pick your Kangaroos 17

[True EEL]

roll up roll up and serve as Wayne Bennett and the Australian selectors and pick your top 17 for the test against NZ on the 16th.....we are all good at selecting the eels side, so lets branch out and have a go at the Kangaroos side.......

here is my offering picked on form basically:

1. Bowen
2. Minichello
3. Tate
4. Tonga
5. Sing
6. Lockyer
7. Gower
13. Ryan
12. Fitzgibbon
11. Hindmarsh
10. O'Meley
9. Buderus
8. Webcke

14. Wing
15. Mason
16. Civinociva
17. Ryles

 

[The Colonel]

1. Minichiello
2. Sing
3. Tate
4. Cooper
5. Rooney
6. Lockyer
7. Gower
8. Webcke
9. Buderus
10. O'Meley
11. Hindmarsh
12. Mason
13. Fitzgibbon

14. Bowen
15. Wing
16. Ryles
17. Civoneceva

 

[Pazza]

1.Minichello
2.Sing
3.Berrigan
4.Tonga
5.Rooney
6.Lockyer
7.Gower
8.O'merley
9.Buderus
10.Ryles
11.Hindmarsh
12.Mason
13.Fitzgibbon

14.Wing
15.Ryan
16.Webcke
17.Civoniceva

 

[Eelementary]

1. Bowen
2. Lewis
3. Tate
4. Tonga
5. Sing
6. Lockyer
7. Gower
13. Hill
12. Ryan
11. Hindmarsh
10. O'Meley
9. Buderus
8. Webcke

14. Wing
15. Mason
16. Civinociva
17. Ryles

 

[Hollywood Jesus]

my team is the same as TE's, so I won't bother typing the whole thing out

 

[Eels Dude]

I'd go for

1. Bowen
2. Minichiello
3. Tate
4. Tonga
5. Rooney
6. Lockyer
7. Gower
8. Webke
9. Buderas
10. O'Meley
11. Hindmarsh
12. Fitzgibbon
13. Ryan

14. Berrigan
15. Mason
16. Ryles
17. Cinoviciva

 

[True EEL]

geez HJ good to see us agreeing on something.....lol ;-)

 

[bartman]

This isn't what I'd select, but what I think Wayne will select:

1. Minichiello
2. Rooney
3. Wing
4. Tate
5. Sing
6. Lockyer
7. Gower
8. Webcke
9. Buderus
10. O'Meley
11. Hindmarsh
12. Fitzgibbon
13. Kennedy
14. Crocker
15. Berrigan
16. Mason
17. Civoniceva

 

[True EEL]

what about your pommy side Bartman??? any ideas???

 

[oldmancraigy]

1. Minichiello
2. Sing
3. Cooper
4. Tonga
5. Rooney
6. Lockyer
7. Orford
13. Waterhouse
12. Mason
11. Hindmarsh
10. O'Meley
9. Buderus
8. Webcke

14. Crocker
15. Ryles
16. Civoniceva
17. Bowen

I know I've picked some players who didn't make the squad - but who on earth knows why they didn't?

And I CANNOT believe that Craig "Flop"gibbon has made so many of your sides! Have you watched him play on a week to week basis? The guy is all hype and no substance (and yes, I admit he was magnificent in origin 1 - but 1 good game does not make the man!)

 

[True EEL]

craigy

i don't like Fitzgibbon much either, but the way everyone goes on about him, can you imagine him not being picked????? thats the thing

and Orford didn't make the squad mate.......neither did Waterhouse or Clinton

 

[bartman]

TE, Pommie side is still very up in the air - 3 teams left in the running for the comp as we speak. I'm not quite up on the "politics" of selections over here yet, but I think a reasonable stab at a GB XVIII would be:

1. Radlinksi (Wigan)
2. Carney (Wigan) - if fit?
3. Senior (Leeds)
4. Walker (Leeds)
5. Pryce (Bradford) - if fit?
6. McGuire (Leeds)
7. Deacon/Long (Bradford/St Helens)
8. Fielden (Bradford)
9. Newton (Wigan)
10. Morely (Roosters)
11. Farrell (Wigan)
12. Peacock (Bradford)
13. P Sculthorpe (St Helens)
14. Ellis (Wakefield)
15. Fozzard (St Helens)
16. Bailey (Leeds)
17. Sinfield (Leeds)
18. Long/Deacon

Some shadow players..
Hooker: Diskin (Leeds)
Centres: Reardon (Bradford), Gleeson (Warrington)
Fullback: Wellens (St Helens), Briscoe (Hull)
Halves: Burrow (Leeds), Harris (Bradford)
Forwards: D Sculthorpe (Wigan), McDonald (Leeds)
And maybe a bolter or two from Wakefield, since they had a good end of season run?

 

[True EEL]

yeah seems about right bartman....thanks mate

oh and do you think Harris is likely to play??

 

[bartman]

Nah, I don't think Harris will be in the team/squad. He's all over the press here saying how he needs a break, been playing 16 months straight (including Union prior to his switch back) etc. Maybe he'll work his way into their rep sides next year?