World Cup Teams.

[Major JW Hochstetter]

Kiwis 24-man squad finalised this morning:

Nathan Cayless (c)
Manu Vatuvei
Adam Blair
Jeremy Smith
Sika Manu
Isaac Luke
Lance Hohaia
Nathan Fien
Iosia Soliola
Setaimata Sa
David Fa'alogo
Thomas Leuluai
Greg Eastwood
Jeff Lima
Dene Halatau
Krisnan Inu
David Kidwell
Simon Mannering
Benji Marshall
Steve Matai
Sam Perrett
Sam Rapira
Jerome Ropati
Brent Webb

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[Jeza23]

Ahh good old Nathan Fien [icon_lol1. [icon_lol1. [icon_lol1. [icon_lol1.

Didnt they say he couldnt play for them anymore?

 

[Black Philip]

1. Brent Webb
2. Krisnan Inu
3. Steve Matai
4. Iosia Soliola
5. Manu Vatuvei
6. Benji Marshall
7. Nathan Fien
8. Nathan Cayless (c)
9. Isaac Luke
10. Jeff Lima
11. Simon Mannering
12. David Kidwell
13. David Fa'alogo

14. Lance Hohaia
15. Sam Rapira
16. Jeremy Smith
17. Sika Manu

That's what I would want from the Kiwis named. Not a bad team, it will take a hell of an effort for them to beat Aus though. Asotasi and SBW would have made them much more formidable though.

 

[Je$ter]

Really good front row.

No real strike power in the backs though, Marshall is poo.

 

[Argus]

Hunt and Thaiday have missed out

 

[QUEENSLANDER]

Really good front row.

No real strike power in the backs though, Marshall is poo.

I dunno, i kinda like that back line, webb, vatuvei and inu are all quality players

 

[Argus]

1 hodges bro
2 lockyer bro
3 campese can
4 monaghan can
5 thurston cow
6 kite man
7 perry man
8 stewart man
9 stewart man
10 watmough man
11 williams man
12 gidley new
13 civoniceva pen
14 fitgibbon roo
15 gallen sha
16 crocker sto
17 folau sto
18 inglis sto
19 slater sto
20 smith sto
21 laffranchi tit
22 prince tit
23 price war
24 tate war

 

[mrslong]

1 hodges bro
2 lockyer bro

for a second i thought you were talking Kiwi style.. :oops:

 

[QUEENSLANDER]

Hunt and Thaiday have missed out

HAHA, good. ok so where are all the ppl saying hunt is the best fullback in the game now? slater and stewart are ahead of him. deal with it

 

[Jeza23]

Fitzgibbon over Thaiday? They are kidding arent they? Not that it is really going to matter much because I would have Laffranchi starting over both of them haha

 

[QUEENSLANDER]

Fitzgibbon over Thaiday? They are kidding arent they? Not that it is really going to matter much because I would have Laffranchi starting over both of them haha

Im not fond of fitz at all, but hes better than Sam "ill run back at the ruck and drop to my knees" thaiday


Hodges was lucky too. his reputation is keeping him in the team.

How didnt jennings make the team :S

 

[Je$ter]

Fitzgammin over Ben Creagh. WTF!

 

[fenomeno]

Fitzgibbon better then Thaiday? HAHAHAHA

 

[Coxy]

If the Broncos had beaten the Storm in the finals and got to the GF, Hunt and Stewart would be the two fullbacks and Slater would be sitting at home doing sliding kicks on empty beer bottles on the floor.

Plus, it's a joke that Hodges got picked. He's been abysmal this season. I don't normally rate Cooper, but he deserved a spot ahead of Hodges.

Neither here nor there about Thaiday being left out. He's shown good form at times but can't argue with the guys they've picked. Other than Flopsgibbon.

 

[Argus]

Just my opinion but I'm in agreement with Hunt and Thaiday being overlooked and I expect it wasn't just form that was taken into account. If there are a few tough calls to be made off field behaviour would sway the selectors/ARL one way or the other.

 

[Kaz]

May Hunt & Thaiday didn't get picked as the selectors couldn't contact them

As the police still have their mobile phones. [icon_evillaugh

 

[Argus]

No doubt Hodges has been lucky.

 

[Coxy]

Can't agree Argus. The ARL and particularly medical staff knew full well about Andrew Johns' self medication and never stopped choosing him.