Blues lose

[WhataRock]

Great game in the end....I thought the Toads were going to stomp us..well they did in the end anyway but it was a good finish.

That first no try decision was fucked but Id would have been spewing if it was the other way around and QLD had a try like that allowed..so maybe it was fair.

Lewis is on old legs..replace him.

[ashley]

Get rid of the # 6 and # 7 for the blues....the kicking game was very bad and many passes went wrong....better 6 & 7 would have sent players over for tries....better kicks better position.

Put Soward in as 5/8...hes the best kicker in the NRL in attack and defence.....dont know about the # 7 :huh

The game could have been closer that the scores showed.

All in all it was a great game.....lots of fun...beers, BBQ and a few mates.

Had to LOL as Flamango called during the game who lives in MELB and had no idea about the game :lol:.....Dont mean to cut you short and I will call you Thursday mate :good

[RayKelly]

I thought NSW played ok, but at times made Qld look better than they actually were.
Can't disagree on Soward either. I saw him play in a Grand Final (may have been Flegg) back in about 2002. Kicked a field goal in extra time and I swear it was the best finish to a game I have ever seen.

[WhataRock]

Soward is the man for the job I agree.

[ashley]

I thought NSW played ok, but at times made Qld look better than they actually were.
Can't disagree on Soward either. I saw him play in a Grand Final (may have been Flegg) back in about 2002. Kicked a field goal in extra time and I swear it was the best finish to a game I have ever seen.

Dont listen to me as I am a dragons supporter.......However Soward is scoring tries, setting them up, getting man of the match, kicking goals, has the best kicking stats in the NRL and his team is on top of the NRL.

The 6 and 7 had bad games for the blues.....lost loads of meters due to bad kicks and crap attacking kicks as well.

Watch Soward rip the titans a new butt on Monday night and hes in the side for # 2 :deal

[teke]

Soward is a awesome player but you guys could have 20 on the park and we'll still win this series and probably the next 3.

Up the Mighty Maroons :happy:happy

[Angry Fight Fan]

Queenslander!

[BoppaZoo]

Yep Game 1 in the bag just 2 more to go.

The funny thing was if the blues hadnt have got lucky with a bounce's QLD might have crushed them.

2 of NSW's tries were of lucky deflections.

The first try that was not given was either way but that foward pass by Hayne made up for it that was a BS try.

If the Maroons play 80 minutes of football with NSW not getting any luck they might run up a score of 50-4. It could happen.

[WhataRock]

Qld sort of got the luck of bounce with that Thurston, was brilliant though...And from the sounds of it there was no reason for that first disallowed try to go to video ref because im sure the commentators said the touchy had no issue with it.

[COULDHAVEBEEN]

Was amongst the 51,000 and enjoyed it as a 'non-legit', but parochial Qld supporter.

Technology in sport is certainly creating as many questions as it is answering. The first NSW 'almost' try is a good case in point.

Everyone wants a game that flows and broadly follows the rules. The problem is, as we look deeper and deeper using technology, we keep finding reasons why tries, wickets, goals etc shouldn't count. These were never noticed nor worried about pre-technology.

It's going to be a tough balancing act in many sports getting the right amount of technology against the right amount of 'game flow' and overall entertainment.

[IrnBruMan]

Yep, great game, NSW were lucky to only be beaten by 10 in the end as QLD were all over them. Good comeback in the second half, QLD looked old when Wing came on and NSW started darting from dummy half, making lots of ground.

That said, Hayne's first try should have been given based on the pure balls in trying to do what he did! He and Creagh were NSW's best IMO. Shame Gidley had those 2 mistakes towards the end, he had a good game too I thought.

What about Inglis' second try? McManus fucked up there, he should have stayed on Inglis instead of drifting in - Gidley and another blue were already inside blocking the inside runners. I reckon if McManus had stayed on him Inglis would have tried a chip kick or offload under pressure - anything would have been better than just letting him stroll over the tryline like he did.

I wasn't impressed with Wallace but I thought Campese played well.

[COULDHAVEBEEN]

...I wasn't impressed with Wallace but I thought Campese played well.

It was certainly a case of 'where's Wally'.

