Queensland Preliminary Squad
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rnabokov said:
No he isn't. He's a lethal attacking weapon when he injects himself into wide plays. A role which he can perform as a lock as well. Start him at the back to help us go forward and really wear down the blues.
Slater is a lethal attacking weapon from the back, albeit a bit more erratic than hunt.
It's a moot point because they won't leave Boyd out now, but a 2006-like scenario of Slater at fullback Hunt on the wing could work. In defence, Slater would be the fullback to take advantage of his broken field play/kick returns. In defence, switch around, Hunt doing the roving commission to work with Locky and Slater on the wing to finish them off.
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Stagg is only good because he plays the full 80 and puts in a lot of work. He doesn't have enough punch for Origin especially off the bench. Johnson might not be playing as well as Stagg but he is still doing a lot of work. Apparently he has only missed 15 tackles out of 376 so far this year.
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Given the way Hunt is growing in stature and destroying the opposition from FB, and despite his one flaw: lack of absolute pace, I still cannot for the life of me see any cogent argument for having him shift up front.
For one, I totally agree with mick!, second - Harrison is a good ball-playing lock, 3rd - Hunt is an 80 minute player.
If, like at the Broncos, and given the Maroons backline will be close to what we have, why on earth break such a great combination?
I'd rather have Folau and Boyd on the wings and Prince or Thurston on the bench as the utility.
On form ATM:
1. Hunt
2. Folau
3. Inglis
4. Hodges
5. Boyd
6. Lockyer
7. Prince
8. Price
9 Smith
10. Civo
11. Johnson
12. Myles
13. Harrison
Bench: Hannant, Shillington, Thaiday, Thurston.
For one, I totally agree with mick!, second - Harrison is a good ball-playing lock, 3rd - Hunt is an 80 minute player.
If, like at the Broncos, and given the Maroons backline will be close to what we have, why on earth break such a great combination?
I'd rather have Folau and Boyd on the wings and Prince or Thurston on the bench as the utility.
On form ATM:
1. Hunt
2. Folau
3. Inglis
4. Hodges
5. Boyd
6. Lockyer
7. Prince
8. Price
9 Smith
10. Civo
11. Johnson
12. Myles
13. Harrison
Bench: Hannant, Shillington, Thaiday, Thurston.
Alec
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I don't understand how Prince or Thurston could be used as a utility. They can't play in the forwards, so they'll either have to replace Smith at hooker, who can play the entire 80 minutes there anyway and do a much better job, or replace one of the halves who can also play the entire 80. Might as well go with another forward instead.
Alec
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It doesn't have to be a forward either.
Last year's plan worked really well for us. Hunt starts at fullback, goes through the initial bashing phase, then Slater comes on and Hunt goes to the bench. He then later replaces Johnson at lock, since Johnson can't play the full 80.
This also works because Slater also has trouble playing an entire match against a proper rep side w/ brain explosion and what not.
Last year's plan worked really well for us. Hunt starts at fullback, goes through the initial bashing phase, then Slater comes on and Hunt goes to the bench. He then later replaces Johnson at lock, since Johnson can't play the full 80.
This also works because Slater also has trouble playing an entire match against a proper rep side w/ brain explosion and what not.
