Greg Bird Draft Pick: 2 Position: Lock, Second Row, Half Representative Eligibility: New South Wales Stat Attack (NRL 2008, lock only): 124.5m per game (1st for locks) 0.5 line breaks per game (1st for locks), 0.8 assists per game (2nd for locks), 1.5 offloads per game (3rd for locks)
Nah, I don't really like Lockyer that much even though he's clearly gun, and I decided to just go for my favourites in this as I'll have a bit of an advantage otherwise.
Jamie Lyon Draft Pick: 3 Position: Centre, Half Representative Eligibility: New South Wales Stat Attack (NRL 2009, centre only): 0.87 assists per game (5th for centres), 84.84% tackle efficiency (7th for centres), 9.37 metres per run (5th for centres)
Brett Hodgson Draft Pick: 4 Position: Fullback, Half Representative Eligibility: New South Wales Stat Attack (NRL 2008): 1.1 assists per game (5th for fullbacks), 100 tackle breaks (3rd for fullbacks)
Aiden Tolman Draft Pick: 5 Position: Prop, Second Row Representative Eligibility: New South Wales Stat Attack (NYC 2008): 175.3 metres per game (1st for props), 21.4 runs per game (1st for props), 34.9 tackles per game (1st for props), 91.21% tackle efficiency (4th for props) Stat Attack (NRL 2009): 233m in one game (most by a starting prop)
Dunno if this was sarcastic or not TBH. I definitely picked him way earlier that I should have, but I really didn't want to risk him going. I was anticipating Benny or Lukic picking him and then trying to trade me for Bird/Hodgson...