State of Origin Game 1 [Spoilers]

[Dukey]

1.Gidley(c)
2.B. Morris
3.Cooper
4.Tahu
5.Hayne
6.Lyon
7.Kimmorley
8.Weyman
9.Ennis
10.Perry
11.Waterhouse
12.Creagh
13.Watmough

14.Idris
15.Larhs
16.Lewis
17.White

NSW Team has been announced.

Team isn't too bad (we are still going to get hammered by QLD & with the inclusion of an almost certain Tuqiri its going to make the QLD'ers an even more formidable force on the wing when their team is officially announced tonight, Tahu and Hayne don't stand a chance against Inglis and Tuqiri.

Thou can someone please explain to me WHY IN HELL has Gidley been given the captaincy ? a fullback cannot captain from the backline.

[M@ndrake]

no tuqiri in the qld team. and they picked folau. while im glad for QLDs sake that folau was picked, im dissapointed for NRL in general that they decided to pick him, until he makes a solid pledge to stay with league he should not be in rep football.

[Dukey]

QLD Team:

Billy Slater
Darius Boyd
Greg Inglis
Willie Tonga
Israel Folau
Darren Lockyer (capt)
Johnathan Thurston
Matthew Scott
Cameron Smith
Petero Civoniceva
Nate Myles
Sam Thaiday
Ashley Harrison

Interchange:
Cooper Cronk
David Shillington
Neville Costigan
David Taylor

no tuqiri in the qld team. and they picked folau. while im glad for QLDs sake that folau was picked, im dissapointed for NRL in general that they decided to pick him, until he makes a solid pledge to stay with league he should not be in rep football.

Why not pick Folau ?
He hasn't confirmed yet he is going to said Union or AFL, why punish someone based on pure media speculation.
Depriving him of a rep spot he has earned on his own accord just cause he hasn't renewed his Broncos contract would be code suicide.

[Marlin]

So anyone want to stay placing bets whos going to be the NSW halfback in game 2 ? ^_^

[Marlin]

QLD Team:

Billy Slater
Darius Boyd
Greg Inglis
Willie Tonga
Israel Folau
Darren Lockyer (capt)
Johnathan Thurston
Matthew Scott
Cameron Smith
Petero Civoniceva
Nate Myles
Sam Thaiday
Ashley Harrison

Interchange:
Cooper Cronk
David Shillington
Neville Costigan
David Taylor
Not bad...

Maybe I havent been paying attention to this years footy, But who the hell is Tonga. Is Hodges still injured ?

[Dukey]

So anyone want to stay placing bets whos going to be the NSW halfback in game 2 ? ^_^

Man I would love to see Trent Hodgkinson get a shot as he had a pretty good game in City v Country.

[M@ndrake]

hodged injured.

willie tonga played origin before and is in the cowboys team atm.

also, did anyone know that dallas johnson has gone to play for the catalan dragons?! i did not even know he was out of the NRL until i heard about it yesterday from a friend. that guy flew WAAYYYYYY under the radar!

[Dukey]

Not bad...

Maybe I havent been paying attention to this years footy, But who the hell is Tonga. Is Hodges still injured ?

Tonga plays for the Cowboys.
As for Hodges he is still out after he hurt his achilles pre-season, should be back in the next month or so.

[Dukey]

also, did anyone know that dallas johnson has gone to play for the catalan dragons?! i did not even know he was out of the NRL until i heard about it yesterday from a friend. that guy flew WAAYYYYYY under the radar!

prob knew about the storm salary cap rort & so fled the country :P

[MagpieMad]

Is there a game in Melb again this year?

[Dukey]

Is there a game in Melb again this year?

No.

Game 1 - Sydney
Game 2 - Brisbane
Game 3 - Sydney

[Marlin]

Oi dukey

Why is Gidley fullback again....... Minachello and Stuarit are both better fullbacks than him. O_o

[Dukey]

Oi dukey

Why is Gidley fullback again....... Minachello and Stuarit are both better fullbacks than him. O_o

Stewart is injured for the season.
Minichello has been moved to the wing as Carney is now the Roosters fullback.

