Will lote be picked for australia?

[ron_burgandy]

first of all of all the coach was chris anderson not wayne bennett & there were fit players in the squad ( luke lewis , joel clinton & richard villasanti ), who were picked on tour but not used in any test . picking a 35yo semi retired player ahead of them is light years away from picking lote in this test team

lote is only just 30 , he's been around a while but he's hardly an old man

its all about picking people in form and lote is undoubtedly one of the form wingers in the comp.

hayne has been shown time and again to be caught out of position defensively

Was it Anderson? I thought Bennett was in charge then. I was also under the impression they were down to 17 fit players. Incumbancy plays a role in picking a rep side (otherwise we'd have 10 changes to the side every year), if the guys in the side are in good form, played well on the last tour and are available for selection, they will be selected every time. Brett Morris is probably the form winger in the comp this year, so he will certainly be selected again, while Hayne has had some very strong performances, and will probably get in. The question is "Will Lote be picked?" not "Would you pick Lote?" Will he be picked? probably not. Would I pick him? possibly.

yeah it was anderson and effectively it led to his demise.

i dont believe in incumbents especially when those incumbent were only there because of injury in the first place