Lockyer to wear the #6 and captain, if he has a nothing year there'll be plenty of chance to drop him for the tri-nations, but you can't leave one of the best players in league on the bench just because his club is a bit up and down. People were probably gripeing about Fittler being picked in seasons gone past, due to his tendency to go missing in some games and he won the most over-rated player in league vote in the last 5 years of his career too, yet as his legacy would indicate great players will show form and stamp their authority on the game of league, they can't be brilliant 100% of the time
As CharlieF said a little earlier Lockyer first (?) test for Australia was one of the worst games by an individual in living memory, people still talk about as an example of terrible football
Similarly Hodges Origin debut would have to be the worst game of Origin football anyone has ever played
But in both players cases I think they both belong in rep football, they're class players who have proven to be in the NRL elite