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There fowards will be great, too.
Johns Magic said:bender said:Paul Bowman is the best centre in the world at the moment and should be the first person chosen in any team. He has never let Queensland down before and never will.
Are you a Cowboys fan?
De Vere's the only one who can argue with that. But of course he's - a) not a Queenslander; b) been injured much of this season; and c) going to England next year.bender said:A centre first and foremost needs to be defensive and Bowman is the best defensive centre going around.
Corbin, Hunt in the centres would be dumb.
Azkatro said:Tonga only got two games last year because Bowman and Tate were injured at different times. Bowman and Tate are the first choice centres and unless something really bad happens to one or both, they will play all three games for the Maroons in 2005.
Further to that Matt Sing has proven that his pairing with Bowman is absolutely impenetrable and I can't see the QLD selectors moving away from that. The only other contentious wing spot is the other side of the field with Tate. I guess you would go with Slater to add some speed and attacking venom to the side.
If Tate or Bowman are injured, I think the next choice would have to be Hannay for his defensive skills, followed by Tonga if he's still on form.
In fullback it's a toss-up between Wesser and Shifcofske. Keep Bowen coming off the bench I say.
You can't not have Bowman in the side. NSW ran down his side in game 2 last year and he made 37 tackles, missing none. No coincidence that NSW lost narrowly I believe.
In fullback it's a toss-up between Wesser and Shifcofske. Keep Bowen coming off the bench I say.
bender said:Johns Magic said:bender said:Paul Bowman is the best centre in the world at the moment and should be the first person chosen in any team. He has never let Queensland down before and never will.
Are you a Cowboys fan?
They arent my number 1 team.
The fact is that Bowman has never been outplayed by an opposing centre at origin level. I agree that there are flashier attacking options, but so what. A centre first and foremost needs to be defensive and Bowman is the best defensive centre going around. In attack, he is underated. He scores tries, sets up tries, and does everything everyone else who are from time time considered better does. Eg Tate, Lyons, Gasnier, Hooper, Hodges, Vagana, Girdler, Gidley or whatever player happens to be the media darling of the moment. Overall, he is more consistent than all of them, and is a better defender. I see him as quite a bit better than any other centre going around at the moment.
1. Matt Bowen (Cowboys)
2. Matt Sing(Cowboys)
3. Willie Tonga(Bulldogs)
4. Ty Williams (Cowboys)
5. Billy Slater(Storm)
6. Darren Lockyer(Broncos)
7. Nathan Fein(Warriors)
17. Josh Hannay(Cowboys)
Looks like the cowb's will be very involved in the match