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Kangaroo's selection after State of Origin. Your kangaroo's Team

blue bags

First Grade
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What's your kangaroos team . favourite player's
Who should be selected ?
Current injured players don't count
Pick them. Like Moses halfback
Cleary make it ?
Any Maroons player's makes Kangaroos ?
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titoelcolombiano

First Grade
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I'll pick from as if I was picking at the end of the season and assuming everyone is fit...

1. Walsh
2. Lomax
3. Latrell
4. Turbo
5. Cobbo
6. Munster
7. Cleary
8. Collins (see Samoan front row)
9. Grant
10. Barnett (see Samoan lock)
11. Martin
12. Cotter
13. Carrigan

14. Hunt
15. Yes
16. Murray
17. Ponga

Also, can't name international sides post Origin without a Samoan line-up šŸ˜‰

1. RTS (possibility to choose Samoa)
2. Tuilagi
3. Chrighton
4. Talagi
5. To'o
6. Asi
7. Luai
8. May
9. CTH
10. Haas (wishful thinking)
11. Leniu
12. Su'a
13. Tino (wishful thinking)

14. Fa'alogo
15. Nanai
16. Hunt
17. Utuikamano
 

aqua_duck

Coach
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I'll pick from as if I was picking at the end of the season and assuming everyone is fit...

1. Walsh
2. Lomax
3. Latrell
4. Turbo
5. Cobbo
6. Munster
7. Cleary
8. Collins (see Samoan front row)
9. Grant
10. Barnett (see Samoan lock)
11. Martin
12. Cotter
13. Carrigan

14. Hunt
15. Yes
16. Murray
17. Ponga

Also, can't name international sides post Origin without a Samoan line-up šŸ˜‰

1. RTS (possibility to choose Samoa)
2. Tuilagi
3. Chrighton
4. Talagi
5. To'o
6. Asi
7. Luai
8. May
9. CTH
10. Haas (wishful thinking)
11. Leniu
12. Su'a
13. Tino (wishful thinking)

14. Fa'alogo
15. Nanai
16. Hunt
17. Utuikamano
I can only assume you didnā€™t actually watch origin to leave out Edwards, Angus Crichton and Bradman Best.
 

titoelcolombiano

First Grade
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I can only assume you didnā€™t actually watch origin to leave out Edwards, Angus Crichton and Bradman Best.
Latrell & Turbo are our best centre pairing when fit and firing.

Walsh is better than Edwards at his best, as is Ponga, don't need three fullbacks plus fullback options in Latrell and Turbo all in the side.

Fair call on Chrighton, chalk that up to QLD bias
 

aqua_duck

Coach
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Latrell & Turbo are our best centre pairing when fit and firing.

Walsh is better than Edwards at his best, as is Ponga, don't need three fullbacks plus fullback options in Latrell and Turbo all in the side.

Fair call on Chrighton, chalk that up to QLD bias
Turbo hasnā€™t been fit in like forever and Cobbo is well behind Coates and Holmes for me. Walsh has a better highlight reel but Edwards does all the little things right like positioning, defence and awareness. Thereā€™s no way you watched games 2 and 3 and came away with the conclusion that Walsh is better than Edwards
 

titoelcolombiano

First Grade
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Turbo hasnā€™t been fit in like forever and Cobbo is well behind Coates and Holmes for me. Walsh has a better highlight reel but Edwards does all the little things right like positioning, defence and awareness. Thereā€™s no way you watched games 2 and 3 and came away with the conclusion that Walsh is better than Edwards
Walsh is more dangerous than Edwards for sure and Edwards is less versatile than Ponga. And it is the latter reason he doesn't make the side. Walsh has missed quite a bit of footy this year and wasn't at his best in Origin, in a side that was on the back foot.

Walsh, Ponga , Turbo, Latrell, even Cobbo if needed... this side doesn't need a guy that can only play fullback.

Coates would be there for me but again that might have been more wishful thinking on my part that he would choose PNG. Probably not though.
 

