Pick Your Team Queensland 2025 SOO Game 1

[The Warrior Waka]

He'd look better in the black and white.

Source: Trust me bro.

If only Olakau'atu picked Tonga. Backrow of

Olakau'atu
Halasima
Taumalolo

Scary lol

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

If only Olakau'atu picked Tonga. Backrow of

Olakau'atu
Halasima
Taumalolo

Scary lol

Exactly why I want him to play for us.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Exactly why I want him to play for us.

Can Haumole still play for Tonga with the new eligibility rules?

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Man, Nsw may give us a hiding looking at the squads.

 

[juju]

It's not. That's my point.
Unlike some, i have no issues with QLD Morons picking guys who have lived there long term just like I've no issues with the Kiwis picking born & bred Aussies like Kris & McLean

But isn't the point the point that Origin is directly detrimental to the Kiwis and Kiwis only?

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

Can Haumole still play for Tonga with the new eligibility rules?

He already can, right?

 

[The Warrior Waka]

He already can, right?

I don't know. Im still confused(easily done)

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Can Haumole still play for Tonga with the new eligibility rules?

@tajhay Can he bro?

 

[Cces]

But isn't the point the point that Origin is directly detrimental to the Kiwis and Kiwis only?

That is true. The fact that someone was trying to make that point went over my head though

 

[Cces]

He already can, right?

And did as recent as November.
If the rules had changed since them wouldn't there have been a big fuss about Crichton turning his back on Samoa? Both can still play SOO and for Tier 2 international side can't they?

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Im a neutral, but putting Rob Toia up against Latrell in game 1 at suncorp is like putting a lamb to slaughter

Are you posting on Insta bro, saw the exact same statement on the Bloke in a Bar post haha

 

[WA Warrior]

And did as recent as November.
If the rules had changed since them wouldn't there have been a big fuss about Crichton turning his back on Samoa? Both can still play SOO and for Tier 2 international side can't they?

Yeah no rules have been changed yet.
Vlandys originally said there would be no changes before the backlash over the Haas to Samoa saga.
He then said they will look at it.
I heard Kenty say it sounds like the same rules that stand now will be expanded to include the Kiwis and England.

 

[Bay39er]

Interestingly to me is the fact that in the 2 squads there are only 4 players from the top 2 teams on the table [3 Bulldogs & 1 Wah]

This suggests that both teams are teams and not individuals and as the old saying goes there is no i in team!

 

[tajhay]

@tajhay Can he bro?

He can. Tonga/Samoa are not Tier 1 nation. There is a little bit more to becoming a Tier 1 nation rather than just results i.e. they have clear local development pathways, independent and developed financial and governance stability etc.

 

[tyrael]

Anyone else think Slater picked a bad side? DCE has been playing pretty average to bad and he's old. Where was the Slater 3 years ago when he picked all these left field players and won the series?

 

[SBW1]

A good 6 or 7 of those players are either born in New Zealand or very much eligible. The Jesse Arthars selection is a real surprise. He is very much a Kiwi, having played for the māori All Stars and Toa Samoa, really surprised he hasn't already played for the Kiwis already.