2025 Origin 3 - Wed 9 Jul - NSW 12-24 QLD @ Accor

[Bazal]

You're smart than that

Lol bruv he ain't

 

[Rudy]

You're smart than that

Ah, gold ol' Muphry's Law

 

[gerg]

Flip a coin. Who is he going to screw over?

 

[Reflector]

Flip a coin. Who is he going to screw over?

Depends who needs a leg-up to keep the game close.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Flip a coin. Who is he going to screw over?

What? Ashley Gommersall?! I'll let you work that one out

 

[speedster]

What? Ashley Gommersall?! I'll let you work that one out

 

[moffla]

Munster’s father tragically passed away last night, so he has left camp to be with family. Expected to return for the game.

I reckon he will play the game of his life tbh

 

[Reflector]

Munster’s father tragically passed away last night, so he has left camp to be with family. Expected to return for the game.

I reckon he will play the game of his life tbh

This is what Luai and Cleary should prepare for. All the more motivation for them to deliver, especially Chin.

That's if Munster still plays, and nobody could blame him if he realises he can't give this game the full attention it deserves. A couple of seasons ago Ronaldo had a stillborn son just a few days before Man United's big clash with Liverpool and CR7 stood down for the match.

 

[Ruby Roundhouse]

The biggest threat to the romance of Origin is a sustained run of NSW dominance. QLD playing stocks are pretty low at the moment hence some of the players named in the squad. Origin frankly only really works as a concept when QLD are winning and the NSW selectors keep shooting themselves in the foot. You pick your best half and best five eighth , not your 2 best halves and play one of them at five eighth ( referencing Cleary and Moses )

biggest threat is the over refereeing

 

[Bazal]

biggest threat is the over refereeing

*NRL directed refereeing

 

[Chins]

Sports entertainment baby

 

[Fangs]

Lets thrash QLD and get this over with.

 

[Chins]

QLD get within 20 points and they'll give merkinster the player of the series.

 

[Ruby Roundhouse]

*NRL directed refereeing

I'm waiting for it to feel like origin again, and not a club match, put the whistle away

and then listen to gus praise the referring and ask why it can't be like this in club football

 

[Warrimoo3]

Let’s face it if those teams on paper lined up and played 4 times NSW would walk in 3 times with QLD maybe jagging the other game if they got a significant possession majority. What can QLD do to win this match?

Well if you asked the NSW players what they’d least like to see it would be the presence of Reece Walsh ball playing in the line. The quaintly named “face ball” can unlocked any defence . Back in the day Mal Reilly was a great exponent of it. Not too many can do it well today. Katoa and Walsh and a few others can.

I’d put Walsh on the bench and activate him with 15min to go before halftime and 15 min before full time. Get him to play five eighth , move Munster to hooker and put Grant on the bench. Gives Grant a rest too as he’s not really an 80 min player anyway .All things being equal that’s the only way I can see QLD winning this match .

NSW by 10

 

[speedster]

I'm not convinced Billy won't make a late switcheroo and slide Walsh into fullback as the plan all along with Shiba happy to be the fall guy from the beginning. At least that's what I hope he doesn't do.

 

[Captain Apollo]

I think he's a good player, but Cleary's origin record doesn't necessarily read nicely (source: https://www.nrl.com/players/state-of-origin/new-south-wales/nathan-cleary/) when you look at this screenshot of his overall record -

 

[Captain Apollo]

I'm not convinced Billy won't make a late switcheroo and slide Walsh into fullback as the plan all along with Shiba happy to be the fall guy from the beginning. At least that's what I hope he doesn't do.

Talk in the media this morning (namely the Terrorgraph) that Walsh has been training at five eight during Munster's absence and, should Munster not play, Walsh will be five eight.

 

[Chins]

I think he's a good player, but Cleary's origin record doesn't necessarily read nicely (source: https://www.nrl.com/players/state-of-origin/new-south-wales/nathan-cleary/) when you look at this screenshot of his overall record -

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About on par with Joey who is the best 7 of all time.....

 

[Ruby Roundhouse]

I think he's a good player, but Cleary's origin record doesn't necessarily read nicely (source: https://www.nrl.com/players/state-of-origin/new-south-wales/nathan-cleary/) when you look at this screenshot of his overall record -

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If he isn't performing at SoO, it's a coaching issue