Queensland vs New South Wales @ Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane



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Billy Slater

Darius Boyd

Dane Neilsen

Willie Tonga

Jharal Yow Yeh

Darren Lockyer

Jonathan Thurston

Matthew Scott

Cam Smith

Petero Civoniceva

Nate Miles

Sam Thaiday

Ashley Harrison



Interchange:

Cooper Cronk

Corey Parker

Jacob Lillyman

Ben Hannant



18th Man:

Dave Taylor



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Josh Dugan

Brett Morris

Michael Jennings

Marc Gasnier

Akuila Uate

Jamie Soward

Mitchell Pearce

Jason King

Michael Ennis

Kane Snowden

Beau Scott

Greg Bird

Paul Gallen



Interchange:

Ben Creagh

Trent Merrin

Tim Mannah

Dean Young



18th Man:

Jammal Idris

Qld centres bit weak without GI & Hodgo

I think this'll be close. The outside backs have swung into NSW's favour IMO. The forwards aren't too bad either. Hopefully itll be the closest series in 5 years anyway.

I wouldnt go that far.



The form backs in the NRL all wear Maroon...



Boyd, Lockyer, Thurston, Slater, Yow Yeh.

Outside backs... As in 2,3,4 and 5. Man for man I'd pick every NSWman over thier QLD counter part in those positions. Obviously when Hodges and GI come back into the fold it's a different scenario altogether.

You can have them. We'll keep the winners. As in five zip.

Think the Blues will take the series this year. The 3/4 lines are in NSW favour with only Slater and Boyd that I'd take to the blues.

Think the back row is the blues' by some distance, I'm a Titans fan and don't rate Harrison that highly, certainly nowhere near Gallen.

The front row is definitely QLD's, this is were the problems are for NSW, both sets of halves can control a game so it could depend on which set of forwards get on top.

You'd either be mad or a NSW journo to tip NSW against QLD in Bris.



QLD to dominate game 1.

That'll be why I said [iseries[/i and not just game 1.



Although I do think the Blues will win tomorrow. And I maintain that I am not mad, nor am I a NSW journo!

Queensland by 8. Looking forward to seeing Yow Yeh and Uate. Russell Crowe take a bow. www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... ml&BID=480

Queensland by 8. Looking forward to seeing Yow Yeh and Uate. Russell Crowe take a bow. www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... ml&BID=480

Great work Crowe.

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