Maybe video. I’m not convinced.
But confident not in person because of border and quarantine restriction.
This is only first camp but looking at list and assuming that:
- many QLD rep are now playing for the other state including Hough, Ripley, Gibson, Gordon and Romano. So those academy nominate/push their recruit. Who has moved interstate and was not selected?
- Lastus Auakai (Qld Brothers Colts captain) picked last year in JW squad but not 2022?
- very high relative proportion of Waratah and academy name maybe due to recent NSW 20s game. Despite QLD dominance at this age group.
- low ACT rep number - benchmarked v NSW?
- only two forward selected from end of last season U19 QPR Colt Maroon v White game (one of them, Gibson who is now ironically no longer a Red but a Waratah!)
- only 2 back picked from that game. Werchon and Aubrey
So guesswork and do his best. But no real benchmarking merit process just reputation selection.