There is nobody else for the FB position and Bellamy has said that Josh Dugan is too young even thou he has had a blinder all season and I rate higher than Gidley.

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Oi dukey

Why is Gidley fullback again....... Minachello and Stuarit are both better fullbacks than him. O_o

Lol what?

No, they aren't.. Minny gets injured all the time, i.e. not up for it physically..

Stuart is injured / fingering minors somewhere in Manly. :P..

Gidley is a much better kicker / general utility footballer than those two, hence why he is also the captain...

He is origin football.

In other news i'd like to see Hindmarsh/ Jennings in the side for Game 2.. ;)

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So anyone want to stay placing bets whos going to be the NSW halfback in game 2 ? ^_^

Kimmorley if they win... Did you watch the 3 match last season. He had a blinder..


Deserves his spot, always puts in 110% and has many years of playing wisdom...

[siege]

um, jarryd hayne won a dally m for playing full back last year, why hasn't be been picked there?

[Dukey]

Lol what?

No, they aren't.. Minny gets injured all the time, i.e. not up for it physically..

Stuart is injured / fingering minors somewhere in Manly. :P..

Gidley is a much better kicker / general utility footballer than those two, hence why he is also the captain...

He is origin football.
;)

And you can base that over the past 3-4 games he has played since coming back from an injury he suffered from the beginning of the year ?
He is an over-hyped player & does not have the 80 min fitness required, mark my word watch QLD run right thru & make a mockery of him.
NSW needs to stop putting in the usual players just cause of who they may have been previously, its time to move on, we aren't QLD who have more depth and passion than ANY NSW'er. (ie. bringing back Langer from England of all places for Game 3 and winning)

[Corsair]

Random thoughts on both teams:

NSW:

I still think Wade McKinnon would be the perfect NSW fullback; skilled, big, and hard as ****ing nails.

Hayne shouldnt even be in the side, he is a weak link in defense and rarely steps up when the game is on the line.

Tahu being selected is a joke.

Gidley is just a (admittedly good) club footballer who road Johns and Buderus' coat-tails to rep; even if you disagree on that, match-fitness and form should rule him out.

I would have picked Finch at 5/8th, but Lyon is a MUCH better choice than Greg Bird, Anasta, or Carney.

Idris isn't up to facing off with Inglis; the kid just isn't that tough yet.

I'll be interested to see how the forwards hold up, as there are a few guys there that will be puffing after 15 minutes.

In saying all that, the team still has a good chunk of toughness, speed, and skill. I think NSW are always a chance of winning, even if QLD are better on paper.


QLD:

Cronk should be starting halfback; Thurston is hurt, and generally less consistent, even if be has more potential to break a game open.

Dave Taylor will be one to watch, as his obvious ability will be at war with nerves and lack of fitness; I could see him being a match changer, for good or ill.

Tonga is a good player, but his lack of height will be a liability; I expect them to
target him and Boyd all night.

Nate Myles is a disgrace and shouldn't be picked to represent anything, regardless of his ability.

Who cares where Folau is going next year? He's here now! No one seems to be complaining about Tahu walking straight back into a rep jersey, Tuquiri just missing out (no doubt he'll play soon), or the impending shemozzle that is the return of THE WORLD'S GREATEST MOFOING PLAYER MARK GASNIER!!!!!111111one; honestly, I'm surprised they didn't make him Captain-Coach and let him win the series himself...


Anyway, will be interested to see if the NSW selectors **** themselves again if they lose the first game, and just replace the entire team; I'm just glad those turds Gallen and Bird aren't there, makes NSW a little more palatable.

[Marlin]

Kimmorley if they win... Did you watch the 3 match last season. He had a blinder..


