There is no way there will be that many changes in game 2.
Big Friz in for Cordner and that's all she wrote. You know it's coming
you're probably right. I could go further though tbh. as i said, it still isn't the exact squad I wouldve selected for the series.
If Cordner's injured, then there's a definite right there. but it won't be frizell. frizell plays on the right. cordner is a LF. Graham is the like for like, plus he has the combination with Maloney down Cronulla's left side. but frizell should replace Jackson on the right side anyway.
To me, Farah's non-negotiable. It doesn't matter who you have in the halves and at fullback and at prop or on the edge if Farah is doing what he always does. he stifles the tigers play, and as I have said for several years now, he stifles NSW's play. his stats look good, but that's just it, their his stats and he plays to inflate them first rather than play the correct option to enhance the chances of the team to win. do you ever see Smith, Thurston, or Cronk try and do it all? Thurston is generally is quieter in origin than at NQ because every one is capable at rep level to do their job.
Walker was a poor choice and we all know that. It wasn't his fault. Lewis is playing extremely well and can cover so many more positions, has experience, and is still f**king good footballer. more importantly, he can be used before the 70th minute.
Bird isn't the same player he was two years ago the last time he represent NSW. he does too many of the jinking runs that go nowhere rather than take it to the line. There's an argument that Gillet does same for QLD, but Matt is harder to bring down and lays a platform for the next play. Bird doesn't do that and is more likely to give away penalties. Put Gallen in the #13 jersey (it doesn't matter if he's 8 10 or 13, they're all middle positions) and bring in another middle forward/prop onto the bench for the middle rotation alongside Klemmer and Fifita. These two did the job against McGuire and Papalli in the middle of the game and it was Farah's meddling and poor organisation in the attacking 20, that thwarted this dominance conversion into points. I just picked J Trbojevic as another Fulton token selection.
