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Message: [QUOTE="subsbligh, post: 2656575, member: 1950"] The Maranta/Reed/Vidot selection; I can see reason in it, but don't agree. If I was being malicous I might say the Maranta family connection certainly didn't hurt his cause. On the other hand, Maranta improved dramatically in 2014, especially under the high ball and finishing and was better than Vidot in the trials. Vidot actually looked a little off in Wigan. But not as off as Whitchurch. The Whitchurch selection. I think it is universally seen as an absolute dark horse at the very least. I would love for someone to explain to me what Bennett sees in Whitchurch to warrant selection, because I've missed it. Out of NRL for 2 years (where his last performance was an error riddled fullback cameo) and on the last chance corral. But for Burgess dropping the ball 5 times in his own 20m, [B]Whitchurch was the worst player on the field[/B]. He got bitch slapped by the no name opposition centre all night, who even had the gall to hip throw him off the ball he disrespected him so much. He bomed a sitter of a try with indecision. He then did exactly as expected and went right back into his shell because his confidence was shattered. I thought he was a roughie for Origin fill in at the very best behind Lowrie, Stagg, Jon Green, Wallace and the rest of the squad. He's a big body, but goofy. He's good for at least 1 drop ball a game and literally brings nothing other than size, and there are bigger and stronger options avaiable that aren't liabilities. Like putting Vidot on the bench, for example, if you're after a big centre/winger to sit on the bench and call him a utility, for whatever purpose you think that might serve. On the other hand, Whitchurch might not even make the field. It might be a diversion to a last minute swap to Nikorima. It might be a rocket for Oates, Vidot and to push J Ofa and Garbutt. Bennett might be so disgusted in the current depth crop that he knows he has to play suprise selection games to lift the fringe players. It might be that Bennett wants to get the Whitchurch idea out of his head against the Rabbitohs in round 1, where there's nothing to lose. [I][B]Whatever, it's a weird selection. Fact. [/B][/I] But Bennett does some weird shit for unknown reasons. So long as Whitchurch doesn't drop the ball in the 10 minutes he might get tomorrow night, that'll do. I don't know what else you could possibly expect. [/QUOTE]

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