NSW Game 2 team

[Deacon]

Creagh for a specialist Prop, Woods
Buhrer for Hinchcliffe
Carney 50/50 depending on performances up until SOO 2, both defence and attack poor at best tonight

 

[StFigJam]

Soward for Carney.. He seriously can't kick. Every one of those kicks went straight into the hands of Boyd/Slater. Can't convert. Really needed some precision kicking this game.

Bahrer out? Seriously? I noticed that when he came on the field things tended to get a little more organised. Seemed to flow.

 

[Fizzee Rascal]

I'd keep it the same. Watmong for Creagh the only possible change for me.

 

[Fizzee Rascal]

Soward for Carney.. He seriously can't kick. Every one of those kicks went straight into the hands of Boyd/Slater. Can't convert. Really needed some precision kicking this game.

Carney deserves more than one chance.

 

[lockyno1]

Soward is rubbish though and he has been WORSE this year. NSW must stick solid, a change on the bench sure, but that is it.

 

[Spanner in the works]

Carney is a class act. Would not drop him for Soward at all.

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

I can't believe you lot aren't calling for Carney to be dropped. The pressure the media have put on him to change NSWs fortunes has ruined him for the series.

 

[sputneek]

Soward should replace Buhrer purely for conversions.

 

[Parraren]

Watmough to start.

Lewis to the bench plus Woods or Mannah.

Creaghm puff and Buhrer out.

 

[Jason Maher]

f**king hell... yep, let's drop yet another half after a poor debut. It's worked well for us in the past.

I'd bring TLL in for Creagh, and Watmough for Buhrer. We need another prop, and we don't need a bloody bench hooker/utility.

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

Watmough for Creagh
TLL for Merrin
Dugan for B.Stewart
Anyone for Buhrer

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

Watmough for Creagh
TLL for Merrin
Dugan for B.Stewart
Anyone for Buhrer

I think Dugans still too drunk to lace up his boots properly. Either that, or he's still on Twitter having a whinge.

 

[Jason Maher]

What did Merrin do to deserve getting dropped (aside from the fact he plays for the wrong team)?

 

[Marshall_magic]

What did Merrin do to deserve getting dropped (aside from the fact he plays for the wrong team)?

Merrin was good, but had one shocking moment where he knocked the ball out of Smith's hands on the 4th tackle 40m out. I believe Inglis scored the final "try" from the resulting set.

 

[T.T]

What did Merrin do to deserve getting dropped (aside from the fact he plays for the wrong team)?

what did he do to keep his spot?
very ineffective compared to tamou.. always put on his back, made a costly error, and a very risky offload which was lucky to be picked up by a blue

woods or mannah over merrin

 

[Fizzee Rascal]

I thought Merrin was good, mistake aside.

 

[sputneek]

I would not drop Merrin either.

 

[Pigskin]

Dugan (fitness)
Uate
Jennings
Lawrence (fitness)
Hayne
Carney
Pearce
Tamou
Farah
Galloway (would be Weyman if not injured)
Gallen
Watmough
Stewart

Lewis
Hinchcliffe
Learoyd Lahrs
Williams

EDIT : hmmm i forgot T Rex ... most likely in for Mannah on the bench because I don't want Mannah starting.

If I were sole selector for NSW, my team would look something like this. A couple of positions you simply have no other options that I can think of. I got accused in another thread of picking the blues side apart and not making enough suggestions.

There you go. Stick with that lot for 5 games and see where you are at.

I don't really care what others think, but thats basically how I'd go. The only position I'm really struggling for an alternative is Galloway. But definitely want those 2 props on the bench and not starting. Not super enthusiastic about Mannah either ... but if you throw Woods in now, you might wreck him before he starts. Leave him for when the tide may turn a bit. This series is gone already.

Oink !

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

What did Merrin do to deserve getting dropped (aside from the fact he plays for the wrong team)?

Hmmm. Looking at the stats he wasn't too bad, so I might keep him on the bench.

Ben Creagh btw

3 Runs
26 Metres

Made 4 Origin.

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

Dugan
Hayne
Jennings
Morris
Uate
Carney
Pearce
Gallen
Farah
Tamou
Lewis
Stewart
Bird

Learoyd-Lahrs
Merrin
Williams
Watmough

No point in playing a utility when they aren't to scratch & you're barely going to use them.