My mate, who actually understands the game and barracks for NSW, kept asking where Wallace was all through the match.

[stiflers mum]

Soward should not play for NSW. I would rather not risk injury for St George.

[WhataRock]

Soward should not play for NSW. I would rather not risk injury for St George.


They are like handicap burglers right now...they have a fair bit of rep worthy talent in their ranks but none are getting called up.

Its unfair to the shit teams in the NRL...and the good teams that are missing all their name players.

[the beaver]

Luke Patten - Fullback
Kurt Gidley - 5/8
Soward - halfback

and get rid of that scottish cunxt on the wing :patsch

[WhataRock]

Patten is not a bad choice...he could have a Brasher-esqe impact on the team, like Tim did in his comeback.

We need an answer to Slater...who is just a fucking freak of nature..People think the halves are kicking at him but in a lot of cases he just gets to the ball before the camera can even pan to where the ball is landing.

[teke]

Yep Game 1 in the bag just 2 more to go.

The funny thing was if the blues hadnt have got lucky with a bounce's QLD might have crushed them.

2 of NSW's tries were of lucky deflections.

The first try that was not given was either way but that foward pass by Hayne made up for it that was a BS try.

If the Maroons play 80 minutes of football with NSW not getting any luck they might run up a score of 50-4. It could happen.Yeah the Hayne throw inside was waaay forward and shouldnt have been a try. The maroons played ok but they can do so much better.

I thought Campese was out of his depth, Wallace cant attack and the ball wasnt given to Jennings enough to show why he was put in the team.

3 - 0 :happy

[stiflers mum]

kimmorley is the form halfback.wallace and mitchell pearce are overrated flash in the pans.

[KO Boxing]

I wasn't impressed with Wallace but I thought Campese played well.
Yeah Campese played well. With a bit more 'origin' experience (there were times where he didn't make the right choice, or his execution wasn't up to scatch), I think he's the best man we have for the number 6 job (including Soward).

Agree that Wallace was crap.

[pecks]

Soward would get steamrolled when defending. NSW biggest problem in the past has been their failure to persevere with players.

I'm happy for Wallace to continue on. It's a young team, and they need time to gel.

Teke, whats this 'we' shit?!
You're an All Black hugging, Mosley cock smoking poof from Coffs Harbour.

Quit being a glory hunter.

[ipswich express]

NSW's kicking game was woeful last night. I can't see how anyone can complain about Hayne'stry being disallowed. He stepped on the line not once but twice. If it were Darius Boyd running down the line Gus and Snork would've been doing their nut.

[westside]

NSW's kicking game was woeful last night. I can't see how anyone can complain about Hayne'stry being disallowed. He stepped on the line not once but twice. If it were Darius Boyd running down the line Gus and Snork would've been doing their nut.

no problem.

get back to me next time you go sprinting & youre running along on your heels.

[ipswich express]

Ever gone sprinting in football boots? Pretty hard to simply run on your toes in them. I called it as it happened. You're starting to sound like misery guts Bellamy!

[the beaver]

Patten is not a bad choice...he could have a Brasher-esqe impact on the team, like Tim did in his comeback.

We need an answer to Slater...who is just a fucking freak of nature..People think the halves are kicking at him but in a lot of cases he just gets to the ball before the camera can even pan to where the ball is landing.

That's right, a bloke like Patten has been playing great footy for 10yrs and can't even get a sniff. I remember a few years ago him and that skinny cunxt from Balmain were vying for the spot..... How did Patten not get a start in front of that pip sqeek

[WhataRock]

That's right, a bloke like Patten has been playing great footy for 10yrs and can't even get a sniff. I remember a few years ago him and that skinny cunxt from Balmain were vying for the spot..... How did Patten not get a start in front of that pip sqeek

You mean Hodgson?

I never rated him to tell you the truth...but he was actually quite good. Its just his career was a little stop start because of he was like glassman or something..he had so many broken bones that bloke.

[ipswich express]

One of the greatest Origin moments was seeing Tallis throw him over the sideline like he was an 8 year old!

[WhataRock]

One of the greatest Origin moments was seeing Tallis throw him over the sideline like he was an 8 year old!


