Kangaroo Merit side

[The Who]

The full side is:

1. James Tedesco
2. Josh Addo-Carr
3. Dane Gagai
4. Jack Wighton
5. Daniel Tupou
6. Cameron Munster
7. Nathan Cleary
8. Josh Papalii
9. Damien Cook
10. Christian Welch
11. Boyd Cordner (Captain)
12. Felise Kaufusi
13. Cameron Murray
14. Ryan Papenhuyzen
15. Payne Hass
16. Angus Crichton
17. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui

Let me start off this post by saying:
How did Wighton get to be one of the nation's top two centres?
How did Cleary beat DCE, who led his side to a SOO series win?
How did Cordner get selected at all when he managed only a portion of one SOO match?

 

[NZEaglesFan]

The full side is:

1. James Tedesco
2. Josh Addo-Carr
3. Dane Gagai
4. Jack Wighton
5. Daniel Tupou
6. Cameron Munster
7. Nathan Cleary
8. Josh Papalii
9. Damien Cook
10. Christian Welch
11. Boyd Cordner (Captain)
12. Felise Kaufusi
13. Cameron Murray
14. Ryan Papenhuyzen
15. Payne Hass
16. Angus Crichton
17. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui

Let me start off this post by saying:
How did Wighton get to be one of the nation's top two centres?
How did Cleary beat DCE, who led his side to a SOO series win?
How did Cordner get selected at all when he managed only a portion of one SOO match?

Where is Jake??

 

[bSw]

The full side is:

1. James Tedesco
2. Josh Addo-Carr
3. Dane Gagai
4. Jack Wighton
5. Daniel Tupou
6. Cameron Munster
7. Nathan Cleary
8. Josh Papalii
9. Damien Cook
10. Christian Welch
11. Boyd Cordner (Captain)
12. Felise Kaufusi
13. Cameron Murray
14. Ryan Papenhuyzen
15. Payne Hass
16. Angus Crichton
17. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui

Let me start off this post by saying:
How did Wighton get to be one of the nation's top two centres?
How did Cleary beat DCE, who led his side to a SOO series win?
How did Cordner get selected at all when he managed only a portion of one SOO match?

1. With Turbo & Staggs out injured, who would you put at centre ahead of Wighton atm?
2. These selections aren't based on SOO, they are based on the full 2020 season, as they are every year. Cleary was easily the form halfback all year, and cordner is the incumbent captain.

No real big surprises here

 

[MissKate]

Yawn

 

[bSw]

Where is Jake??

Dropped like a ...

 

[The Who]

1. With Turbo & Staggs out injured, who would you put at centre ahead of Wighton atm?

Wighton only played centre in the SOO, so he was judged solely on these performances which were poor. Who was better? The two Penrith centres, the two Illawarra centres, his Canberra teammate Croker, Brian Kelly, ... there were many better centres than Wighton if it is judged on a season-long performance.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Merit side ???

Please explain !!

 

[manlyfan76]

Merit side ???

Please explain !!

Nathan has picked a team.

 

[Bring back the.... Biff?]

Nathan Cleary has ousted DCE as Australian halfback for the 2021 side

 

[Bring back the.... Biff?]

Nrl.com article

 

[madmax]

What a joke......twin twats Daley & Lockyer said the team was selected on their form throughout the year yet Cordner, who was concussed most of the year & didn’t play much, is Captain & Murray who was also out ousts Jake lololol.....

 

[double hoops]

Let em rest. Ahhhh. Hmmmm

 

[Chip and Chase]

Is not that big of a surprise. Not one Manly player made the cut, pretty much sums up our efforts this season - below par.

 

[Supreme Leader]

No chance of season ending injuries in this game! Yes!

 

[Mataiforever]

1. With Turbo & Staggs out injured, who would you put at centre ahead of Wighton atm?
2. These selections aren't based on SOO, they are based on the full 2020 season, as they are every year. Cleary was easily the form halfback all year, and cordner is the incumbent captain.

No real big surprises here

Isn’t the Merit Side based STRICTLY off SOO every year (it at least used to)

How did Murray make it... played what, 9 mins in game 1?

1 Teddy 2 Tupou 3 Gaigai 4 Capewell 5 JAC 6 Munster 7 DCE 8 Papalii 9 Cook 10 Welch 11 Crichton 12 Kaufusi 13 Tino
14 Grant 15 Haas 16 Jake 17 Yeo

** Edit: my bad, didn’t read. Swear each year its strictly State of Origin tho. Still, Wighton, Murray, Cordner, Papenhuyzen etc should not be there

 

[wombatgc]

Cordner doesn’t remember the 2020 season he was concussed that many times.
I would’ve given Stephen Crichton a. spot at centre in front of Wighton.

 

[Cioran]

Nrl.com article

Maybe the selectors watched the second SOO and realised they needed someone there to take over leadership of the team if Munster was injured early.

 

[Captain Moondog]

Murray and no Jake. Must have been picked by Nathan Merritt.

 

[wedgetail eagle]

A bit like the AFL All Australian team. Pick the team but they don’t play anyone.

 

[Shoe1]

Calm down it is a fake rep team that won’t play any games.