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globalrugbyleague - Tue, 13 May 2008 16:31:00 GMTWayne Bennett thought Queensland wasn’t ‘silly’ enough to pick Karmichael Hunt at five-eighth ahead of Scott Prince. On Tuesday afternoon he was proven wrong.
Prince – who has been heavily instrumental in pushing the Gold Coast Titans into top four contention this season – missed out on representing the Maroons against the Blues in Game 1 of this year’s State of Origin series at ANZ Stadium on May 21.
Two days prior to selectors making their choice, the media queried the former Maroons coach on the prospect of Hunt getting the nod ahead of Prince. His response was that the concept had to be a gee up.
“Scott Prince is one of the best team players I’ve ever coached. I coached him at the Broncos for three years…..you guys are making this up, aren’t you?", Bennett said.
“You’re just geeing me up, aren’t you? We couldn’t be that silly.”
Looks like the media’s imagination wasn’t working overtime. It was pin-point accurate.
Queensland chairman of selectors Des Morris revealed it was a tough decision, but said that selectors felt Prince was a halfback and Hunt's versatility won him the No.6 jersey with Darren Lockyer unavailable due to injury.
Morris said he felt for Prince but pointed out the Titans' play maker was competing against the best halfback in the world.
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NSW: 1.Brett Stewart, 2.Jarryd Hayne, 3.Mark Gasnier, 4.Matt Cooper, 5.Anthony Quinn, 6.Greg Bird, 7.Peter Wallace, 8.Brett White, 9.Danny Buderus (capt), 10.Ben Cross, 11.Ryan Hoffman, 12.Willie Mason, 13.Paul Gallen. Interchange: 14.Anthony Laffranchi, 15.Anthony Tupou, 16.Craig Fitzgibbon, 17.Ben Hornby Coach: Craig Bellamy
Queensland: 1. Billy Slater, 2. Brent Tate, 3. Greg Inglis, 4. Justin Hodges, 5. Israel Folau, 6. Karmichael Hunt, 7. Johnathan Thurston, 8. Carl Webb, 9. Cameron Smith (capt), 10. Petero Civoniceva, 11. Michael Crocker, 12. Sam Thaiday,13.Dallas Johnson. Interchange:14. PJ Marsh, 15. Ben Hannant, 16. Nate Myles, 17. Jacob Lillyman. Coach: Mal Meninga - Read More, Here
Prince – who has been heavily instrumental in pushing the Gold Coast Titans into top four contention this season – missed out on representing the Maroons against the Blues in Game 1 of this year’s State of Origin series at ANZ Stadium on May 21.
Two days prior to selectors making their choice, the media queried the former Maroons coach on the prospect of Hunt getting the nod ahead of Prince. His response was that the concept had to be a gee up.
“Scott Prince is one of the best team players I’ve ever coached. I coached him at the Broncos for three years…..you guys are making this up, aren’t you?", Bennett said.
“You’re just geeing me up, aren’t you? We couldn’t be that silly.”
Looks like the media’s imagination wasn’t working overtime. It was pin-point accurate.
Queensland chairman of selectors Des Morris revealed it was a tough decision, but said that selectors felt Prince was a halfback and Hunt's versatility won him the No.6 jersey with Darren Lockyer unavailable due to injury.
Morris said he felt for Prince but pointed out the Titans' play maker was competing against the best halfback in the world.
Article poll.
Do you believe Thurston is the best halfback in the world right now when his NRL team is running second last on the NRL ladder? Email your thoughts to Global Rugby League via our contact form.
NSW: 1.Brett Stewart, 2.Jarryd Hayne, 3.Mark Gasnier, 4.Matt Cooper, 5.Anthony Quinn, 6.Greg Bird, 7.Peter Wallace, 8.Brett White, 9.Danny Buderus (capt), 10.Ben Cross, 11.Ryan Hoffman, 12.Willie Mason, 13.Paul Gallen. Interchange: 14.Anthony Laffranchi, 15.Anthony Tupou, 16.Craig Fitzgibbon, 17.Ben Hornby Coach: Craig Bellamy
Queensland: 1. Billy Slater, 2. Brent Tate, 3. Greg Inglis, 4. Justin Hodges, 5. Israel Folau, 6. Karmichael Hunt, 7. Johnathan Thurston, 8. Carl Webb, 9. Cameron Smith (capt), 10. Petero Civoniceva, 11. Michael Crocker, 12. Sam Thaiday,13.Dallas Johnson. Interchange:14. PJ Marsh, 15. Ben Hannant, 16. Nate Myles, 17. Jacob Lillyman. Coach: Mal Meninga - Read More, Here