Big Pete
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- Mar 12, 2008
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Ah you did too - sorry to make you jump through more hoops. Guess it just blended in for me since you didn't have an avatar. I'm definitely an avatar supremacist and reckon it'd be a good idea to get one up there because your 17 is definitely something that deserved more recognition.
I agree with a lot of your team. I'm not too concerned about Mata'utia v Johnston. Both are around the same edge, I reckon Sione has a bit more class about him at this stage but can see an argument for Johnston based on his experience playing with a GF winning side.
Klemmer should come into the team, but in a perfect world, he'd be struggling to make the bench, let alone the starting team. I say keep him on the bench, let Australia blunt the Pommies charge and bring him on for impact. It's where he specialises in at Club and Rep level - save him for that role. That would mean I'd have Parker at prop, Bird at Lock with Thaiday in the second row. Klemmer obviously sitting on the bench.
I reckon you're being a bit harsh on Papalii. He made a big mistake in the play the ball off the kick off to kill the Kangaroos momentum but he's one of the few middle forwards we have and I thought he was better than Guerra for instance. I would probably still keep Aidan there because of his versatility and experience but I'm just making the point. So I'd have both with Papalii coming in for Jackson who I like the look of but I believe is the odd man out on this equation.
I do like the exclusion of Farah. Unlike others, I thought Robbie was fine on the weekend. It may have been better to have Hunt there to cover DCE but I don't think his inclusion was a contributing factor at all - I thought if anything he was one of the better players for the Kangaroos. However, I don't think it's necessary to carry him and if anything I'd rather carry a back off the bench like a Matt Moylan or an Alex Johnston who can cover an injury if need be or be used as an ace in the hole to score points. Now, I don't think this is the type of game you use that type of selection, but I believe it'd be more preferable than Farah.
But that's just my opinion.
I agree with a lot of your team. I'm not too concerned about Mata'utia v Johnston. Both are around the same edge, I reckon Sione has a bit more class about him at this stage but can see an argument for Johnston based on his experience playing with a GF winning side.
Klemmer should come into the team, but in a perfect world, he'd be struggling to make the bench, let alone the starting team. I say keep him on the bench, let Australia blunt the Pommies charge and bring him on for impact. It's where he specialises in at Club and Rep level - save him for that role. That would mean I'd have Parker at prop, Bird at Lock with Thaiday in the second row. Klemmer obviously sitting on the bench.
I reckon you're being a bit harsh on Papalii. He made a big mistake in the play the ball off the kick off to kill the Kangaroos momentum but he's one of the few middle forwards we have and I thought he was better than Guerra for instance. I would probably still keep Aidan there because of his versatility and experience but I'm just making the point. So I'd have both with Papalii coming in for Jackson who I like the look of but I believe is the odd man out on this equation.
I do like the exclusion of Farah. Unlike others, I thought Robbie was fine on the weekend. It may have been better to have Hunt there to cover DCE but I don't think his inclusion was a contributing factor at all - I thought if anything he was one of the better players for the Kangaroos. However, I don't think it's necessary to carry him and if anything I'd rather carry a back off the bench like a Matt Moylan or an Alex Johnston who can cover an injury if need be or be used as an ace in the hole to score points. Now, I don't think this is the type of game you use that type of selection, but I believe it'd be more preferable than Farah.
But that's just my opinion.
