2016 State of Origin

Early guilty plea. McGuire free to play. Excellent.

 

Fulton's quit as advisor. lol what a legacy. Fuck knows how many dud selections his hand played a part in.

 

Tedesco in. He's fullback. Graham in. Where that leaves Moylan I don't know. I think Greg Bird has been dropped.

 

I'd say Walker is gone too. I'm pretty sure the side is:

1.Tedesco
2.Ferguson
3.Dugan/Morris
4.Jennings
5.Mansour
6.Maloney
7.Reynolds
8.Woods
9.Farah
10.Tamou
11.Frizell
12.Jackson
13.Gallen (c)

14.J.Bird
15.Klemmer
16.Fifita
17.Graham

Edit: Yeah Moylan is gone from the side altogether.

 

Actually they're saying Myles will be a late inclusion for Monday night's game, so assuming he gets through that unscathed, it'll be four forwards on the bench. If not, it'll be Mbye apparently.

 

I can. It's just the sort of thing NSW would do.

 

One thing I'll say is I actually have a small amount of respect for them for not doing that. Tedesco on the wing? Nah. Better options. Moylan as a utility? Better option again and only if there's an injury to the backs is he even playable. Five-eighth? Big ask for that transition to take place in Origin. Maloney would have to be pretty dominant.

A compromise like that just reeks of indecision imo. Pick the best fullback you think NSW have and forget the other. I just think they've picked the wrong guy.

 

Official NSW team

1.Tedesco
2.Ferguson
3.Jennings
4.Dugan
5.Mansour
6.Maloney
7.Reynolds
8.Woods
9.Farah
10.Gallen
11.Graham
12.Jackson
13.Frizell

14.J.Bird
15.Tamou
16.Klemmer
17.Fifita

 

I expect Tedesco to kill it but there's no doubt Moylan is the better ball player/playmaker and with these halves, that's what's needed.

 

NSW should be favourites for Game 3. Solid favourites too. It's going to be very hard for QLD to win 3-0, especially in Sydney for Gallen's last ever match. They should have a lot more motivation than we do with the series already won.