NSW SOO Team

@Marshall_magic said:
Now Uate might miss the game through suspension. We'll probably wind up with James McManus, Steve Turner and Dave Williams as the back 3 by next Wednesday.

hahahahahah :brick:

if uate is out (he shouldnt be - it was a soft "spear" tackle) id put hoppa to wing and bring in idris
 
All I can say is I'm now glad farah wasn't picked in this team.
These forwards are going to get owned and , if Farah was there , he'd be the scapegoat again.
 
@steve-o said:
@Marshall_magic said:
Now Uate might miss the game through suspension. We'll probably wind up with James McManus, Steve Turner and Dave Williams as the back 3 by next Wednesday.

hahahahahah :brick:

if uate is out (he shouldnt be - it was a soft "spear" tackle) id put hoppa to wing and bring in idris

Whats a 'soft' spear tackle?

are they those one that dont break someones neck?

He put his hands between his legs, lifted him above the horizontal and drove him head first into the ground….thats a suspension in any game, in any day of the week.

Its a shame because he was one of only a couple of roaches who had a go in Origin 1.
 
Who's next then? Ayshford? No wait, Manly's probably got someone in their SG Ball team who Ricky will pick.
 
@LARDS said:
All I can say is I'm now glad farah wasn't picked in this team.
These forwards are going to get owned and , if Farah was there , he'd be the scapegoat again.

100% agreed! I never really looked at it like that.
 
@Yossarian said:
Who's next then? Ayshford? No wait, Manly's probably got someone in their SG Ball team who Ricky will pick.

Like I said earlier Yoss, I don't want any Tigers players associated with this abortion of a campaign. Let the boys have a laugh from the sidelines.
 
@GNR4LIFE said:
@cnx_tigers said:
@TIGER said:
I wonder if the Simms brothers are on the radar. The two of them are killing it at the Cowboys.

Queenslanders though?

they're New South Welshmen from the southern highlands

South coast I think. Gerringong? But yeah neither are listed on the QRL list of players we've claimed. Ashton played for Fiji and therefore is the ideal candidate to play SOO.

The youngest brother (not Tariq) I believe is a Qlder but that's just what a Maroon told me.
 
I think apart from the lack of one prop they got the forwards right . Start with Gidley at fullback and use Lewis as the stop gap man , switch Hopoate with Lyons or Idris and thats not the worst side going around . Do you think they haved picked Hoppa Jr to try and get him to switch his thoughts on going on his pilgrimage for 2 years ??
 
@Cultured Bogan said:
@Yossarian said:
Who's next then? Ayshford? No wait, Manly's probably got someone in their SG Ball team who Ricky will pick.

Like I said earlier Yoss, I don't want any Tigers players associated with this abortion of a campaign. Let the boys have a laugh from the sidelines.

I know what you're saying but it would be nice to have some interest. Right now my care factor in SOO is zero and that's disappoining as I used to really love watching the games. How many players have NSW picked since Robbie got dropped now? Must be close to 50…

You're right though, the selections are just mind blowing. Thank god Ricky didn't get a gig here. You get out-muscled in game 1 and what do you do? Move a lock up to prop and pick possibly the 2 smallest props in the NRL. You say you won't pick Idris because he's a right centre and would be out of position on the left so instead for game 2 you pick a fullback on the wing and a fullback/winger in the centres??? The guy is just a nutjob...
 
Has anyone seen if the Qld 6 Series Straight T-Shirts have been released yet? It would be great to have a few for after the game next Wednesday…
 
I think I might give Ricky a call and tell him i'm ready. That makes me mentally ready for Origin
 
@happy tiger said:
I think apart from the lack of one prop they got the forwards right . Start with Gidley at fullback and use Lewis as the stop gap man , switch Hopoate with Lyons or Idris and thats not the worst side going around . Do you think they haved picked Hoppa Jr to try and get him to switch his thoughts on going on his pilgrimage for 2 years ??

I think they picked Hoppa Jnr because he plays for Manly. Look at their side some time - there are hardly any NSW eligible players who haven't played origin at some time. Every half decent player gets a go from Brookvale. Poor Georgie Rose is probably the only one who hasn't got a game…

As for the NSW pack, the issue is not so much the players (well the front row yes but we'll get to that), it's more that they pick the same sort of player. Watmough, Bird, Gallen, Lewis etc etc plus the conga line of St George wide running backrowers who are ex-centres. There is no balance. They need a big tall backrower (someone who can play prop or second row - say TLL) and at least 3 if not 4 big props (2 starters plus 1 or 2 on the bench). Our forwards never make any ground - been that way for half a decade and yet we still get the same basic composition...
 
@smeghead said:
I think I might give Ricky a call and tell him i'm ready. That makes me mentally ready for Origin

Smeg you need to ask yourself a few questions:

Am I prepared to give away dumb penalties at key moments?
Am I prepared to drop the ball at dummy half when NSW are deep on the attack?
Am I prepared to take the stupid option and put in a poorly executed kick at a vital moment after NSW take the lead?
Am I prepared to start a fight and then duck behind a teammate when it looks like I'll get belted?
Am I prepared to ensure that you don't take on the line in a meaningful way and ensure you don't get a linebreak?

If, and only if, you said yes to all those questions, then you're ready. Call Ricky and you'll be making an ineffective contribution to a failing team tomorrow.
 
I don't know about that but I will give an ironclad guarantee to being well past my prime, ineffective and making under 30m. So I am a shoe in for a starting prop slot
 
@smeghead said:
I don't know about that but I will give an ironclad guarantee to being well past my prime, ineffective and making under 30m. So I am a shoe in for a starting prop slot

It's a low bar mate. You really think you can guarantee you won't run for more than 28m? I'm not sure that's even possible… oh wait... that's right!
 
@Yossarian said:
@smeghead said:
I think I might give Ricky a call and tell him i'm ready. That makes me mentally ready for Origin

Smeg you need to ask yourself a few questions:

Am I prepared to give away dumb penalties at key moments?
Am I prepared to drop the ball at dummy half when NSW are deep on the attack?
Am I prepared to take the stupid option and put in a poorly executed kick at a vital moment after NSW take the lead?
Am I prepared to start a fight and then duck behind a teammate when it looks like I'll get belted?
Am I prepared to ensure that you don't take on the line in a meaningful way and ensure you don't get a linebreak?

If, and only if, you said yes to all those questions, then you're ready. Call Ricky and you'll be making an ineffective contribution to a failing team tomorrow.

Another question to ask is "Am I prepared to suck up to the media to get my spot in SOO?
 
theres little chance it may happen but if nsw win this game stuart will look like a damn genius

remember people thought galileo was off his rockers when he said the earth revolved around the sun
 
@Tiger Watto said:
Has anyone seen if the Qld 6 Series Straight T-Shirts have been released yet? It would be great to have a few for after the game next Wednesday…

Watto they have already done the 10 year annisversary of origins series shirts to Qld
 
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