NSW 2019

[myrrh ken]

Good team. JMoz is a place holder for Tommy T. Wighton is a place holder for Keary. It is unclear whether Cleary would have kept his spot had Reynolds and Pearce been available (yeah, yeah, I know, but they absolutely would have been considering him on form). I'd swap Crichton for another front rower, but that's a minor quibble.

Kearys not utility material

 

[Jason Maher]

Kearys not utility material

Keary would be 5/8, Walker bench utility.

 

[big hit!]

i'm not enamoured by the Crichton selection at all. He'll get big minutes once Frizzell is shifted into the middle. He has to fire on that right side with Cleary & Morris

 

[BranVan3000]

i'm not enamoured by the Crichton selection at all. He'll get big minutes once Frizzell is shifted into the middle. He has to fire on that right side with Cleary & Morris

QLD will be shaking in their boots at the prospect of Cleary, Morris and Crichton

 

[big hit!]

QLD will be shaking in their boots at the prospect of Cleary, Morris and Crichton

the clear weak link in the NSW structure

 

[_snafu_]

Where is Fathead Leilua?

 

[Smack]

top side, aside from morris, chrichton and cleary

I am myth pearce biggest hater, but honestly the merkin deserves another go. If moonface has a shocker, I think fittler will put him in.

Happy for GODtric, the merkin earned that spot.

NSW to 3 & 0 qld

 

[Chief_Chujo]

Where is Fathead Leilua?

Gone for the season. Neck injury. Shame for him as he would've walked into that centre spot.

 

[The Friz]

Not sure why people are complaining about Crichton, guys has something close to 90% tackle efficiency.

Piss off Seibold

 

[gUt]

Morris, wow.

 

[isaiah]

QLD will be shaking in their boots at the prospect of Cleary, Morris and Crichton

I said to all that would listen:if you pick Crichton, Murray, and walker, we win. QLD that is.

 

[myrrh ken]

Morris, wow.

sharks fans dont want him there either. hes too important.

 

[ReddFelon]

Piss off Seibold

I feel like you thought this would be funny but it's just kinda shit

 

[Tommy Smith]

I said to all that would listen:if you pick Crichton, Murray, and walker, we win. QLD that is.

I assume you haven't seen Murray play this year. Or ever.

He's one of the best forwards in the comp and would be first forward picked if he were a Maroon.

 

[Rhyno]

He's the best young forward I've seen since SBW

Can we make him a immortal now and start building him a statue outside the stadium

 

[Hutty1986]

I said to all that would listen:if you pick Crichton, Murray, and walker, we win. QLD that is.

It's official. All three to have blinders.

 

[TheFrog]

Kearys not utility material

Keary would be 5/8, Walker bench utility.

Is Walker utility material?

 

[some11]

For those questioning the Payne Haas selection, this is his output in his last 7 matches;
Vs warriors: 64 mins, 18 hit ups for 185m, 36 tackles, 1 missed tackle

Vs roosters: 63 mins, 20 hit ups for 221m, 25 tackles, 2 missed tackles

Vs Manly: 61 mins, 20 hit ups for 202m, 32 tackles, 1 missed tackle

Vs Souths: 61 mins, 12 hit ups for 121m, 36 tackles, 0 missed tackles

Vs Cronulla: 63 mins, 11 hit ups for 150m, 31 tackles, 0 missed tackles

Vs Canberra: 80 mins, 18 hit ups for 170m, 36 tackles, 1 missed tackle

Vs Wests: 64 mins, 17 hit ups for 167m, 45 tackles, 2 missed tackles

plays big minutes, high work rate but still makes plenty of metres per run and doesn't miss many tackles

I don't see how anyone can question him. A 19 year old putting up those kind of numbers is ridiculous.

 

[macavity]

Clear pick with the injuries, you'd have to be a moron to think otherwise

Ramien

 

[Big Pete]

Last year, Freddy did a wonderful job of leaving his own mark on the Origin arena and blooding an entire generation of talent moving forward. The next move was always going to be frought with challenges as he's had to come to terms with building on what he started last year, or starting again this year.

Freddy has gone for a balanced approach, bringing in form players like Cotric, Wighton, Murray, Haas and C. Walker while showing faith in Cleary and Crichton. It's not exactly a side that screams white wash but with Tedesco, Mitchell and Cook in the side they certainly deserve to go in as favourites. A lot was made of Maloney's form and while he played well, I thought it was those three players (and JAC) who truly made the difference for NSW.