Yes Ezra has been in great form. But everyone forgetting that Dearden made one of the best tackles ever, earlier in the season. He's built to rep QLD.

@alexhathaway3879

28 күн бұрын

As a cows fan his been the best player in a struggling team n his defence for a little bloke is up there with the best ever

@PlaystationNation2k9

28 күн бұрын

Agreed, Ezra is the better attacking player right now, but his defence just needs a bit more work. He's already shown a big improvement over last year, but just needs a bit more time to mature. He should definitely be next man up though if there's another injury.

@SO-om2yy

28 күн бұрын

What about Ben hunt 5/8, Mann of the bench. Come on when the forwards get tired and hunt shifts to Hooker. Won't happen but I think it would work. Safe option is just bring in dreden, good defence, dosent make mistakes, done the job in the past.

@grantisshananaa4906

28 күн бұрын

@@SO-om2yy Seems a little complicated. Sounds like something NSW would do. I think Slater is a big fan of Grant and Hunt rotation

@jamie8065

28 күн бұрын

as a blues fan i hope they pick dearden

Love the dynamic between these two men. There is a genuine respect and friendship between them and what they share on the game is informed but down to earth.

Munster's injury is a blessing in disguise, better way to go than in the first 20 minutes of Origin Game 1

@jackgrigg

27 күн бұрын

So true

is it me or does Dearden play like a young cooper cronk.. legit cooper had an elite running game and elite defence early and developed his kicking and game management through hard work later.. how does that not sound like dearden

Deardon seems like a guy who never gets injured. Mann on the other hand, dudes knees are on,life support with all that strapping. Deardon also, has much better defense than Mann. Dudes always the last man standing when someone misses a tackle or chasing down players.His defending better then Val Holmes and drink water at the moment who are much bigger then him.

@willeaves6803

28 күн бұрын

Even if dearden defense is a little bit better then mam (which I don’t even think is a foregone conclusion) mam is light years ahead in attack and X factor, dearden only advantage is that he’s played a origin game, other then that mam should be the pick every day of the week, and I think he will be, billy is a smart man

@Br0wnCh3

28 күн бұрын

@@willeaves6803 agree to disagree. I’ve never seen Mann chase a defender down or stop a try being scored. His attack will be useless after making 100 tackles. Deardon is the fittest cowboy and possibly qlder. But, We’ll let Billy decide. Mann will play origin eventual one day expecially once dce and hunt retire.

@gengarpokemon7731

28 күн бұрын

deardon makes sense and should be. better than ezra and games are won on defence too. no point scoring points if you bleed them too

@peterfoster841

28 күн бұрын

you mean ezra MAM not kurt MANN

@nathanaelpowell6306

28 күн бұрын

I see deardon the better he skills are on par or better then mann

give me these 2 over fittler and johns anyday.

@koaladubs4170

27 күн бұрын

Matty is way smarter than Joey

Love the Cronk & Johns Podcast!

Always interesting.

Mam will combine well with Walsh and Cobbo. Will have a good scoreline 😊

Cooper in my mind is the most underated half in the modern era .. Whats a selction headache, for both teams ...

@grantisshananaa4906

28 күн бұрын

I'm 100% NSW but I would pick Cooper over Joey every time if I'm making the greatest team ever.

@WP-ch3sy

28 күн бұрын

@@grantisshananaa4906 me too, bros got 6 rings

If Dearden could override Townsend and get waaaay more ball the cowboys will play finals. The kid is mini Michael Morgan and a flat out star

Agree about Jock Madden. He's been great for the Broncos this year, gets better every week. He needs to keep them in the top 4 for the finals, then Reynolds can come back with that crucial experience to hopefully put in a better result than last year.

Tiny little nicho at lock 💀 this is delirious😂

Just on Jarome in the origin side. I think he would be fine PROVIDED he can get the ball out to the backs. Over the last 2 years Jarome has struggled to spread the ball like Cody Walker did in Game 3 2023 and look what happened. Jarome probably has the best defence and set completion of every five-eight, but he needs to learn to spread the ball in an origin. No use having a To'o or Addo-Carr touch the ball twice in an entire game (excluding kick returns).

@gote88

28 күн бұрын

To be fair he had cook as his centre. Also that 2021 origin series he gave alot of early ball to his outside backs and they really excelled.

If I were a player I wouldn't care much about playing Origin. It's just too much TV hype with no player protection. In the middle of the NRL season, No thanks I'll try to be available at any cost for the club that pays me all year around than a 3 game series that could possibly get me injured and get me to miss out on the finals and a GF appearance or win

Yer lui been good with few out. He likes a big game.

Munster is made of lego..

Luai has to be the 6, burton played himself out of the jersey against the raiders he just went missing against 11 men, Cody is past it given his form this year.

These guys tryin to be too smart... Ezra Mam is a superstar in-waiting and gives QLD a genuine X-Factor.. Dearden's reached his ceiling as a player, he'll be solid but not able to break a game open like Mam...

Id be picking ezra no offense but Tom's confidence is shot. Ezra is winning his at a high his got that walsh patty combination

@wayneburke5311

28 күн бұрын

Wdym confidence is shot?

@grantisshananaa4906

28 күн бұрын

He's been playing consistently at a high standard. It's his team that's been struggling. Confidence is not an issue.

@aidanmaguire4740

28 күн бұрын

Stick to gaming psych 😂

@Br0wnCh3

28 күн бұрын

Nah, Ezra’s very poor in defence. He gets run over or past ALL the time. At nrl level. And is not great at the 1%. He will get better. Origin is all about defence and His knees will get a great work out. Deardon all day.

@zoltdon3687

28 күн бұрын

@@Br0wnCh3 Agree can't remember what game recently that ezra missed two 1 on 1 tackles on the goal line where they scored

Tommy Deardon is a great player, but I would choose Ezra Mam at 6. Mam is something really special, like Kalyn Ponga, like Reece Walsh.

Jarome had a great game but Brian never saw the ball. 🐟

luai is a better 7 than he is a 6

Who gives a rats what mat john's thinks about who will be picked for qld

@DruovanniDefoe

25 күн бұрын

True. He's doing his best to prop up players he'd like us to pick, not necessarily what would get the job done against NSW...

No. Ezra is a better fit.

Why is no one throwing this spine out there?? 6.DCE 7. HUNT 9. GRANT

@swisscloud4309

28 күн бұрын

I kinda feel dce and hunt are just too pure no 7 where they would get in each other way or whoever playing 6 couldn’t be effective as they were at 7 I think it works forcing hunt at 9 and in charge of the ruck where dce has full rein as a first receiver

@stth4080

28 күн бұрын

@@swisscloud4309 yeah 100% I agree with you mate but for it to not be a talking point is crazy and at the end of the day QLD know how to make things work and those 2 are out and out professionals and experienced Origin players with team first mentality

@delailama736

27 күн бұрын

Hunt on the bench with a pure 6, 7 and 9 is too valuable for QLD. If any of them are injured, he can take their spot. He is also versatile enough to play like a lock or maybe even centre if they are really desperate.