Your Australian Side for the ANZAC Test

[Big Pete]

Team is announced next Sunday, but who would make YOUR side?

1. Billy Slater
2. Brett Morris
3. Josh Morris
4. Greg Inglis
5. Akuila Uate
6. Jonathan Thurston
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Mat Scott
9. Cam Smith
10. James Tamou
11. Greg Bird
12. Paul Gallen
13. Nate Myles

14. David Shillington
15. Ben Hannant
16. Anthony Watmough
17. Luke Lewis

 

[Coxy]

Remove Ben Hannant, add Aiden Tolman

 

[Ari Gold]

1. Billy Slater
2. Akuila Uate
3. Greg Inglis
4. Josh Morris
5. Brett Morris
6. Jonathan Thurston
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Matt Scott
9. Cam Smith
10. James Tamou
11. Greg Bird
12. Nate Myles
13. Paul Gallen

14. Kurt Gidley
15. Anthony Watmough
16. Trent Merrin
17. Matt Gillett

 

[Alec]

I mostly agree with Pete's side except:

Remove Jorris, add Tate.
Myles and Gallen play the exact same role in the middle of the field, they shouldn't be starting together unless one of them is at prop.
What has Watmough done lately (or even in the last 4 or so years?)

 

[Big Pete]

That's why I named Myles and Gallen like I did. Gallen is versatile and can play up the middle and on the fringes. I've got him on my right fringe and will use him in shorter spurts.

You been watching much Manly this year Alec? Watmough is at least in the top 3 form backrows at the moment. Not a fan of his by any means, but he deserves his spot.

Both Merrin and Tolman are good shouts.

 

[Bucking Beads]

1. Slater
2. Uate
3. Inglis
4. Morris
5. Morris
6. Thurston
7. Cronk
8. Tamou
9. Smith
10. Scott
11. Myles
12. Bird
13. Gallen

14. Merrin
15. Watmough
16. Hoffman
17. Farah

 

[Big Pete]

New Zealand

1. Josh Hoffman
2. Matt Duffie
3. Shaun-Kenny Dowall
4. Steve Matai
5. Manu Vatuvei
6. Kieran Foran
7. Benji Marshall
8. Jared Warea-Hargreaves
9. Issac Luke
10. Ben Matulino
11. Simon Mannering
12. Sonny Bill-Williams
13. Greg Eastwood*

14. Sika Manu
15. Sam McKendry
16. Jeff Lima
17. Alex Glenn

 

[Alec]

Duffie over Nightingale?

 

[Big Pete]

Duffie offers more than Nightingale.

I know he was exposed against the Broncos defensively but everybody is entitled to a bad night and don't remember Duffie being too much of a liability.

I reckon Nightingale has been pretty mediocre for the Kiwis.

 

[Ari Gold]

Outside of the halves, hooker and backrow that NZ team looks pretty light on for talent. I'd have a similar team to Pete but with Taumalolo in there somewhere.

 

[Alec]

Actually, I also believe Matai ruled himself out by alligning with Samoa too.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/8495426/Steve-Matai-shuns-Kiwis-in-favour-of-Samoa

I'd move Mannering to the centres and Glenn to start. But it might be because I'm a big fan of Glenn.

 

[Broncoman]

1. Billy Slater
2. Brett Morris
3. Josh Morris
4. Greg Inglis
5. Akuila Uate
6. Cooper Cronk
7. Jonathen Thurston
8. Matt Scott
9. Cameron Smith
10. James Tamou
11. Greg Bird (barring suspension)
12. Ryan Hoffman
13. Paul Gallen

14. Trent Merrin
15. Anthony Watmough
16: Aiden Tolman
17. Luke Lewis

Big fan of Robbie Farah but he isn't really needed as Cam is an 80 minute player and doesn't need to be replaced. No hate against Boyd or anything, he is playing well but B-Morris always performs well for Australia and has been going pretty well for the Dragons.

 

[Mister Wright]

1. Slater
2. Boyd
3. Inglis
4. Hodges
5. Tate
6. Thurston
7. Cronk
8. Scott
9. Smith (c)
10. Shillington
11. Myles
12. Thaiday
13. Parker

14. Gillett
15. Hannant
16. Harrison
17. Taylor

 

[broncos4life]

Remove Ben Hannant, add Aiden Tolman

Why? Is this more hannant hate?

 

[Broncoman]

Why? Is this more hannant hate?

No Hannant hate Tolman is just better

 

[broncos4life]

No Hannant hate Tolman is just better

I disagree but I'm not going to argue

 

[Ari Gold]

Don't know if Tolman is more effective than Hannant at a rep level but for mine Merrin is shitting on both of them this year.

 

[Broncoman]

Merrin would surely be in contention for a spot he has been in awesome form.