Your NSW Team for Game 2

[TheManBearPig]

......If he does not play in SOO 2. You only need to watch a few of his games to realise that this guy is arguably the best prop in the game right now and it's nothing shot of a disgrace that he isn't in the team.

 

[Spot On]

I'd go Mini and Mason, Suncorp will be very hostile. Experience will be invaluable.

Minichello is extremely lucky to be holding his club number 1 jersey. He is not getting an Origin gig again.

 

[coolsteve]

I bet you are just as disliked in the real world as you are on these forums, if not more.

:lol::lol::lol:

 

[Changa]

](*,)Are you a selector??? It's dumbsh@t thinking like this that has led to 7 straight series wins to QLD. Did you watch Mini in his last Origin game??? NSW have a eligible prop averaging 145m and 30+ tackles per game and has already been given a Australian jersey in Aaron Woods and a fullback in Dugan who provides everything that Hayne does. And you want to choose those fossils? Must be the illegitimate child of Bozo

Mini has already got a combination with the halves at club level, established combos are the reason Qld have won 7 straight ...It's probably the same f*ckwits that were calling for Dugan to sit out the season that are now throwing his name up for Origin. As a Saints fan I don't want him near Origin, he's far from rehabilitated and typical Slothfield/News know that sort of story would sell well.
The Mason pick is simple, he brings personality, confidence in camp and would attract a lot of the Qld media attention/hate which is currently focused soley on Gallen. He was next in line for game 1 so it makes sense.
As for the Woods wankfest, mute your tv and develop an educated view instead of regurgitating whatever the ch9 team tells you. I'm not saying he's bad, but the love in for Woods is getting a bit much.

 

[9701]

Amadaca which Australian Rules team do you support?

 

[TimmyB]

I'm not sure about best prop in the game, but he's not far off.

Makes huge metres, powers forward after first contact, has a huge motor and is tight in defense.

Unlike Fifita he leads a pack of young inexperienced forwards and never shirks the tough stuff. Fantastic player.

 

[BennyV]

That's a funny way of spelling 'Tim Grant'

 

[TimmyB]

Gallen. He was next in line for game 1 so it makes sense.
As for the Woods wankfest, mute your tv and develop an educated view instead of regurgitating whatever the ch9 team tells you. I'm not saying he's bad, but the love in for Woods is getting a bit much.

What is the educated view of Woods pray tell?

He leads a pack of absolute nuffies, gets over the advantage line just about every hit up, is tight in defence, and is often the first defender to make contact.

Whilst stats are not the full story, it is the only objective metric I can appeal to, so I will.

The only forwards to run for more metres this year are Fifita, Tamou, Watmough, and Snowden (only marginally and has played an extra game).

Only starting hookers, Corey Parker, and Shaun Fensom have made more tackles this year.

At the very least that indicates he's a very, very good player.

 

[Dazzat]

Tamou to drive the team bus along Caxton Street to the game.

 

[Amadaca]

That's a funny way of spelling 'Tim Grant'

This. Woods isn't a bad option --- Id have had him ahead of Tamou in the first place --- but Grant being shunned was pitiful.

 

[big hit!]

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This could've gone in the NSW squad for Game 2 thread...........No?

 

[big hit!]

I can't see Daley making too many changes.

He'll go into Game 2 with the same predominantly mobile middle rotation of Gallen-Tamou-Bird-Watmough-Merrin-Fifita as he did in Game 1. I'd punt Tamou for Grant, but that's me. Daley seems keen on retaining him.

This leaves Hoffman & Lewis on the left & right edges again and they'll be expected to play 80 mins each again so the interchange is used on constantly rotating the above 6 players through the middle. Hoffman will be retained. Another game to build the Maloney-Jennings combo. But he was extremely flaky in defence, particularly when Smith made him look like a Gimp. The double movement was the only thing that saved him and NSW at that point in the game.

Daley's issue is going into the game using 16 players again. I don't think he can do this at Lang Park. I reckon the consensus is leaning more towards covering Hoffman rather than Farah. The former is the liability IMO so perhaps bring in another left edge player onto the bench to swap Ryan out when he f**ks up. Sutton would be candidate #1. This keeps the middle sextet intact.

Alternatively, Daley can bring in another prop onto the bench, shift Bird to the left edge for Hoffman during the game and have a slightly bigger but fresher middle rotation towards the end of the game. I think this will be important up there as I just can't see NSW dominating possession as much as they did in Game 1 to make the strategy that was so dominant in that game as successful this time around.

 

[dinko]

Yep Woodsy is a shoe in

 

[Vic Mackey]

That's a funny way of spelling 'Tim Grant'

He has broken hand dickwad

 

[TV Ted Ellery]

Grant was excellent last year and he was unfairly overlooked for Game 1 but as others have mentioned, he's out for a month with a broken hand and therefore unavailable for Game 2.

 

[gronkathon]

With Grant out it makes sense.

Probably start Merrin and bring Woods off the bench.

It is replacing like for liek but in better form. Big guy, good footwork, neat offload and a defensive workhorse capable of bigger minutes

 

[TheManBearPig]

Woods is likely to get his chance. Just in that Tamou has been stood down for Origin 2

 

[Different kind of Rabbit]

Grant should have been in game one instead of Tamou. Now that both are unavailable, Woods should be a shoe in...

Tamou was probably the worst on the field for NSW in game one imo and had NSW lost, I reckon he'd have been the first player dropped. His handling in particular was shit. Seeing as they won, he would have retained his spot but I reckon, on current form, Woods will be an improvement.

Now watch Fulton and Daley go and pick some nuffy like Mason instead :roll:

 

[Walt Flanigan]

Would rather Grant or Mason as a staring front rower. I like Woods but making his debut as a starting prop against a rabid QLD team at Suncorp might not be ideal. Would be good to have some experience and aggression up front for the opening stanza.

Won't cry if Woods gets picked though......he's definitely earned it.

 

[Amadaca]

Just a small thing for a few guys here...

It's a shoo-in, not a shoe-in.