Re: Smith for England : Thu Oct 13, 2022 3:42 pm  

SouthStandRegular wrote:

The two glaring ones everyone has mentioned
Micky mac instead of Ackers is obsurd..
Bachelor is way ahead of some of those other guys so maybe a niggle for him

Who is Batchelor way ahead of? Certainly not Radley, Whitehead and Knowles.

Re: Smith for England : Thu Oct 13, 2022 3:46 pm  

Wigg'n wrote:

Who is Batchelor way ahead of? Certainly not Radley, Whitehead and Knowles.

Wane may play Knowles at second row to get him and Radley in the team.

Re: Smith for England : Thu Oct 13, 2022 3:50 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

Wane may play Knowles at second row to get him and Radley in the team.

Can't see that. I think it is more likely that Knowles will start on the bench and will come on as an interchange 9 to spell McIllorum. He's played 9 a few times at Saints.

Re: Smith for England : Thu Oct 13, 2022 5:14 pm  

Wigg'n wrote:

Who is Batchelor way ahead of? Certainly not Radley, Whitehead and Knowles.

Whitehead definately, had a poor last couple of seasons at canberra.

Re: Smith for England : Thu Oct 13, 2022 5:47 pm  

Stu M wrote:

Can't see that. I think it is more likely that Knowles will start on the bench and will come on as an interchange 9 to spell McIllorum. He's played 9 a few times at Saints.

Radley more likely to be the surprise at #9 for me.

Re: Smith for England : Thu Oct 13, 2022 6:21 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

Radley more likely to be the surprise at #9 for me.

George Williams to #9 and Welsby to #6? Wane has used Williams as an interchange #9 before.

I can understand Batchelor missing out, I think it'll be a close game and Batchelor is in the top two for both missed tackles and penalties conceded. Also he isn't a big metre maker.

Re: Smith for England : Thu Oct 13, 2022 6:28 pm  

Wigg'n wrote:

Who is Batchelor way ahead of? Certainly not Radley, Whitehead and Knowles.

he was the best second row in the comp for me last year

Re: Smith for England : Thu Oct 13, 2022 7:49 pm  

Pieman wrote:

he was the best second row in the comp for me last year

This guy a troll?

Re: Smith for England : Thu Oct 13, 2022 9:05 pm  

Pieman wrote:

he was the best second row in the comp for me last year

I don't disagree (even though he didn't get in the dream team) but he's not "way ahead" of any of those 3.

Re: Smith for England : Thu Oct 13, 2022 9:38 pm  

Wigg'n wrote:

I don't disagree (even though he didn't get in the dream team) but he's not "way ahead" of any of those 3.

I think styles make fights.

Being the best in SL doesn’t make you an automatic pick.