SoO Teddy out

[nayfo]

Leniu surprised me. Thought he was a Kiwi for some reason...

Let’s hope Ezra gets named and Leniu gets a square up on him

[kakaruk]

Qld will smash this lot don’t think I will even watch it good for us though we don’t lose teddy roosters will towel up the cows and the maroons will put plenty on this lot

[Chook2]

If Teddy gets asked to come back for game 2 or 3 I’d tell them to get stuffed
Edwards is great but does have an error or two a game usually unforced dropping a bomb, and does not offer much for assisting tries and X factor
I don’t have an issue with suaali leaving next year but don’t think he deserves to be in calculations at all on form, especially centre where junior pauga outperformed him at centre for us
is injured had not occured would think turbo, Cleary, and Murray would at least be there
was hoping to never see Jerome back but injuries again have given him a chance

[milanja]

So the selectors drop Tedesco but ensure they decimate Easts by naming Keary and Suallii.

What a farce.

As a standby player, I think keary can still play this weekend, that was the rule, they may have changed it?

[ism22]

Congrats to Joe, Kez, Gus and Spence. Kez must be feeling a bit like Steve Bradbery, but it's crazy he hasn't played more Origin already.

Comiz to Ted, but he will have a little more motivation now to lift the main trophy in October and stick it right up em.

Yeah that's what I sensed from Teddy when I watched the Faders. He played well and was asked if it was his 'statement' to selectors and was like 'no it wasn't a statement... I'm the Roosters' captain and was doing my best to make sure we got the 2 points'.

IMO this decision could be a weight off his shoulders (one that NOBODY wants IMO as QLD just win every year while we crucify our HB / captain for failing to win).

It's a thankless role and I get sick of all the bullshyte / speculation (same with when Pearce was #7). I like that Teddy can focus on being our club captain without the BS. Edwards may look like a bald IT geek but he's a gun and will gel better with the Penrith boys/alumni.

TBH my main concern with NSW's team is that I don't think the Penrith boys gel with outsiders. I feel there's an Ivan Cleary brand of football that they know intimately and anything else (including passing to boys from outside their systems) feels a bit weird. Just my opinion...

[weplayforprems]

Qld will small that team. Very disappointing for Teddy but like others here I'm a Rooster and that's all I care about. I'll watch the game but no emotional investment.

Yep. Only annoying thing is we lose Keary for no reason. We should still towel the Cowgirls though

[Bowzy]

Everyone blowing up about Keary, remember we have Sandon Smith, last time him and Walker played in the halves together they both carved up. Just means we’ll bring Docker-Clay off the bench if for some reason Keary gets called in to play.

[Vasco]

Teddy should have retired from rep football after last year. He didn't so now he suffers the indignity of being pushed.

You have to know when your time has come.

Yep.

[Vasco]

Yep. Only annoying thing is we lose Keary for no reason. We should still towel the Cowgirls though

Keary should still be available on Sunday.

[A Country Member]

When Jake Trbojevic is having a breather, who is captain?

[Les Tricolores]

Teddy should have retired from rep football after last year. He didn't so now he suffers the indignity of being pushed.

You have to know when your time has come.

Pfft … they gave the captaincy to Jake Trbojevic … the bloke is 30 … slow as molasses … and plays second fiddle to the QLD captain in his own club side … it is quite a joke

Edwards is good … not here to thrash him … but Teddy is a freakish legend of modern football … may well be voted an immortal one day … the bloke has been that good

Too many people have zero perspective until well after the fact

[A Country Member]

Leniu surprised me. Thought he was a Kiwi for some reason...

I tell you who should be there, Addin Fonua-Blake.
He was born at Meadowbank. He made the mistake of playing a single test for NZ back in 2017.

[Carlos Parra]

From the ABC:

The decision to drop Tedesco for the June 5 series opener at Stadium Australia in Sydney is by far the most notable.

The 2018 Dally M medallist is arguably the best fullback in NSW Origin history and has played a record 22 straight matches for the Blues.

But the Roosters star will become the first Australia Test captain to be dropped from their State of Origin side while still leading the Kangaroos.

Tedesco had been under pressure to keep his NSW spot since early last year, but has been in a rich vein of form for the Roosters in recent weeks.

Despite that, Maguire has opted to reward Edwards for being among the NRL's best fullbacks while winning three straight premierships at Penrith.

Tedesco's axing means Trbojevic will take over as Blues captain, leaving Manly with the skippers of NSW and Queensland — who will be led by Daly Cherry-Evans — on their books.

Meanwhile, Maguire has placed his faith in Hynes despite a horror outing for the Sharks halfback against Penrith on Saturday night that ended with more concerns over his calf.

Hynes failed to get through the match, and underwent scans on the sore leg on Sunday.

Maguire is under pressure to deliver. What's the shortest tenure for a NSW SOO coach?

[Qld Chook]

When Jake Trbojevic is having a breather, who is captain?

Yeo I'd imagine

[Chook2]

Mal meninga said on sat he would still select Teddy for 1 and captain for kangaroos