Ben Elias on The Game Plan

[Chris]

It's like telling person A that even though he has the best sales figures and performs the best in his team, person B will get the promotion because he is more suited to handle customer complaints
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[cunno]

Everything you need to know about NSW Origin is in the fact Mason has been told he is being looked at for Game 2 if he plays ok off the bench for the Knights

I nearlt fell off my chair when I heard that as well, how desperate is NSW getting, it's embarassing, I don't know whether it's the Commission's role but if they could I wish they'd come in and clean out the galoots running NSW SOO, the coach, the selectors the hangers on and big eaters etc etc etc.

Who's said this?

I think it was Erin Molan the girl on the footy show….. She was also the one who said on footy show last week that She had mail that Foran was signed sealed and delivered to the dogs !!!!
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Correct, the girl with the updates on the footy show last night.

 

[Jazza]

This all just gets me so frustrated. They've gone ahead and created an origin myth themselves. Was Slater made for origin? No, he's just a damned good footballer. Same could be said about Thurston not necessarily born for Origin but just a fine footballer. We're starting to beat ourselves in trying to figure out how to beat Queensland and its just rubbish. Pick the best side you can. Not old mate cos he has a chromosone that permits him to play origin, not player x cos he had a beer with one of the trainers at a race day and seemed like a good guy. Pick the best damned team you can, not a political team, not cos you like someone better than the other. I'm sick of getting beat and I'm sick of the s*** sides they keep putting on the paddock.

Totally agree mate!

Same could be said about Inglis who was selected after playing what, 20 games? Or Folau who was selected after less then a dozen games. Cameron Smith was picked when he was only in his 2nd season. They picked Prince in 04 when he was just regaining some fitness and form after 2 broken legs. They even played little Matty Bowen when he was at his peak. Darius Boyd was another, I wouldn't say he was highly regarded when he was first picked.

There was none of this 'made for origin', 'we need experience', 'we need someone tough' etc. If QLD picked their sides based on those things, Schifcofske would of been picked instead of Slater, and they probably would of put Casey Mcguire or Berrigan as the 7 because Berrigan has missing teeth and looks like he has mongrel.

 

[hellman]

Lets look at the logic of it. Farah is a quality first grader. At times he has been great.

He has killed them in City vs Country and for Australia he is recognised as the 2nd best hooker. At the same time he is not built for origin ???

:crazy

 

[hellman]

It's like telling person A that even though he has the best sales figures and performs the best in his team, person B will get the promotion because he is more suited to handle customer complaints
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This is exactly it. Performance doesn't matter. For whatever reason the muppets in charge don't want to make the right decision.

It says a lot less about Robbie than it does about the selectors and coaching staff.

 

[spudoakes]

Whos good on computers lets generate a photo of Ricky pattin blocker on the head ( a lah blocker & Kevin ward)