1 game named at 6 due to injuries...

Played during Queensland era that lost three in a row, wouldnt be in the squad currently.

is jason demetriou (no s) a star of SL?? nah he ain't,he's a loyal club captain of a half decent SL side..nowt more


glen morrison playing at 6? about as funny as steve menzies & jamie lyon playing at 6 or indeed jon wilkin playing at 7............when the need arises some players are asked to play anywhere..

as for solomona....your telling me he was allowed to throw it about in the NRL like he does in ESL??? we've given him freedom to play his game, in the NRL he was'nt...nobody was,just stick it up the jump..

coming to a SL club near you, todd payten as a number 7.

hes always said he was a half back born in a front rowers body

he love the extra freedom that SL allow to play a more attacking game

the only problem is most aussies have actually heard about him so in that sense its more of an unusual signing for a SL club

As an Eels fan who watched plenty of the Armadillo, he was given plenty of freedom to move the ball about (for the roosters as well).

Throwing the ball about doesnt always mean creativity or good football either.

As for one of the reasons being so popular in Australia, if Great Britan (england) was maybe a bit more competitive over the past 30 years, Origin may not be perceived as the the pinnalce (in Aus) of Rugby League that it is.

But for now, blanket media coverage in over 50% of Australia for over 3 weeks, millions of fans live on TV and nearly 200k through the gates each year, nearly 30 years of great contests.... For us Aussies (and even RL in general) its a great thing for our game.

As for the polynesian jibe... what a joke

hear, hear.

See. Should have moved it to where it's worthy of attention of people remotely interested in "NRL and Australian RL".

It'll descend into bolloçks as usual.

light hearted banter is ok . please keep that way . we have a test match before origin . maybe we could 1 day have tri series. combine pacific team . kiwis. kangaroos.

it would cool if we picked mad dog macdougal from newcastle knights for the nsw blues cockroaches.and big del sailor from the dragons for queensland maroons canetoads

nsw picked a 40 player squad for origin today

woppeefuçkindoo.

Can we move it now?

stay calm . i wonder when qld name there squad

maroons canetoads squad picked today

Can we please ban fredie from talking about SoO, especially on threads that don't have anything to do with it like the Magic Weekend one?! Isn't flooding the boards against the AUP?

whats the problem with your hate on SOO . its a great series

just ignore him mate.

hes still learning his way.

any help you can give him on RL hell appreciate.

he has to study something weve grown up with as a major sport.

how stupid . its the greatest rugby league in the world

so terrified of SOO

If it was as good as you keep telling us, you wouldn't need to keep telling us as we'd already know.

SoO is a good show, but it doesn't really matter to anyone outside of them two states. Get over it.

yes it doe's matter . all rugby league fans love it

Has,nt Queensland won the last three origins and also i seem to remember a couple of blowouts in these games as well.I do think origin is great but the argument you have used is flawed

i personally couldn't give a about it so your wrong, now can you please get a powercut

have a look at the wins / losses since it was started and the number of series won.

you will get a few blowouts over 30 years or so

Quote ="chubbs1981"i personally couldn't give a poop about it so your wrong, now can you please get a powercut'" yet you love nrl . Injury opens rep door for Trent Barrett TRENT Barrett is poised to resurrect his representative career thanks to a shoulder injury to Newcastle playmaker Jarrod Mullen. Country selectors are now without their first-choice halfback for next Friday night's Origin audition against City after Mullen was yesterday ruled out for three weeks. The absence of an eligible No. 7 from the preliminary 40-man NSW squad opens the way for a bolter to become the third contender for the vacant Blues jersey, alongside City slickers Mitchell Pearce and Peter Wallace. www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/s ... 66,00.html

Quote ="chubbs1981"i personally couldn't give a poop about it so your wrong, now can you please get a powercut'" yet you love nrl . Injury opens rep door for Trent Barrett TRENT Barrett is poised to resurrect his representative career thanks to a shoulder injury to Newcastle playmaker Jarrod Mullen. Country selectors are now without their first-choice halfback for next Friday night's Origin audition against City after Mullen was yesterday ruled out for three weeks. The absence of an eligible No. 7 from the preliminary 40-man NSW squad opens the way for a bolter to become the third contender for the vacant Blues jersey, alongside City slickers Mitchell Pearce and Peter Wallace. www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/s ... 66,00.html

rep season starting this weekend .

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