They booed Fitler during the minutes silence last week, so it's a step up. Queenslanders.Why boo Cleary after the game? Gross.
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They booed Fitler during the minutes silence last week, so it's a step up. Queenslanders.Why boo Cleary after the game? Gross.
Ponga, Dave Fifita when fit. Easy 10+ Origin players.Worth remembering there are two blokes called Michael Morgan and Kalyn Ponga who will be sniffing around this team next year.
Interesting vision of Arrow - while it was a bad play, he didn’t need to do it, as soon as he actually realised Tedesco was hurt, he was the one who called out to the referee
I think both sets of fans are bad for it. But I suppose I shouldn't be criticising a sport when I only watch a handful of games a year.They booed Fitler during the minutes silence last week, so it's a step up. Queenslanders.
The players have to be adept at the new position though.
Holmes is a FB/Winger, Gagai is a Centre/Winger, Gutherson is not a centre, Yeo isn't a centre, Wighton was one of the players of the year and was picked/played out of position. NSW loaded up with big forwards on the bench and were then in huge trouble when Tedesco went down.
I think both sets of fans are bad for it. But I suppose I shouldn't be criticising a sport when I only watch a handful of games a year.
Munster a deserving MOTM, played a blinder.
Worth remembering there are two blokes called Michael Morgan and Kalyn Ponga who will be sniffing around this team next year.
Interesting vision of Arrow - while it was a bad play, he didn’t need to do it, as soon as he actually realised Tedesco was hurt, he was the one who called out to the referee
I think both sets of fans are bad for it. But I suppose I shouldn't be criticising a sport when I only watch a handful of games a year.
Precedent's set it guessUnless a player had just made a break I think it would be next to no chance of leading to a bin
Don't disagree.
Precedent's set it guess
Munster was the POTS (Player of the Series) ... & he only played 2 games plus 2 minutes
There was 3 blokes near him and it was 25 metres out...could you say he 100% would have scored? It's barely 50%, in fact in was silly by Allen.
He’s talking about the penalty against Kaufusi with a couple of minutes on the clock five out from the line, holding on in the tackle
Harry Grant - what a star this guy is. Poor Jake Friend - he can't take a trick when it comes to building an origin career. Friend did nothing wrong tonight but there was a huge difference in play when Grant was at hooker in comparison to Friend. Grant has to start #9 in 2021, which would almost certainly leave Friend out in the cold (seems a wasted position to play him as a bench utility). With Grant and Munster on the field, Queensland will always be a chance of winning.
Queensland dominated. Deserved to win. Would have been the biggest steal since Bradbury if NSW got a try at the end and pulled it off in golden point. Still - I would've taken it for sure.
Their forwards laid far too strong of a platform from the opening minutes and were relentless throughout. NSW didn't get any momentum through the middle of the ground until about the 65th minute by which point the margin should have more than the 14 points it was. To compound that we kept giving them much better field position - aside from that 40-20 in the first half and a couple of other moments the NSW kicking game was atrocious. Even the kick that resulted in the Tedesco try was a sh*t kick that should have been easily defused. Certainly not Cleary's finest game, albeit he was playing behind a beaten pack.
Non penalty try call was right. Addo-Carr scores there almost every time, but you can't give a penalty try from 10-15 metres out when the two guys are more or less neck and neck.
NSW selection - I know Wighton's versatility gives NSW the option to play him in the centres whilst Walker was in well good enough form to justify the call, but I think in 2021 - assuming Wighton is still in the form he is in - he has to move to permanent five-eight as it's his best position by far and he is the best five-eight NSW has. When he got the chance he looked dangerous tonight, but playing in the centres he isn't able to be the ever present threat that he is when in the halves. If Mitchell and Trbojevic are fit and firing in 2021 that option should be taken away from the selectors anyway and they can just pick the best five-eight.
Harry Grant - what a star this guy is. Poor Jake Friend - he can't take a trick when it comes to building an origin career. Friend did nothing wrong tonight but there was a huge difference in play when Grant was at hooker in comparison to Friend. Grant has to start #9 in 2021, which would almost certainly leave Friend out in the cold (seems a wasted position to play him as a bench utility). With Grant and Munster on the field, Queensland will always be a chance of winning.
It's a shame injuries and concussions played such a big part in the series with Ponga, Munster, Fifita, Cordner, Trbojevic, Mitchell and Tedesco all missing chunks (or all) of the series. But that is the story of sport in 2020 I guess.
Also my red white and blue eyes naturally roam towards my own club’s players but gee Lindsay Collins is absolutely bred for State of Origin.
Tino too. Thought all the QLD forwards played well.
Yep definitely worked well tonight so will be interesting to see if Queensland persist. If you lose and you've got a half/hooker on the bench who can only cover one position, they are usually the first ones in the firing line for selection in the next game.I’m biased because he’s one of my favourite players but I actually really liked the way Bennett handled the two dummy halves.
Friend is about as good a defensive hooker as I’ve seen outside of smith for a long time. Farah had a high work rate but Friend actually cuts big guys in half and tackles like a lock. I loved the idea of having him out there for that first 20
When it is always really willing, then Grant comes on to either work off the momentum the forwards have built tonight, while he is also dangerous enough to get his side on the front foot even when they’re not dominant.
When Friend came back on he was easily able to defend like a lock, and they suddenly had an extra ball player in attack.
I think Kaufusi is a little bit underwhelming, good club player end earned his shot but doesn’t offer a lot at this level. Agree about Tino and like Fatty and a few other commentators said, I can’t wait to watch he and Haas go at it for years to come
Yep definitely worked well tonight so will be interesting to see if Queensland persist. If you lose and you've got a half/hooker on the bench who can only cover one position, they are usually the first ones in the firing line for selection in the next game.
Friend would be too good of a player to finish his career with only 3 origin games to his name.