2014 Four Nations

[Big Pete]

KANGAROOS SQUAD
Player - NRL Club - Junior Club
Greg Bird - Gold Coast Titans - West Maitland Red Dogs/ Maitland Pumpkin Pickers
Daly Cherry-Evans - Manly Warringah Sea Eagles - Mackay Brothers
Boyd Cordner - Sydney Roosters - Old Bar Pirates
Cooper Cronk - Melbourne Storm - Souths Acacia
Robbie Farah - Wests Tigers - Enfield Federals/Leichhardt Wanderers
Aidan Guerra - Sydney Roosters - Townsville Brothers
Jarryd Hayne - Parramatta Eels - East Campbelltown Eagles/Cabramatta
Ryan Hoffman - Melbourne Storm - Campbelltown Collegians
Ben Hunt - Brisbane Broncos - Blackwater Crushers
Greg Inglis - South Sydney Rabbitohs - Bowraville Tigers
Josh Jackson - Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs - Gulgong Terriers/Mudgee Dragons
Michael Jennings - Sydney Roosters - St Marys/West City Tigers
Alex Johnston - South Sydney Rabbitohs - La Perouse Panthers
David Klemmer - Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs - All Saints
Josh Mansour - Penrith Panthers - St Johns/Kingsgrove Colts
Sione Mata’utia - Newcastle Knights - Raymond Terrace/South Newcastle
Josh Papalii - Canberra Raiders - Logan Brothers
Corey Parker - Brisbane Broncos - Logan Brothers
Beau Scott - Newcastle Knights - Picton Magpies
Cameron Smith © - Melbourne Storm - Logan Brothers
Sam Thaiday - Brisbane Broncos - Townsville Brothers
Daniel Tupou - Sydney Roosters - Berala Bears/Guildford Owls
Dylan Walker - South Sydney Rabbitohs - Mascot Jets
Aaron Woods - Wests Tigers - Leichhardt Juniors

 

[Alec]

I'd have McGuire and Vaughan in the squad ahead of Klemmer and Nappa

Vaughan is unlucky in that he plays for you guys. It's one of those teams that selectors don't consider because they aren't on TV. He's definitely one of the better front rowers, on his way to being one of the best IMO.

As for McGuire, no idea how he didn't make it though.

 

[Big Pete]

The rep selectors are height supremacists.

Changes from the World Cup Squad...

Darius Boyd - Alex Johnston
Andrew Fifita - David Klemmer
Paul Gallen
Luke Lewis - Ryan Hoffman
Brett Morris - Josh Mansour
Josh Morris
Nate Myles
Matthew Scott
Billy Slater
James Tamou - Aaron Woods
Brent Tate - Dylan Walker
Johnathan Thurston - Ben Hunt

The rest don't really fit, way too many backrows and centres/wings.

 

[Alec]

Sione Matt Utai is definitely the worst selection though. I thought Alex Johnston would be ridiculous as he's in his first year. But even he played like 4 times as many games. Australian squad after 7 games....Sheens has to go, I'm going to be cheering against us for the greater long term good.

 

[Broncoman]

Inu played for the Kiwis after 1 game but Mata'utai's selection is just wierd. He is a talent but there are plenty of better players available. McGuire is unlucky but I can live with Klemmer.

Congrats Ben

 

[Alec]

It'll be interesting to see how we go against Brittanica. The Burgers + Graham vs our excuse for a front row.

 

[Harry Sack]

McGuire must have sausaged Sheens wife.....only possible explanation IMO

 

[Ari Gold]

I've no real issue with leaving McGuire out. I mean, I think we win regardless because the opposition is so inferior, but if you are picking a team seriously then a bigger body like Klemmer makes sense in a team that already has Woods and Parker to make 20 runs each per game.

That said, if I were picking a team seriously then Sam comes nowhere close to being in it.

 

[BroncosFan_Corey]

McGuire is playing for Samoa now

 

[Alec]

McGuire is playing for Samoa now

Will he still be eligble for QLD next year?

 

[Fozz]

edit: too slow!

 

[Fozz]

Will he still be eligble for QLD next year?

I don't think he will be until after the next world cup or 4 years if I remember the eligibility criteria correctly.

 

[Alec]

I don't think he will be until after the next world cup or 4 years if I remember the eligibility criteria correctly.

****, I hope not. Surely he wouldn't be that stupid.

 

[Super Freak]

You can only switch allegiance once in between World Cups, I believe.

I recall Minichiello not being eligible for NSW in 2012 because he represented Italy at the end of 2011.

 

[Alec]

Seriously, I'll be pissed off at the QLD and Australia selectors if he can't play for QLD for the next 4 or whatever years. His lack of patience too, but he really did get jerked around.

 

[Super Freak]

3.3 A player who is eligible to play for more than one country shall be entitled to elect for which country he wishes to play. When a player plays a Senior International Match for a country, he is deemed to have elected to play for that country. Subject to Rule 3.5, once an election is made the player may not play Senior representative rugby league for any other country until the end of the next World Cup tournament, or the expiry of two years, whichever is earlier (“Election Period”).

3.4 After the expiry of an Election Period, the player may elect to play for another country if he is eligible, but once he so elects (or is deemed to elect by playing in a Senior International Match) he may not play for another country until the expiry of another Election Period.

3.5 During an Election Period, a player may change from one country to another for which he is eligible pursuant to Rule 3.1, with the approval of the Federation (but he may only change once in each Election Period).

RLIF Laws & Regulations

 

[Foordy]

tin foil hat time

Maybe Tim Sheens picked Klemmer over McGuire, hoping he would then play for Samoa and hence be inelligible to play for QLD

 

[Je$ter]

Klemmer plays like 20 minutes a game for the Dogs, he's nowhere near better than McGuire or even Paul Vaughn.

Mata'utia selection is just absurd. He's played 7 games and can't defend. Copley or Wighton or ANYONE ELSE.

I hope we lose so Sheens gets the flick. This team is bizarre - Ben Hunt however did thoroughly deserve his start.