who should have played??

[JK]

Wing starting hooker?? WTF? Are you on drugs???

Priddis for Buderus
Prince/Thurston halves
Tate off wing
Replace one centre, probably cooper. Too much St George inspires choking (though they may do alright without Barrett)

Finally - someone else as fullback - I can't go for a team with mini in it.

 

[Jono078]

IMO, our best possible squad would be from form of 2005 and just superstars who werent at 100%

1. Minichiello
2. Tahu
3. Gasnier
4. Cooper
5. Grothe
6. Lockyer
7. Johns
8. Bailey
9. Buderus
10. Civo
11. Hindmarsh
12. Simpson
13. Kennedy
--
14. Ryles
15. Laffranchi
16. Barrett/Thurston (For hooker or halves)
17. Widders (Impact backrower like for Parra)

IMO That team would have went fine at 100% But it cant be like that and NZ played above what I thought they were capable of, well done to them.

 

[sooperdooper]

IMO, our best possible squad would be from form of 2005 and just superstars who werent at 100%

1. Minichiello
2. Tahu
3. Gasnier
4. Cooper
5. Grothe
6. Lockyer
7. Johns
8. Bailey
9. Buderus
10. Civo
11. Hindmarsh
12. Simpson
13. Kennedy
--
14. Ryles
15. Laffranchi
16. Barrett/Thurston (For hooker or halves)
17. Widders (Impact backrower like for Parra)

IMO That team would have went fine at 100% But it cant be like that and NZ played above what I thought they were capable of, well done to them.

laffranchi? no way

 

[thuganomics]

johns and lockyer at full fitness would have changed that result

Bingo. If we had one of them we would of won I reckon.

 

[The_MaFeeLi_Tiger]

IMO, our best possible squad would be from form of 2005 and just superstars who werent at 100%

1. Minichiello
2. Tahu
3. Gasnier
4. Cooper
5. Grothe
6. Lockyer
7. Johns
8. Bailey
9. Buderus
10. Civo
11. Hindmarsh
12. Simpson
13. Kennedy
--
14. Ryles
15. Laffranchi
16. Barrett/Thurston (For hooker or halves)
17. Widders (Impact backrower like for Parra)

IMO That team would have went fine at 100% But it cant be like that and NZ played above what I thought they were capable of, well done to them.

Replace Civo and Buderus and i wouldn't mind the team. Then cut Barret/Thurston and i like it even more.

 

[ozboy]

The loss will do Australia alot of favours in the long run.

Had Australia won, the likes of Civoniceva, Price, Fitzgibbon, O'Donnell, Buderus, Gower and Ryan would have clogged up the rep scene for the next few years.