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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2665823, member: 1899"] 1. Brett Stewart 2. Brett Morris 3. Dylan Walker 4. Michael Jennings 5. Daniel Tupou 6. James Maloney 7. Trent Hodkinson 8. Aaron Woods 9. Robbie Farah 10. Paul Gallen (c) 11. Beau Scott 12. Ryan Hoffman 13. Greg Bird 14. Andrew Fifita 15. David Klemmer 16. Boyd Cordner 17. Trent Merrin The biggest problem with NSW is their depth, as great as it is to have options, it's difficult to forge a good team if you're chopping and changing which is exactly what the Blues have been doing since Day 1. This side I believe achieves a good balance between rewarding the players for 2014 while bringing in a couple of new guys who offer something more. I'm going with Brett Stewart at fullback. Out of all the Manly players, I think he's been head and shoulders their best and probably the only one worth feeding outside of the Round 2 performance by Cherry-Evans. He's played Origin before, always played very well and I believe it's important to have somebody reliable at the back. Tupou, Hodko, Scott & Hoffman are examples of sticking with players and combinations that were successful. I think Dan could be an even bigger asset now with Maloney in the team, Hodko seems to perform well under pressure where as I question Reynolds' capacity to do the same and think Pearce needs another season outside of the Origin arena to prove himself while Scott & Hoffy are two of the form backrows in the competition and provide NSW the starch that is so underrated. I think people have the right idea selecting Fensom but don't think it's his time. I like the idea of bringing in two bench props who are capable of bending the line, thus Fifita and Klemmer. Cordner gives you a handy edge runner who can be a nice inclusion after Scott has bullied JT while Merrin can provide some second phase late in the halves to give the Blues a bit of a sniff. [/QUOTE]

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