Quote: Carlos Alberto " We are talking about the very best players we have to offer, who have trained as a team for a much longer period than the Exiles, being made to look idiots for the 2nd year in a row, yet there appears to be no pressure on McNamara when he shouldn't be within 200 miles of the international set up.
Christ, we might as well bring in Denise Betts to help him out.'"
I don't think so and neither does McBanana.
He said as much when I heard him talk about his selection process at a forum three days before he picked this Knight level team.
You have to think who out of that team would get in a first choice 17 for England.
Robes - Yes.
Briscoe - Probable.
Atkins. Carvell, Mossop, Charnley and Jones-Buchanan - Possibles.
Thats a long way from saying these are "the very best players we have to offer". OTT.
Is it 5 or 6 players who play in the NRL we have on top of those "rested" on wednesday.
It was clearly no more than a trial and unfortunately most of them failed. In particular Scott Taylor , Farrell, Smith (the goons are welcome to him on that performance) Brough, Ablett and I'm afraid to say, Wilkin were abject.
Of the fringe players I tohugh only Ratchford did himself proud.