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Message: [QUOTE="Porthoz, post: 2434370, member: 2221"] Barba is only 4cm shorter than Slater, so his size is not really the problem. But there are huge question marks about his defense is an Origin decider against an absolutely ruthless NSW team. He is young and will get his chance no doubt. For this game, it has to be GI or Boyd at fullback. The next question is who comes in and where... I'd prefer O'Neill because he is very quick and can find the line on the wing, while Nielsen offers very little in attack. This would imply several possibilities: 1- GI to FB, O'Neill to the right wing, Tate to left centre (favourite positions for all involved players). Would make our right side defense vulnerable to NSW's most potent attacking weapon in Hayne, and our left side attack one-dimensional because Tate is a ball hog. 2- GI to FB, O'Neill to the left wing, Boyd to left centre. Not the players favourite positions, but I definitely prefer to see O'Neill defending Uate than Hayne. Question marks over Boyd's attack as a centre, but I reckon he would go alright with his ball playing ability. 3- Boyd to FB, O'Neill to the left wing. Least amount of changes but restricting our most lethal attacking player. (I reckon this will be the choice Qld will go with) Personally I'd go with option 2, but any one of them has drawbacks really. [/QUOTE]

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