2019 State of Origin

Discussion in 'The Cesspit: Rugby League Discussion' started by Old Mate, Jul 11, 2018.

  1. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    You can’t play Mahoney. His defence is not remotely good enough to start in Origin.

    Morgan needs to play centre. Gagai is pus there.
     
  2. jazman84 JM Eightyfour

    McCullough is goooone.
    Turpin is a diet Smith. He'll be playing the next few weeks at least.
     
  3. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    It’s never ending. Meanwhile NSW barely have any.
     
  4. AVA T Delonge

    So Granville is apparently the next in line for hooker. Smith is returning 100%, even he wont let that happen.
     
  5. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

  6. Magic AJ Parker

    I've never heard whether Fonua-Blake wants to play Origin or not?
     
  7. Cribbage RG Cribb

    Playing for NZ probably speaks louder than official words could have. Playing for Tonga was one thing but playing for NZ usually does rule you out.
     
  8. Julian BJ Taylor

    From the previous few pages... Leilua being a bad defender is a bit of a furphy that’s just been created by the fact he had to defend one outside Blake Austin for 3/4 seasons IMO. When he doesn’t have to cover for the worst defender in the competition there’s no real issue with his defense compared to most imo
     
  9. AVA T Delonge

    Apparently Leilua might have a bulging disc and could miss the rest of the season, so seems like he'll be a no go for Origin either way.
     
  10. AVA T Delonge

    So Reynolds and Keary are rumoured to be the NSW halves. I haven't seen Souffs play at all this season really, but I imagine Reynolds is shunting it up as usual?
     
  11. Magic AJ Parker

    Reynolds has always been bog average.

    Cody Walker is 10 times the player.
     
  12. Magic AJ Parker

    I do like the tall of Aubusson though (for purely biased personal reasons) :jumpy:
     
  13. Magic AJ Parker

    Talk*
     
  14. AVA T Delonge

    The rumoured side I saw posted on Reddit was:
    1. Tedesco
    2. Ferguson
    3. Mitchell
    4. Ramien
    5. Addo-Carr
    6. Keary
    7. Reynolds
    8. Klemmer
    9. Cook
    10. Vaughan
    11. Cordner (C)
    12. Frizell
    13. Trbojevic

    14. Wighton
    15. Crichton
    16. Murray
    17. Haas

    It's definitely solid, and I can see it rolling QLD, but a couple of questionable picks in there.
     
  15. Magic AJ Parker

    I'd be happy with that starting side bar Reynolds but that's one shit bench, like really shit bench.
     
  16. AVA T Delonge

    Yeah that bench is just something else. Picked on nothing but hype and/or team performance.
     
  17. Cribbage RG Cribb

    Yeah that starting side bar Reynolds is actually almost exactly what I'd pick. I wouldn't recall Fergo but it's not a call I'm passionate about at all, and the rest of them (again excluding Reynolds who is a garbage selection) are man for man who I'd pick.

    The bench is retarded though. This idea that you qualify to be the "utility" just by virtue of playing few different positions and being in good form really has to stop. If he doesn't have an actual plan for him if no-one goes down - and the plan of such a player should almost always be hooker or middle third forward - then it's dumb. Wighton shouldn't be in contention for it at all because hooker and middle third forward are basically the only two spots he can't play. And that's before we get into the fact that there's only prop, or the fact that it's Haas.
     
  18. Alec AD Funkotron

    Haas already looks like he's been playing first grade for a couple of years, but definitely too early for him. He'll definitely be there sooner than later though.

    Reynolds has been playing better than last year IMO, and when you look at how much Cleary is shitting it up, it's not the worst call I think.
     
  19. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Backline and starting pack virtually picks itself. As soon as Fittler has to think, like in the halves or the bench, you see how clueless he is.

    If that is in fact the side...
     
  20. Cribbage RG Cribb

    Ramien would be a great very unFittlerlike pick IMO.

    >inb4 it's that exact side except without Ramien
     

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