Deserves his spot, always puts in 110% and has many years of playing wisdom...

heh, maybe you missed the joke. NSW cant stick with one half back over teh last 3 years even if the series depended on it. Me and my dad came to that agreement that its the major fault for NSW in the loosing department. (My dads a NSW supporter, so no bias there)

Gidley is a much better kicker / general utility footballer than those two, hence why he is also the captain...

He is origin football.

;)

Gidley was made capatian because there was no other person in the team to take the job. He had what. Played 3-6 games for NSW before hand? Not like NSW could go captainless. Where as QLD has 3 possible real captains (Maybe more but I can only thing of 3 right now). Smith, Lockyer and Thirsten. So its not like they have any real leadership problems if 2 of the 3 get injured

[Marlin]

Random thoughts on both teams:

NSW:
Hayne shouldnt even be in the side, he is a weak link in defense and rarely steps up when the game is on the line.

Tahu being selected is a joke.

I would have picked Finch at 5/8th, but Lyon is a MUCH better choice than Greg Bird, Anasta, or Carney.

Idris isn't up to facing off with Inglis; the kid just isn't that tough yet.



I didnt say anything on it, but now that you mentioned it. Those two, Hayne and Tahu are a few of the most overated players in the game. I couldn't believe what I was hearing when Gus Ghoul was going on about how Hayne was the best player in the world. I was seriously face palming.

And I lol'd when seeing Lyon selected for 5/8

[Dukey]

Who cares where Folau is going next year? He's here now! No one seems to be complaining about Tahu walking straight back into a rep jersey, Tuquiri just missing out (no doubt he'll play soon), or the impending shemozzle that is the return of THE WORLD'S GREATEST MOFOING PLAYER MARK GASNIER!!!!!111111one; honestly, I'm surprised they didn't make him Captain-Coach and let him win the series himself...


Anyway, will be interested to see if the NSW selectors **** themselves again if they lose the first game, and just replace the entire team; I'm just glad those turds Gallen and Bird aren't there, makes NSW a little more palatable.

Finally we agree on something timmeh ;)
hehehehe

[Dukey]

And I lol'd when seeing Lyon selected for 5/8

He is still better than most of the 5/8's in the comp even thou he plays Centre :P

[Dukey]

Gidley was made capatian because there was no other person in the team to take the job. He had what. Played 3-6 games for NSW before hand? Not like NSW could go captainless. Where as QLD has 3 possible real captains (Maybe more but I can only thing of 3 right now). Smith, Lockyer and Thirsten. So its not like they have any real leadership problems if 2 of the 3 get injured

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned this but why not give Hornby a shot .....

[silicon.rain]

Kimmorley is a choker. He always plays so crap in rep footy

[Corsair]

Kimmorley is a choker. He always plays so crap in rep footy
Best half in the world is only going to play as well as the foward pack let him; while I agree Kimmorley makes the occasional poor choice under pressure, he gets a bum rap (as did Finch, Wallace, and others) in games where the rest of their team is on the back foot and the halves literally have no room to work.

On a semi-related note: I have to ask - and I don't rate him personally - but if they are going to talk about selecting on form, how is Jamie Soward not seriously considered at 5/8? St George are top of the ladder again due largely to him.

Again, to me he isn't really that good, but I find it amusing that they'll pick someone out of position rather than pick a dedicated 5/8 from the odds-on favourite for the minor premiership (we all know they'll choke in the finals).

[Dukey]

True, but the thing with Soward is consistency.
Yes he does play good footy most of the time but he lacks being able to play under pressure, a good example is the finals series last year when Soward couldnt do ANYTHING right.

On a semi-related note: I have to ask - and I don't rate him personally - but if they are going to talk about selecting on form,

I would argue it would be more cause of Boyd, Creagh and Morris.

[Corsair]

True, but the thing with Soward is consistency.
Yes he does play good footy most of the time but he lacks being able to play under pressure, a good example is the finals series last year when Soward couldnt do ANYTHING right.



