QLD Team 2017

[big hit!]

Slater at fb for game 2, Morgan back to bench, we need 5 middles and 3 edge forwards. I would prefer both Hess and papalii on an edge and I believe Cooper is better than kaufusi at this time. Wallace, napa, Maguire, arrow, and Bateman are my 5 middles so no to glasby, Matt Scott , ofahengaue, and kaufusi.

need props......to many #13s there.

with napa potentially out:

start
AH. granville
PF. scott
PF. wallace
MF. McGuire
RF. Kaufusi / Hess -> Gillett here would solve a problem
LF. Cooper

IC
PF. Glasby
PF. Ofahengaue
MF. Papalii
U. ???

 

[Tommy Smith]

No Morgan is a big blow for NSW.

QLD now have no choice but to abandon their hilarious "loyalty" policy by replacing the grossly out of form Morgan with their best player in Ponga.

 

[Spot On]

Wallace to start again???? Really?

 

[big hit!]

No Morgan is a big blow for NSW.

QLD now have no choice but to abandon their hilarious "loyalty" policy by replacing the grossly out of form Morgan with their best player in Ponga.

They went went with Morgan because up until 2 days before the match they thought Slater was their FB.

 

[big hit!]

Wallace to start again???? Really?

Who else? Start Glasby instead?

 

[Spot On]

Anyone.

 

[9701]

Congratulations to Kalyn on being selected for the QLD team. I hope he has a great game and is injury free but plays on a losing team.

 

[Dave_]

Feel sorry for Ponga. Shit team and coach to debut with. A lot of blame will fall on him when they lose.

 

[gUt]

^why's that?

 

[billygilmore]

Feel sorry for Ponga. Shit team and coach to debut with. A lot of blame will fall on him when they lose.

To top it of the poor bastard has to go back and play for knights after

 

[King hit]

Still wonder if Ponga will be up to it. Sure I can see why he was picked but he still comes up with errors that puts his team under pressure. I counted 3 in the first half alone yesterday. The Maroons had to take a risk and they have done it, it will keep the Blues guessing.

 

[Dave_]

Still wonder if Ponga will be up to it. Sure I can see why he was picked but he still comes up with errors that puts his team under pressure. I counted 3 in the first half alone yesterday. The Maroons had to take a risk and they have done it, it will keep the Blues guessing.

Those 3 errors were pretty much the only ones ges made this year though and Melbourne were all over him. He still single handedly kept Newy in the game too.

I just think there is a lot of pressure on him to save the 2 heads who are outclassed and in a do or die position. Then again...he might win it for them

 

[Noname36]

Still wonder if Ponga will be up to it. Sure I can see why he was picked but he still comes up with errors that puts his team under pressure. I counted 3 in the first half alone yesterday. The Maroons had to take a risk and they have done it, it will keep the Blues guessing.

He certainly makes errors (all young players do) but he can also win you a game. I don’t think yesterday’s game is really a far indication either. He and his whole side were making mistake after mistake, but usually he’ll make 1-2 per game but then do 10 brilliant things. I also think he was trying too hard yesterday because the halves weren’t able to create anything.

If Qld didn’t struggle so much for creativity in game 1 I could see them leaving him out but as things stand I don’t think they had a choice. They’d find someone safer but nobody with a better chance of creating something for them.

 

[myrrh ken]

Milford out, Ponga in despite no injury to Slater.

#qldloyalty

 

[isaiah]

No Morgan is a big blow for NSW.

QLD now have no choice but to abandon their hilarious "loyalty" policy by replacing the grossly out of form Morgan with their best player in Ponga.

Best nrl player and probably will take the step up when he adjusts to the pace and intensity. Hope so. Pressure is on nsw , if we win this, we win the series

 

[SBD82]

Best nrl player and probably will take the step up when he adjusts to the pace and intensity. Hope so. Pressure is on nsw , if we win this, we win the series

Hope Ponga completely shits the bed but can't see it happening. The kid is a freak.

Not sure about your pressure theory though. Even by your criteria it means that NSW is at worst under the same amount of pressure as qld. (If we win we win the series).

 

[Spot On]

Milford out, Ponga in despite no injury to Slater.

#qldloyalty

Poor ol Milf. Million dollar player punted for a 20 game, 20 yr old rookie.

 

[isaiah]

Hope Ponga completely shits the bed but can't see it happening. The kid is a freak.

Not sure about your pressure theory though. Even by your criteria it means that NSW is at worst under the same amount of pressure as qld. (If we win we win the series).

Except the mind can not give it everything if you are convinced you will have another chance if beaten

 

[veggiepatch1959]

Great. Now I get the chance to see this kid do things on a football field that no other player has or can do.

We'll see.

 

[SBD82]

Except the mind can not give it everything if you are convinced you will have another chance if beaten

Wait. So they're under pressure because they're not putting themselves under pressure? That's a strange line of logic.