City/Country teams

[DeeGan]

How Chris Lawrence misses a jersey and our own Brett Delaney gets in ahead of him goes to show you guys in NSW have no fugging idea (you being the selectors etc) ;-)

 

[Munky]

That's true, Rooney isn't even going to be playing for Penrith this weekend!

 

[sooperdooper]

How Chris Lawrence misses a jersey and our own Brett Delaney gets in ahead of him goes to show you guys in NSW have no fugging idea (you being the selectors etc) ;-)

delaney has been doing great for you guys and deserves his selection
Lawrence should have got a wing spot

 

[julian87]

but are you honestly defending the selection of Luke Rooney, aka one of the worst wingers in the competition form-wise this year, over Chris Lawrence, who has been in great form in attack, & in the eyes of most people has to be in future contention for the NSW jersey?
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Read my posts next time dude. I said Jennings should have been picked ahead of Rooney. But Lawrence being omitted is the right call as he is not up to rep football while his defence is so shambolic at club level.

 

[julian87]

If NSW ever pick Ryan, Hindmarsh, Lyon, we will lose to QLD. Clear out the old & the soft, focus on the new.

DWTA. Lyon is the second best centre in NSW, WAY better than Cooper. I think Hindmarsh is past it as well, but he is better than the entire Qld back row anyway. Ryan is the most maligned and underated player in rugby league. Still one of the top 5 back rowers in NSW and most probably the NRL. Gallen, Laffranchi, Bird, Mason, Hoffman and Ryan should and I think will be the backrow rotation for NSW this year.

 

[julian87]

Amos Roberts > Purtell?

Roberts > Purtell.

 

[julian87]

Ugh, West Wyalong is out West, not teh Central Coast.

 

[girvie]

Ugh, West Wyalong is out West, not teh Central Coast.

Woops. I'd entered his birth place not his junior club, which is Munmorah.

 

[joel caine number 1 fan]

Ugh, West Wyalong is out West, not teh Central Coast.

yep it is i lived there for like 3 years

not my fave place to go

 

[East Coast Tiger]

So not only does Country produce more Test players but City has to pinch Country players like Orford and now O'Meley too.

 

[DeeGan]

delaney has been doing great for you guys and deserves his selection
Lawrence should have got a wing spot

An example where the word GREAT is once more overused when discussing rugby league.

Delaney is a fine young player though he isn't going anywhere near as well as Lawrence. I have watched every Gold Coast Titans game since our inception and whilst I will agree he has improved thus far in a winning team, he is not IMO rep material.

Lawrence is a future superstar, Delaney is set to be a good first grade footballer (who will make a move to the forwards in the not too distant future).

 

[Coastbloke]

Anyway, as I was saying, Daley's dribble about a genuine Group player will not eventuate..??

 

[Deleted member 10972]

Read my posts next time dude. I said Jennings should have been picked ahead of Rooney. But Lawrence being omitted is the right call as he is not up to rep football while his defence is so shambolic at club level.

Okay mate, so you are saying you think Jennings should be there over Rooney, but Lawrence should NOT be there over Delaney? Fair enough, i still think Lawrence has wayyyy too much talent, trial by fire is the best way for someone like him. Delaney will never be anything special. DeeGan hit the nail on the head.

Cuthbertson was jipped, firstly when Gibbs was selected over him, but even worse when Robinson was! What can Robinson do that Cuthbo can't? Make 30 tackles? Pfft there are plenty of backrowers out there who can do that, but Cuthbo is a genuine ballplaying forward.

I don't at all agree with your Lyon, Hindmarsh or Ryan comments. I agree with your backrow for NSW statement, but jeez, i seriously think Ryan & Hindy need to follow Fitzgibbon and focus on their club rather than rep footy. Just my opinion.

Roberts is a better player than Purtell, however i don't think Ben Harris is better than Purtell. Again, just my opinion. Harris is similar to Delaney, talented somewhat but more of a worker, strong defender and bustling runner. Purtell has deceptive speed, can break the line, & has a high workrate too.

Lozza is a BS artist.

 

[julian87]

Yeah Purts probably should have come in ahead of Harris, but i don't think it is too important, neither of them have a hope of Origin. I actually think the most interesting and widely contested position for Origin is the 2nd wing spot which is realistically between Monaghan and Quinn.

 

[Deleted member 10972]

What about Steve Turner for City? Bellamy assumed Turner & Lawrence would be playing for City ahead of Rooney & Delaney, surely Jennings must have come into the picture.

 

[hybrid_tiger]

Turner or Lawrence will probably end up making the NSW side. Bellamy even said that he has no problems picking players that didn't make the sides.

 

[sooperdooper]

lawrence should be the over pomeroy not delaney...pomeroy has done nothing this season

 

[The Wrong Eye]

Peter Wallace is a Lower Mountains junior , played a couple of years before going to grade at St Marys.
The usual story they get a player just before they go on to grade and then claim them as there own.

 

[Deleted member 10972]

Pomeroy is a good player, big, fast & can break the line. His rush defence is good too when he gets it right, hands are his only problems.

He, after Gaz, Cooper & Monaghan, the best NSW centre. Hayne i won't count, he isn't a centre IMO. A few years ago i would have had Ben Smith ahead of Pomeroy, but at the moment he seems to have disappeared.

Personally i rate Jennings ahead of Pomeroy, but the selectors chose Delaney over Jennings. Lawrence's defence at centre is an issue, but put him on the wing outside someone who can tackle like Cooper, Pomeroy or even Delaney, & he would be devastating. He is one hell of a player.

I was expecting Turner to be named at fullback, Hayne & Lawrence on the wings, Pomeroy & Jennings in the centres. That way, all kids with tremendous talent would have been there, Hodgson is getting on in years now & Delaney isn't as dynamic as the rest. And Rooney...f**k.

Ben Harris was a bit of a shock selection too.

 

[sooperdooper]

Pomeroy is a good player, big, fast & can break the line. His rush defence is good too when he gets it right, hands are his only problems.

He, after Gaz, Cooper & Monaghan, the best NSW centre. Hayne i won't count, he isn't a centre IMO. A few years ago i would have had Ben Smith ahead of Pomeroy, but at the moment he seems to have disappeared.

Personally i rate Jennings ahead of Pomeroy, but the selectors chose Delaney over Jennings. Lawrence's defence at centre is an issue, but put him on the wing outside someone who can tackle like Cooper, Pomeroy or even Delaney, & he would be devastating. He is one hell of a player.

I was expecting Turner to be named at fullback, Hayne & Lawrence on the wings, Pomeroy & Jennings in the centres. That way, all kids with tremendous talent would have been there, Hodgson is getting on in years now & Delaney isn't as dynamic as the rest. And Rooney...f**k.

Ben Harris was a bit of a shock selection too.

pomeroy last season yes...this season he hasnt shown anything to warrant selection