salivor
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Bobby DIGital said:LOL @ your sensitivity.
I know there were 7 Broncos in origin 1....I also know QLD lost.
Broncos who should be left out:
Hunt - Laughable suggestion. Will probably get knocked out in origin too. Inglis is 5 times the player Hunt will ever be...and he's only played about 15 games.
Tate - Has never really showed anything at oirign level before.
Lockyer - Average 5/8th at best. I highly doubt QLD will ever win a series with him in the halves.
Berrigan - He's also never done anything special at origin level. provides a bit of utility but that's about it.
Caroll - Bah...borderline I guess. Can pull off the odd big hit, but I still wouldn't choose him. Obviously Lockyer needs Tonie to protect him though LOL
I'm all for Thaiday, Civonicieva & Parker...but i'd have Parker on the bench.
LOL @ your lack of football knowledge.
Hunt - Have you actually seen him play this year? He's been in career best form and you can make jokes about being knocked out but despite all the Kiwis threw at him he kept getting back up, in the end it took an illegal shoulder to the head to get him off the ground. This is a bloke that in 3 years of first grade has only missed about 3 games, his toughness can't be questioned. The main reason I have him in the side is that he has a great combination going with Lockyer.
Tate - Again bullsh*t, Tate has been a proven performer at rep level, particuarly for Australia. He was unfortunately thrown in the deep end in game 1 with not enough game time. He showed for the Broncos on the weekend through just how good he can be. With another couple of games under his belt going into game 2 he has to be there are he is one of the best outside backs in the game at his peak.
Lockyer - Thurston and Prince have looked average at Origin level, given a decent forward performance and some actual support from Hunt (as Thurston seems incapable of this at this stage in his career) he'll go well.
Berrigan - Was in shocking form in the back end of last year but has come into some great form since being moved to hooker against Manly and even turned it on when put back to centre on the weekend. I'm not too fussed on him being in the side but we need a genuine utility on the bench or at least someone who can play hooker which Bowen can't. Payne would be my preferred option.
Carroll - Proven performer at Origin level. Johnson was monstered in game 1, Harrison and Stagg that can also play lock aren't too much bigger and Crocker is still suspended. Carroll will fill the role of a hard running hard hitting backrower that we lacked in Game 1. As for Lockyer's defence, once again showing your lack of footy knowledge or just lack of games seen of late. Lockyer's defence was outstanding in Game 1, his one saving grace. Again on the weekend and of late he's really tightened his defence to where he's definetly no weak link like he has been in previous years.