Experts' view: NSW team for Origin I

[spiritofaslan]

WTF Fittler is looking at Wighton and Cleary in the halves instead of Luai and Cleary.

Absolutely insane!

 

[Captain Ibis]

I get the feeling that Freddy has had Wighton locked in all season and wasn't going to budge, regardless of whether.. oh let's say he is in poor form leading into Origin

 

[boxer]

Freddy is a goose he lost the series last year with his bullshit team selection and his doing again.

 

[Captain Ibis]

Freddy is a goose he lost the series last year with his bullshit team selection and his doing again.

I think with Harry Grant there it's inevitable that QLD win until NSW change the hooker.. Blues need somebody who asks more questions and offers more than the beach sprinter

 

[boxer]

I think with Harry Grant there it's inevitable that QLD win until NSW change the hooker.. Blues need somebody who asks more questions and offers more than the beach sprinter

We have a stronger squad than qld we should easily win but you can’t pick a fullback to play centre, a centre to play wing, the whole backline was made from almost all fullbacks.

 

[Captain Ibis]

We have a stronger squad than qld we should easily win but you can’t pick a fullback to play centre, a centre to play wing, the whole backline was made from almost all fullbacks.

I think Latrell being a former gun centre, and Tommy putting in one of the best centre performances in Origin are the exceptions.. Gutho is not even top 3 fullbacks in the comp, let alone at centre, and Wighton was a massive flop... I think NSW really fucked up by allowing Grant to get a massive confidence boost in his first Origin game... that will set him up for a huge Origin career... the spines are the difference for mine.. they have the better hooker which is a huge advantage, and they've also got premiership winning halves, where as we don't.. Teddy is the only spine player who has it over his opposing number

 

[boxer]

I think Latrell being a former gun centre, and Tommy putting in one of the best centre performances in Origin are the exceptions.. Gutho is not even top 3 fullbacks in the comp, let alone at centre, and Wighton was a massive flop... I think NSW really fucked up by allowing Grant to get a massive confidence boost in his first Origin game... that will set him up for a huge Origin career... the spines are the difference for mine.. they have the better hooker which is a huge advantage, and they've also got premiership winning halves, where as we don't.. Teddy is the only spine player who has it over his opposing number

Yeah I agree but in saying that I would have Tommy at fullback

 

[Captain Ibis]

The only problem is that you get almost as much value from Tommy no matter where he plays, but Teddy at wing or centre might not be close to as good as Teddy in the 1, and he's always one of the Blues' best in Origin