That was pretty good...nearly as good as Gordie getting sent off for his little tantrum against Harrigan. :|

He was a good player Tallis...loved to hate him and he is one of my fav off field personalities going around at the moment..He brings a sorta George Foreman vibe to commentary.

[pecks]

Ippy, only a parochial Queenslander would call Sterlo a bias commentator. If anything, he's the opposite.

while my mind was wandering during the 10 hour plane trip home, I got to thinking about Origin, and thought that even as successful as it is, perhaps it came around maybe half a generation too late.

We only got to see guys Beetson in one game, and he basically set the scene. Seeing guys like him, Raudonikus, etc for another 5 of so years, would have been great.

[jb1]

soward is way too weak in defence for origin football mullen would have to come in if i had an outsider it would be wade mckinnon he is a dead set freak on his day and craig wing did himself no harm with his perfomance id put mullen and wing in the halves farrah can rotate with them in the halves also as his lateral attack is good although i dont think wallace and campo kept the pace with him watch the game again and look how poor and slow the delivery was from the halves

[pecks]

Still think Merritt's a much better option than that McManus. How Merritt never even gets a call up for City origin is pretty baffling.

The guy reads the plays well, is a speedster, is more than solid under the high bombs, and is also a very good defender.

[BoppaZoo]

Yeah the Hayne throw inside was waaay forward and shouldnt have been a try. The maroons played ok but they can do so much better.

I thought Campese was out of his depth, Wallace cant attack and the ball wasnt given to Jennings enough to show why he was put in the team.

3 - 0 :happyYep 3-0 is the go.
Im even considering putting 50 bucks on QLD to win by more than 30. In NSW.

[BoppaZoo]

Still think Merritt's a much better option than that McManus. How Merritt never even gets a call up for City origin is pretty baffling.

The guy reads the plays well, is a speedster, is more than solid under the high bombs, and is also a very good defender.McManus should go and i feel you need to play Merrit. I dont feel Campese was as good as others think he was.
Farah was the only bloke doing anything oh and Wing when he came on.
Campese and Wallace went missing i felt.

[Rise Above]

Attention Queenslanders, get fucked !

[rusty nails]

a few points i observed
1# swap soward for wallace
2# gidley needs to have a good look at himself.. some of his mistakes were mini league shit
3# queensland only just beat nsw despite having most of the ball, most of the field position, blues made all the crucial errors and had NO kicking game to speak of.
4# when the sides were announced i thought the blues would be lucky to compete, now i actually think they can win..

[T.C.W]

We just in a different class, NSW have zero, there bottom feeders

[ipswich express]

Sterlo is biased towards NSW, Gould is far far worse. The whole angle of the program is pointed towards NSW. Case in point, where are the interviews with Qld players wives and parents?

Anyway, who gives a fuck, we'll march on to 4 in a row...

[BoppaZoo]

Attention Queenslanders, get fucked !:lol:Beaten.

[Rise Above]

:lol:Beaten.


:twisted::twisted::twisted::twisted::twisted::twisted:

Yes I am a sore loser.

[teke]

Fuck this 4 in a row shit im thinking 6 or 7 series in a row.

NSW are just plain ordinary.

You guys need Brett Stewart and the wolfman :deal

[TheDuke]

I'm that confident NSW will come back and win the series I've put 2k on it

[teke]

I'm that confident NSW will come back and win the series I've put 2k on it:lol::lol:

[TheDuke]

baht
:lol:
:lol:

[LeonMcS]

Don't try and suck up to teke with your sheep impersonations.

[teke]

Don't try and suck up to teke with your sheep impersonations.:smh

[WhataRock]

Don't try and suck up to teke with your sheep impersonations.

:lol:

[IrnBruMan]

Still think Merritt's a much better option than that McManus. How Merritt never even gets a call up for City origin is pretty baffling.

The guy reads the plays well, is a speedster, is more than solid under the high bombs, and is also a very good defender.

Ah it's cos he's Aboriginal mate :lol:

[WhataRock]

Ah it's cos he's Aboriginal mate :lol:


or a "souths thing"....

[BoppaZoo]

:smh:rofl