NSW Origin side 2018

What I’ve heard about @NSWRL team for Game One:

* 10-plus debutantes

* 20-man squad on Sunday. 17-man team named Monday night.

* Damian Cook only specialist hooker

* No Klemmer or Woods

* Tom Trbojevic centre

* Nathan Cleary, Luke Keary, James Maloney all in squad.
https://twitter.com/josh_massoud/status/999941548971180033?s=19

Pieman wrote:Roberts' injury might have cemented Mitchell's spot in the side.
I dont really like the "score 2 let in 2" comment. Aitken is exactly the same, he gets smoked in defence a lot.

TTrbo has been pretty inconsistent this season, I dont see why we wouldnt pick him on the wing and then switch him around with Ted during the game. Ted has been NSW best player the last series or 2 and shouldnt be left out. If TTrbo is at FB, Ted should get a gig at centre or on the wing.

Can't see him picking both TTurbo and Teddy. I think Cotric will have cemented his spot in tonight's win against Manly. I'd still go TTurbo and leave out JAC I think seeing Felt easily out leap him. I love his pace and ability to score a try but am starting to be a little more concerned about his defensive weaknesses. Perhaps they won't be as good at targeting those weaknesses with Thurston, Cronk and Smith not there, but still, they might be able To work him over.

TTrbo at centre solves it.
Why cant you see him picking both ted and trbo, both of them are excellent players.

Thats like QLD saying in the past - well we have slater so we dont need boyd
I wouldnt hate cotric, but he wont be getting picked anywhere but left wing, so that means its him or JAC

So that side of the field will be
Cotric or JAC
Mitchell
Keary or Maloney (why the fuck is Keary even being mentioned)

the other side is
Cleary
TTrbo or roberts
TTrbo or ?fergo

No Klemmer...... wtf. Who is is replacement?? Fifita??

In the past QLD have had these kind of guys on the bench - slater, matt bowen, chris walker - can we use JAC on the bench?

Peach will be utility.

Man they better not have a utility when they should have 2 hookers. McInnes starting Cook coming off the bench, can you imagine the devisation his running and vision could create with tired forwards and no Smith protecting the middle


Is anyone else worried that commentators are talking up how devastating Mitchell has been the past 2 weeks but he hasn’t run for more the 47m in either game? He is in my team on the wing but I’d be worried about him in the centres right now

My updated team
Tedesco
Cotric
Aitken
TTurbo
Mitchell
Keary
Cleary
RCG
McInnes
Klemmer
Cordner
Crighton
JTurbo

Cook
Vaughan
JDB
Frizell

Only change is Turbo to center Cotric to wing Dugan out

Pieman wrote:TTrbo at centre solves it.
Why cant you see him picking both ted and trbo, both of them are excellent players.

Thats like QLD saying in the past - well we have slater so we dont need boyd
I wouldnt hate cotric, but he wont be getting picked anywhere but left wing, so that means its him or JAC

So that side of the field will be
Cotric or JAC
Mitchell
Keary or Maloney (why the fuck is Keary even being mentioned)

the other side is
Cleary
TTrbo or roberts
TTrbo or ?fergo

No Klemmer...... wtf. Who is is replacement?? Fifita??

In the past QLD have had these kind of guys on the bench - slater, matt bowen, chris walker - can we use JAC on the bench?

I'm not saying he shouldn't, or I wouldn't, I think he should and I would, I just get the feeling he will only go with one of them.

We couldn't use JAC on the bench, but I think it would be a massive mistake.

Not sure why we'd leave Klemmer out.

Team leaked. Not a fan of the Peach, Roberts or Addo-Car selection. They will all want to score some tries because that QLD backline will dominate them in attack

Shanbon wrote:Team leaked. Not a fan of the Peach, Roberts or Addo-Car selection. They will all want to score some tries because that QLD backline will dominate them in attack

Yep, some very selfish players there.

Ice wrote:Fuck me it sounds like, Maloney is out and possibly Fifita is still a chance!! Piss that cunt off? We have plenty of props worthy of a shot over a fat fuck who would prefer play for Tonga.

I seriously won't be surprised if Moses gets selected, which honestly, I find flabbergasting,

Agree with Pieman, my team at this stage would be:

Tedesco
T Turbo
Mitchell
Roberts
JAC
Maloney
Cleary
RCG
Cook
Vaughan
Cordner
Frizell
JTurbo

Peachey
Klemmer
JDB
Crichton

Got one 17 right if leaked side is right. Will be a minor miracle with so many debutants to win a game or series, but I think this team will do it.

SI wrote:

Yep, some very selfish players there.

Don't think he was saying they are selfish, think he meant they'll want to score tries if we are to win as Qld will score some on them. Which I agree with.

