Worst players to play Origin

[Bring back John Fifita]

agree but he played 2nd row then. point still stands

Tough judge. I go back to my original post here (#24) - there are the worst players and the worst performances - two separate things.

I couldn't remotely consider Beau Scott as one of the worst players to play origin, be it worst player or worst performing. I can't recall him ever letting NSW down in or out of position.

But opinions are like bums eh.

 

[King hit]

Idris went alright in that one game he played off the pine.

Put beau scott in there. He was terrible at centre.

He did have a couple of decent touches and got a try when the game was over but the Maroons just picked him to pieces in defence and caught him out that entire second half. When I watched him post 2011 I was just shocked that he even played for the Blues or Australia for that matter.

 

[Rhino_NQ]

Jason king

 

[TheFrog]

Rex Wright (made SOO from Country Origin - great effort though!)

Pretty sure country wasn't origin in those days.

 

[Reflector]

Just had a crack at the worst blues team from the 8 straight

1: Kurt Gidley
2: Steve Turner
3: Joel Monaghan
4: Jamal Idris
5: Nathan Merritt
6: Terry Campese
7: Mitchell Pearce
8: Jason King
9: Dean Young
10: Tim Mannah
11: Ben Creagh
12: Kade Snowden
13: Justin Poore

Otherwise known as the Maroons B Squad.

 

[King hit]

Pretty sure country wasn't origin in those days.

I think it was. They had a rule that country could call upon 6 Sydney based players at the max or something.

 

[Rhyno]

David Williams
Nathan Merritt
Wade graham

 

[TheFrog]

I'd have thought Mitchell Pearce would have had this sewn up.

 

[Wizardman]

Nathan Merritt had an exceptional first grade career. Unfortunately for him, his career pretty much started to fail from the time he got selected for NSW. I'd say his performance ranks as the worst I've seen in Origin.

As for players, Dane Nielson is one that has my head scratching. There are some significantly better NRL players than him that have never played Origin. He is blessed to have the jerseys he has.

 

[Chin Music]

James McManus
Mitchell Pearce
Brett Finch
Tim Mannah
Any Parramatta player to pull a Blues jersey on.

 

[King hit]

James McManus
Mitchell Pearce
Brett Finch
Tim Mannah
Any Parramatta player to pull a Blues jersey on.

So Sterling, Kenny, Price, Hindmarsh and Hayne (pre NFL) aren’t Blues legends

 

[Chin Music]

So Sterling, Kenny, Price, Hindmarsh and Hayne (pre NFL) aren’t Blues legends

No

 

[Rhyno]

James McManus
Mitchell Pearce
Brett Finch
Tim Mannah
Any Parramatta player to pull a Blues jersey on.

Sup cat weasel?

 

[DOGS AND EELS!!!]

David Williams
Nathan Merritt
Wade graham

Tf

 

[Rhino_NQ]

Stu Kelly
Russell Bowden

 

[The Book of Steeden]

For consistently picked players, Mitchell Pearce & Kurt Gidley must surely be the joint breakaway leaders of the pack.

That they were both NSWmen & often played together just so happens to coincide with NSW’s darkest period in Origin history.

Funny, that.

 

[The Book of Steeden]

How I do with every Australian captain - not caring cause I'm a kiwi. Also he doesn't have a long career left by the looks of it.

Imagine if he retired tomorrow - all he’d have to his name was a pair of Premierships, four JJ Giltinan Shields, a World Cup victory, a World Club Challenge victory (there’ll be another in just a few weeks), the captaincy of a series-winning Origin side, & the current Australian captaincy.

Poor bugger.

 

[MightyMoo]

Steve Turner

 

[axl rose]

Darren Fritz

 

[DOGS AND EELS!!!]

Imagine if he retired tomorrow - all he’d have to his name was a pair of Premierships, four JJ Giltinan Shields, a World Cup victory, a World Club Challenge victory (there’ll be another in just a few weeks), the captaincy of a series-winning Origin side, & the current Australian captaincy.

Poor bugger.

The things you can accomplish in a TEAM SPORT right?