I would argue it would be more cause of Boyd, Creagh and Morris.
Mate I don't think he should be in the side, I just laugh because the NSW selectors
insist on picking players out of position, and they can't even really justify it.

[silicon.rain]

The selectors hate soward, he didn't even play city v country

[M@ndrake]

sigh - trent barret has been called into the squad.

on one hand i hope he plays, so that qld can smash him and expose him for the pussy that he is.

on the other hand, hes such a ****ing pussy. he doesnt deserve to play origin

[Dukey]

Mate I don't think he should be in the side, I just laugh because the NSW selectors
insist on picking players out of position, and they can't even really justify it.

Nor do I.

[Marlin]

QLD by 16 ;)

um 26 - 10

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QLD by 16 ;)

um 26 - 10

wow so much to reply to...

NSW by 13 ;).


Out forwards are better and its pissing rain so the battle will be mostly upfront..

As for the gidley bashing... Yes he has been injured aswell but seriously he deserves his spot.. Remember the last play of game 3 last season?? He didn't pass he took up to a 4 man wall intent on smashing the **** out of him. THAT is origin. He will fire up and will make a few try savers..

Don't even start on the spirit debate, utter bs. There are plenty of blues fanatics just as passionate if not more than qld.. Easy to support a winning team (Qld last 4 years). Lets see them come out next year after we win this one..

NSW team is on paper overall better and will go in favourites for game 1.

QLD have lost smith who is one of the best front rowers around..

Idris actually had Inglis's number in the last matchup which is why he was picked... Inglis is the key player to contain.

Tahu has played origin and is now huge if you avent noticed.. He's lost some pace sure but has tonnes of mongrel and solid defence which is what we need.

Kimmorley IS a big game player... As proven with his inclusiuon in Game 3 last year, had a blinder..


Lyon has been in great form and is also made for origin.. 5/8 will be different but im sure you'll see some great centre line breaks through the qld second row.. ;)

Hayne was player of the series for NSW last season, i don't like him but he also deserves a run, he has pace..

NSW has a very good team this year...

GO THE BLUES!!!! :highfive:

[[BiP]-B2]

This game will be won in the forward pack. If Qld get the upper hand arguably the best backline ever on paper should run riot. If NSW hold them it will be a LOT closer.

After reading most of the posts in this thread I have toagree...i can't realy think of a stand out pivot going around ATM for NSW. QLD made the mistake a couple of seasons ago running Hunt out of position at pivot and paid for it.

[Corsair]

I think NSW are a good chance of winning tonight (especially with the weather), but I just hope it'll be a good game.

[[BiP]-B2]

Its an origin..its always 50/50

[Corsair]

QLD!

Did it way easier than the scoreline suggested, especially considering 2 NSW tries were off fluke kicks, and two more should have been disallowed (and that penalty was NEVER a penalty).

Still, a few NSW players showed some good signs (Idris looked good when he was on, Lyon played well defensively but seemed uncomfortable at 5/8, and Morris looked good but no one gave him the ball all game)...I can only assume that these players will immediately be dropped for Game 2 to make room for Trent Barrett.

Hayne was useless, Tahu was greedy, Weyman looked tired after the first 30 seconds, Cooper ruined everything he touched, and how Trent Waterhouse ever plays rep football is beyond me.

Gidley worked his arse off, but showed once again he just doesn't have the ability for this level.

NSW need to learn that you can't just have one playmaker in a side and expect to win; if you're going to insist on Lyon or someone like Bird at 5/8 (I.e not a natural pivot), then you would have a Farah in your side over Ennis just for the flexibility; if you take Ennis, then you want an actual 5/8 like Finch or even Soward.

That's the real secret to why QLD have been so dominant.

[silicon.rain]

Gidley has to go to the bench, he is the guy you want to have on your side as a utility player. He stays on the bench. He cant cut it at this level like you said.

Hayne has to play fullback... cause thats all he can do. ****en how many times did hayne come in to a tackle that was already made off the wing generating an overlap, which eventually led to a try...

