Australian World Cup train-on-squad

[Jezza]

or Gallen

[Gonzalez]

Dire Competition.

[Jezza]

its pretty hard to pick a team from here

[A N D R 3 W]

ive chosen my 25 man squad and plus, ive put extra players in some positions incase of injury ect.

My Australia Dream Squad



1 Karmichael Hunt - William Zillman - Matty Bowen

2 Matt King - Matt Cooper - Steve Bell

3 Justin Hodges Uncontested

4 Jamie Lyon - Greg Inglis - Matt King

5 Greg Inglis - Jarryd Hayne - Steve Bell

6 Darren Lockyer (uncontested if able to play) - (if not) Jarrod Mullen - Scott Prince

7 Jonathon Thurston - Brett Kimmorley - Jarrod Mullen

8 Steve Price Uncontested

9 Cameron Smith - Danny Buderus - Shaun Berrigan

10 Petero Civineceva - Brett Kite

11 Alan Tongue - Carl Webb - Steve Simpson

12 Willie Mason - Ryan Hoffman - Andrew Ryan

13 Tonnie Carroll - Dallas Johnston - Reni Matuai


14 Shaun Berrigan

15 Steve Simpson

16 Luke Bailey

17 Kurt Gidley




18-25

Michael Ennis
Anthony Toupo
David Stagg
Corey Parker
Antonio Kaufausi
Brett Stuart(possible 14-17)
Chris Flannery
Nate Myles




and thats not my only team but the one ill reveal now

[A N D R 3 W]

please post feedbackon my team!!!!

[Social Loafer]

please post feedbackon my team!!!!

I like the choice of fullbacks.

[jenny]

Injury fears as cup looms

Steve Ricketts
July 19, 2007 12:00am

RUGBY league's centenary year shapes as the toughest in history despite the NRL's promise to lighten the players' workload in the face of burnout.

COURIER MAIL
The World Cup at the end of next season will see the NRL provide up to 60 players to the 10 competing nations, making for a 10-month season with the final to be held at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium on November 22.

With 80 first-graders on the injured list this weekend ? 29 of them representative stars ? the issue of player burnout will be high on the agenda at today's NRL chief executives' meeting in Sydney.

Newcastle skipper Danny Buderus became the latest high-profile casualty yesterday when he succumbed to a knee injury that will sideline him for two weeks.

NRL chief executive David Gallop yesterday acknowledged the increasing demands on the players and promised some relief next year.

A second bye will be reintroduced and Monday Night Football will be scrapped before City-Country and the Trans-Tasman Test in May.

But the season will have to start a week earlier to accommodate the extra bye.

The "restructure" was achieved after discussions between NRL management and the game's television rights holder Channel 9 and FoxSports. The changes will give little relief to elite players, particularly those chosen for the World Cup, with NSW skipper Buderus indicating he wants to continue in representative football until at least the end of next year.

In addition to his knee problem, Buderus has been battling severe achilles tendinitis in both legs for three months and wears special braces in bed so he is able to walk when he gets up in the morning.

Even with the braces, he needs an hour to get mobile and he faces off-season surgery.

"There is just too much footy in a short space of time for the elite guys," he said.

"It's just too tough on the body. There are days when I feel like a 60-year-old."

Australia's 23-man squad for the 2008 World Cup will be selected entirely from the NRL, while New Zealand will also pick most of its players from the NRL despite looking to the English Super League.

The other nations to secure tournament berths are England, Papua New Guinea, France, Fiji and Tonga, with three spots yet to be filled. Tonga especially will look to the NRL for players.

North Queensland Cowboys CEO Peter Parr said the impact of injuries was magnified by the fact clubs did not have the depth of talent available in previous years because of the salary cap and advent of the Titans.

[RLfan]

Andrew I wouldn't put Ennis or Toupu in. Zillman might be anything but maybe 08 is too soon, same with Mullen. Other than that it is a good looking team.

Also doubt they would pick Flannery or Berrigan if they are playing for English clubs, even though they are capable.

[Blunt_Beno]

1. matt bowen/brett stewart
2. hunt/hayne
3. hodges
4. inglis
5. slater/bell
6. thurston
7. lockyer/cooper cronk
8. price
9. farah/cameron smith
10. kite
11. hindmarsh/carroll
12. webb
13. carroll/hunt

14. bird
15. parker
16. civinociva
17. tupou