PRE-GAME Anzac Test rep round

[tommy]

Mal said he's not gonna blood any debutants.

 

[Foordy]

Mal said he's not gonna blood any debutants.

he bloody well should ... a couple of players by the names of Corey Oates and Josh McGuire

 

[tommy]

he bloody well should ... a couple of players by the names of Corey Oates and Josh McGuire

I meant rep rookies so McGuire has a shot.

EDIT: Has Semi played for Fiji? Maybe he is in then?



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[LittleDavey]

Semi should not be in an Australian jersey if it prevents him from playing for Fiji. End of story IMO.

 

[Battler]

Mal said he's not gonna blood any debutants.

This kind of thought process kept Parker out of the QLD side for years at the expense of Ashley fucking Harrison. I'm starting to believe the NSWankers that go on about him being a shit coach who was made to look GOAT by a champion side.

 

[broncos4life]

If Radradra is picked I am done with the Australian side. He isn't Australian, I don't give a **** about some bullshit residency rules.

Yet me be clear, I love Semi and he is probably my favourite non-bronco, but he is not Australian.

I am sick of the jersey being cheapened. I haven't respected he Australian team for a long time and had really hoped Mal would change that, but if reports are to believed he has let me down.

The thing that angers me the most is that he has other to notch options to select from that he won't have to cheapen the jersey over. I could almost understand this if there was a no other top notch wingers available, but that isn't the case. Corey Oates is as good, if not better (I have never seen Semi score a try like Corey did on Friday night) and there are plenty of other options.

Mal had the chance to put a line in the sand moving past the Sheens debacle.

No more backs on the bench

No more over-hyped players debuting after a handful of NRL games.

No more making a mockery of the international game

No more cheapen the jersey

If reports are true, he has failed at the first hurdle.

 

[Broncoman]

You've put the Radrara situation better than I could. If we are after a winger we could put Boyd, Mansour or Oates on the wing and they are more than capable of performing at test level and Boyd and Mansour have been there and done it.

 

[Unbreakable]

More importantly, I wonder who NZ are going to pick with RTS out..

1. Loloahea
2. Vatuvei
3. Hiku
4. Kenny-Dowall
5. Kahu
6. Foran
7. Johnson
8. Bromwich
9. Luke
10. Blair
11. Taumalolo
12. Taupau
13. Mannering

14. Nikorima
15. Matulino
16. Ma'u
17. Moa

Something like this I guess, they have so many options.

 

[Big Pete]

Unlike Australia who tend to take a lot of pride in their jersey, the New Zealand 17 is typically difficult to pick. For a long time, I didn't have a high opinion of Kearney as coach but I really liked what he did in 2014. The Kiwis were utterly disgraceful in the WC Final and Kearney let them have it dropping a lot of high profile players for a bunch of players who were off the media's radar entirely.

In my mind, this would be the 'safest' 17 you could go with.

1. Hiku
2. Nightingale
3. Whare
4. SKD
5. Vatuvei
6. Foran
7. SJ
8. Bromwich
9. Luke
10. Blair
11. Proctor
12. Harris
13. Mannering

14. Leuluai
15. Taumalolo
16. Matulino
17. Taupau

With Lewis Brown and Greg Eastwood as chances for that 14th spot.

However, Kearney likes to experiment and isn't afraid to give unheralded players a shot. Guys like Junior Paulo, Jordan Rapana (both eligible if they choose to go in that direction), Agnatius Paasi, Joe Tapine, Sam Lisone, Kodi Nikorima, Jordan Kahu etc. etc. get a look in.

On Manu Ma'u, apparently he's leaning towards representing Tonga in their clash against Samoa. Of course that could change if Kearney makes the right assurances but that appears to be the case for the time being.

 

[Morkel]

Hiku wrapping around behind Hiku should be a sight to behold.

 

[Big Pete]

Hiku wrapping around behind Hiku should be a sight to behold.

I must have suffered a momentary bout of dyslexia.

Hiku isn't too far off from Kahu.

Albeit in hindsight if Kearney had his way, Whare would be the first centre picked. Pending on how he plays against Canberra, he could be slotted straight back into the side.

 

[Broncoman]

Radradra is set to be named tommorow

 

[Harry Sack]

Radradra is set to be named tommorow

That's shithouse then.

 

[Danoz Direct]

Radradra is set to be named tommorow

Personally don't get that at all.

 

[broncos4life]

What a fucking joke. Mal's lost it. Go NZ!

 

[Unbreakable]

Official Team leaked on CM

Darius Boyd, Semi Radradra, Greg Inglis, Josh Dugan, Blake Ferguson, Johnathan Thurston, Cooper Cronk, Matt Scott, Cameron Smith (c), James Tamou, Matt Gillett, Sam Thaiday, Corey Parker. Bench: Michael Morgan, Josh Papalii, David Klemmer, Paul Gallen. Shadow player: Gavin Cooper.

 

[Danoz Direct]

Don't get how Ferguson is on the wing when he isn't a winger and how Dugan get be in the centres when he isn't a centre.

 

[Foordy]

I don't like Dugan in the centers.

he should have partnered GI in the centers with Ferguson and Oates on the wing