they have class players in DCE, Hunt, Morgan, Segyaro, Friend, Inglis to take over key spine positions. Queensland will have a bigger issue replacing Parker tbh.
Yeah NSW have some handy players coming through too, but QLD are well on top atm. and imo NSW just don't have the cattle to bring to the muster. Tell me, who is NSW next Joey Johns or Jarryd Hayne? where does he come from? Arguably NSW have no current state legends (you could argue Gallen is one if you really wanted to) while QLD still have 5-6.
Just my opinion, I understand completely what you are saying.
Success breeds success.
I see what you're saying, but the success that Queensland have had is easily attributed in having some of the greatest players ever play in vital positions. Slater, Lockyer, Inglis, Thurston, Cronk and Smith. Add to that other great players to compliment them. Credit needs to be given to Mal and the coaching staff. They have organised a game plan to get their best players to shine and every player has a role in that team and they execute their role well.
In saying that, their success would have been limited should our selection policies and geniused decisions made at certain times had of been better.
We have good players currently in Dugan, Jennings, the Morris brothers, Woods, Farah, Tamou, Klemmer, etc etc. And we have good players coming through in Tedesco, Cartwright, Tariq Sims, Blake Austin etc etc.
Jarryd was always an athletic freak, but he had things he needed to work on for quite a while before he was considered an Origin game breaker. Hell, I remember when people thought Slater was more of a liability early in his career.
