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really well said. I'd disagree slightly about Khunt not being a ball player but that iis a different (and pretty irrelevant) argument. and it shouldn't take away from the fact that everything else you have said is spot on. not to mention the fact that the need for 'running five eights' is...

ball playing and Justin Hodges are two things that don't really go together. it isn't a criticism of the man; some fans just need to realise that being a great player doesn't mean you're great at every single facet of the game. Hodges is an extraordinary ball runner, not so much as a ball...

quote from McCarthy: "You have got a bloke like Sam Moa who played his arse off for 46 (minutes) but then you can’t give a medal for that." - See more at: No Cookies | thetelegraph.com.au that guy is a bloody moron. first of all, Moa played 54 minutes and not 46 minutes. secondly, a forward...

I don't mind DCE as a winner but I think Sam Moa would have been more deserving. I don't think the CC should automatically go to the winning team but I think if you are going to win it on a losing side, you should have put in an outstanding performance that puts you head and shoulders above the...

has Michael Jennings ever played on the right side? i thought it was usually Josh Morris who switched over for NSW.

yeah, I don't mind Thaiday in the squad that much. I'm just worried about that fact that he'll inevitably find his way into the 17. especially if Sheens decides to do something like shifting Bird to lock or benching Lewis so Thaiday can start.

I have a lot more respect for SBW now than I did at the start of the year, so I'll be sad to see him go. when you actually listen to him speak (rather than whatever is being written about him in the newspapers) he sounds quite humble and down to earth. he obviously has a lot of baggage but I...

That doesn't justify Thaiday's spot at all. all that tells you is that if you drop Thaiday you shouldn't replace him with Taylor, which is hardly rocket science. if the choice was between Thaiday and Taylor I would go with Thaiday but that isn't the situation being presented to Tim Sheens...

I think Hayne has been very good since 2009 too. He is just playing in a shit team. obviously he hasn't been as good as he was in late 2009 but apart from being injured all the time in 2012 and 2013 I think he has been playing well. the fact that he plays with one of the shittest teams of the...

that is pretty sad that Thaiday can justify his place based on a history of proven performances, when those 'proven performances' at rep level are restricted to one excellent 30 minute period over the course of two years. at some point past performances cease to have value if you can't continue...

its probably nothing sinister. but considering that he is a pretty good young player and two clubs have been happy to let him go, I suspect he might just have some attitude problems.

I agree that a national team shouldn't be picked on form, if you mean short term form. but I also don't think a national team should just be about talent, it should be about a player's ability and level of performance. otherwise, over the last few years I'm sure people could have made the...

Woah, hold on there. lets not get carried away and make comparisons we might later regret. at least Thaiday has occasionally played pretty well for Australia and Queensland, even if the last time he did so back in 2011. whereas dear Mythell Pearce last put in a good game at rep level in ...

if anything, I think Hayne's defence on the winger was better early in his career. he's got a bit sloppy since he started playing fullback all the time (2009 maybe?). but even then I really don't think he is that bad these days. I definitely don't think we have ever made him look terrible; in...

depends what you mean by 'making them look terrible'. I don't think Hayne has been made to look terrible. I think McManus did a passable job and while Brett Morris looked shitty at times I think that was more to do with his own incompetence than QLD pressuring him. the NSW wingers that have...

I don't think the interpretations change every week, certainly not with respect to Lyon's penalty try. there would have only been a handful of incidents in the entire year that were similar to Lyon's penalty try. It's not like rulings on penalty tries/sin-binning vary every week; they happen...

he was pretty bad at fullback though when he played there. I don't think he was any more versatile than any other winger who occasionally plays fullback (Steve Turner, Sam Perrett etc) I remember Robertson's name getting tossed around a bit but I think he just falls into that category of...

although if Sheens picks his teams right I think Papalii and Hayne should get a run. Hayne would be great to see on the wing or centre and Papalii is a better choice as a bench forward than Thaiday

I didn't think Carney was ever a chance, despite what the Dally M voting says. there is no way in hell that he is better than Cronk, DCE or Thurston and he has a busted hammy too. so thankfully they got that selection 100% right.

I can still see the Cam Smith style of hookers succeeding. hookers who play flat and fast are obviously in vogue right now but there is still a place for dummy halfs who try to engage the marker and who scuttle across field before picking up runners closer to the line. with a lot of teams...