State of Origin 2025

[Tucker]

Reed’s inclusion would certainly make it more of an Origin game again that’s for sure. He could unsettle NSW with his niggle, put them off their game, might be worth a shot, though he’d more likely end up in the sin bin for half the game lol. Is Hunt still unavailable?

Hunt is 2 weeks away. Itll be tight.
Theyll stay with Harry as most of them think he is elite.

 

[Halbrowne61]

I think Daley has been waiting to right a few wrongs from his previous stint. Also having Bellamy in the background wouldn’t have hurt either, but none of it means a thing if the players didn’t buy in and deliver, and that they did.
Hope they continue on in Game 2.

 

[Odessa]

How was the game ? I had to many Sherbets and fell asleep in the arm chair

 

[Tigerdave]

On reflection it was a pretty average game. The Blues seemed off and the Queenslanders just had nothing to offer in attack.

Surely DCE is done and Harry just hasn't really been able to step up.

 

[Oldman]

How was the game ? I had to many Sherbets and fell asleep in the arm chair

Hi Odessa
All the experts stating the game lacked the normal intensity and Origin feel.

Anytime NSW are dominant people say Origin isn’t the same.

If QLD won last night all we would be hearing about today is how there players get origin and NSW don’t.

Those in Power love when QLD are winning.

 

[Tucker]

How was the game ? I had to many Sherbets and fell asleep in the arm chair

Boring.
Seen better club games this season.

 

[Flippedy]

Hunt is 2 weeks away. Itll be tight.
Theyll stay with Harry as most of them think he is elite.

Harry was elite once, but I don’t think he’s as effective as he was early on in his career.

Hunt and DCE definitely work better together though DCE seems to be playing distracted lately. Probably something to do with contract negotiations I imagine.

 

[Oldman]

Another great game from NSW no:9 Robson
His defence in the middle is top notch and a couple of good runs when required.
As NSW were in front and not chasing points he stayed on playing longer minutes because of his great defence, I’m sure if NSW were chasing points Connor Watson would have replaced him earlier.
It also demonstrated how much QLD missed Ben Hunt starting at no:9 and Harry coming on fresh.

 

[Odessa]

Boring.
Seen better club games this season.

Thanks

 

[Odessa]

Hi Odessa
All the experts stating the game lacked the normal intensity and Origin feel.

Anytime NSW are dominant people say Origin isn’t the same.

If QLD won last night all we would be hearing about today is how there players get origin and NSW don’t.

Those in Power love when QLD are winning.

Thanks

 

[Tony Taco]

Great result for the Blues. The outlier is it seemed a very Storm like performance . Bellamys fingerprints on this one.

 

[Tucker]

When you consider the performances (lack there of) of Munster and Grant, I’d say that Storm training may be a bit frosty this morning?
Bellamy exposed their weaknesses.

 

[Tiger_Fanatic3]

Huge 3.76m audience watch NSW Blues blitz State of Origin​

State of Origin pulled out the biggest audience of 2025 so far with a massive 3.76m viewers -that’s the National TV Audience average, not the Reach (5.44m).

That was up on 2024’s State of Origin I of 3.44m and the highest SoO since VOZ commenced. It gave Nine a thumping 42.7% share for Wednesday.

The opening State of Origin match was the most watched TV program of the year after an 11.2 per cent spike in viewership from the corresponding match last year.

A national average audience of 3.755 million tuned in to watch NSW take a 1-0 lead in the series – a figure 38 per cent more than the next most-watched program of 2025, ABC’s election coverage. The Blues’ 18-6 victory was the highest-rating interstate clash since 2016 after it secured a national total television reach of 5.449 million.

The game broke streaming records for Nine Now, attracting 963,000 viewers, beating the previous record by 11 per cent. That makes it the second-highest rating BVOD (Broadcast Video on Demand) program of all time after a 26.7 per cent rise on last year’s Origin series opener.

“The State of Origin ratings result is the highest in almost a decade, cementing rugby league’s position as the number one sport in Australia and the Pacific,” NRL CEO Andrew Abdo said. “State of Origin was the number one show of the year so far, winning in every demographic and dominating in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth, as well as delivering a record streaming audience.

168k record for Perth as well

Ratings bonanza as Origin becomes most watched TV show of 2025

The opening State of Origin game has trumped the ABC’s election coverage as the most watched television program of the year.

www.smh.com.au

 

[Tiger_Fanatic3]

 

[Stevec]

Channel 9 sucks so much. They miss so much through picking the wrong camera shots and the ads...my god the ads.
Their build up sucks too: here's fatty to tell us about 1995 and not knowing who Ben Ikin is or we could talk about Cattle dog again.

Made me laugh when their girl ( don't,know her name as I normally watch fox)
She said she was with her pre game panel of
Gus Gould and Cameron Slater ? Ie Smith

 

[Tony Taco]

When you consider the performances (lack there of) of Munster and Grant, I’d say that Storm training may be a bit frosty this morning?
Bellamy exposed their weaknes

Ha ha can imagine the ethically sourced caramel lattes would be a little sour in bleak city this morning...

 

[tiger_one]

 

[Merlot]

How was the game ? I had to many Sherbets and fell asleep in the arm chair

consider last months new slippers broken in yet Nanna

 

[Merlot]

Huge 3.76m audience watch NSW Blues blitz State of Origin​

State of Origin pulled out the biggest audience of 2025 so far with a massive 3.76m viewers -that’s the National TV Audience average, not the Reach (5.44m).

That was up on 2024’s State of Origin I of 3.44m and the highest SoO since VOZ commenced. It gave Nine a thumping 42.7% share for Wednesday.

The opening State of Origin match was the most watched TV program of the year after an 11.2 per cent spike in viewership from the corresponding match last year.

A national average audience of 3.755 million tuned in to watch NSW take a 1-0 lead in the series – a figure 38 per cent more than the next most-watched program of 2025, ABC’s election coverage. The Blues’ 18-6 victory was the highest-rating interstate clash since 2016 after it secured a national total television reach of 5.449 million.

The game broke streaming records for Nine Now, attracting 963,000 viewers, beating the previous record by 11 per cent. That makes it the second-highest rating BVOD (Broadcast Video on Demand) program of all time after a 26.7 per cent rise on last year’s Origin series opener.

“The State of Origin ratings result is the highest in almost a decade, cementing rugby league’s position as the number one sport in Australia and the Pacific,” NRL CEO Andrew Abdo said. “State of Origin was the number one show of the year so far, winning in every demographic and dominating in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth, as well as delivering a record streaming audience.

168k record for Perth as well

Ratings bonanza as Origin becomes most watched TV show of 2025

The opening State of Origin game has trumped the ABC’s election coverage as the most watched television program of the year.

www.smh.com.au

wondered if anyone was watching, its crickets at the water fountains at the salt mine

 

[Odessa]

consider last months new slippers broken in yet Nanna

My fluffy slippers mate