Australian Test team - Finals Week 2

[Coxy]

We might as well do this for a bit of fun during the finals now that there's only 1 decent team left in the comp and they'll find it impossible to go all the way from 8th.

Assume Australia has a Test match to play this weekend. Who would you pick in your Australian team?

Mine:

1. Hunt
2. Folau
3. Inglis
4. Tate
5. Kemp (only because I can't stomach picking Jarryd Hayne!)
6. Lockyer (c)
7. Thurston
8. Price
9. C. Smith *
10. Civoniceva
11. Hindmarsh
12. Laffranchi
13. Tongue

14. Tupou
15. G. Stewart
16. Kite
17. K. Gidley

* - If Cam Smith gets suspended, then Ennis.

 

[Webcke]

Replace Kemp with Tate and put Hodges in.

 

[gUt]

I reckon you should leave out players who are still playing in the finals. In that case:

1. Hunt
2. Kemp
3. Hodges
4. Cooper
5. Jennings
6. Lockyer
7. Thurston
8. Bailey
9. Ennis
10. Civoniceva
11. Thaiday
12. Laffrachi
13. Tongue

14. Tupou
15. O'Meley
16. Hindmarsh
17. Gidley

 

[fenomeno]

Thaiday has to be there, Hindmarsh doesn't offer much these days.

 

[Coxy]

On form I couldn't find any way to include Hodges. He's been a myth this season.

 

[Je$ter]

1. Hunt
2. Folau
3. Inglis
4. Tate
5. Slater
6. Lockyer
7. Thurston
8. Price
9. Smith
10. Civoniceva
11. Tongue
12. Creagh
13. Johnson

14. Bailey
15. Gidley
16. Tupou
17. Laffranchi

 

[QUEENSLANDER]

Hahahaha, i love how much u guys stick by hunt (actually i hate it, its pathetic). he has been totally outplayed by slater this year. Hunt should not see the fullback spot again while slater is playing like he is right now. theres a reason slater went within a few points of getting player of the year. hunt doesnt play a fullbacks game, when was the last time he scored from backing up a forward? or taking a bomb and scoring?

 

[ethos]

I like Jester's team but the starting backrow is too small.

Switch Tongue with Laffranchi and replace Tupou with Glenn Stewart. And Bailey can make way for Thaiday.

 

[gUt]

Hahahaha, i love how much u guys stick by hunt (actually i hate it, its pathetic).

Feel free to pick your own team.

I picked mine excluding players who are still playing in the finals.

 

[QUEENSLANDER]

Hahahaha, i love how much u guys stick by hunt (actually i hate it, its pathetic).

Feel free to pick your own team.

I picked mine excluding players who are still playing in the finals.

yeah i realised u didnt include storm players so i wasnt directly referring to u, apologies.

well im including finals players so id go

1. Slater
2. Folau
3. Inglis
4. Jennings
5. BEARD FACE!!!!! lol i dunno, we dont have many good wingers... prob Kemp the way hes been going lately
6. Lockyer
7. Thurston
8. Price
9. Smith
10. O'Meley (hes on fire atm)
11. Laffranchi
12. Creagh
13. Johnson

14. Civo
15. Gidley
16. Crocker
17. Stewart

 

[Coxy]

It's one thing to leave Hunt out of fullback. But to leave him out altogether...far out. He was awesome off the bench for Queensland (or starting at fullback and then playing a roving back row role).

 

[andirect]

Hunt
Slater
Inglis
Hodges
Folau
Lockyer
Thurston
Price
Smith
Civoniceva
Stewart
Thaiday
Gallan

 

[Foordy]

Hahahaha, i love how much u guys stick by hunt (actually i hate it, its pathetic). he has been totally outplayed by slater this year. Hunt should not see the fullback spot again while slater is playing like he is right now. theres a reason slater went within a few points of getting player of the year. hunt doesnt play a fullbacks game, when was the last time he scored from backing up a forward? or taking a bomb and scoring?

Frank The Tank is that you? [icon_razz1

 

[winnie_992]

Yeah I think slater needs to be in the team and unfortunately you have to leave Hunt out. Hunt is wasted on the bench and doesnt provide enough options to be a utility player I dont think. Someone like gidley should take be the bench utility.

 

[Bucking Beads]

How is Gidley any more of a utility than HUNT!!!!

 

[gUt]

Hunt is an ideal bench utility, but GIdley has had more experience at it.

 

[mrslong]

1 Hunt
2 Boyd
3 Inglis
4 Tate
5 Folau
6 Lockyer
7 Thurston
8 Price
9 Smith
10 Civonceva
11 Crocker
12 Myles
13 Johnson
14 Slater
15 Hannant
16 Thaiday
17 Harrison

Can't go wrong tbh.

 

[QUEENSLANDER]

Yeah I think slater needs to be in the team and unfortunately you have to leave Hunt out. Hunt is wasted on the bench and doesnt provide enough options to be a utility player I dont think. Someone like gidley should take be the bench utility.

exactly. gidley is a for more dynamic player than hunt too, hes someone you wanna bring on when the defence is tired. hunt doesnt make breaks like gidley