The main criteria is form. No favours to “those who have done the job before.” Hasn’t done much good over the past three years and test incumbency should mean nothing. The side I’d pick is:
1. Jarryd Hayne
2. Joel Monaghan
3. Jamie Lyon
4. Michael Jennings
5. James McManus
6. Kurt Gidley
7. Peter Wallace
8. Justin Poore
9. Robbie Farah
10. Luke Bailey
11. Ben Creagh
12. Luke O’Donnell
13 Anthony Laffranchi.
14.Craig Wing
15.Glenn Stewart
16. Chris Houston
17. Michael Weyman
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Mountain Boy // May 25, 2009 at 10:44 pm
ok. I’ll have a go too. If it was up to me :
1-K. Gidley
2- J. Hayne
3-M. Jennings
4-J. Lyon
5-N. Merritt
6-J. Mullen
7-P. Wallace
8-S. Simpson
9-M. Ennis
10-M. Weyman
11-B. Creagh
12-L. Bailey
13-L. Lewis
14-A. Laffranchi
15-N. Hindmarsh
16-L. Coote
17-B. Morris
Yes, L.Bailey in second row but used more like a 3rd front rower.
A couple of game-breakers to start off the bench.
Shaun // May 26, 2009 at 9:47 am
Merritt wouldn’t be a bad pick. Poor bloke deserves a run. Maybe his outburst a few years back is still held against him (yet Gallen gets picked). But he was impressive last Friday and I reckon he’d mark well against Folau.
I wouldn’t have Hindmarsh on the bench. More effective just winding him up and letting him go and do what he does.
Have some concerns about the side picked but will put up a post with both the NSW and QLD squads later today.
Gray Ham // May 26, 2009 at 3:48 pm
My team would have 2 b
1.Gidley
2.Hayne
3.Jennings
4.Lyon
5.McManus
6.Campese
7.Wallace
8.Kite
9.Farah
10.Bailey
11.Creagh or Laffranchi
12.Odonnell or Creagh
13.L.Lewis or Odonnoll
14.Wing
15.Poore
16.Tupou
17.Watmough
18.?
NIM // May 26, 2009 at 6:22 pm
QLD will win backline to sttrong , so i picked big fellas to challenge them
1.Kurt Gidley
2.Colin Best
3.Matt Cooper
4.Joel Monaghan
5.Jarred Hayne
6.Terry Campese
7.Peter Wallace
8.Luke Bailey
9.Robbie Farah
10.Brent Kite
11Anthoney Laffarnchi
12.Glenn Stewart
13.Luke Lewis
1.4 Mick Ennis
15 Anthoney Tupou
16.Anthoney Watmough
17.John Sutton