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Behind a good pack and with some great outside backs, is Todd Carney ready for Origin footy yet?
You'd have to say he is the form five eighth at the moment but because he is only 20, the selectors may want to give him another year to get a bit more experience under his belt before he takes the big stage for the rep matches.
Obviously Canberra fanshave had wrapson Carney for a few years now and under Henry he is starting to show what he is capapble of.
His running close to the line is very reminiscent to Brad Fittler in his prime and he is almost impossible to stop. He has a ver good long kicking game and has a fair bit of size for a five eighth, which is something NSW have traditionally relied on.
Iknow his age is working against him but guys like Daley, Clyde and Fittler played Origin either at the same age or even younger and look at the careers they ended up having?
If you are good enough, you are old enough and at the moment NSW don't have too many other options.
There is still a month to go but if Carney can keep up his cirrent form, he will be hard to keep out of the NSW side IMO.
You'd have to say he is the form five eighth at the moment but because he is only 20, the selectors may want to give him another year to get a bit more experience under his belt before he takes the big stage for the rep matches.
Obviously Canberra fanshave had wrapson Carney for a few years now and under Henry he is starting to show what he is capapble of.
His running close to the line is very reminiscent to Brad Fittler in his prime and he is almost impossible to stop. He has a ver good long kicking game and has a fair bit of size for a five eighth, which is something NSW have traditionally relied on.
Iknow his age is working against him but guys like Daley, Clyde and Fittler played Origin either at the same age or even younger and look at the careers they ended up having?
If you are good enough, you are old enough and at the moment NSW don't have too many other options.
There is still a month to go but if Carney can keep up his cirrent form, he will be hard to keep out of the NSW side IMO.