MightySharks said:When was the the last time a club's supporters wanted the current NSW halfback punted from their team?
Stop smoking the ice boys!
Get on board, Noddy is the man to lead the Sharks!
Mate, Noddy's the only option for NSW selectors and you know it. I can't handle you Noddylovers thinking that his selection in Origin indicates that hes in some sort of purple patch of form or even that he's the best halfback in the state.
Gower's been out of sorts all year. If he (and his woeful side) had shown any sort of form this year he'd be a walk-up. Remember he was first choice last year. Orford is a clone of Noddy (except more creative in attack) and the selectors aren't gonna risk a first gamer in this match. Michael monaghan is, in my eyes, pretty clearly the best halfback in the state at the moment, but the selectors can't risk him in this one because he doesnt even play halfback for Manly.
Think about it dude, they picked a guy that has played 9 first grade games as a halfback to eb the best halfback in the state. Surely that fact alone shows you Kimmorley is way off the mark when it comes to being Origin standard. No-one can tell me NSW were picking a guy to blood him for the future, you don't blood people in origin, they get some first grade and city country under their belt first. Especially NSW selectors, they always go with form players. The fact that Kimmorley, in 2 hundred and whatever games of NRL and 6 Origins, has shown less potential to win an Origin game in 2007 than a 20 year old thats played 9 first grade games as halfback should be evidence enough that the merkin is past it and we're being foolhardy in re-signing him.
So MightySharks, I can't "get on board" this re-signing (and probably re-captaining - lets hope not) and throw my support behind this decision. However, that doesn't mean I won't support the club and indeed supoprt Noddy. I would love the bloke to prove me dead wrong and deliver us a title and NSW an origin series, but after 5 years of watching him play I just can't see where this new form is going to come from.
I jsut hope Noddy doesn't start teaching Blake Green a few tricks. Also looking forward to watching Watts on Monday night.