Tahu was solid in defense, something which we badly need more of.

Kimmorley has to go. He is unbelievably predictable at this level.

Ennis was picked to give us another kicking game (I suspect), all his kicks were rubbish

(and that penalty was NEVER a penalty).
rofl, which one? there were so many penalties that were bs

[Corsair]

Gidley has to go to the bench, he is the guy you want to have on your side as a utility player. He stays on the bench. He cant cut it at this level like you said.

Hayne has to play fullback... cause thats all he can do. ****en how many times did hayne come in to a tackle that was already made off the wing generating an overlap, which eventually led to a try...

Tahu was solid in defense, something which we badly need more of.

Kimmorley has to go. He is unbelievably predictable at this level.

Ennis was picked to give us another kicking game (I suspect), all his kicks were rubbish


rofl, which one? there were so many penalties that were bs
The one they got the two points off, but yeah there were rubbish penalties awarded both ways.

Hayne isn't even the second best fullback in the NRL; hell, he's not even the second best fullback from NSW! Gidley is a better fullback than him for a start (and I think little of Gidley), but McKinnon, Coote, Canberra dude (can't think of his name), Brett Stewart (when he gets out of prison), the ballboy, all are better players who will have more of a go than Hayne will.

At least his purple boots got their own newspaper article

[CeLi]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAH!

[M@ndrake]

thurston magic. brilliant.



i love kurt gidley, i think he spent more time pleading for penalties than actually doing something with the ball. everytime he got tackled he got this pained look on his face and instantly locked eyes with the ref in the vain hope of somehow getting a penalty.

idris had a decent game for a 1st timer - atleast he didnt **** up.

hayne. lol.

morris? was he even on the park?!?

that last try to creagh was pretty BS.. he knocked it on twice!

as for atomicans comment "on paper nsw are a better side" really? where did you pull that one from? ahahha.


cant wait for game 2!!

[Dukey]

The one they got the two points off, but yeah there were rubbish penalties awarded both ways.

Hayne isn't even the second best fullback in the NRL; hell, he's not even the second best fullback from NSW! Gidley is a better fullback than him for a start (and I think little of Gidley), but McKinnon, Coote, Canberra dude (can't think of his name), Brett Stewart (when he gets out of prison), the ballboy, all are better players who will have more of a go than Hayne will.

At least his purple boots got their own newspaper article

Josh Dugan is the canberra guy your thinking of tim ;)
And Stewart when he gets over his knee injury :P sheeesh

But yer NSW played shocking as predicted and the scoreline was too flattering to NSW, should've been worse.

[nayphen]

New South Wales selectors need to stop picking good players outside of their positions because they are 'high profile.' Pick the players that suit the position.

[Marlin]

I aggree, the scoreline was not a flection on the game. 2 of the NSW tries were very soft and worthless/boring. The other two SHOULD OF BEEN DISALLOWED WTF HOW WHERE THEY TRIES! THERE WERE KNOCK ONS. It just seems to me every year NSW score tries that are woreless and boring tries that shouldnt be tries. When you look how queensland scores tries, its entertaining and in real football spirit. Tries they earn.

But overall its good they got the win. They were far the better team. I dont think anyone can argue with that. Someone said it earlier, Queenslands success is because they dont rely on 1 person to do the work, they all put in there worth.

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I aggree, the scoreline was not a flection on the game. 2 of the NSW tries were very soft and worthless/boring. The other two SHOULD OF BEEN DISALLOWED WTF HOW WHERE THEY TRIES! THERE WERE KNOCK ONS. It just seems to me every year NSW score tries that are woreless and boring tries that shouldnt be tries. When you look how queensland scores tries, its entertaining and in real football spirit. Tries they earn.

But overall its good they got the win. They were far the better team. I dont think anyone can argue with that. Someone said it earlier, Queenslands success is because they dont rely on 1 person to do the work, they all put in there worth.

