Yawn!
Was not playing, nor had played for months when the squad was announced. Understandable omission. There was no way to know how much time he would get since his move, so any selection would be based on what if's. Not a great strategy.
so how did Durante, who has been injured since the Confed Cup, get picked then?
And Ingham. Again, how did he know Tuiloma (on the other side of the world) was so unfit but not a guy in Brisbane? One of Anfony's idols/mentors is 'arry Redknapp, and his track record shows he behaves the same way - talks a whole load of nothing, and if anything goes wrong it's not his fault
Lewis & Tuiloma turned up to Confeds Cup, short of Hudson's fitness standards - they had obviously been warned before, ie repeat offenders. So he 'punished' them by dropping them for these SI games.
Ingham either turned up to Confeds Cup at required fitness level, or being a newbie and a young kid was given some leeway, ie not a repeat offender.
To me Hudson often undoubtedly comes across as a bit of a tool. But by setting high standards like fitness, and player availability (ie Gleeson & Boyd need to want to play, not him chase them) - I don't have a problem. In fact I think it's a good thing he is instilling a tougher culture.