Queensland name Emerging Origin squad

1. I know that this is mean’t to capture stars early and provide good disciplines from the start but many of these are yet to play their first NRL game let alone Origin. Isn’t that a tad soon ?

2. It’s the qld u/20 squad it’s not about playing origin this year it’s just understanding the qld structure..

3. And one NSW born player? Orange is in NSW, not QLD. That should rule out Tino Fa’asuamaleaui.

4. @panthers18

   This isn’t the 1980’s there has been plenty of rule changes around the eligibility of players.

   At this current moment I think the cut of is 13 years old which is why NSW can have players like Keary(born in QLD) or if you have played in the SOO junior systems growing up which is why Someone like Taumalolo is technically eligible for QLD

5. I am aware of that. However, I thought that the rules was changed where you play for the state you were born in. If born outside QLD, or NSW, you are eligible to play for the state where you played for as a child.

6. Come on Panthers18, you are just trolling with that one…..

   Let’s not start another Inglis/Macksville diatribe..

7. @Panthers18 State of Origin is no longer about where you are born. Tino can choose to represent QLD if he has played his first senior game of league with a Queensland club.
   Alternatively players are also able to switch their allegiance if their father played Origin for the opposite state of birth.

   “Lachlan Lam and Tristan Sailor have both previously represented NSW at schoolboy level but are now set to become the first players eligible for the Maroons under the recently introduced father-son rule.” – SMH

8. Which is wrong.

9. Who cares. I’ll be surprised if many of this lot even make it into first grade.

10. Possibly but he needs 7 more series wins in a row. Yes the Queensland playing stocks are pretty bare at the moment and NSW have the advantage in quality players but that quality doesn’t come close to the glory days of origin – yes I am biased. No-one has every really rated Meninga during his reign we all know the calibre of players he had got the job done. Same with Fittler, the pendulum had to swing back to NSW at some stage and he was lucky enough to jump on board at the right time.

11. NSW had the players previously but under Laurie Daley who was loyal to his own stubiness in not selecting the correct team, was the reason for NSW bot winning more.

    Fittler Started off on fire and picked form players only, however he displays signs of Daley’s downfall, by sticking with a hopeless halfback in Cleary and being loyal to players that performed for him in the past.
    The key to success is starting from scratch every year with an open mind picking current in form players only.

12. True Mark but then if you are winning sticking with non performing players doesn’t stand out so much. You’d think it would give you more confidence to blood better performing players who haven’t played at that level before.

13. Mark.mywords, and the gumption to pick younger players. QLD reign is over.

14. My.mywords, Cleary is not hopeless. Maloney inhibited his game. Unfortunately you will never, ever, admit it.

15. Mitchell Moses isn’t good enough to lace up Nathan Cleary’s boots.

16. Not so sure about Parramatta Brennan but time will tell

17. My top 4

    Roosters
    Eels
    Manly
    Raiders

18. Roosters and Canberra should be right up there but how many people were saying that about the Cowboys heading into 2018 ? You’d have to expect Canberra are looking good but the off season still has a long way to go and who knows which player will be the next to make the headlines for the wrong reason. Obviously it won’t be a Bronco………

19. Panther Girl. Riddle me this. I was born in Brisbane…. Brought up in Country NSW… (same place where few of your current panther stars are from) Played my 1st senior 1st grade game in country QLD including rep footy. Where should my allegiance lie? & who should i play origin for? (If i was good enough)

20. Not having a shot either panther girl 2013. Just curious as to your opinion. & unlike shadow warrior, who used to get bashed up by his 5 sisters & so dislikes chicks, & wants to remove them from footy altogether, im opposite to that.

21. cookeem, Queensland, as that were your origin was.

22. Ok thanks panthergirl2013. fair enough. So even though i support the blues i would have to represent QLD. Thats what i used to say to everyone as well. State of birth & senior 1st grade used to be the norm. But now apparently anyone can play for anyone lol.

23. I hope that you’re not being affected by these horrific fires? The smoke is a killer, as is the heat.

24. No penny panthers. not where i currently have relocated to Although when i moved from brissy to central Qld recently; i did pass through some bushfire affected smoke near hervey bay & further north. I think NSW may be suffering more than us banana benders at moment though 🙁

25. We are cookeem. Were I am, I am not directly affected by the fire. I am more affected by flying embers, smoke and the heat.

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