Lets ignore the 50/50 call on the 2 man strip that lead to a QLD try.. Softest try of all time?..

idris's try soft? he smashed through 2 defenders to get the ball down... It was pissing wet your not going to get the globe trotter style trys... QLD was exactly setting the world on fire either..

Yes on paper NSW was a better side, had the players of actually played to their ability. The forwards where much better on paper and the backs are all bloody good on their own..

The maroons where missing key players and lost some permanently.. yet still managed to weather the initial onslaught of NSW to come out ontop.

Lockyer kicked us out of the game with those perfect time wasters/ energy savers deep into NSW territory. Lockyer was the overall difference and showed his experience.

Hayne was a major disapointment yet still got a try.. He needs to trust his centres, they are better than he is. Massive face palm at the hot potato pass to the touch judge with the try line begging.

Gidleys best came when he played 5/8, providing the spark lyon couldnt provide.. He was solid under the bombs in dire conditions.

Tahu played well.. He managed to run right through Lockyer and tackle like a machine..

Game 2 will be like this..

Hayne - FB
Morris - Wing
Jennings Wing (if Cooper is injured..)
Lyon- Centre
Tahu- Centre
Gidley 5/8
Noddy - HB (spolier AJ to come out of retirement to end QLD reign).

Weyman did look out of shape / unable to keep up.. Gone.
Gallen is in the AUS team but not in NSW.. Gallen to return..

Also wtf was the much hyped stink??

QLD did outplay NSW overall and deserved the win while the refs where appalling both ways..

Not a great game to watch really. Bring on Game 2 and hopefully clear weather..

[CeLi]

How you think NSW looks better on paper is beyond me.

K.Gidley
J.Hayne
T.Tahu
M.Cooper
B.Morris
J.Lyon
B.Kimmorley
M.Weyman
M.Ennis
J.Perry
T.Waterhouse
B.Creagh
A.Watmough

That was NSW's 1-13.

My personal opinions on each player for NSW and how they stack up to there opposite number.

Gidley - Good, consistent club player. Very much a utility player and should come off the bench. Why you wouldn't have Hayne at #1 is beyond me, but anyways. Actually I know why the did it so he can lead from the back and they don't really have another captain. But go with Ennis for captain. Slater is clearly a better fullback and showed how a fullback should play at that level and why he wears the Aust #1.

Hayne - Should be at fullback in the position he plays week in and week out. He clearly feels out of position at wing. On paper he is better than Boyd, but Boyd out shone him, even though he plays fb for club, he spend 2 years at the broncs on the wing.

Tahu - I've always rated him as a player, but both Falou and Inglis have way more class.

Cooper - He is a good player, but his form has lacked in recent years and much the same as I said with Tahu the QLD centers are much better.

Morris - Yes is better on paper than both QLD's wing and is probably the best wing in the game he is also the only person in both squads who actually plays wing!

Lyon - Is a great centre, personally I think he'd make a fantastic 5/8 if he actually played there. Lockyer is his opposing need I say more.

Kimmorley - Is a good club halfback and will never be anymore than that. I know Thrustons a freak but this is the influence a good HB can have on game.

Weyman - Like most have said looked tired after 10 seconds. Having said that I think he is a great forward. On paper he matched up better than Scott, but in the end doesn't have the fitness to play at origin level.

Ennis - Is a fantastic #9, initially he was matched up against Cam Smith, who I believe is one of the best in the game.

Perry - Meh, Petro is the ****ing man!

Waterhouse - How he got a run is beyond me - Myles is by far a better player.

Creagh - I am a fan of. But just doesn't play with as much anger as Thaiday and for Origin that's why Thaiday is better on paper.

Watmough - Is a fantastic lock, I rate both him and Ash Harrison the same.

About the game I thought it was quite good and was a fantastic opening 10 mins. Alot of pressure being put on Boyd, although he had a few shaking goes at taking the bombs he eventually settled down. JT was just unreal and I'm wondering where the form is when he playing for the Cowboys!!! Lockyer's kicking game was unreal and like many have said was a huge difference for the QLD team.

