Originally posted by FaceBreaker
Did you not watch the last Dogs vs Tigers game where Farah & Marshall tore us up ?
I don't think I would be harping on about Ennis's finals performance either, if anything those went well against him given how average he was.
Also Farah didn't have an overly bad Origin series, he threw one dud pass that will be remembered and also missed an important tackle. The fact is he played with bad halves combinations and forwards who were getting creamed, they got it right in game 3 and Ennis had the advantage there.
Doesn't matter anyway, Cameron Smith showed this finals series how he is well and truely the best hooker in the game.
Yes - I watched every minute of Dogs v Tigers in the final round - sat on halfway Bay 35 Row P - opposite the tunnel.
The Dogs were very flat that night and yes, Marshall (in particular) and Farah had great games but what's your point?
Your post diminished the cr*p Farah dished up at a representative level (I think it's fair to say he was tested more in the two SOO games than in a Tigers walkover of Bulldogs). On both occasions Farah failed badly, and NSW lost. Ennis played very strongly in SOO III and NSW won.
I don't understand your comment about Ennis in the finals - go watch your copy of Dogs v Newcastle in week 1. Ennis was close to best on the field in that game and that's not just my opinion. The papers, Big Leage and RLW all echoed my comment above. The Dogs did not play well against Parramatta in week 3 of the finals - not Ennis' best game but how can you say a performance in the finals can count against Ennis compared with Farah who wasn't even playing?
Are you saying a player enhances his chances of representative selection by NOT playing in the finals. I don't think that can be right and the point I was making about Sheens' comment (about selecting on current form) is pretty much the corollary of your comment - Farah can have no recent form because he has not played for over over a month.
Do you honestly believe Farah would have been selected if he played for a club other than the Tigers or if Sheens wasn't the Australian coach?