'13 | Origin III | Wed 17 Jul | NSW 10-12 QLD | ANZ

[Timmah]

1. Josh Dugan (Dragons)
2. Brett Morris (Dragons) 3. Michael Jennings (Roosters) 4. Josh Morris (Bulldogs) 5. James McManus (Knights)
6. James Maloney (Roosters) 7. Mitchell Pearce (Roosters)
8. Aaron Woods (Tigers) 9. Robbie Farah (Tigers) 10. James Tamou (Cowboys)
11. Ryan Hoffman (Storm) 12. Luke Lewis (Sharks)
13. Greg Bird (Titans)

Interchange: 14. Andrew Fifita (Sharks) 15. Trent Merrin (Dragons)
16. Boyd Cordner (Roosters) 17. Anthony Watmough (Sea Eagles)

1. Billy Slater (Storm)
2. Darius Boyd (Knights) 3. Greg Inglis (Rabbitohs) 4. Justin Hodges (Broncos) 5. Brent Tate (Cowboys)
6. Johnathan Thurston (Cowboys) 7. Cooper Cronk (Storm)
8. Matt Scott (Cowboys) 9. Cameron Smith (Storm) 10. Nate Myles (Titans)
11. Chris McQueen (Rabbitohs) 12. Sam Thaiday (Broncos)
13. Corey Parker (Broncos)

Interchange: 14. Daly Cherry-Evans (Sea Eagles) 15. Ben Te'o (Rabbitohs)
16. Matt Gillett (Broncos) 17. Josh Papalii (Raiders)

Reserves: Jacob Lillyman (Warriors) Will Chambers (Storm)

Referees
Shayne Hayne and Ben Cummins
Touch Judges: Grant Atkins and Steve Carrall
Video Referees: Bernard Sutton and Henry Perenara


Origin Curtain Raiser
NSW Cup Representatives v QLD Residents, 5:45pm
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[Lucas-Con]

Hate to say it but with Dugan there were bound to lose McAnus will do a good job but Dugan he's a terrible and overated player.

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

No Hayne, injury clouds hanging over Gallen and Bird, Mcmanus in the side, Pearce still in the halves, you would have to think this thing is all but done.

I doubt Gallen will play. His foot is still in a moonboot one week out from the game.

 

[9701]

It's being played on my birthday so as a special present to me it will be Blues by 14.

 

[Joker's Wild]

Gallen is out of the boot today, he'll be fine

If NSW win it will be huge.

 

[exile on main street]

Gallen is out of the boot today, he'll be fine

If NSW win it will be huge.

Agree JW,shame Gall couldn't wear the moon boot long enough to punter Slater in the head.

 

[kia ora storm]

NSW by 2 will do me...would love to see them win it off a dropped pass by Hodges on his own line.

 

[Card Shark]

I doubt Gallen will play. His foot is still in a moonboot one week out from the game.

He was limping on Friday night but he will play.

Won't be fully fit though.

 

[Fire]

This whole Series has been rigged, and this game will be rigged for NSW.

- QLDers to blow up about the refs for weeks to come.
- QLD players to throw their toys out of the cot and break all their crayons.
- Fat Mal to step down as coach.
- King Gal to belt the f**k out of some pussy QLD player.
- Fire to dry hump his missus in celebration at the 80th minute.

 

[TheVelourFog]

The way NSW were completely eviscerated in Game 2 I don't see how they could possibly win this one.

 

[Card Shark]

The way NSW were completely eviscerated in Game 2 I don't see how they could possibly win this one.

Qld turned it around after being completely outplayed.

May be a good thing that nsw were whipped last game.

 

[TheVelourFog]

Qld turned it around after being completely outplayed.

May be a good thing that nsw were whipped last game.

difference was most people could see Queensland had an off game in the first one, as well as NSW played.
Now we've seen how they go against a fully firing Queensland team,and it wasnt pretty.

 

[eagles4eva]

Still worried about the blues halves combo.. Heart says blues by 6

 

[kia ora storm]

Fixed.

Rigged...

 

[the dude]

I don't trust the halves. Bad feeling about this game...

 

[kdalymc]

Why the f**k did my shi+ get deleted???

 

[Danish]

difference was most people could see Queensland had an off game in the first one, as well as NSW played.
Now we've seen how they go against a fully firing Queensland team,and it wasnt pretty.

I am so over people having this opinion of game 1 and 2.

If QLD had Slater, Scott, and Boyd out and NSW thrashed them, do you reckon everyone would just talk up how well the blues played or would they all be discussing how understrength the maroons were?

NSW had a horrible preparation for game 2, including rushing in inferior players to make up for the loss of 3 key men. Of course we were going to look underdone.

Now we have 1 of those key men back, as well as much better replacements for the other 2 (plus an uninterrupted prep for the most part). Its going to be a very, very close game

 

[Joker's Wild]

Good news for Blues fans with skipper Paul Gallen and Greg Bird having trained without their moon boots today.

"Depending on how they are feeling, we might try and run them (Thursday). If they don't run (today) we will try it again on Friday," said Blues coach Laurie Daley.

"Then we will see how they pull up on Saturday and make a decision from there."

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[Card Shark]

That is good news. We desperately need them fit & raring to go !

 

[SaraSassypants]

Queensland by 12