The Roar's NSW Blues team for State of Origin Game 1

22nd May, 2016

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22nd May, 2016

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On Friday, we asked you to name the NSW Blues team to take on Queensland in State of Origin Game 1.

You answered the call in a big way, with over 600 responses voting for who you think best represents your state against the Queenslanders.

Thanks very much to everyone who answered the call, showing that The Roar really is the place for having your say on sport in Australia.

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But to the team, which most people are probably here for.

Here it is in full, and afterwards we’ll run through some of the more interesting answers:

The Roar‘s NSW Blues team for Origin 1
1. Josh Dugan
2. Blake Ferguson
3. Michael Jennings
4. James Roberts
5. Josh Mansour
6. James Maloney
7. Adam Reynolds
8. James Tamou
9. Michael Ennis
10. Aaron Woods
11. Boyd Cordner
12. Beau Scott
13. Paul Gallen

14. David Klemmer
15. Trent Merrin
16. Bryce Cartwright
17. Luke Lewis

There was very little controversial about the fullback and wingers, though many believe Matt Moylan is going to get the callup today.

Roarers saw the need for speed in the centres, selecting James Roberts and Michael Jennings ahead of other contenders like Josh Morris (and Dugan).

Maloney and Reynolds are the halves pairing, just as Laurie Daley’s is believed to be. It was both players by the length of the straight in terms of votes for.

A bit of a controversial one was the huge skew towards Michael Ennis, who got over 40% of the votes to claim the hooker spot, while Boyd Cordner’s recent form has been enough for many Roarers to pick him as the overwhelming favourite second rower.

Paul Gallen gets the lock spot.

The bench was a close run thing, with Luke Lewis just getting over players like Greg Bird and Blake Austin.

A big shoutout to the person who voted for Luke Davico to sit on the bench. That’s commitment to a genuine journeyman footballer.

Here’s the full breakdown of the voting for your NSW Blues State of Origin team:

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