I don't see how NSW will win the next game with there current squad and positions. Most of there players a great footballers, but none of them are origin level footballer's they seemed to just lack that bit of something else.

[Marlin]

Lets ignore the 50/50 call on the 2 man strip that lead to a QLD try.. Softest try of all time?..

idris's try soft? he smashed through 2 defenders to get the ball down... It was pissing wet your not going to get the globe trotter style trys... QLD was exactly setting the world on fire either..

Yes on paper NSW was a better side, had the players of actually played to their ability. The forwards where much better on paper and the backs are all bloody good on their own..

The maroons where missing key players and lost some permanently.. yet still managed to weather the initial onslaught of NSW to come out ontop.

Lockyer kicked us out of the game with those perfect time wasters/ energy savers deep into NSW territory. Lockyer was the overall difference and showed his experience.

Hayne was a major disapointment yet still got a try.. He needs to trust his centres, they are better than he is. Massive face palm at the hot potato pass to the touch judge with the try line begging.

Gidleys best came when he played 5/8, providing the spark lyon couldnt provide.. He was solid under the bombs in dire conditions.

Tahu played well.. He managed to run right through Lockyer and tackle like a machine..

Game 2 will be like this..

Hayne - FB
Morris - Wing
Jennings Wing (if Cooper is injured..)
Lyon- Centre
Tahu- Centre
Gidley 5/8
Noddy - HB (spolier AJ to come out of retirement to end QLD reign).

Weyman did look out of shape / unable to keep up.. Gone.
Gallen is in the AUS team but not in NSW.. Gallen to return..

Also wtf was the much hyped stink??

QLD did outplay NSW overall and deserved the win while the refs where appalling both ways..

Not a great game to watch really. Bring on Game 2 and hopefully clear weather..

Idris's try was the only NSW try that was decent. The rest were garbage. You only can put those down to luck and gifts.

On the otherhand majority of the QLD tries were executed nicely. As you would expect from a great backline.

The Thursten strip ? I thought it was tight, but the call was fair. By the rule book you are allowed to do a 1 on 1 strip. Thursten stripped the ball from Gidly's hands before the 2nd player came into contact. The ball was aready gone by then so it was fair imo. If a nsw player had stripped from a qld, I wouldnt be complaining because a 1 on 1 strip is allowed via the rule book.

NSW better on paper ? Well I've known the NSW forward back to be better as a whole over the last few years. But QLD has the Australian backline (apart from Hodges who was not there) which is superier campaired to the NSW backline.

Whether this year NSW was better on paper ? Well I cant tell atm. I still feel the NSW forward pack were stronger as a whole even missing the likes of Hienmash (spelling) who has been there best forward for many years.

Me and my brother were lol'ing when Hyane threw that pass to the touch judge. We were both like wtf, looked at each other and lol'ing

oh and andew johns is not coming back, he retired because of a vital backbone threat that could make him a para what you call it.

[M@ndrake]

hayne and slater to miss origin 2!!


i think hayne was asked to start a fight and get himself and slater suspensuded cause they think qld losing slater is a much more massive loss than nsw losing hayne.


/shiftyeyes

[siege]

such a shame for the game :(

[M@ndrake]

well slater is definate to play as he escaped any punishment for his part in the Hayne Vs Slater grudge match. ive got no idea how he got off - he looked pretty guilty to me, for a NUMBER of different incidents (thats pretty telling, considering im a QLD supporter thru and thru)

hayne to be suspended. luke lewis out with a dangerous throw charge. watmough and lyon out injured. kimmorley dumped.



gonna be very interesting to see who NSW select.

[M@ndrake]

hayne free to play. oooer!

FISTICUFFS in GAME 2!

[AnZaC]

FISTICUFFS in GAME 2! YOU CALLED IT!@#!@#$!@#$