Your early Origin teams 2024

[Cook]

Edwards for mine. Turbo in the centers

I’d be happy with that. Few options in Center, Critta, Lomax, Best, Staggs, Mitchell talk about asking Wighton if he’ll return to arena also. One of the hardest jobs picking blues team. So many options it’s a head fu-k

 

[Bulldog1966]

Whilst I wouldn't be against Edwards at all, Ted will be fb and skipper if fit and not playing shithouse.
*Unless Maguire goes rogue with a few different selections.

 

[bcmf]

1 - drinkwater
6 - moses if avail, otherwise maybe Nico, cause we don’t have anyone else
7 - cleary
9 - robson / api

The rest will sort itself out, we’re blessed with choices across the park. One of the centres will need to be turbo. Utility probably burto, and could be a smokey for 6

 

[bcmf]

Whilst I wouldn't be against Edwards at all, Ted will be fb and skipper if fit and not playing shithouse.
*Unless Maguire goes rogue with a few different selections.

Honestly think mags will go off the reservation on this one

 

[Bulldog1966]

Honestly think mags will go off the reservation on this one

Yeh it's possible I agree lol.

 

[Roger the alien]

1. Drinkwater
2. To'o
3. Best
4. Turbo
5. Lomax
6. Wighton
7. Cleary
8. Haas
9. Api
10. Jurbo
11. Murray
12. Martin
13. Yeo

14. Papenhuyzen
15. Stefano
16. Koloamatangi
17. Olakau'atu

 

[Freakzilla]

Why are people picking Yeo as the starting lock in their team? He has never had a good game in Origin.

 

[gbrussell]

They will go Luai and keep the Penrith combo. Walker is out of form and Nicho isn't a 5/8th.

To be honest, I think Cody Walker is performing like a player who has played one season too many.

 

[Freakzilla]

To be honest, I think Cody Walker is performing like a player who has played one season too many.

The whole Souths team has been shit not just Walker.

Walker & Best were the best players in Origin 3 though last season.

 

[gbrussell]

Time to move on from Teddy imo. I don’t care how well he plays in next 5 rounds either. Edwards, Paps, Turbo. Happy with either

Teddy hogs the ball a lot, trying to use his dancing feet in the middle of the ruck,well before the opposing forwards have tired. Need something different at #1.

 

[gbrussell]

I’d be happy with that. Few options in Center, Critta, Lomax, Best, Staggs, Mitchell talk about asking Wighton if he’ll return to arena also. One of the hardest jobs picking blues team. So many options it’s a head fu-k

When you have too many options it's just as easy to get selections wrong instead of right.

 

[gbrussell]

The whole Souths team has been shit not just Walker.

Walker & Best were the best players in Origin 3 though last season.

I agree, but Walker is not at the same level now. Playing for a bottom team doesn’t help. He gets criticised a lot for going missing when his team is behind, and it is justified

 

[Cook]

When you have too many options it's just as easy to get selections wrong instead of right.

I agree. It’s as if it gets over thought, too clever in adjusting or reasoning why players got picked. As Madge said pick on form that’s it.

 

[Freakzilla]

I agree, but Walker is not at the same level now. Playing for a bottom team doesn’t help. He gets criticised a lot for going missing when his team is behind, and it is justified

I wouldn't have Walker in the team because of his current form but if he has 3 very good games after the bye he can get back in. Needs to turn it around quickly.

 

[Crashdog]

Is Kiks eligible for SOO?
If so why is he not in the conversation as one of the first selected?

 

[bradyk]

Is Kiks eligible for SOO?
If so why is he not in the conversation as one of the first selected?

born in Fiji and probably moved over to Australia after the cut off to be eligible.

 

[Magic Burton]

Time to move on from Teddy imo. I don’t care how well he plays in next 5 rounds either. Edwards, Paps, Turbo. Happy with either

Them 3 are ahead of Tedesco. Paps has made a strong comeback been fearless. Turbo is going good free of injury at the moment moving well. Turbo will be in the starting side just a matter of where.

 

[Wearnze]

I think many will like Madge's selections more than Fittlers.

Madge for me seems like his style would suit Origin.

I hope he selects a few surprises, origin built players.

Won't happen but my team at end of Round 7 would be:

1. Trbojevic
2. Addo-Carr
3. Crichton
4. Tago
5. To'o
6. Hynes
7. Cleary (C)
8. Haas
9. Korisau
10. Utoikamanu
11. Young
12. Martin
13. McInnes

14. Robson
15. Barnett
16. Curran
17. Paulo

18. Koloamatangi
19. Murray
20. Luai
21. Edwards
22. Radley

Wouldn't surprise me to see Madge go with Edwards instead of Trbojevic at FB with Trbojevic at Centre instead of Tago.

 

[alwaysthesun]

I think many will like Madge's selections more than Fittlers.

Madge for me seems like his style would suit Origin.

I hope he selects a few surprises, origin built players.

Won't happen but my team at end of Round 7 would be:

1. Trbojevic
2. Addo-Carr
3. Crichton
4. Tago
5. To'o
6. Hynes
7. Cleary (C)
8. Haas
9. Korisau
10. Utoikamanu
11. Young
12. Martin
13. McInnes

14. Robson
15. Barnett
16. Curran
17. Paulo

18. Koloamatangi
19. Murray
20. Luai
21. Edwards
22. Radley

Wouldn't surprise me to see Madge go with Edwards instead of Trbojevic at FB with Trbojevic at Centre instead of Tago.

Radley not eligible (played for England)

 

[The DoggFather]

Am I the only one that doesn't give a rats arse about Origin?

Only care about our Dogs.

Used to like it for the fights but they don't let us have fun anymore.