2014 State of Origin

2.Hayne - :facepalm:

 

And as if you'd play Fittler and Daley in the centres with Kenny at five-eighth, ffs. Not to mention Gallen at second row. Stuart really has lost the plot over the last few years.

 

My team would be:

1.Tim Brasher
2.Michael O'Connor
3.Brad Fittler
4.Brett Kenny
5.Andrew Ettingshausen
6.Laurie Daley
7.Andrew Johns
8.Glenn Lazarus
9.Danny Buderus
10.Steve Roach
11.Paul Sironen
12.Steve Menzies
13.Bradley Clyde

Gallen's form post 2010 probably warrants a spot ahead of Roach and maybe even Lazarus but you can't neglect the 5 or so years prior to that in which he could only make the side off and on and when he did was absolutely terrible.

 

If I was picking a team to actually play a game I probably wouldn't pick Johns at all. Maybe on the bench. I'd have the Sterling/Kenny combination. It's the best halves pairing NSW have had and maybe in Origin history. It's better than Stuart/Daley and it's right up there with Langer/Lewis.

 

Swear to god Garry Jack is the most overrated fullback in history. He was like Josh Dugan with the fumbles. Now, not having a passing game was a lot more acceptable in those days than it is now but he was praised for the same reasons Dugan is now - His kick returns and ball running were admittedly world class but they count for far too much in people's minds.

He wasn't very safe, struggled positionally and I don't think he was a particularly good defender.

 

I haven't seen many of Jack's club games but I've seen every Origin he played. He wasn't anything special.

 

Are you a Balmain fan Lukic, or a Wests supporter?