City/Country teams

[Deleted member 10972]

Ryles has had enough shockers for NSW to convince me he isn't reliable enough. Kite, O'Donnell & Hindmarsh, and up until this season Ryan, seem to almost always be instant selections. None of them have the form warranting nay sort of selection for rep footy. If you are going to select Hindmarsh, may as well select Fitzgibbon, Menzies, Ben Kennedy, Bryan Fletcher and Luke Ricketson. Bring the whole form team of 2002/2003 back.

The only older forwards from NSW warranting selection on form are Bailey, Mason, O'Meley (for all his criticism he is still making 125 metres a game average), Laffranchi, Cashmere and Cross. The rest are the young NSW forwards we should be focusing on, who are:

Luke Douglas
Anthony Watmough
Greg Bird
Anthony Tupou
Ryan Hoffman
Chris Heighington
Corey Paterson
Ben Creagh
Brett White
Mark Minichiello
Glenn Stewart
Feleti Mateo
Ashton Sims

 

[100yearsRL]

Mack your a man of thought, if Ryles is picked for NSW I will hand in my supporters beanie. He has been as solid as a marsh mellow for the blues. Maybe we can off load him to QLD as their qualifications rule state that you must live within 30 000km of Brisbane. If he was a wrestler they would call him Powder Puff

 

[Deleted member 10972]

I know, yet he will get picked for country as well as Ryan, while Hindmarsh, Simpson, Kite will all be in NSW contention again.

It is terrible, really. Some of these young kids will never get a fair go.

 

[CliffyIsGod]

I am not doubting Hoffman he is a quality player. Gallon a thug you are kidding, its called tough and intimidating

Yeah, right.

 

[Tunguska]

Gallen is one of the players that is certainly not overrated. The bloke's workload is amazing, has a great skill set and has the intimidation factor.

Hoffman runs great angles and can tackle someone in half, but Gallen is more creative and definitely more interesting.

I'd take Gallen basically because chances of a biff increase and some good footy will be played.

 

[Johns Magic]

I know, yet he will get picked for country as well as Ryan, while Hindmarsh, Simpson, Kite will all be in NSW contention again.

It is terrible, really. Some of these young kids will never get a fair go.

Yet you want to pick a hack like O'Meley because he "still averages 125m a game".

What a joke that is, when he has been useless in Origin in recent years and Ryles has played all over him this season.

Ryles. Ave mtrs= 136.3. Ave tackles= 29. Ave missed tackles= 2
O'Meley. Ave mtrs= 115.8. Ave tackles = 13.4. Ave missed tackles = 2.

Bailey has been sh*thouse in Origin in recent years and Ryles has been better than him this season, yet you want to pick Bailey for Australia first week back from injury.

But that's OK, you write off Ryles because of something that happened four years ago.

 

[watatank]

I agree. Stupid to think of O'Meley based on stats alone when Ryles clearly has better stats...Oh btw Ryles plays more minutes (56/game on average) which is much more than O'Meley's ~40 minutes/game.

 

[Vicious]

City
1.Jarryd Hayne
2.David Simmons
3.Chris Lawrence
4.Dean Collis
5.Michael Jennings
6.Braith Anasta
7.Peter Wallace
13.Feleti Mateo
12.Paul Gallen
11.Ryan Hoffman
10.Jason King
9.Robbie Farah
8.Keith Galloway

14.Mark Minichiello
15.Anthony Watmough
16.Bryce Gibbs
17.Jarrod Hickey

*** If Anasta, Hoffman or Gallen make the Australian side, then Adam Cuthbertson must come into this side on the bench.

 

[100yearsRL]

Yeah, right.

He bashed your cats in the first round.:lol:

 

[Raider_69]

Monaghan and Carney should feature for country
it wont happen but would love to see Joe Picker get a run, he's been tremendous for us this year and is a star of the future. Nigel Plum's form has been ace too but will also not get a look in

 

[CliffyIsGod]

He bashed your cats in the first round.:lol:

That is hardly the point.

 

[Deleted member 10972]

Who do you think will be the props picked?

I assume O'Meley for City and White for Country are both shoe-ins considering their recent rep status. But i am more interested in the newer props picked.

Country will go for Cross & Douglas? Maybe Payten, Perry or Poore in the mix somewhere? Ashton Sims has to get the gig as the bench prop/backrow impact man. They are gonna pick Kite again, but jeez he is average.

City have to go for Cashmere on form, and Jason King, though i'm not sure how Bryce Gibbs gets picked, or Joel Clinton, or Jarryd Hickey. For the bench prop/backrow impact man, with Waterhouse & Williams out, i'd have Cuthbertson, huge talent.

 

[Panther_Daz]

I really hope Jennings gets a run for City.

He was absolutely outstanding in that pathetic Penrith team last year and tried his heart out every week. Was Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year.

Was also voted by the NRL players as the Rookie of the Year, but missed out to Folau in the Dally M's.

Would love to see how he goes in the representative arena surrounded by players of quality, which he will get playing for City.

 

[julian87]

Who do you think will be the props picked?


Maybe Payten, Perry or Poore in the mix somewhere? .

If they have a chance than so should Troy Thompson, but it won't happen.

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

City
1. Brett Hodgson
2. Jarryd Hayne
3. Ben Pomeroy
4. Brett Delaney
5. Luke Rooney
6. Braith Anasta
7. Mitchell Pearce
8. Jason King
9. Corey Hughes
10. Mark O'Meley
11. Luke Lewis
12. Mark Minichiello
13. John Sutton

14. Bryce Gibbs
15. Ray Cashmere
16. Feleti Mateo
17. Peter Wallace

Country
1. Brett Stewart
2. Joel Monaghan
3. Jamie Lyon
4. Matt Cooper
5. Anthony Quinn
6. Todd Carney
7. Brett Finch
8. Brett White
9. Danny Buderus (c)
10. Anthony Laffranci
11. Nathan Hindmarsh
12. Andrew Ryan
13. Craig Fitzgibon

14. Ben Cross
15. Chris Heighington
16. Brett Kearney
17. Glenn Stewart

 

[Raider_69]

Congrats to Carney and Monnas, if they play well imo both will be in origin for game 1

 

[thehattrickrabbit]

where is Michael Ennis ?

 

[Dazzat]

No place for Chris Lawrence ... does this mean he's already a certainty for the NSW team or no chance?

 

[joel caine number 1 fan]

No place for Chris Lawrence ... does this mean he's already a certainty for the NSW team or no chance?

he hasnt played wing since last year hes a centre now and he hasnt been great at all

the media is overhyping him and i actually dont think the media watches games cause hes defense is not up to it

 

[Dazzat]

Michael Ennis is the form PLAYER in the competition, not just No. 9 and should have been on the bench for Country. But his time will come next year when Buderus is England.