1. Tell ya what if nsw had qlds halves that would be a decent team.

2. What a totally stupid comment BF

3. knew theyd choke it at half time

4. How that useless fu*k Wighton got in this team is beyond me

5. Maybe watch the game and then see who is stupid

6. The Blues are too small Cam Murray looked like a schoolboy playing through the middle against the QLD big boppers & Ofahengaue was out for most of the game meaning it will only get worse in game 2. All the back rowers are too small & it all starts with the mid size captain Cordner limiting selection elsewhere. Steam-rolled.

7. My point exactly walker and Cleary both may as well not playand nsw run extra forward

8. Soo should be played 2 wks after the grand final fact…

9. Cody Walker was nowhere to be seen. Nathan cleary who got the most crap about his selection wasn’t half bad. Am so proud of the efforts of Ben Hunt in the middle up against Damien Cook. Hunt who usually plays halfback and has been a proven choker under pressure made the most tackles in the game, kicked a 40/20, and played the full 80. Cook was great for NSW, him Tedesco, Murray and Klemmer all were it not good enough. I think QLD won the battle in the middle especially on defence which resulted in us having great field position. Was a great game of state of origin and thought the refs did a pretty good job compared to how the NRL has been reffed lately.

   For Queensland don’t change a thing with the team. That was a awesome performance, one that’ll only get better the more the players play together. We easily could have finished with 40 tonight.

   For NSW, I think only having Haas as your reserve prop was a big mistake. When we were winning the middle of the field and playing in your half for long periods it would’ve helped a lot bring someone off the bench to help him in the middle with some experience. I think Finucane or McLean need to come into the team. As for who goes I guess it’s Crichton because Murray was good this game with this play the balls and energy he brought. I don’t think Cody Walker is a starter. He has enormous amount of skill but his best ability is his solo running game, he doesn’t offer anything really with kicking and him and Mitchell looked weak of the edge. Id look to bring Keary in if fit, otherwise Reynolds. Walker can then take the bench utility role from Wighton. But Keary at least plays with Mitchell and Cordner on that edge and both Reynolds and Keary offer some sort of kicking game and can create for others.

10. I wouldn’t be suprised if Murray has negative yardage stats the number of times he got dragged back behind the ad line like a rag doll after contact.

11. No wonder Souths are running last. Lol
    The problem was no hoper Crighton.

12. How would he go with the Bulldogs? Lol

13. Still comes back to you lol

14. If NSW had the QLD halves, that would almost be known as the Australian team.

15. One thing for sure is Tommy Turbo will be straight back into that team for game 2 !

16. Maybe so ManWar, but without changes in the pack (more size), especially on the bench, it won’t make any difference having Turbo back. Dominated forwards and a half that doesn’t control the game or create opportunities will allow little chance for outside backs to do anything.

17. tbh fittler loves cleary theyll probably play cleary and keary in game 2 or bring back jimmy maloney nsw are dumb. IMO I might be a fanboy but Luke Brooks should be in with a shout hes been so good for the last 2 years

18. We don’t sing the national anthem, we doing out talking on the field. Yep, they sure did that all right.

19. Game 2

    1: J Tedesco
    2: J Addo Carr
    3: J Roberts
    4: L Mitchell
    5: T Trbojveic
    6: C Walker
    7: A Reynolds
    8: D Klemmer
    9: D Cook
    10: P Vaughn
    11: B Cordner
    12: T Frizzel
    13: J Trbojveic

    14: C Murray
    15: T Sims
    16: P Hass
    17: J McLean

    We need more size on the bench
    If you pick walker you have to pick Reynolds
    Bring Roberts back he has more X Factor outwide
    Turbo will also be a big inn

20. NSW have enough x-factor. They just didn’t show up. Thats the problem with players considered x-factor’s. They only show up sometimes, and Roberts is by far the worst offender. I’d possibly consider Blake Ferguson just because of how good his carries are, and he has been performing really well consistently from 2018 onwards.

21. Terrible effort from Walker, Cleary not effective. Apart from the first 20 minutes when Cook and Tedesco were on fire QLD were all over us. Scoreline should have been 32-14.
    Klemmer was our standout forward.

    A team of champions often gets smashed by a champion team. Too many primadonnas in NSW, they still don’t have the siege mentality of QLD and never will. They think talent is enough to win a war.

22. Ah yes, the post origin NSW carve up where they assassinate the character of any player that didn’t absolutely play out of their skin.

    Honestly, it must be awful to be part of the NSW setup. They have some amazing players – but the vitriol that they get hit with if they can’t perform in often, their first game. It’s just not conducive. I’d hate to be in Walker’s shoes, right now – basically being built up as a great player and then cast aside by the media, because he couldn’t weave his magic in a single, tough game. That being said, tight games really shouldn’t work in a player like Walker’s favour, often.

    If QLD lose – it’s more “we’ve got to play better”. If NSW lose – it’s “we must rebuild this team anew”. All too often, QLD players get a chance to redeem themselves, NSW players do not.

    I’m not sure what I’d do with the team but I don’t know that I’d be blaming the NSW halves for what happened in the second half, there – certainly not for their offensive performances. Effectively,
    the team was besieged for most of the time and it’s not really a situation where a half could make a huge difference. It was very reminiscent of quite a few games at Suncorp over the years.

    Probably the biggest problem was that Klemmer wasn’t on the field for enough of the second half – he was titanic, throughout that first half. Jake was good. Tedesco was again the difference.

    Latrell has been pretty non-plussed since the Brisbane, game – he is one guy who I would probably say does need to look at himself a bit and maybe consider what’s missing. Not sure why his sin bin is being mentioned in the ratings, though – he stopped an almost certain try.

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