked at 6 and 9???

Luke, foran, Hoffman, Tommy L, Taylor and Lewis brown all injured.... havili is literally the 5th option

 

[Marshall_magic]

Also surprised Merrin not selected. Would have him ahead of most of that Roo's pack on current form.

Current form? What a stupid thing to say. Surely you know form means nothing to Sheens.

 

[Bazal]

I'm a knights fan but I'm still sitting here scratching my head thinking how the f**k does he get picked ahead of Jarryd Hayne or even Brent Tate?
If Jarryd Hayne is fit he should be in any rep side he's eligible for.

Hayne played himself out over the last two weeks, regardless of fitness. Boyd is a joke selection though

 

[gypsy]

Some players get identified very early, rightly or wrongly. Cordner is one example.
It seems the selectors are too proud to admit when they get it wrong. Cordner has no place in an Australian jersey, let's be honest.

 

[Mixmasterreece]

This has got to be the worst injury list I've ever seen of potentials for the kiwis ;
Luke, foran, tommy l, Taylor, brown, matulino, sue, taumalolo, ma'u, Pritchard, winterstein, SBW (unavailable), mckendry, Gavet, the fish, sue... Probably a few more iv missed.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

This has got to be the worst injury list I've ever seen of potentials for the kiwis ;
Luke, foran, tommy l, Taylor, brown, matulino, sue, taumalolo, ma'u, Pritchard, winterstein, SBW (unavailable), mckendry, Gavet, the fish, sue... Probably a few more iv missed.

Locke has only just come back too so he was never going to be picked.

Alex Glenn?

Shocking injury list.