State of Origin 2026

[Halbrowne61]

A dozen debutants in total for both teams...quite a changing of the guard

Keeps the concept fresh !

 

[magpies forever]

Got to say Im not thrilled with the opening up of the selection qualifications but Ill still go for NSW.

 

[king_sirro]

Laurie Daley gets his players name wrong when announcing the team 🤦.

State Of Origin doesn't really do anything for me these days.

 

[SeanT]

No Tigers players? Haha of course

 

[Halbrowne61]

No Tigers players? Haha of course

This is a surprise to you ? It’s a blessing in my opinion, we’ve had more than enough disruptions . Just want our best team back to see if we can climb out of this hole.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

if fit AD would have got Ethan Strange's spot on bench

AFB playing poorly, keon and may and Ford pretty unlucky

Victor radley he is crap house, Alex Twal would have been the go there

Staggs has the brain of a cumquat he will do something average in the game

go nsw anyway

Qld team not much better

 

[Airport05]

Daley never fails to disappoint. That bench 🤔

 

[TigerBurnsy]

Not sure how Ethan strange got in he’s been poor this year and radley will either get himself knocked out or sin binned

 

[tig_prmz]

Im not...
If it was decided this by this weekends games then id agree Edwards was better than Teddy rd 11.
But over the last 6 or 7 weeks id say Tedescos been better...nothing between them though...Maybe Edwards has a bit move versatility.
We have some great #1s currently

Teddys D has been quite poor tbh.

He's still quite fit with suboptimal roles like taking a hit up, support play and being the man out the back but when it comes to maximal efforts, he gets out jumped, unable to make try saving tackles and unable to run at full pace.

Age is catching up to him and Edwards has done nothing wrong to be dropped imo.

Plus you've got his combo with To'o on kick returns and yeo/ cleary in good ball.

I think it's the wrong choice

 

[Furious1]

Chalk up another Origin series win to QLD. That was sealed the moment Daley was reinstalled as NSW coach. What a muppet.

 

[wstigers11]

Radley and Critta … that’ll do me

 

[Dr_Ice]

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If Latrell was fit, I wonder whether Staggs or Critta would have been the other centre. Maybe Critta on the wing.

Koula has been very good for a while, however a big ask to debut on the wing (has never started an NRL game there).

 

[lathami]

if fit AD would have got Ethan Strange's spot on bench

AFB playing poorly, keon and may and Ford pretty unlucky

Victor radley he is crap house, Alex Twal would have been the go there

Staggs has the brain of a cumquat he will do something average in the game

go nsw anyway

Qld team not much better

May doesn’t deserve it, had his chance in the weekend yet didn’t perform. Needed to win the game, didn’t. End of story

 

[SeanT]

Daley never fails to disappoint. That bench 🤔

So stupid isn't I. I'd also put young on the bench instead of starting. Move Yeo to prop and put Cameron Murray at lock. Play a more up the middle game with Murray, and Tedesco going off Robson. Then spread it wide.

 

[tig_prmz]

If Latrell was fit, I wonder whether Staggs or Critta would have been the other centre. Maybe Critta on the wing.

Koula has been very good for a while, however a big ask to debut on the wing (has never started an NRL game there).

I would swap Koula and Critta. It's quite unfair to put Koula under the high ball pressure when he hasn't been under pressure like that before.

 

[tig_prmz]

So stupid isn't I. I'd also put young on the bench instead of starting. Move Yeo to prop and put Cameron Murray at lock. Play a more up the middle game with Murray, and Tedesco going off Robson. Then spread it wide.

I think you will see Murray come arond 20 minute mark and Yeo to prop.

I don't mind saving Murray from the initial 20 minutes of contact.

 

[Flippedy]

Pretty good NSW team though Radley and Saifiti are a bit meh. The bench is not so flash. That said, QLD should win easily, more strike and impact off the bench.

 

[Strider]

A little bummed no Tigers players but also is good for Tigers.

 

[Wezt]

Critta is playing with a bung shoulder and cannot fend to save his life, surely there is another left centre they could’ve picked