Soward - best ball player in the team coming first, assists for tries every week, good goalkicker, great long kicking game, scores a lot himself with exceptional speed, aged in mid-20s, hides in defence.
Barrett - five-eighth for team running last, ball runner not passer, plays for a team that can't score, about to retire as way past his peak.
However, Barrett is big and Soward small, so most media and the Tele poll are going with Barrett. Darren Lockyer added that Qld would like to see Barrett play in game 2.
Apparently we can't beat Qld because they are full of players from the Storm who are equal best in win-loss. But surely the answer lies with the team with the worst win-loss record rather than the best. NSW has a losing culture so we'll pick the 5/8 from a losing team.