Fifita in Origin Team

[Doc_Tiger]

Once a grabber, always a grabber. Potential match winner with his strong runs, and potential match loser with his effortless tackles. I hope it's not the latter that he offers up this year.

 

[foreveratiger]

He also tends to give away plenty of penalties. But Origin refs don't give to many penalties anyway.

 

[tig_prmz]

Wouldn't say he deserved it more than some others honestly but he's certainly an X factor.

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[happy_tiger]

If you blokes don't want him we will certainly take him

Looking at both sides now , it's pretty obvious that they are expecting the football to be played at a slower than usual pace

 

[Goose]

There wasnt a lot of props putting their hand up, happy enough with him.

I agree with the OP, devastating ball in hand, average defender, lazy off the ball.

 

[Goose]

If you blokes don't want him we will certainly take him

Looking at both sides now , it's pretty obvious that they are expecting the football to be played at a slower than usual pace

Id take any of McGuire, Nappa, Scott, Papali or any of the other props (excluding Lillyman) you guys are looking at TBH

 

[happy_tiger]

When you see that Hannant and Papaali haven't been chosen you realize what a solid forward pack we have

 

[Doc_Tiger]

I love the fact that Klemmer is on board. And also, that NSW don't need minders for their halves. Fifita, yeah, Goose, you're right as far as those putting their hand up goes, there's no reason why he couldn't be devastating, but I think origin is won defensively. Look at game 1 last year. That was huge. I think Fifita has to be there, but if there's a weak link defensively, He'll be it I reckon.

 

[Demps]

In regards to the thread title -
As he should be.

ONE of the best forwards in the game.

 

[Doc_Tiger]

Not tonight he wasn't. God, he was awful.

 

[Flippedy]

Certainly not the devastating runner he was a couple of years ago. I was looking forward to seeing what he would bring tonight, but unfortunately he was not on song at all. Hopefully he will be better for the run in game 2 if selected.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Fifita and the rest. Hodkinson, Pearce, Hoppa should all be embarrassed to be called Origin players. How many times does Pearce need to fail before people get the hint. If you keep picking him, you deserve what you get.

 

[alexaki]

Fifita and the rest. Hodkinson, Pearce, Hoppa should all be embarrassed to be called Origin players. How many times does Pearce need to fail before people get the hint. If you keep picking him, you deserve what you get.

Agree Pearce the protected species was again consistent in his origin performance - he failed to produce again … Daley are you that Dumb to pick him ever again???

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[Doc_Tiger]

I thought Pearce was ok. Jennings, Fifita, Hopa, not so much.

 

[Telltails]

Geez nothing in that game and doubt that if we had as much ball and field position as QLD did in the second half that they would have been able to keep us out. I thought Pearce was pretty good, Set up the second try made some good runs and is always solid in defence. Seems to be a lot of dislike for him, dont know whY!!!

 

[Black_n_White]

Geez nothing in that game and doubt that if we had as much ball and field position as QLD did in the second half that they would have been able to keep us out. I thought Pearce was pretty good, Set up the second try made some good runs and is always solid in defence. Seems to be a lot of dislike for him, dont know whY!!!

Numbers win games, especially if the calibre is high…. unfortunately Pierce can only count to potatoe.

 

[cktiger]

Geez nothing in that game and doubt that if we had as much ball and field position as QLD did in the second half that they would have been able to keep us out. I thought Pearce was pretty good, Set up the second try made some good runs and is always solid in defence. Seems to be a lot of dislike for him, dont know whY!!!

Numbers win games, especially if the calibre is high…. unfortunately Pierce can only count to potatoe.

Fifita was ordinary because the ref let QLD stand offside all night . Seriously! Every time they panned the camera back half the QLD team were in front of the ref!
I thought Pearce had a real a good a go!

 

[Doc_Tiger]

Geez nothing in that game and doubt that if we had as much ball and field position as QLD did in the second half that they would have been able to keep us out. I thought Pearce was pretty good, Set up the second try made some good runs and is always solid in defence. Seems to be a lot of dislike for him, dont know whY!!!

Numbers win games, especially if the calibre is high…. unfortunately Pierce can only count to potatoe.

Fifita was ordinary because the ref let QLD stand offside all night . Seriously! Every time they panned the camera back half the QLD team were in front of the ref!
I thought Pearce had a real a good a go!

Tru dat, but really, Fifita needed to do much, much better.

 

[happy_tiger]

As said in another thread I'd start Fifita and move Tamou to the bench if you keep both for Game 2

 

[cktiger]

Can everyone stop bitching - we were robbed….again