State of Origin 2026

What is everyone whining about that’s probably the best game klien has ever reffed.
The only real contentious call being the send off. He seen it real time and much closer than anyone of us and deemed it a send off before the bunker.
Reguardless it was a minimum 10 in the bin.
The match review committee disagrees with you.
There was no way that should have been a send off.
10 in the bin due to accidental contact.
 
Sorry “Suali’i attacked Walsh on purpose” just made me laugh.

Walsh stopped and dropped it was just a shit mistimed tackle as Ponga’s was. Silly thing about Ponga’s was that Koula was tackled and Ponga could have just made a more regulation tackle. He got himself in the wrong position and suffered the consequences.
 
Sorry “Suali’i attacked Walsh on purpose” just made me laugh.

Walsh stopped and dropped it was just a shit mistimed tackle as Ponga’s was. Silly thing about Ponga’s was that Koula was tackled and Ponga could have just made a more regulation tackle. He got himself in the wrong position and suffered the consequences.
Watch the Suali’i tackle again…your take is completely incorrect. He launched in an upward trajectory and as a man already taller than his target, that was only ever going to end one way. Added to the lateness of it and well, it’s just plain stupid to suggest he wasn’t trying to take him out.
He was punished accordingly.
Pongas was accidental with another player involved. It should not have been a send off and reportedly his punishment at the judiciary will also reflect this.
 
Well Strange had locked down the 6 jersey for the Blues for the next decade

And if Katoa wasn’t concussed he wouldn’t even be playing
 
Watch the Suali’i tackle again…your take is completely incorrect. He launched in an upward trajectory and as a man already taller than his target, that was only ever going to end one way. Added to the lateness of it and well, it’s just plain stupid to suggest he wasn’t trying to take him out.
He was punished accordingly.
Pongas was accidental with another player involved. It should not have been a send off and reportedly his punishment at the judiciary will also reflect this.
Come on Tucker, it always entertains me seeing you come on here and wind up the others with some bad takes but l I thought it was just to humour yourself. You don’t actually believe that Sualli’i went out to take out Walsh? Get himself sent off.
 
Where would you play AD?
Ill play fantasy coach.

Strange proved to us tonight that some players are just built for origin.

The QLD team on paper was a complete shambles, you had blokes playing in positions they dont even play at club level, other blokes not in the best form.... but they turn up, because they are origin type players.

Cleary didnt show shit until QLD were down to 12 men. He hasnt shown shit in most origins. Strange, even when the blues were down, still showed spark on his debut.

Id seriously shake things up.

1. Tedesco
2. To'o or McLean
3. Mitchell
4. Staggs
5. Mclean/Koula
6. Strange
7. Douhei

8. May
9. Brailey
10. Haas
11. Murray
12. Young
13. Yeo

A pack that can each make 30 runs and 60 tackles a game and not break a sweat. If three of these blokes take runs back to back, there is NO way that the blues dont make metres moving forward.

Braileys job is simple, go through the motions, feed the ball and wait for his moment. The edges then receive the ball on the back of momentum.

Then around 25 mins, take the workers off and bring on the impact in Hamole and Radley. Radley can give Terrell a spell. Hamole on for Murray.

Imagine the game slowing a bit, Radley has a quick play the ball and it shifts to one side:

-Douhei, Hamole (fresh), Staggs and To'o/McLean.

OR

- Strange, Young, Mitchell and Koula/McLean.

Teddy sniffing around both sides.

If Ponga wasnt sent off - nsw fans would be calling for daley to be sacked.

Strange and Douhei are big and strong ball runners - something Cleary is not.

Moses and Cleary can jog on, they've had their chances.

Edit - i am aware this is fantasy, but the team needs to land somewhere in the middle. If they try the same shit in game 2 qld will romp them.
 
Ill play fantasy coach.

Strange proved to us tonight that some players are just built for origin.

