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Are they actually injured or are they Ponga-ed?Mulitalo, Nikora and Iro all ruled out
Are they actually injured or are they Ponga-ed?Mulitalo, Nikora and Iro all ruled out
All injured, apparently Shaun tested himself and his Achilles is not up to it so no SOS thereAre they actually injured or are they Ponga-ed?
I just assumed he was injured. I guess Mal doesn't want to have the old test captain in the squad if he's not getting game time?No Tedesco? Wow... 1 point off Dally M and cant make the test team.
I know Mal said he was looking for versatility once he'd settled on his starters, and Edwards deserves the 1 jersey... but still cant believe there isnt room for Teddy somewhere.
One take out there is how few Polynesians and Melanesians - choose to play for Australia.The squad, listed alphabetically, is as follows:
Mitch Barnett * New Zealand Warriors
Matt Burton Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
Bradman Best * Newcastle Knights
Patrick Carrigan Brisbane Broncos
Xavier Coates * Melbourne Storm
Lindsay Collins Sydney Roosters
Reuben Cotter North Queensland Cowboys
Angus Crichton Sydney Roosters
Tom Dearden * North Queensland Cowboys
Dylan Edwards Penrith Panthers
Harry Grant (vc) Melbourne Storm
Ben Hunt St George Illawarra Dragons
Zac Lomax * St George Illawarra Dragons
Liam Martin Penrith Panthers
Mitch Moses * Parramatta Eels
Cameron Murray South Sydney Rabbitohs
Reece Robson * North Queensland Cowboys
Lindsay Smith * Penrith Panthers
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow Dolphins
Tom Trbojevic Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Isaah Yeo (c) Penrith Panthers
Lindsay Smith is one of the weirdest selections of all time, thought he was a good player and will fill a hole for them well next year, but not rep level just yet
Do we have a shortage of white Aussie front rowers in the comp ?
One take out there is how few Polynesians and Melanesians - choose to play for Australia.
Levels pod been talking about this for a while, Crichton's wedding apparently. Willie Mason was strenuously defending them - got right on a commenter's back for suggesting it was the wrong thing to do and devalued the international game. Apparently the dates were confirmed late? Does seem a real shame that the World Cup finalists from two years ago won't have three guys of that repute (presume Luai would be unavailable as well).Crichton, To'o and Tago may also be unavailable for Samoa according to sydney herald over the weekend.