deluded pom? Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 No. Every time you pick a Test team there will be injury absences, suspensions and retirements. The replacements are drawn from the better Origin performers. So it didn't matter that NSW won last year. Cronk could have had a stinker (injuries aside) and he was still going to be first choice for Australia with DCE his replacement if required? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmduck Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Yes, unless his form died off during the remainder of the NRL season. You can't completely disregard form but players who've been there, done that, will always have an edge. There used to be a saying here that it was even harder to get out of the AUS cricket team than it was to get in, because they kept winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 So it's not a true Test trial then. Go on Ducky, repeat after me. ORIGIN IS NOT A TRUE TEST TRIAL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmduck Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 OK it's not. I guess it's just a coincidence that all the AUS players in last year's ANZAC Test had all played Origin before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 OK it's not. I guess it's just a coincidence that all the AUS players in last year's ANZAC Test had all played Origin before. There you go. I bet you feel better for that. They say confession is good for the soul. Were a majority of the Australian team NSWelshmen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmduck Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 11 Qlders, 6 NSWers. NSW hadn't won Origin at that stage, The 4N squad last year contained 15 Blues and 9 Banana benders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellsy4HullFC Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 11 Qlders, 6 NSWers. NSW hadn't won Origin at that stage, The 4N squad last year contained 15 Blues and 9 Banana bendersI thought bananas were already bent? I didn't realise someone had to actually bend them first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmduck Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 I thought bananas were already bent? I didn't realise someone had to actually bend them first. Qld is the World's biggest sheltered workshop - do you have that expression over there? Bending bananas is the only thing we can trust them with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Qld is the World's biggest sheltered workshop - do you have that expression over there? Yes, we usually use that expression about Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmduck Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Well when you get to the border, the sign says, "Welcome to Queensland. Don't Run with Scissors" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roughyhead true Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 No no no. Sorry but all wrong. I was thinking more of could London now out a full strong side out and what would that mean. I'd have LMS, DS, Tony clubb all the london lads giving as many interviews as possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yipyee Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 I don't really get the Yorkshire/Lancashire thing. Can someone list the team that are in each state?Lancashire would struggle to field a side, Yorkshire vs greater Manchester would be far better,FB: Lomax W: burgess Centre: duffy Centre: Joel Tomkins W: makinson halfs: Sinfield © , Higham Prop: morley hooker: micky mac Prop: farell Second row: thompson second row: Hock loose: lockers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yipyee Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Wales also would have a stronger team than any other..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Wales also would have a stronger team than any other..... Really? Not many of their senior players put their hands up to play in what turned out to be a WC qualification tournament. A tournament they finished bottom in. What makes you think they are stronger than other teams mentioned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMEGA Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Lancashire would struggle to field a side, Yorkshire vs greater Manchester would be far better, FB: Lomax W: burgess Centre: duffy Centre: Joel Tomkins W: makinson halfs: Sinfield © , Higham Prop: morley hooker: micky mac Prop: farell Second row: thompson second row: Hock loose: lockers Not if they used the historical County borders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foozler Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Seeing how they think they are so special, how's about Yarkshire versus the rest of the UK/ Europe/ World? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yipyee Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Really? Not many of their senior players put their hands up to play in what turned out to be a WC qualification tournament. A tournament they finished bottom in. What makes you think they are stronger than other teams mentioned? quite right and one would presume that the same would happen for any other micky mouse tourny..... however if a concept like this were to be taken seriously then they would be the strongest IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yipyee Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Not if they used the historical County borders why would you want to do that? Looking forward no one will relate to historical boundaries.... its not like theres a historical concept that has lived through the change! If a new concept is implemented then it needs to have 21st century thinking and be looking at the world in its current state Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cel1234 Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 What about Cumbria ?? Greg McNally/Kyle Amor/Brad Singleton/Oliver Wilkes/Ben Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMEGA Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Seeing how they think they are so special, how's about Yarkshire versus the rest of the UK/ Europe/ World? We took on the rest of the world in the 2012 Olympics and came 5th out of the whole world! Per capita we were 1st ! How do you like them puddings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwis 13 6 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 what about the challenge cup final thats unique to the english game as origin is to half of australia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellsy4HullFC Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 what about the challenge cup final thats unique to the english game as origin is to half of australia!I don't get your point?The CCF is part of a club competition. Origin is a rep game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattSantos Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 I'd love a mini league.. East West Wales France 2 games a day on 3 seperate summer Saturdays (Man City or wherever, Wales and France hosting), underpinned by the same games at under 18/21 level as well making it 4 games a day. Done. Running the Rob Burrow marathon to raise money for the My Name'5 Doddie foundation: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ben-dyas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Moore Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Any game where one of the teams is Yorkshire gets me going and guarantees at least two tickets sold for me and my dad- however I'm not sure how true that is for the rest of society. I'd be quite happy with Yorkshire vs The Rest- plays into my prejudices perfectly and gets all possible test candidates involved. Has to have some bearing on test jumpers, full release and be made a fuss of though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellsy4HullFC Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 So England vs everyone else (Exiles) didn't work, so now we're proposing Yorkshire vs everyone else? Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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