out of the current players picked who would you pick for the starting game against australia. Sorry if there is all ready another thread, havent got a lot of time.



Carl Ablett (Leeds), Tom Briscoe (Hull), George Burgess, Sam Burgess, Tom Burgess (all South Sydney), Rob Burrow (Leeds), Josh Charnley (Wigan), Rangi Chase (Castleford), Leroy Cudjoe (Huddersfield), Liam Farrell (Wigan), James Graham (Canterbury Bulldogs), Ryan Hall (Leeds), Zak Hardaker (Leeds), Chris Hill (Warrington), Gareth Hock (Widnes), Michael McIlorum (Wigan), Lee Mossop (Wigan), Sean O'Loughlin (Wigan), James Roby (St Helens), Kevin Sinfield (Leeds, capt), Sam Tomkins (Wigan), Kallum Watkins (Leeds), Ben Westwood (Warrington), Gareth Widdop (Melbourne).



1 S.Tomkins

2 Charnley

3 Cudjoe

4 Watkins

5 Hall

6 Widdop

7 sinfield

8 Graham

9 Roby

10 G.Burgess

11 Westwood

12 S.Burgess

13 O Loughlin

subs

Hill

Burrows

Hock

Hardaker

bench to light......can't afford to have a back on the bench

tomkins



Hall

cudjoe

watkins

charnley



chase

sinfield

roby

graham

burgess (sam)

farrell

hock

westwood





bench-

hill

mossop

burrow

oloughlin

I would put Briscoe in ahead of Charnley. I think his strength would make him a better option against the Aussie defense than Charnley.

I would start Hill and put G. Burgess on the bench. Also, I think another front rower on the bench in place of Hardaker is sensible. Widdop is pretty versatile and Burrow can go into the halves if we need to cover any injury in the backs. Mossop or T. Burgess on the bench (for size and impact I would probably go with the 3rd Burgess)

1 S.Tomkins

2 Charnley

3 Cudjoe

4 Watkins

5 Hall

6 Widdop

7 Chase

8 Graham

9 Roby

10 Mossop

11 Westwood

12 Hock

13 S Burgess

subs

Sinfield

G Burgess

Farrell

Hill

Tomkins, Charnley, Watkins, Ablett, Hall, Chase, Sinfield, Graham, Roby, Mossop, Hock, Burgess, O'Lochlin



Int.- Widdop, Burgess.G, Hill, Westwood

I think George Burgess will definitely play

1 Tomkins

2 Charnley

3 Cudjoe

4 Watkins

5 Hall

6 Widdop

7 Sinfield

8 Hill

9 McLlorum

10 Graham

11 S Burgess

12 Westwood

13 O'Loughlin



14 Roby

15 G Burgess

16 Hock

17 Ablett



I know most wouldn't pick McLlorum but i think we need to get into their faces and there are few better than Micky at that. Ablett gets my pick, firstly as his recent form deserves it but secondly he can also cover the backs. Hock is the one i'm really not sure of. I think i'd pick him but tell him he only has 1 chance, blow it and he won't be considered for the rest of the WC.

1. Tomkins

2. Charnley

3. Watkins

4. Cudjoe

5. Hall

6. Widdop

7. Sinfield

8. Graham

9. Roby

10. Hill

11. S. Burgess

12. Westwood

13. O'Loughlin



14. McIlorum

15. G. Burgess

16. Hock

17. Mossop

Tomkins

Charnley

Watkins

Ablett

Hall

Widdop

Sinfield

Graham

Roby

Mossop

S. Burgess

Westwood

O'Loughlin



G. Burgess

Mossop

Hock

Farrell

1, Tomkins

2, Charnley 5, Hall

3, Ablett 4, Watkins

6, Sinfield

7, Chase

8, G.Burgess 10, Graham

9, McIlorum

11, Westwood 12, Hock

13, S.Burgess



Bench:



Burrow

Hill

Roby

O'Loughlin



I used to hate McIlorum, mainly because he is extremely dirty, but over the season I have learned that he is a damn fine rugby player. Wigans two recent games against Leeds he was absolutely everywhere getting stuck in firmly but fairly, I agree with the Wigan fan that he needs to start and really rattle Australia. Roby is better technically than McIlorum but he is also soft. For the first 20-30 mins we need some real hard play and McIlorum will give us that. Then some Roby on to cause some damage out of dummy half.

Also O'loughlin cannot start against the Aussie, he has hardly played and will miss tackles, let him be eased into the game.