Picking St George's forwards are the problem the thing is Dragons fans say well we contained Scott well against the Cowboys despite the fact he made 175 metres from 18 hit ups.
Creagh is a glorified centre you cannot afford them in Origin it is the same reason why Dave Taylor is rarely picked for Queensland.
Merrin was very poor all this oh Merrin did well 5 hit ups for 28 metres is pathetic no other word for it.
Young a good club player he deserved a shot but he proved he is only a good club player.
Weyman over the past 2 years was absolutely dominated in Origin. Dominated Dragons forwards don't like getting hit hard and the heat put on them. They cannot handle it in the past 2 years alone we have seen there forwards dominated i mean obliterated by the Broncons,Panthers,Manly,Raiders,Sharks.
I will give Scott some credit because he went alright not anything outstanding but he was solid.
This is NSW problem they pick the wrong front rowers and Ben Creagh, TLL has to be there because he has performed at Origin, Then you have to pick the next best Merrin is in no way shape or form a better front rower then Tim Grant no f**king way.
I laugh also that our right side of defence wasn't penetrated that was where the winning try was scored !!!
Morris also has to be dropped he is like Luke Rooney at representitive level but half as good. He is a good finisher but because our forwards were so shit with the exception of the back row who were all solid. He doesn't get a chance to finish off tries, He doesn't really help in regards to hit ups either.
I don't mean this as trolling but all the Dragons forwards picked for NSW over the past 4 years have all been terrible. There is a reason for this there was a reason you were labeled chokers.
It is the same reason Dragons forwards in big games can't take the heat of a good forward pack. This is a fact they defend well on there line which makes them look heroic but in all honesty good front rowers make too much ground against the Dragons for them to be considered for representative football.
It isn't all on them but the fact people call for Weyman,Creagh all the time is wrong they aren't up to it. Merrin isn't up to it he might be one day but he isn't at all at the moment.
NSW really need to move away from Dragons forwards really, If NSW are to ever win a series they are going to need to find at least another 3-4 forwards who can make 100 metres a game in that atmosphere and pressure.
Which is why Creagh has to go because as others have said on here he is basically a centre he can't make ground up the middle. This is about the 3rd origin in a row where he has only had 4 hit ups plenty of players can run a decoy it isn't so difficult.
Merrin needs to go because he is nowhere near up for it.
Weyman must never be selected again because he had the same problems.
For me it has to be
Tolman
Snowden ( last chance)
Mannah ( he needs to be more involved)
TLL
Grant
Galloway
Fifita
Douglas
Tilse
all of these front rowers need to be the next in line. We have huge depth in the front row which makes it baffling we picked Trent Merrin. King was obviously Fulton's token Manly player.
