NSW BLUES TEAM FOR GAME 1

Blues announce team for Origin series openerAuthorTimestampShare on social mediaShare via FacebookShare via TwiiterShare via Whats-appShare via EmailNSW Blues have announced the team that will take on the Queensland Maroons in the opening match of the 2018 Holden State of Origin series at the MCG on June 6.1. James Tedesco2. Tom Trbojevic3. Latrell Mitchell4. James Roberts5. Josh Addo-Carr6. James Maloney7. Nathan Cleary8. David Klemmer 9. Damien Cook10. Reagan Campbell-Gillard11. Boyd Cordner (c)12. Tyson Frizell13. Jack De Belin14. Paul Vaughan 15. Jake Trbojevic16. Angus Crichton17. Tyrone Peachey18. Tariq Sims19. Nick CotricFollowing the team announcement by NSW Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres, Blues coach Brad Fitter said the team picked itself."I felt we needed combinations and balance ... I sat down with [selectors] Greg Alexander and Danny Buderus to pick our best 17 ... we put reputations to one side."The team comes first, we have picked an exciting group of footballers who play exciting footy."

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  • Such a fast team.
    Teddy, Trbo, Roberts, Addo, Cook, Peachey
  • Shocked Timmy didnt get the call up.

  • clean sweep.
  • should have cotric on the other wing. We never seen to learn the golden rule, "don't play people out of position". In saying that it's great to see some youth and enthusiasm in there.

    Maybe freddy could coach us..............

  • The question that hasn't been asked is why the mass changes now when the big qld stars are gone. We should have blooded some of these players already even if it was from the bench.
    I wish fitler was coach years ago as Daley just copied exactly what other nsw coaches did for years and tried defend way to victory.
    I like the selections but feel with 3 defensive liabilities in Maloney, Roberts and Mitchell we maybe should have had Euan aitken as 1 centre to limit our defensive liabilities.
  • Where's Moses? Pfft!
  • Unfortunately still with us Ape as I see him as part of our trouble. 

    • Agreed. 

  • Wheres Aaron Woods
  • Where’s Wade Graham ? , He is to good to leave out , NSW pack is to Soft in defence , NO BIG HITTERS , Graham would get under QLD skin. , 26 to 8 Qld !!
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