Stewart has shown enough in Origin to keep his fullback spot over Hayne.
Agreed Stewart ticks more boxes on the representative level than Hayne, plus he is less likely to go quiet.
Hayne keeps one wing spot.
What would we miss from Hayne if we replaced him with Merritt, despite being a better ball player which is not really required for a winger.
Uate can be devastating despite defensive deficiencies. No idea why Brett Morris seems an automatic selection. Average club form and been found out in both attack and defence in Origin, much worse than Uate has.
True, Uate owns B Morris when it comes to total aggression in attack. Morris would not have guts to set up that try in CvC like Uate did. Morris may be a better defender but is far less intimidating running against QLDs left edge that Uate does
Jennings and Josh Morris played good last year, no one challenging them really.
Agree, my only gripe from the centres last year is that Jennings didnt get enough quality ball in open space.
Maloney for five-eighth, outplayed the injured Carney so far.
Disagree, Carney was a glimmer of hope and is improving with every origin game. I would serve Maloney as back up to Carney if he gets injured.
Reynolds over Pearce because f**k Pearce, he's shit. Reynolds in far superior form over the last year and a bit. Pearce isn't even the best half at the Roosters.
I would give Pearce his final chance. If he doesnt come up with at least half of what Reynolds did in CvC, or gets totally out shined by his halves partner than I'll be happy to see him go. On the other hand, I'm not expecting miracles from Reynolds especially from his debut game and Pearce has a better defensive workload
Hoffman unlucky but with 4 great backrowers + Merrin not sure if we need another backrower.
I would have Hoffman over Glenn Stewart, he was back to his elite best last year and is continuing his form this season and is always dangerous close to the line. I didn't like him in his previous stints for NSW but I reckon he deserves another shot.
