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Your NSW team for Game II

timka4

timka4

Bench
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1. Dugan
2. Hayne
3. Jennings
4. Gasnier
5. Uate
6. Soward
7. Pearce
8. TLL
9. Farah
10. Snowden
11. Bird
12. Scott
13. Gallen

14. Idris / Galloway
15. Mannah
16. Merrin
17. Lewis

Dropped:
Young
Ennis
Creagh
Morris
King

5 changes I know for a team that went close to winning, but I think in the long run these guys shouldn't be there.

Keep the halves and Dugan. Its almost impossible to play origin like that when the props were so useless. We would have won the game if the props were stronger. Soward and Dugan also debuted in a massive match in Suncorp, sets them up well for game 2 IMO.
 
S

sting

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So everyone just forgets about the break Morris set up for Jennings, the pressure bomb he took and then made 30 metres off and the dummy half running to help out the forwards all night???

I personally think we get Hayne in on the bench. A gamebreaker like QLD have with Cronk. Not sure who would make way for him (hate to say it but I'd probably say Young) and switch King for TLL who can actually bend the defensive line.

1. Dugan
2. Morris
3. Gasnier
4. Jennings
5. Uate
6. Soward
7. Pearce
8. TLL
9. Ennis
10. Snowden
11. Scott
12. Bird
13. Gallen
14. Creagh
15. Merrin
16. Mannah
17. Hayne

If Ennis gets injured we can shuffle around - possibly even Soward to 9 and Hayne to 6
 
1 Eyed TEZZA

1 Eyed TEZZA

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I think we need a strike player on the bench. Someone who can come on and find holes in tired defences. Gidley or Farah, but boy Craig Wing would be handy.
 
azzah72

azzah72

Bench
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i would change much at all, the core worked.

1.Dugan
2.Morris
3.Jennings
4.Idris
5.Uate

6.Soward
7.Pearce (tough one, i though defensibly he was great, attack was average) / Mullen

8.Weyman
9.Ennis
10.Snowden

11.Scott
12.Bird
13.Gallen

14.Mannah
15.Lewis
16.Creagh
17.Tolman/Douglas/Galloway/TLL
 
InThatNumber

InThatNumber

Juniors
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Dugan
Morris
Jennings
Gasnier
Uate
Soward
Pearce
TLL
Ennis
Gallen
Scott
Creagh
Bird

Lewis
Merrin/Snowden
Mannah
Young/Gidley/Hayne

only change King out for Lewis on to the bench. Gallen moves up front to challenge his clubmate Snowden to out do him at prop (should fire Snowden up you would think). Ennis to start at hooker, Creagh to start in place of Gallen in the back row.

Hayne or Gidley as utilities if Young not selected.

don't chop and change or you face annihilation as history cleary states.
 
JT_

JT_

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I'd go with the same team but i'd be tempted to put Hayne instead of Morris and TLL instead of King.
 
RABK

RABK

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Chuck idris on the bench as an impact front frower. His size and speed would be mighty effective in the middle.I fail to see how he could be any worse than last nights props and he's probably the one guy with a shoulder charge big enough to put Scott and Petero on their ass.
 
jbl31649

jbl31649

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Only defianant swap would be King, he just didn't step up. Morris made a key defensive error, but can fix. I think Gidley will be back for young, but feel Carney would be better as utility.
 
Jono1987

Jono1987

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1. Dugan
2. Hayne
3. Gasnier
4. Jennings
5. Uate
6. Soward
7. Pearce
8. Lahrs
9. Farah
10. Weyman
11. Scott
12. Bird
13. Gallen

14. Snowden
15. Mannah
16. Lewis
17. Gidley

Ins: Hayne, Lahrs, Weyman, Lewis, Gidley, Farah
Outs: Morris, Creagh, Young, Ennis, Merrin, King

Don't really buy into the whole 'don't chop and change, build to the future' crap. You pick a team to win a game. QLD haven't chopped and changed because they keep winning. The core of the side remains unchanged, just bringing in players who I think would help to win Game 2. That and I believe this side has a better balance to it. Players like Young weren't dropped because of how they performed but rather there was a player, like Gidley or Lewis who coming off the bench could add more.
 
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DOGS AND EELS!!!

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RABK said:
Chuck idris on the bench as an impact front frower. His size and speed would be mighty effective in the middle.I fail to see how he could be any worse than last nights props and he's probably the one guy with a shoulder charge big enough to put Scott and Petero on their ass.
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he did it pretty easily to tilse so yeah !
 
boxa777

boxa777

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Very little changes because defensively the combinations worked really well.

1. King out replaced by Learoyd-Lahrs.

2. Pearce out replaced by Carney.

3. Young out replaced by Hayne.

The first change is to assist with the go-forward and the last 2 changes are to pose an offensive threat to QLD without too much disruption to the settled defence.

Hayne could replicate the role that Cooper Cronk played for QLD. Cronk, Lockyer and Thurston were all on the field at the same time for a period and they looked dangerous. Imagine Hayne floating around the middle next to Carney and Soward. Ennis to play 80.

I don't blame Pearce solely. The way that Stuart structured the halves, splitting them with Pearce on the left and Soward on the right, completely nullified Pearce's strength which is running with his right foot step. That's where he does the majority of his running at club level, on the right. But Carney would be a real threat for QLD down the left next to Bird.

Overall the go-forward really needs to improve to allow the halves room to run and the likes of Gasnier opportunities to run at retreating defences.

1. Dugan
2. Morris
3. Gasnier
4. Jennings
5. Uate

6. Carney
7. Soward

8. Learoyd-Lahrs
9. Ennis
10. Snowden
11. Scott
12. Bird
13. Gallen

14. Hayne
15. Merrin
16. Mannah
17. Creagh
 
besthalfbackPEARCE

besthalfbackPEARCE

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boxa777 said:
Very little changes because defensively the combinations worked really well.

1. King out replaced by Learoyd-Lahrs.

2. Pearce out replaced by Carney.

3. Young out replaced by Hayne.

The first change is to assist with the go-forward and the last 2 changes are to pose an offensive threat to QLD without too much disruption to the settled defence.

Hayne could replicate the role that Cooper Cronk played for QLD. Cronk, Lockyer and Thurston were all on the field at the same time for a period and they looked dangerous. Imagine Hayne floating around the middle next to Carney and Soward. Ennis to play 80.

I don't blame Pearce solely. The way that Stuart structured the halves, splitting them with Pearce on the left and Soward on the right, completely nullified Pearce's strength which is running with his right foot step. That's where he does the majority of his running at club level, on the right. But Carney would be a real threat for QLD down the left next to Bird.

Overall the go-forward really needs to improve to allow the halves room to run and the likes of Gasnier opportunities to run at retreating defences.

1. Dugan
2. Morris
3. Gasnier
4. Jennings
5. Uate

6. Carney
7. Soward

8. Learoyd-Lahrs
9. Ennis
10. Snowden
11. Scott
12. Bird
13. Gallen

14. Hayne
15. Merrin
16. Mannah
17. Creagh
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lol yeah drop Pearce to accommodate Soward :crazy: he sure proved he's meant to play origin
 
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