NSW needs to combat QLD's star outside backs and imo McManus is probably the best defensive winger in the game he might not have the attacking game of the Morris brothers but both of them are horrible defensive players especially Josh, he was great for us when he played this year and when he got hurt the team started to go downhill, if fit and in form I'd give him a shot.Jesus mozza, both McManus and Mullen?
I love Jimmy as much as any Knights supporter but its clear as day thet he is not a rep winger. He's got his work cut out for him just locking down a first grade spot at the Knights for next year let alone making the NSW side.
Mullo needs to perform week in week out for his club and is not up to rep footy as a halfback. Put Kimmorley inside him and let him run at 5/8 maybe, but halfback is just not going to happen imo
I counted 4 times he put Nick Kenny on his rear in the prelim final. Sau often beats the first defender but Gallen should have tackled him.Were was his defence against Junior Sau, who barged over for that spectacular try in the Kiwis and Kangaroos game. were was it against Eric Growth in the grand final.
Did you watch the other games. Statistically that left handside is the weakest part of the storms defence, and that was because of Inglis. He's similar to Israel, he's so tall that he cant really get his shoulder in the right place. Plus Nick Kenny isnt that great of a tackle breaker, if it was Moimoi i think it would have been very different.I counted 4 times he put Nick Kenny on his rear in the prelim final. Sau often beats the first defender but Gallen should have tackled him.
Did you watch the other games. Statistically that left handside is the weakest part of the storms defence, and that was because of Inglis. He's similar to Israel, he's so tall that he cant really get his shoulder in the right place. Plus Nick Kenny isnt that great of a tackle breaker, if it was Moimoi i think it would have been very different.
If all in form i'd go with
1) B. Stewart
2) B. Morris
3) M. Jennings
4) T. Tahu
5) J. Hayne
6) T. Carney
7) B. Kimmorley
Might as well throw in the rest..
13) L. O'Donnell
12) B. Creagh
11) A. Watmough
10) M. Weyman
9) M. Ennis
8) J. Poore
14) B. White
15) T. Waterhouse
16) L. Lewis
17) T. Learoyd-Lahrs.