But that is the interesting thing about this game and something I myself thought at first.
However, I think 2 great halves vs 1 all time-great and 1 ordinary half is pretty even.
Take Andrew Johns, if he was paired with
Brett Seymour. Then take Daly Cherry Evans paired with Cameron Munster. That is very subjective as to which is the better halves pairing.
Also what if you had Andrew Johns and Darren Lockyer in the halves but paired that up with Will Kennedy at full back and Jesse Ramien at center.
Then another team could have Hunt and Reynolds in the halves but paired up with Billy Slater at Fullback and Greg Inglis in the centres.
And that is not even getting into the forward packs. It is really subjective as to which team would be better.
But I agree that without an elite half you probably can't win. That is why I went so hard for Johns and Stacey today. All of us who got one of those halves will be deciding whether to spend large for a second one or use that money on a full back/monster forward pack or just have a good player in every position. The ones who didn't get one of those halves needs to be thinking how much they are willing to spend to get one or if they have another strategy to win.