We've picked guys that find the line and guys Qld will need to stop as opposed to always worrying simply about stopping Qld but then having nothing in attack.

i like the team, if forced to pinpoint one selection change, i probably would have had cotric there somewhere

but its an exciting team. Trell and jrob have defensive issues but atleast with trell, his issue is often he doesn't seem to care for every game but i think he'll be fully engaged in an origin game. i think the him V gi comparisons are ridiculous (GI at his ages had already accomplished so much) but can see trell being like GI where he coast through the normal games and then on the big stage does special things

my biggest concern about the back 5 probably isn't D tho, we've gone attack over D, so we just gotta deal with having to score more then them rather then try to win scoring 12 points. my biggest concern is the yardage from the back 5, they arn't gonna help the pack as much as gagai, holmes, chambers etc will help QLD's

i love 6-17 tho, good balance, good form, the selectors got it right

leaguegod wrote:i like the team, if forced to pinpoint one selection change, i probably would have had cotric there somewhere

but its an exciting team. Trell and jrob have defensive issues but atleast with trell, his issue is often he doesn't seem to care for every game but i think he'll be fully engaged in an origin game. i think the him V gi comparisons are ridiculous (GI at his ages had already accomplished so much) but can see trell being like GI where he coast through the normal games and then on the big stage does special things

my biggest concern about the back 5 probably isn't D tho, we've gone attack over D, so we just gotta deal with having to score more then them rather then try to win scoring 12 points. my biggest concern is the yardage from the back 5, they arn't gonna help the pack as much as gagai, holmes, chambers etc will help QLD's

i love 6-17 tho, good balance, good form, the selectors got it right

Agree about Latrell. The weekend's game was a prime example - did fuck all until he got the shits and then soon after scored a fairly good try.
You'd think with the hype of Origin, the bloke would be 'on' from the start.
More of a concern with Latrell I reckon would be a Hodges/Hayne-esque dumbfuck moment at a critical point in the game.

I understand your point about the back 5 but I would have thought the only weak link in that department will be JAC and even then he get you started with just enough momentum for what is an admittedly superior pack to get a roll on.

Doesn't help my fantasy teams but Crichton over Graham is a great selection.

Jac might be the only weakish player yardage wise but none of them are strong at is like the QLD players are. i'm glad we're moving away from fergo & dugan but it is the one element of their game that we'll miss, particularly during the moments where QLD do get on top.

Duges was often criticized but he often made huge runs in tough situations for us, none of our back 5 have that in them

but on the flip side they all offer more with the ball in the attacking area then he ever did & freddy is clearly going with a positive mindset to score points

why wouldnt TTrbo be able to get good yardage? hes a big unit, fast, gets shit tonnes of metres from fullback. Tedesco does too - he is consistently in NSW best few. He is a great kick returner.
JAC, well he is there to finish backline plays like he does at Melbourne and to cause havoc late in halves.

Im fine with it - if the team leaked is the real, I love it. The only one I am slightly not sold on is Peachy, but i still dont hate it. I would rather have Cook on the bench to run late in the halves.

A bench of
Peach
JTrbo
Crichton
Vaughn

I think Vaughn will start, RCG comes off the bench and I think Jtrbo starts, with JDB on the bench

maloneys defence will cost NSW at least a try per game, but ah well, hes the best 6 we have

where is the thread where the geniuses in the room bagged me for saying Latrell mitchell will be playing rep footy in a year or 2 last year

Ice wrote:

Mitchell will never play for NSW or Australia, he isn't good enough now and nor will he be in the future. Plenty of potential to be a good quality NRL player just not as good as some would have you believe.

in reference to tim mannah

Ice wrote:

He is a better chance in the next couple of years than Mitchell. He wouldn't let NSW down one bit. I'd comfortable have him starting. His one start for NSW he was excellent and we won the game.

ryno_ wrote:


Will Mitchell play SOO anytime soon? He'd have to behind Tedesco, Turbo, Dugan, Fergo, Jennings, Moylan, Gordon, Mansour, Walker, Bird, Hayne and probably Morris, Morris, Hoppa and Tupou aswell.

Not to say he's not a good player - if he was around in the days when Merrit/McManus got given a run he'd probably have played already - but its a bit early to be screen printing his name onto a Blues jersey just yet.

Whilst a couple of those guys are injured, pretty sure every single one of these guys is still in the NRL Ryney

Pieman wrote:where is the thread where the geniuses in the room bagged me for saying Latrell mitchell will be playing rep footy in a year or 2 last year

I'll put my hand up. I was one, but also, I have continually called for his inclusion this year, but credit where it is due.