What's everyone thinking for changes? Personally, I'm bringing in Taylor for McQueen. I'm fucking not here if McQueen is a better option on the left. Who we have on the bench for DCE I have no idea.
A tackling machine of some sort. Definitely need another prop. You'd have to assume Thaiday comes back into the squad...at the expense of who though?
XXXX's QLD Game 2 1. Greg Inglis 2. Darius Boyd 3. Brent Tate 4. Justin Hodges 5. Billy Slater 6. Jonathan Thurston 7. Daly Cherry Evans 8. Matt Scott 9. Cam Smith © 10. Nate Myles 11. Ben Teo 12. Josh Papalii 13. Corey Parker 14. Matt Gillett 15. Sam Thaiday 16. Aidan Guerra 17. Josh McGuire It's a bit of a gamble I'm taking on the backrowers ......but IMO they were very aggressive last night. Teo probably had the better game in attack, but Papalii was fiercely aiming up in defence. McGuire is the extra prop.....it's a toss-up between him and a list of other maybes but fuck it, give him the chance. He's a motivated player and should revel in the atmosphere.
You're probably right, but out of Hanannt, Lilyman, Shillington, Lawrence.....McGuire's not that much different in risk factor. 1. McGuire 2. Lawrence 3. Lilyman 4. Hanannt 5. Shillington
How the fuck is Shillington 5th? He's the only cunt on that list whose started and Origin game and played well.
That's a huge blow. Brett Morris especially. Josh is shit but as EWS said he's handled Inglis reasonably well and bringing someone new in is always a risk. Seems like Inglis will probably be fullback anyway but still, he'll have Inglis running at him in backline movements.
Based on Meninga's comments I'd say this will be our team. 1.Greg Inglis/Billy Slater 2.Darius Boyd 3.Will Chambers/Greg Inglis 4.Justin Hodges 5.Brent Tate 6.Johnathan Thurston 7.Daly Cherry-Evans 8.Matt Scott 9.Cameron Smith (c) 10.Nate Myles 11.Chris McQueen 12.Sam Thaiday 13.Corey Parker 14.Matt Gillett 15.Ben Te'o 16.Aidan Guerra 17.Josh Papalii I maintain Cherry-Evans should certainly not have been picked ahead of Cronk but he'll be better for the run. Losing our halfback after 10 minutes and still being in a position to win the match is a fair effort.
I really, really hope Gillett stays in the starting side and Thaiday is used as a prop. And fuck me that's painful to say.
I wonder what Daley will do for Game 2 with Bird back. Surely he has to be there but will he drop Hoffman? I doubt it and anyway, he sees Bird as a lock. But I also can't see him changing this formula of Gallen/Tamou/Woods.
