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Your NSW Team for Game 2

Sphagnum

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NSW would have lost if Merritt played. Ferguson is 10x the player Merritt will ever be.

I don't why I'm responding to this genius. He lost ALL credibility the moment he started bad mouthing Hayne. You can count on one hand the 'bad' games he has had over the last 4 years.

If it wasn't for him. Parramatta would not have won a game since 2009.

Learn a tiny little bit about footy before attempting to discuss it 24 hours a day from your grandmother's basement like you do.
 

Pete Cash

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Rugby league is a game of attrition. Ferguson and Morris were required by Daley to act as extra props. Does this guy understand the sport or what.

Unless Merritt could make ~100m running the ball out of his own end in the toughest contest in sport he's not good enough.
 

Amadaca

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Rugby league is a game of attrition. Ferguson and Morris were required by Daley to act as extra props. Does this guy understand the sport or what.

Unless Merritt could make ~100m running the ball out of his own end in the toughest contest in sport he's not good enough.

It would apparently never occur to you that Daley chose the wrong gameplan & should have gone with one which complimented Merritt more, given he's the better player (& will certainly be remembered as such after they retire). Ferguson is the kind of guy who will never hold it together long-term. I've seen it a thousand times.
 
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mongoose

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It would apparently never occur to you that Daley chose the wrong gameplan & should have gone with one which complimented Merritt more, given he's the better player (& will certainly be remembered as such after they retire). Ferguson is the kind of guy who will never hold it together long-term. I've seen it a thousand times.

Yeah NSW needs to drop Ferguson for Merritt in game 2 and change the gameplan to "Pass it to Merritt". :crazy:
 

Pete Cash

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Ferguson is also only 23 and has been playing nrl for like 4 years. Nathan Merritt is 30 and has been playing nrl since 2002. When Merritt played his first game Ferguson was like 12.

In the year 2013 origin games Ferguson 1 to Merritts zero.

I can say as a raiders supporter that Ferguson has been week in week out good to great (with the odd bad game) since 2011.
 

BranVan3000

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Ferguson was excellent you halfwit. Keep the team the same except Grant in for Reynolds.

Ferguson got the ball about once off a set play and dropped it an the team never even tried to pass to him again
He surrendered in every kick return
Ferguson shit his pants the first time Inglis got the ball with space and literally tripped over in front of him. Perfect
 

BranVan3000

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Could never happen. Reynolds couldn't do what Pearce does on the field, because Reynolds doesnt play like shit.

You mean like pass at players feet, kick to spaces twenty meters from the goal line and never look like creating a repeat set or landing a kick in goal?
 

Pete Cash

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Ferguson got the ball about once off a set play and dropped it an the team never even tried to pass to him again
He surrendered in every kick return
Ferguson shit his pants the first time Inglis got the ball with space and literally tripped over in front of him. Perfect

He made more metres than any nsw player besides Gallen, Hayne or Lewis. That was what Daley clearly wanted from his wings. Merritt simply could not do that.

I understand you like Merritt but its over. Nsw intend on playing Queensland up the guts and want to use the wings as extra props. He's just too small.
 

Amadaca

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He made more metres than any nsw player besides Gallen, Hayne or Lewis. That was what Daley clearly wanted from his wings. Merritt simply could not do that.

I understand you like Merritt but its over. Nsw intend on playing Queensland up the guts and want to use the wings as extra props. He's just too small.

You mean Daley is too incompetent a selector.

Before you counter-point, remember Daley even fired himself he was so clueless.
 

Pete Cash

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We won game 1 and if Queensland are vulnerable its in the forwards. The plan is to obviously swarm Queensland in the forwards and give the spine and backline zero room to work.

Under that structure hit up 1 and 2 for nsw is important to get a roll on. Ferguson can roll up the sleeves and play as an extra prop, so can Morris. Merritt can't.
 

mongoose

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Ferguson got the ball about once off a set play and dropped it an the team never even tried to pass to him again
He surrendered in every kick return
Ferguson shit his pants the first time Inglis got the ball with space and literally tripped over in front of him. Perfect

He only dropped it on his first kick return trying to play the ball too quickly, yeah it was a bad start. But he was tested under the high ball and passed every time.

He couldn't do much with the Inglis/Boyd try. Inglis stood up Morris and Fergo came in to help. I guess he could have stayed on Boyd but Inglis would have just strolled in past Morris anyway.
 

BranVan3000

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He made more metres than any nsw player besides Gallen, Hayne or Lewis. That was what Daley clearly wanted from his wings. Merritt simply could not do that.

I understand you like Merritt but its over. Nsw intend on playing Queensland up the guts and want to use the wings as extra props. He's just too small.

The guy crumbled at every critical opportunity. If we can't capitalise on our wingers ability to score tries and defend tries, plus the ability of the halves to create try scoring opportunities we won't get anywhere in Queensland. We looked good out of the gate off some individual brilliance but we never looked close to scoring in the second half
 

betcats

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Anyone calling for Merrit over Ferguson give yourself 3 swift uppercuts.

If you can't see why Fergo is a better fit for this origin team you are a biased f**k.

Yes Merrits scores more tries then Fergo, thats all he has over him. Fergo is no slouch when it comes to finishing, on top of that he is taller, better defender and will held us get off to a much better start to our sets then Merrit.

After watching belt queenslands back 3 into submission I cannot believe someone would want Merrit over Fergo :crazy:
 

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