representative football has turned into a joke, don't be so naive.

Look at the teams (despite some obvious selection problems). I might not think that K or tate or lyon should be there, but even those guys would absolutely dominate their counterparts Inu, Soiola and Vatuvei. Lockyer and Thurston against (out of sorts) Marshall and Roberts, please!!! SBW and Asotasi are the only players from the NZ side that would maker the aussie side. Everything about the two sides is well in aus' favour, they would kill them if they were bothered - don't talk up this non-existent hype that these blokes would feel

IMO the certainties for the kangaroos are Locky, Thurston, Mason & Hindmarsh.

BTW a mate gave me 4-1 about Hoffman being in the team this week, and I see he has been called up as an 18th man, i wonder if he'll give me my $20 back?