Stinkfinger

Juniors
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Latrell & Turbo are our best centre pairing when fit and firing.

Walsh is better than Edwards at his best, as is Ponga, don't need three fullbacks plus fullback options in Latrell and Turbo all in the side.

Fair call on Chrighton, chalk that up to QLD bias
Walsh isn't better than Edwards. He can do things Edwards cannot, and vice versa, but Edwards has by far the more complete game.
 

titoelcolombiano

First Grade
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Walsh isn't better than Edwards. He can do things Edwards cannot, and vice versa, but Edwards has by far the more complete game.
Again, Edwards isn't making the team due to his lack of versatility and the fact that there are already 3-4 fullback options in the side. He's not needed.

Edwards is a great metre eater, is extremely reliable and solid in defence.

Walsh has x factor, speed, ball playing ability and a decent kicking game. Ditto Ponga without the lightning top end speed
 

aqua_duck

Coach
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Walsh is more dangerous than Edwards for sure and Edwards is less versatile than Ponga. And it is the latter reason he doesn't make the side. Walsh has missed quite a bit of footy this year and wasn't at his best in Origin, in a side that was on the back foot.

Walsh, Ponga , Turbo, Latrell, even Cobbo if needed... this side doesn't need a guy that can only play fullback.

Coates would be there for me but again that might have been more wishful thinking on my part that he would choose PNG. Probably not though.
Walsh is more dangerous I donā€™t disagree but you still choose ignore all the other facets like defence, positioning, organising the line, repeat efforts and metres.
Iā€™m not saying Edwards should be the utility or squad player, Iā€™m saying straight up heā€™s a better all round fullback than Reece Walsh.
 

titoelcolombiano

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I donā€™t get your versatility point; surely you pick your best fullback to play, I donā€™t know, fullback?
I did pick my best fullback, Walsh. He offers more in attack and a kicking game. Edwards has only just managed to crack the NSW team, he's not all of a sudden at the front of the queue for the Kangaroos job. If not Walsh, it will be Ponga as he offers more.
 

soc123_au

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I did pick my best fullback, Walsh. He offers more in attack and a kicking game. Edwards has only just managed to crack the NSW team, he's not all of a sudden at the front of the queue for the Kangaroos job. If not Walsh, it will be Ponga as he offers more.
Walsh creates points I guess. Problem is he does it for both sides. He is fun to watch, but he aint the best fullback in the game. Edwards, Ponga and Teddy all well ahead. Add Turbo to that list when fit.
 

_Johnsy

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Reece ā€œgloryā€ Walsh isnā€™t that close to making the Australian team. He needs to lose the focus on glitter plays. As you could see in games 2 & 3, went to water when things got tough. He spent 3/4 of his time taking a dive, laying down for a penalty or walking back to the defensive line holding a body part while looking up at the big screen to see himself.

A pass from me.
 
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Reece ā€œgloryā€ Walsh isnā€™t that close to making the Australian team. He needs to lose the focus on glitter plays. As you could see in games 2 & 3, went to water when things got tough. He spent 3/4 of his time taking a dive, laying down for a penalty or walking back to the defensive line holding a body part while looking up at the big screen to see himself.

A pass from me.

Yep, he has the tendency that Latrell Mitchell and Coady Walker had during the back half of last year, trying to turn every half chance into points by going for the high risk play. When they come off they look spectacular, but when they don't they can be disastrous. Being high risk, they tend to not come off more often than not.
 

aqua_duck

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I did pick my best fullback, Walsh. He offers more in attack and a kicking game. Edwards has only just managed to crack the NSW team, he's not all of a sudden at the front of the queue for the Kangaroos job. If not Walsh, it will be Ponga as he offers more.
Again you simply choose to ignore all the other facets of fullback play almost as if they donā€™t matter.
Edwards has won 3 premierships, Clive Churchill medal and man of the match in an origin decider, normally Iā€™d tell you to come back when Walsh can match that resume but that would be unfair because Walsh will likely never match that resume.
 
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