Wow. I'm fired up. Apologies if I offended anyone.
I'm just trying to say - look, it's not like Origin is composed of players outside the NRL. Yes, the players take it up a notch or two to play Origin. But the players are the same. Burty has played against Inglis, Slater, etc. many times.
What he lacks in the physical presence stakes he more than makes up for as a footballer IMHO. And at the end of the day, the "athlete" form of player will always lose out to the "footballer" type of player IMO. And Luke Burt is a true, pure footballer.
And I mean what can be lost? If he has a shocker, let him go and replace him with a "suitable" replacement like Grothe or Williams or Jennings (yes, Jennings - they were talking about putting him on the wing).
We've lost four consecutive series. We've tried playing the incumbents, and it failed; we've tried bringing in some young talent, and it was moderately successful. How about we go one further and use young talent AND in-form players? Just for once? To prove that Origin isn't a boys' club of, "Well, you played 2 great games last season out of 26, so I'll choose you - despite the fact this bloke is playing out of his skin this season!" Oh, wait....