Yes. For the sheer fact that he's not good enough to knock anyone in the team at the moment out, and I think there's better suited players ahead of him. I'm not ruling him out altogether, but he's far enough down my list that it would take several injuries to see him picked in my view.
I agree that Parker is certainly a different player now compared to when he first played origin. I personally don't think he's fit for origin, but I also have no doubt he'd do a better job that a few years back. Unless there's several injuries though it's all a moot point anyway. He's not going...
Exactly Beads, I didn't miss your point at all spwn. I just don't know how you can have a preference for 1 thing (regardless of what that is - footballers, choice of beer, favourite sexual position!) when you don't know what the other thing is.
Settle down Beads, I'm not saying he's not! Well, not in that post I'm not....Just saying that it's a little hard to make a decision between 2 things when you know nothing about 1 of them.
One big difference is that DJ was capable of hitting pretty damn hard. No doubting Stagg's work ethic, but I can't really recall ever seeing him hurt someone with his defence.
Did you not see GI in the dressing sheds before the game with his jersey off?? If you think he's as fat as Idris, you clearly need some new contact lenses.
From memory no one was holding O'Donnell's arms back either................he was being held by the collar and as you might have seen from his jersey, that didn't exactly hold him back either.
Oh I completely agree, it's mostly not the fault of the fans. It's the dumb security that take issue with everything. Maybe that's the difference - down here security let dickhead fans get away with anything!
I hate to say it and appear to be agreeing with Shaun, especially at this time of year......but I've been to a few games at Suncorp and the atmosphere wasn't great.
The only position I see as being an option to put a NSW player in is Boyd's spot on the wing. Boyd out, Hayne in. Not saying it would be right, but that is seriously the only spot I think they could at least put up a half arsed argument for to get a NSW player in there.