You blue clowns only have 12 Months of this until we Kick your butts again

[Marto65]

Originally from Sydney ... grew up out near Parramatta ... played most of my golf at Oatlands. Moved up to Bris is 93. Still support NSW.

[Marto65]

Hunt and Tolman at best on the bench ... even with form, you cant send two rookies out in SOO in the engine room ... they'd be on them like seagulls on a chip.

Farrah got outplayed in City/Country by a stand-in ...

Hayne will be in the team ... not on the bench.

[mike]

OK. I'm from Wollongong. Moved up here in '86.

This is the first time for a long while I've looked forward to SOO. I think NSW can win it as long as the right team gets picked.

[mike]

Anyway the NSW selectors don't read ozgolf so we're wasting ink here.

Would love to see Merrin get a run. But that's the red V talking now.

[Marto65]

Yeah .. Manly Supporter here ... and I didn't include any of them except Watmough ... and they are all going pretty good.

[mike]

Manly supporter? You're admitting this?

[Marto65]

Of course mate .... 40-Nil !!!

[Jarro]

Gee, i wonder who we'll pick for our side this year ?

[jaybam]

i would like to see young Hopoate in there.

[sms316]

E) Mullen is a turnstile. Pearce has the better defense and is a little more creative. Mullen has a better kicking game .. but you dont need it if Soward is ok.

Greg Bird is a far better SOO five-eigth than either of them. The guy is a cockhead, but he is one of the few NSW players over the past few years who can hold their head up.

[dc68]

Marto's NSW Origin Team

Dugan
Hayne
Idris
Gasnier
Uate
Soward (If OK)
Pearce
Snowdon
Ennis
Learoyd Lahrs
Gallen (C)
Whatmough
Bird

Bench - Carney, M.Minichello, Mannah, Creagh

Ennis, Gallen, Watmough and Bird in the same team?
Won't have to worry about tries this year cos we will get so many
penalties!!!

[dc68]

Awwww shit.... What did I waste my 7000th on?

[PeteyD]

Probably shit.

I love this thread coming up every year and reminding me of that great term for all NSW supporters - Arseclown!

Found a pic of SMS trying to eat his way out of depression over the Arseclowns and those Green Arseclowns as well

[Sydney Hacker]

So he did lose weight during his health kick !

[mike]

1 K Stanley
2 B Morris
3 M Cooper
4 M Gasnier
5 P Tagive
6 J Soward
7 B Hornby
8 M Weyman
9 D Young
10 D Hunt
11 B Creagh
12 B Scott
13 M Prior

14 A Cuthbertson
15 J Green
16 T Merrin
17 M Rein

There's your team that would beat Queensland.

[TheNuclearOne]

Greg Bird is a far better SOO five-eigth than either of them. The guy is a cockhead, but he is one of the few NSW players over the past few years who can hold their head up.

Birds a top Origin performer but just doesn't have enough flair in that 5/8 role. NSW have some form centres and wingers and getting these guys good ball at the right times will go a long way to making them (Blues) competitive. Bird would be one of the first two forwards picked for mine.

[Marto65]

Oh no ...

Reports in the Sydney Morning Herald today say that Ricky Stuart is considering using Luke Lewis.

No .. please Ricky .. no.

NO !!

[PerryGroves]

Oh no ...

Reports in the Sydney Morning Herald today say that Ricky Stuart is considering using Luke Lewis.

No .. please Ricky .. no.

NO !!

He is no certainty to play for Penriff this weekend, you would have to think he is a few weeks off being anywhere near fit enough to play an Origin. Was being bandied about on the League Lounge last night after the Eagles win. Players who can cover every position are valuable off the bench. Not sure where Gidley is with his injury, maybe Lewis comes into contention if he doesn't play.

That said, he aint up to it.

[Jarro]

Lewis was on NRL on Fox last night saying he's almost certain to play this friday against the Broncos.

[Yossarian]

Go blues!

[MegaWatty]

Go blues!

Good boy.

[Jarro]

Yep, the Blues should romp it in this year ... clear faves

[MegaWatty]

Pfft, Cocky.

[Jarro]

Well, you've had your arses handed to you for the last 5 years ..... you'd think the motivation would be pretty strong to stop this embarrassment.

[PeteyD]

SOO is littered with the corpses for overconfident favourites. Pretty sure all of them wear blue, but the tide can turn.