2017 State of Origin

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  1. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

    If you really wanted to throw everything at the wall for game 3 and see what sticks.

    1. James Tedesco (Moylan)
    2. Blake Ferguson
    3. James Roberts (Tedesco)
    4. Jack Bird
    5. Josh Manhammer
    6. Matt Moylan (Austin)
    7. Aidan Sezer/Trent Hodkinson
    8. David Klemmer
    9. Nathan Peats
    10. Aaron Woods
    11. Wade Graham
    12. Tyson Frizzell
    13. Trent Merrin

    14. Blake Austin (Tyrone Peachey)
    15. Bryce Cartwright
    16. Paul Vaughan
    17. Andrew Fifita

    That side gets me pretty excited.
     
    Sultan Pepper, Jun 27, 2016
    #101

  2. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Ferguson is done as a winger afaic. I've seen enough of him on the wing to say he's not good enough.
     
    Maroon_Faithful, Jun 27, 2016
    #102

  3. Wilson SB Wilson

    James Roberts is fucking awful.
     
    Wilson, Jun 27, 2016
    #103

  4. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

    I didn't actually realise Dugan was back, chuck him at centre.
     
    Sultan Pepper, Jun 27, 2016
    #104

  5. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

    Ryan James is Kade Snowden Mk.2 I reckon. He's quantity over quality afaic, looks good on the books playing his 70~ minutes statting up big time but that's not going to be required in origin. Your looking at 2 x 20 minute stints. Plenty of props more suited to that that will get better metres per run imo.
     
    Sultan Pepper, Jun 27, 2016
    #105

  6. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Agree with the above so much. He's totally ineffective after hitting the line. That's why you regularly see him finishing with stats like 92m from 14 hit-ups. And 95m from 16 hit-ups. Making like 6.5m per hit-up. He'll get chewed up in Origin. His strong point is his workrate and that will be reduced in Origin because of the speed.
     
    Maroon_Faithful, Jun 27, 2016
    #106

  7. Cribbage RG Cribb

    Yeah James is basically just a less good version of Tamou IMO.
     
    Cribbage, Jun 27, 2016
    #107

  8. Julian BJ Taylor

    James Roberts? Seriously?
     
    Julian, Jun 27, 2016
    #108

  9. Julian BJ Taylor

    I don't get the rush to get Graham in. Frizell bossed it, Jackson has been surprising, Cordner straight back in next year and Cartwright is the bloke we have to get in.
     
    Julian, Jun 27, 2016
    #109

  10. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Maroon_Faithful, Jun 27, 2016
    #110

  11. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    Article Title: [h=1]Cameron Smith urges Laurie Daley not to pick James Tedesco for State of Origin game three[/h]

    Actual quote: [FONT=&quot]“I’m not overly surprised (Tedesco hasn’t played fullback for NSW) because I believe Matt Moylan’s a wonderful footballer,” Smith said.
    [/FONT]    [FONT=&quot]“Tedesco was great today, he was fantastic ... but at the end of the day NSW will make up their minds not me.”[/FONT]
     
    Boobidy, Jun 27, 2016
    #111

  12. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Am I missing something here; is Peats really that good? I'm genuinely asking because I haven't watched him that closely. I never thought much of him at Souths, and I've seen him improve a lot since leaving but is he up to Origin? Or is he just the next best because tbh I couldn't see myself not picking Ennis if Farah went overseas.
     
    Maroon_Faithful, Jun 27, 2016
    #112

  13. Lukic L Popovic

    For next year:

    1. Hayne
    2. Trbojevic
    3. Bird
    4. Tedesco
    5. Mansour
    6. Moylan
    7. Hodkinson
    8. Woods
    9. Peats
    10. Vaughan
    11. Frizzell
    12. Cordner
    13. Merrin

    14. Klemmer
    15. Paulo
    16. Cartwright
    17. Austin
     
    Lukic, Jun 27, 2016
    #113

  14. morgieb MC Burridge

    I think it's more of a next best thing. Ennis's Origin record is dire and Farah may not be playing NRL in 2017.
     
    morgieb, Jun 27, 2016
    #114

  15. jazman84 JM Eightyfour

    Cartwright @ 6 tbh.
     
    jazman84, Jun 27, 2016
    #115

  16. jazman84 JM Eightyfour

    Hodkinson and Cartwright would be a good halves pairing for game 3 imo.
     
    Last edited: Jun 27, 2016
    jazman84, Jun 27, 2016
    #116

  17. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    Best of a bad bunch. And Ennis is a dud at origin, on top of being 38.
     
    Boobidy, Jun 27, 2016
    #117

  18. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Yeah I dunno. Ennis is a much better player now and he's only played one game (in which NSW were thrashed) in the last 5 years.
     
    Maroon_Faithful, Jun 27, 2016
    #118

  19. Lukic L Popovic

    I'd sooner pick Buderus than Peats because he has experience and is a proven origin performer.
     
    Lukic, Jun 27, 2016
    #119

  20. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Why do you keep saying that? Nothing I said could be construed to mean that. If previous experience and proven ability mean nothing to you, you should have the honesty to say it instead of twisting my views.
     
    Maroon_Faithful, Jun 27, 2016
    #120
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