The QLD team on paper was a complete shambles, you had blokes playing in positions they dont even play at club level, other blokes not in the best form.... but they turn up, because they are origin type players.

Cleary didnt show shit until QLD were down to 12 men. He hasnt shown shit in most origins. Strange, even when the blues were down, still showed spark on his debut.

Id seriously shake things up.

1. Tedesco
2. To'o or McLean
3. Mitchell
4. Staggs
5. Mclean/Koula
6. Strange
7. Douhei

8. May
9. Brailey
10. Haas
11. Murray
12. Young
13. Yeo

A pack that can each make 30 runs and 60 tackles a game and not break a sweat. If three of these blokes take runs back to back, there is NO way that the blues dont make metres moving forward.

Braileys job is simple, go through the motions, feed the ball and wait for his moment. The edges then receive the ball on the back of momentum.

Then around 25 mins, take the workers off and bring on the impact in Hamole and Radley. Radley can give Terrell a spell. Hamole on for Murray.

Imagine the game slowing a bit, Radley has a quick play the ball and it shifts to one side:

-Douhei, Hamole (fresh), Staggs and To'o/McLean.

OR

- Strange, Young, Mitchell and Koula/McLean.

Teddy sniffing around both sides.

If Ponga wasnt sent off - nsw fans would be calling for daley to be sacked.

Strange and Douhei are big and strong ball runners - something Cleary is not.

Moses and Cleary can jog on, they've had their chances.

That’s just silliness.
You can’t leave Cleary out.
 
That’s just silliness.
You can’t leave Cleary out.
Look i get it... but is it working with him in?

Without that send off, its another bang average performance from him at origin level.

He will probablty come out in game 2 and dominate now ive gone to town on him haha
 
Mate they’re nuts if they are playing McLean on the wing. I hate the way they feel the need to play people out of position just to get them in the team. Just put a specialist winger in there! On current form Daniel Tupou should be the first winger picked.
I sincerely doubt Tupou's ability to outrun the Hammer, Cobbo or Ponga.

Look he was a great player and he is still kicking it. But he is past Origin.
 
Explain why you think so,
When I saw that shoulder charge. man it looked bad.

I get it Koula was falling, but Ponga seems to ram him with his shoulder and face.
It's pretty clear why everyone ran in, it looked really really bad.

Its like a combined headbutt to the face and massive shoulder knock.

With Ponga leaning forward so much, I can't see how he did not intend face/headbutt contact.
Infact Ponga you goose, don't lead from the head. The mental damage isn't worth it for your own sake.

Look I don't know the rules/have watched the Judiciary.

Sendoff totally justified.
 
Lol all these Queenslanders coming out saying NSW got lucky.

Murrays was a try and so was Strange's first one. Harry wasn't in the defensive line, he was cover tackling and ran into Olakuatu. Bs call.

If those two on technicality were no tries than KP was fair too.

It all balanced out at the end and NSW won the 50-50 contests and the clutch plays by Teddy and Cleary.

NSW scores or almost scored each time they were near the try line. Qld has a lot to work on.

But... Klein will get picked again to make sure Qld wins the second game, because NRL needs to make sure there is a decider.
 
Daley seriously sound like such a dope in Pressers.

NSW has a much superior team to QLD but Daley is the biggest handicap.

Cleary was the big difference today. Imagine being the sole kicker, kicking at the line each time under pressure but nailing each kick. Defended strongly and spread the ball to the right people. Bloody Tedesco kept coming in the way.

Idk what was wrong with Bizza and Critta, but you give them another shot. They've earned it. I know the coaches don't drop balls but they need to think about how this prep was that made our PTB so sloppy.
 
Mu changes for Game 2:

Brailey and Api should be the two hookers. You need something from dummy half in origin.

Yeo to prop and AFB to bench. Murray starts.

Felt like Terrell May would actually suit origin the way it's played now. Before today I wasn't that convinced.

Critta gets one more chance over McLean for sure. I was wrong about Koula on the wing.
 

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