City/Country Selections

[alexaki]

He'll needed keefy by his side… Woods looked a different player today compared to what we've seen from him this year... Played well within himself

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[alexaki]

He'll needed keefy by his side… Woods looked a different player today compared to what we've seen from him this year... Played well within himself

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[pHyR3]

what does keefy have to do with anything?

woods killed it last year with a bung knee and no red sauce alongside him.

i think he'll get 1 or 2 more SOOs in his career before that door is closed on him. His speed onto the ball needs to be far faster cause the defence will be up at him just THAT much quicker than NRL. Just like the defence is in your face quicker than 20s/NSW Cup. not the first to be caught out by the pace of origin, and daley's amazing tactic of giving him 20minutes when the game is lost and the team has zero momentum doesn't help either.

whether he makes it at that level is tricky, but i hope he has a blinder.

 

[jirskyr]

Thing about Origin is, how can you get better at it without experience at it? Farah was written off originally and is now comfortably the incumbent #9 - honestly, he and Gallen are the first players picked.

All this bollocks about "origin-type player" - I always think that outstanding club form should be rewarded with rep duties, and you need to be given a few goes at rep level to adjust your game.

Because there is a counter-argument - are we saying James Tamou is a better rep prop because he's had more game time and done a decent job? Despite being dominated at club level by many other rep-quality footballers?

 

[happy_tiger]

Tamou in my opinion should be flat out making the bench for NSW

Start with Woods and Fifita in my opinion

Woods would be a wasted pick off the bench in my opinion

Thats why I reckon if they go with Tamou and Fifita as starting props , Woods may not get selected

 

[Gray]

Tamou in my opinion should be flat out making the bench for NSW

Start with Woods and Fifita in my opinion

Woods would be a wasted pick off the bench in my opinion

Thats why I reckon if they go with Tamou and Fifita as starting props , Woods may not get selected

Exactly.

Woods's biggest assets are his engine and brain. Waste of a selection off the bench with reduced minutes, like last year. As he's not an impact player.

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[Swordy]

Woods has to be a starter. I would play Fafita off the bench with Tim Grant as my other prop. He's played Origin before, sent Petero back a few metres in his very first hit up (which is no mean feat), and then hasn't been seen since. I thought he played well in the City Country game as well. Perhaps he is playing for the wrong team. If he was with Manly, he'd be first picked. As for Tamou, I just don't see what others see I'm afraid.

 

[MacDougall]

Tamou in my opinion should be flat out making the bench for NSW

Start with Woods and Fifita in my opinion

Woods would be a wasted pick off the bench in my opinion

Thats why I reckon if they go with Tamou and Fifita as starting props , Woods may not get selected

It makes sense sort of but I think his lack of speed has him overwhelmed by the initial intensity. He'd be more suited to coming on after 20 and playing until 60 minutes.

 

[Goose]

Tamou is lucky to be in the cowboys side on current form.