How many Broncos in the Anzac test teams?

[Harry Sack]

....Hodges? Happy as a Broncos fan but still....

 

[noisetheory]

how could you pick hodges? he's only played 3 games this year and been pretty rubbish

 

[Broncoman]

He just needs to be match fit to be selected and has made many Australian teams undeservedly.

 

[Alec]

Best thing is that now Josh Morris will probably get picked for NSW.

 

[Cult]

how could you pick hodges? he's only played 3 games this year and been pretty rubbish

Works for Gallen.

 

[noisetheory]

gallen came back and hasnt been rubbish. plus he was in the world cup winning side and hodges was not. therefore all he has to do is keep his place, not win one.

 

[Unbreakable]

There was never really a chance that Hodges was getting pick over Inglis or J.Morris.. I would've actually preferred that Thaiday got snubbed as well, to give him more time to rest up his calf.

 

[Harry Sack]

how could you pick hodges? he's only played 3 games this year and been pretty rubbish

Works for Gallen.

Beat me too it.

I completely get the logic, but that's never stopped them before. Thaiday has had 2 weeks out and gets selected. Gallen has missed the whole season except the last 2 rounds and gets selected. Hodges has now been back for 3 rounds and misses out. As I said, I'm happy as a Broncos fan but it is surprising.

 

[Cult]

gallen came back and hasnt been rubbish. plus he was in the world cup winning side and hodges was not. therefore all he has to do is keep his place, not win one.

So how did he keep the spot last year when Parker was better than him?

 

[Cult]

There's only one Morris twin who deserves any representative honours and that's Brett.

 

[noisetheory]

So how did he keep the spot last year when Parker was better than him?

honestly i dont know who was in the team last year or really care.

for the record, in my opinion, parkers a better lock than gallen.

 

[Alec]

In a perfect world, Tamou, Jorris and Thaiday would drop from that side, but it's not terrible like the NZ one.

 

[Battler]

I don't see how Tamou is considered a walk up start for rep sides, he is probably the most overrated player in the NRL. They should have picked Gallen at prop, and chucked Gillet onto the bench. Morris at centre made me laugh.

 

[Painin the Haas]

I am surprised about josh Morris really thought if hayne couldn't play its straight to hodges, he always lifts for rep footy.

what is surprising and somewhat annoying is that cordner got picked over Gillett. Can understand fifita over Gillett but not cordner

In the last game alone is evidence he should be there and I wasn't backing Gillett to be he has own me over. G40+ plus tackles scoring a tries with strengths nd hard running, making line breaks and even has the skill to force a drop out against souths, he has been so good that we all have gone quiet with Parker's move to the front row.

the kiwi side = wtf no JWH or Kenny-dowell or Glenn and picking players from nsw cup they are a mess. I know options were limited but still

kearney should be sacked for releasing that team list alone

 

[Brett]

Thaiday was interviewed by Lockyer on Friday night football last week and he all but said he sat out the Bunnies game so he could play in the test when Sheens picked him.

I think this game is stupid. It's a nothing game, against a half baked Kiwi side. How pissed off will we be if Parker does his AC or his shoulder or something and is out for the rest of the year from this game??

Hopefully this lights a fire under Alex Glenn, too. He's now about 6th or 7th string NZ Backrower. Mediocrity will not do, Alex.

 

[Jason Simmons]

Realistically, apart from a wage bumper to some deserving Bronco players, it's win/win for the club when there's less rep players selected. It's not that their skill level goes down because they weren't selected, but their risk of injury certainly diminishes. Just ask Luke Lewis.

We have been so accustomed to losing half our team(sometimes more) to the Australian/NZ/SOO teams for so long, that we forget the benefits of not making those teams.

Also, it's worth remembering the debacle of (faux?) injuries this time last year with the City/Country game. I wonder how many of the 'unavailable' Kiwi stars conveniently decided their niggling injuries needed a rest for next weekend, based on the irrelevancy of the Test - I'm sure they know how it's going to play out.

Hey the Kiwis could win it but at what cost to the player's clubs? And for what? I'm sure the pride level of securing a Kiwi jumper compared to the Green and Gold is remarkably different since the World Cup. Especially for Hoffman who has nothing but bad memories in terms of non-selection, media scrutiny and family disputes. I reckon he'd be right to rest that in-grown nasal hair based on his last Kiwi outing (no disrespect intended, I seem to remember a troublesome leg injury). Glenn too, for similar and different reasons, but also out of loyalty to his mate, potentially.

All speculation, of course. I for one am happy that Sam and Georgie (Porgie) Parker made the cut. Sam because we have shown we can do without him, and parker because he completely deserves it, and is so durable. Gillett at 18th man is also the absolute best outcome for the Broncos; he gets the training and team experience (plus cash) without the chance of an in-game injury, knowing he would be playing at his absolute best and beyond.

There is also a massive down side in that your team doesn't have representative level players in your side for the rest of the non-rep season...

We won all our premierships when we had massive numbers of origin and international rep players in our team and we've won bugger all without them.

All in all, I'd rather have rep players in my team than not...

 

[Unbreakable]

Thaiday ruled out, Gillett playing, just as I wanted.

 

[Painin the Haas]

Some sort of justice there, sucks thaiday can't play but well deserved Gillett gets a go