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Message: [QUOTE="OXY-351, post: 2201272, member: 2107"] When you've won 3 series in a row, surely you have to give first shot to the incumbents though? They've done the job in the past, so there is nothing to say they won't do the job again, even if their club form isn't their career best. There are 12 other plays on the field at club level. If they aren't performing, then it's probably a little hard for one player to excel, especially a halfback if the forward pack isn't travelling too good. You've also got to take in to consideration combinations that players have with each other. How long have Smith, Thurston and Lockyer been playing with each other now (not in an Ian Roberts type of way)? They know each others game. Go and through an unkown in to the equation, and you don't know what results you'll get. A few weeks back Lockyer was in relatively ordinary form (actualyl he's probably only played one really good game in the past 6 rounds). Would people be happy to disregard his past rep performances, and not have him in the team just because he's not in the best of form, as seems to be the case with Thurston? If QLD lose the first match, and Thurston has a shocker, then I'd be all for Prince to be given a crack, but based on past performances for QLD, he deserves the first chance. [/QUOTE]

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