2017 State of Origin

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  1. Farhat AM Farhat

    Jarryd Hayne debuted for the Eels halfway through 2006. Made his origin debut 2007.
     
    Farhat, Jun 27, 2016
    #121

  2. jazman84 JM Eightyfour

    Assuming Ennis is out of favour and Farah is gone:
    1. Moylan
    2. Mansour
    3. Bird
    4. Leilua
    5. Tedesco
    6. Cartwright
    7. Hodkinson/Cleary
    8. Woods
    9. Wallace
    10. Vaughn
    11. Cordner
    12. Bird
    13. Jackson

    14. Peats
    15. Frizell
    16. Klemmer
    17. Fifita/Paulo/Williams
     
    jazman84, Jun 27, 2016
    #122

  3. Julian BJ Taylor

    Fuck yes!

    Finally someone talking sense. Get him in there! Best #7 elligible!

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    Julian, Jun 27, 2016
    #123

  4. Julian BJ Taylor

    Fuck I wish cunts in the know rated Vaughan like we do.
     
    Julian, Jun 27, 2016
    #124

  5. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    lol Williams.
     
    Maroon_Faithful, Jun 28, 2016
    #125

  6. Julian BJ Taylor

    Legit a better halfback than Reynolds. I'd love to see Melbourne get him
     
    Julian, Jun 28, 2016
    #126

  7. jazman84 JM Eightyfour

    :lol: actually meant Tony Williams :ninja:
    Off the bench and up the guts the way Manly and Roos did a few years back, cunt would tear it up.
     
    Last edited: Jun 28, 2016
    jazman84, Jun 28, 2016
    #127

  8. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    And then he'd miss 8 tackles and drop the ball 4 times.
     
    Maroon_Faithful, Jun 28, 2016
    #128

  9. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    Williams :laugh:
     
    Boobidy, Jun 28, 2016
    #129

  10. Ged GEC King

    Tell Tony Williams he'll get dropped if he doesn't play well. The bloke feeds on not being in his comfort zone.
     
    Ged, Jun 28, 2016
    #130

  11. Ged GEC King

    In my opinion NSW's issues starts and ends at the spine (plus bench utility). It's pretty even through all other positions. Farah is a selfish cunt that shouldn't be picked again. Nathan Peats is most likely the answer. He also seems to be a good character that NSW can start building some culture with. Fullback there's mountains of options coming up. Hayne is likely to be back in the fold, Tedesco needs to be in the side somewhere as he's a game breaker and Moylan has given NSW something they've completely lacked with Dugan at the back. The halves is where NSW are cooked though. They desperately need Moylan to be playing five eighth regularly next season but it doesn't look likely. As for halfback, I'd go back to Pearce. I still think he's the best option. He was picked far too early - Cooper Cronk wasn't picked for QLD until he was 26 and didn't play in the halves until he was 28. Pearce will be 28 come game 1 next season. He's a much better player now and needs to be picked. Reynolds isn't the answer.
     
    Ged, Jun 28, 2016
    #131

  12. Ged GEC King

    My NSW side for Game 1 2017 would be:
    1. Hayne (c)
    2. Tedesco
    3. Leilua
    4. Bird
    5. Mansour
    6. Moylan
    7. Pearce
    8. Woods
    9. Peats
    10. Klemmer
    11. Frizell
    12. Jackson
    13. Finucane
    14. Austin
    15. Merrin
    16. Cordner
    17. Tamou

    I'd be tempted to drop Finucane or Merrin for Graham but a purely edge backrower on the bench is not needed with Austin there as he'd go into the Michael Morgan edge backrower role. He'd be perfect for it too. If Moylan isn't playing the halves I have no idea who I'd pick at five eighth.
     
    Ged, Jun 28, 2016
    #132

  13. jazman84 JM Eightyfour

    Why are people picking Hayne? How likely is he to return? What's his dream now?
     
    jazman84, Jun 28, 2016
    #133

  14. Julian BJ Taylor

    There is no chance of Hayne being back. He'll try and play in Rio and then get paid squillions in Japan or France. If he is back, given Tedesco, he should probably play five-eighth IMO.
     
    Julian, Jun 29, 2016
    #134

  15. Julian BJ Taylor

    I don't mind this side, with a few buts....

    but: Hayne won't be back, so: Tedesco to fullback and Tom Trbojevic on the sting
    but: Tamou is cooked. Paul Vaughan or Junior Paulo would be much, much better bench props.
    but: why on earth pick Josh Jackson. Cordner and Frizell have shown without doubt they're better.

    BUTBUTBUTBUTBUTBUT: You've left out Bryce Cartwright. He is deadset the most essential player to get into the Origin arena since we were ignoring Todd Carney 7 years ago. Second row, bench or five-eighth I don't give a fuck but the team almost needs to be built around him (especially considering Hayne will not be back)

    I do however like the idea of Moylan at 6.
     
    Julian, Jun 29, 2016
    #135

  16. Ged GEC King

    a) Hayne won't go to French Rugby. He loves being the centre of attention. He'll be back. I don't mind your option though.
    b) I wanted to leave him out but just didn't know what other prop to pick. Fifita is too slow on play the balls so I couldn't pick him. I don't really rate Vaughn as highly as everyone else on here and I thought Paulo was a Kiwi?
    c) I never rated Jackson until this series but he's been really good.
    d) I think he's too loose at the minute. Given that this is a team for 11 months time I am very open to the idea of him coming in if he can fix his defence and cut out the errors.
     
    Ged, Jun 29, 2016
    #136

  17. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Not sure how you can bemoan Farah for being selfish and then make Hayne, one of the most egocentric dickheads in sport, the captain.

    Cartwright is just the definition of gambling. He's just as likely to make errors and miss tackles as he is to produce the x-factor they need but it's a gamble I think they need to take. I'd keep him in the second row. Five-eighth is a bit of a stretch at this point imo. Maybe next year if he's played more footy there.
     
    Maroon_Faithful, Jun 29, 2016
    #137

  18. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    I don't get Jackson playing on the edge tbh. Cunt is a lock afaic and he's not remotely good enough to play there over Merrin.
     
    Maroon_Faithful, Jun 29, 2016
    #138

  19. jazman84 JM Eightyfour

    Yep. It makes sense at the Dogs cause they play inside-out. I named him at lock in my side because he's been respectable this series (while not really playing like an edge forward mind you).
     
    jazman84, Jun 30, 2016
    #139

  20. Alec AD Funkotron

    I hope someone else stands up as a hooker in the next few years because I really don't want McCullough or Friend for QLD.
     
    Alec, Jun 30, 2016
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