State Of Origin 2025

100%. Dropping Moses would be peak NSW buffoonery during the dynasty. Moses was superb last year great running game and has the best long-kick in the NRL. He's already said he's happy to play second-fiddle to Cleary.

 

Lock. Need his defence and offload. Paddy needs to be used up front imo.

 

Cotter had wanna wake up cause he's been bog this year. And Fifita must have a dogshit attitude cause I dont get why Slater refused to pick him or why Des has either.

 

Wtf. He's better than Fermor.

 

Daley pretty much has a Meninga on his hands imo. All the players pretty much he should pick are in form and there's a ton of depth.

You cant even fit them all in the backline with To'o and Lomax back from injury just in time. Crichton and Mitchell in the centres, maybe Turbo. Best cant get a look in. Tedesco, Edwards, Turbo are all up to it. Moses, Cleary in form, Luai an option. Haas best prop in the game. Crichton, Olakau'atu, Martin, Young would all walk into our team. Robson and Koroisau both great hookers. There's no real weakness in the 17 tbh.

We might be able to ambush them at home but I dont see us getting close to them elsewhere.

 

I like Dearden a lot but he's not a utility. Kurt Mann from a few years ago would've been a good fit but he's been converted into a forward and lost a fair bit of agility at 32.

 

Toia has been excellent considering he's returning from a second acl. There's a few young prospects who we need to excel in the next 5 years.

Toia, Savage, Howarth, Tass, Gray, Purdue, Pereia, Arthars...

 

Mm, probably not. Felt the same about Gags and Yow Yeh early on tho. I think Savage has potential.

 

Bombed try notwithstanding, Su'a has easily been our best edge player for the last 18 odd months. He'll walk in. I still dont see Gilbert as an edge player but he has pure Origin mentality. He's basically Qld's Liam Martin except he can tackle. He's an option at lock imo. If Slater plays Cotter up front and uses Carrigan for 70 minutes, I'm gonna be pissed.

 

Ehh I give Billy more credit than that. I am however, pretty convinced he's gonna pick Capewell. On the bench it's not the worst idea as he covers the edge forwards and centre, kinda. If he starts him tho, he's lost the plot.

 

Not at centre he's not.