Your early 2024 State of Origin Teams?

[Freakzilla]

01. Tom Trbojevic
02. Zac Lomax
03. Stephen Crichton
04. Bradman Best
05. Brian To'o/Josh Addo-Carr
06. Mitchell Moses
07. Nathan Cleary (c)
08. Stefano Utoikamanu
09. Reece Robson
10. Payne Haas
11. Liam Martin
12. Cameron Murray
13. Cameron McInnes

14. Ryan Papenhuyzen
15. Haumole Olakau'atu
16. Jake Trbojevic
17. Taniela Paseka

01. Reece Walsh
02. Selwyn Cobbo
03. Valentine Holmes
04. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
05. Xavier Coates
06. Cameron Munster
07. Daly Cherry-Evans (c)
08. Thomas Flegler
09. Harry Grant
10. Lindsay Collins
11. Reuben Cotter
12. Jeremiah Nanai
13. Patrick Carrigan

14. Ben Hunt
15. David Fifita
16. J'maine Hopgood
17. Moeaki Fotuaika

 

[Freakzilla]

Yearly tradition here.

Tom Trbojevic makes the team if he is at his best.

 

[chemdog]

drinkwater gutho or paps if he can recover from his injury for fb and keep Mitchell in the centers

 

[Freakzilla]

drinkwater gutho or paps if he can recover from his injury for fb and keep Mitchell in the centers

Bradman Best has to hold his position after his debut surely? Also I'm shocked that you didn't mention Dylan Edwards.

 

[chemdog]

Bradman Best has to hold his position after his debut surely?

I guess but I think having Mitchell at left center adds more to the attack if walker stays in the team. plus Mitchell can be lazy at fullback.

 

[The DoggFather]

Hope no Dogs get picked. Fuck origin. Should be all about the Dogs.

 

[Bulldog wazza]

Agree Burto Fox and Critta to play for the Dogs.
1. EDWARDS
2. TO'O
3. BEST
4. LATRELL
5. TURBO
6. WALKER
7. CLEARY
8. TRBOJEVIC
9. COOK
10. HASS
11. MARTIN
12. KALOAMATANGI
13.MURRAY
14. HOBSON
15.YEO
16 RCG
17. LENIU

 

[Moedogg]

I would love to see Papenhauzen in Origin. Guy would cause all sorts of problems for QLD.

 

[Freakzilla]

I would love to see Papenhauzen in Origin. Guy would cause all sorts of problems for QLD.

He needs to get on the field first for the Storm before anyone worries about him in Origin.

 

[chemdog]

He needs to get on the field first for the Storm before anyone worries about him in Origin.

isnt he another month away to play again for the storm

 

[bradyk]

NSW - QLD
1. Tedesco/Edwards - Walsh
2. JAC - Coates
3. Latrell - Hammer
4. T. Trbojevic - Holmes
5. To'o - Cobbo
6. Walker - Munster
7. Cleary - DCE
8. Haas - Collins
9. Cook - Grant
10. J. Trbojevic - Tino
11. Murray - Fifita
12. Martin - Nanai
13. Yeo - Carrigan

14. Koroisau/Burton - Hunt/Ponga
15. Paulo - Cotter
16. RCG - Horse
17. Koloamatangi - Gilbert

I guess Tedesco dependant on form, for most of this year and 1st 2 origin games he's been nowhere near his best.

 

[Freakzilla]

isnt he another month away to play again for the storm

No idea. He’s been out for way too long.

 

[Kempsey Dog]

Be hard to leave out Latrell and Fox if fit... History suggests they will get injured.
I'd also like to see B.Brailey get a start as hooker, Robson could easily be used like Cotter is for QLD but off the bench.

 

[GoTheDoggies]

Turbo is done. Bradman Beast gets origin and he hates QLD. Luai should not return to the team.

Crichton and Best centres. IF, Troll Mitt is fully fit and that is a big if he should be fullback.

Most importantly Freddy cannot be there to screw up another series.

Quality side picked by Freakzilla

 

[GoTheDoggies]

Lattrell has the x-factor to unlock defense.

Trell > Gutho > Edwards > Tedesco

 

[daisy]

doesn’t matter who we pick qld we will again last night was a dead rubber they weren’t even trying

 

[foREVerA7X]

A few things this origin series has shown me.

One, the importance of a ball playing fullback. Even QLD looked a little lost with Walsh there and NSW looked better when they didn't pass Tabasco the ball. For this reason, Trell Mitt or Gutho for FB as Dyl Eds is too Teddy Like.

Second, NSW need wingers to combat the QLD wingers in the air. QLD were out contesting our wingers every single high ball but who does NSW have that fill that void outside of shifting Turbo to wing? But NSW also really need Brain To'o carries out of yardage.

Thirdly, the Panther ball simply does not work at Origin level and Cody Walkers ability to change attacking styles as he studies the defence mid game is something that Luai or Cleary have not been able to do.

Fourth, its amazing how you pick players in their natural positions how well everything gels.

The QLD side will probably be the same as Game 1.

NSW.
1) Trell Mitt
2) Brian To'o
3) Critta
4) Bradman Best
5) Tommy Turbo
6) Cody Walker
7) Nathan Cleary
8) Jake Jurbo
9) Damien Cook
10) Payne Haas
11) Keon Kolamatangi
12) Liam Martin
13) Cam Murray

14) Reece Robson or another Utility style
15) Junior Paulo
16) RCG
17) Isaiah Yeo

 

[B-Train]

I could care less about Origin these days or who gets picked. Until they sort out the byes better to make Origin stand alone without affecting club games the same week, it will continue to fuck the club competition year after year.

 

[speedy2460]

I'm not sold on Jake Turbo as a prop. Hes a good defender but just not as a prop.

 

[Moedogg]

I'm not sold on Jake Turbo as a prop. Hes a good defender but just not as a prop.

I'd happily take Jake Turbo over Pangai Jnr. He holds down the middle pretty well.