NSW Team - way too early speculation

[isaiah]

2020 State of Origin teams
Game 1
Queensland Maroons Number NSW Blues
AJ Brimson 1 James Tedesco
Xavier Coates 2 Daniel Tupou
Brenko Lee 3 Clint Gutherson
Dane Gagai 4 Jack Wighton
Phillip Sami 5 Josh Addo-Carr
Cameron Munster 6 Luke Keary
Daly Cherry-Evans (c) 7 Nathan Cleary
Christian Welch 8 Daniel Saifiti
Jake Friend 9 Damien Cook
Josh Papalii 10 Junior Paulo
Felise Kaufusi 11 Boyd Cordner (c)
Coen Hess 12 Tyson Frizell
Tino Faasuamaleaui 13 Jake Trbojevic
Bench
Ben Hunt 14 Cody Walker
Lindsay Collins 15 Payne Haas
Jai Arrow 16 Cameron Murray
Jaydn Su’A 17 Angus Crichton
Reserves
Kurt Capewell 18 Cameron McInnes
Moeaki Fotuaika 19 Reagan Campbell-Gillard
Dunamis Lui 20 Nathan Brown
Hymel Hunt 21 Zac Lomax

Pressure is on nsw to win first two. Won’t win a decider up here.

 

[The Axe of Druss]

Pressure is on nsw to win first two. Won’t win a decider up here.

Yeah, cause theyve never done that before ay....

 

[The_Frog]

Of the nine forwards named for NSW, seven are from sides who either didn't make the finals, or didn't win a game in the finals. Plus you've got a specialist half on the bench for some reason, and only one middle forward. Fittler is asking for trouble.

 

[myrrh ken]

Of the nine forwards named for NSW, seven are from sides who either didn't make the finals, or didn't win a game in the finals. Plus you've got a specialist half on the bench for some reason, and only one middle forward. Fittler is asking for trouble.

Just trust in Fred.

The player are in form, Walker has played FB, Frizell can shift to middle.

 

[aqua_duck]

Of the nine forwards named for NSW, seven are from sides who either didn't make the finals, or didn't win a game in the finals. Plus you've got a specialist half on the bench for some reason, and only one middle forward. Fittler is asking for trouble.

Trbojevic will most likely move into the front row when Murray comes on, both Murray and Crichton have played middle and edge this year and Haas is obviously a middle being a prop so not sure how you calculated 1 middle forward

 

[The_Frog]

Trbojevic will most likely move into the front row when Murray comes on, both Murray and Crichton have played middle and edge this year and Haas is obviously a middle being a prop so not sure how you calculated 1 middle forward

Yes he's reshuffled his side before mid-game with varying success. I'm not sold on the idea. Campbell-Gillard into the 17 for Walker would make more sense.

 

[greenBV4]

This is why you don't pick qlders

 

[blue bags]

 

[myrrh ken]

Yes he's reshuffled his side before mid-game with varying success. I'm not sold on the idea. Campbell-Gillard into the 17 for Walker would make more sense.

Well Walker ended up as our best half out there. Keary and Cleary were shithouse

 

[RecordBreakingMaroons.]

Put a Maroons jersey on Keary and he'll play the best footy of his career.

Do QLD a favour: Keep selecting a guy who begged to be a Maroon.

 

[The_Frog]

Well Walker ended up as our best half out there. Keary and Cleary were shithouse

Plays as a 5/8 for souffs but it was more a roving commission, like a second fullback. It nearly worked but it led to deficiencies elsewhere.

 

[The_Frog]

For game 2:

Tedesco
AddoCarr
Wighton
Lomax
Cotric
Luai
Cleary
Paulo
Cook
Saifiti
Finucane
Crichton
Yeo

Papenhuyzen/Gutherson
Trebojevic
Campbell-Gillard
Murray/Brown/Frizzell

I suppose Tedesco would be captain but it would be by default. I hesitate to play both Parramatta props given they were routinely dominated in the back half of the year but Fittler with his 27 has given few options. He's also ensured you need a back on the bench by not picking a genuine utility. Lomax ahead of Crichton for his goalkicking, Cleary's radar seems off lately.

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

Tedesco
Addo-Carr
Wighton
Lomax
Cotric
Keary
Cleary
Campbell-Gillard
Cook
Paulo
Cordner
A Crichton
J Trbojevic

Gutherson
Saifiti
Haas
Yeo

I honestly don't want to pick Cleary and think Walker is a much more dangerous partner for Keary, plus having Lomax in the side covers the goal kicking, but feel it's too rash to drop him after one loss.

 

[gUt]

Wighton should be your 5/8 IMO

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

I don't think Jack's good enough to play in the halves at rep level at this stage, tbh. Keary's a better player and less prone to screw up massively IMO

 

[greenBV4]

I don't think Jack's good enough to play in the halves at rep level at this stage, tbh. Keary's a better player and less prone to screw up massively IMO

IMO keary is a bad look for the team, and if he's gonna play like he did last night then that's just not worth it

Give the dally m winner a shot a jersey 6,
Walker to centre (can swap with wighton if he does crumble),
papenhuzen to the bench (if recovered)

 

[Tommy Smith]

NSW need a fiery merkin in the middle - enter Nathan Brown off the bench.

 

[myrrh ken]

For game 2:

Tedesco
AddoCarr
Wighton
Lomax
Cotric
Luai
Cleary
Paulo
Cook
Saifiti
Finucane
Crichton
Yeo

Papenhuyzen/Gutherson
Trebojevic
Campbell-Gillard
Murray/Brown/Frizzell

I suppose Tedesco would be captain but it would be by default. I hesitate to play both Parramatta props given they were routinely dominated in the back half of the year but Fittler with his 27 has given few options. He's also ensured you need a back on the bench by not picking a genuine utility. Lomax ahead of Crichton for his goalkicking, Cleary's radar seems off lately.

Youre not a panthers fan by any chance?

 

[The_Frog]

Youre not a panthers fan by any chance?

3 of our blokes who did win 17 in a row? There are more Parra players in my side.

 

[myrrh ken]

IMO keary is a bad look for the team, and if he's gonna play like he did last night then that's just not worth it

Give the dally m winner a shot a jersey 6,
Walker to centre (can swap with wighton if he does crumble),
papenhuzen to the bench (if recovered)

Walker to centre? You're a madman...