This is beyond a joke now.
The problem is that if we do win Cartwright will look to the one win as vindication of his disgraceful selections rather than looking at the previous 34 rounds of complete and utter rubbish. How is it possible to get so many selections wrong:
Nate Myles is a representative BACKROWER!! He plays second row in the greatest State Of Origin team in history. Cartwright picks him at prop.
Douglas is a starting prop who plays 80 minutes. Starting him on the bench is a waste of a rotation and a clear indication that he prefers his 'favourites' over the new recruit.
O'Dwyer offers us nothing that a player on the rise could not offer. He is not a solution for the future and should not be chosen over players who could be getting valuable experience in the top grade such as Ridge and Page.
Jordan Rankin has been axed for no known reason. Last season he got prolonged exposure at fullback. This year he beat Zillman out for the five-eighth jersey and now he is axed from the entire squad in favor of a player who has done nothing to impress at Q Cup level and who is very much in the twilight of his career. He offers us nothing moving forward into 2013 and beyond.
Henderson named on the bench AHEAD of Brenton Lawrence, Ridge and Page. If this is not blatant selection of his old 'favourites' I don't know what is.
We need the broom through the entire organisation and soon because the entire club is losing support and is fast losing relevance. The only reason I am going this Saturday is because I have a season ticket that I have paid up over $400 every year since we have been in the competition. I have not got any value out of my membership since 2009. I have basically thrown the best part of $900 down the toilet by supporting this team for the past 2 years. As a supporter base we need to stop being so supportive of the crap and start demanding some sort of professionalism from the front office and the coaching staff. I am fed up!!