'15 | Origin 1 | Wed 27 May | NSW 10-11 QLD | ANZ

[ram raid]

The NSW pack isn't half bad. Thursto and Cronk can only do their thing if their forwards win, or at least hold their own, up front, which is no certainty. Don't know why everybody is writing NSW off. They had shit halves last year and still won, afterall.

 

[Hutty1986]

Queensland by as many as they care to score.

Before game 1 last year..

See you next year, Blueys.

Queensland by as many as they care to score.

 

[Timmah]

DCE gornskis, Michael Morgan in.

 

[lockyno1]

Morgan is a much better utility. I get why we picked DCE before, but now we have Morgan and for that matter Ben Hunt who are better and more dynamic utilities. If Cronk/Thurston are out by all means pick DCE...until then Morgan is better as the utility.

 

[GongPanther]

This NSW team looks fookin' huge and intimidating...Qld will be hard pressed to keep up with our lot.

Of course there will be the usual niggle and spite from the Queenslanders when they start to realise the game is getting away from them.

But that is when the fun begins.

 

[--Storm--]

According to Bennett Morgan isn't a utilities asshole

 

[some11]

This NSW team looks fookin' huge and intimidating...Qld will be hard pressed to keep up with our lot.

Of course there will be the usual niggle and spite from the Queenslanders when they start to realise the game is getting away from them.

But that is when the fun begins.

Look at both sets of halves and the form they are in.

That's what you should be concerned about.

 

[Canard]

This NSW team looks fookin' huge and intimidating...Qld will be hard pressed to keep up with our lot.

Of course there will be the usual niggle and spite from the Queenslanders when they start to realise the game is getting away from them.

But that is when the fun begins.

Jennings will sort out that niggle with flying left hook from behind 3 other players.

 

[DiegoNT]

Look at both sets of halves and the form they are in.

That's what you should be concerned about.

Remember before the Anzac test when everyone was raving about Thurston and cronk, and were saying Johnson and foran were badly out of form

 

[ram raid]

Remember before the Anzac test when everyone was raving about Thurston and cronk, and were saying Johnson and foran were badly out of form

That's just right. The forwards have to do their grunt work before the halves come into play. NSW have a fine pack so let's see how they go.

 

[some11]

Remember before the Anzac test when everyone was raving about Thurston and cronk, and were saying Johnson and foran were badly out of form

And Pearce and Hodkinson compare to those guys how?

Add to the fact that Hayne's over in America throwing a pigskin around I don't see where the points come from this year.

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[jamaman]

This NSW team looks fookin' huge and intimidating...Qld will be hard pressed to keep up with our lot.

Of course there will be the usual niggle and spite from the Queenslanders when they start to realise the game is getting away from them.

But that is when the fun begins.

Queensland might have more in the brains trust then braun..

 

[Canard]

Queensland might have more in the brains trust then braun..

 

[kia ora storm]

That's just right. The forwards have to do their grunt work before the halves come into play. NSW have a fine pack so let's see how they go.

Agree...Thurston will be forced to kick a lot if the NSW forwards get on top which I reckon they will.

Tamou, Hoffman, Woods, Fifita are not intimidated by their pack one bit and this will be the key IMO.

Don't write Hodkinson off...SOO is a different game and he will step up.

 

[Hutty1986]

And Pearce and Hodkinson compare to those guys how?

Add to the fact that Hayne's over in America throwing a pigskin around I don't see where the points come from this year.

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I dunno, maybe from...Dugan, Jennings, J.Moz, Hokko, the gun bench. If the myth & Hokko actually get involved and execute from time to time NSW are a huge chance.

 

[jamaman]

Close Shave Cameron

 

[blaza88z]

I think it's pretty simple to figure out how the match will be played, if NSW are to win they'll want a dour up the middle grinding contest and be relying on some sort of individual brilliance (Hayne last year), for QLD they'll be looking to play some footy especially with Morgan off the bench

 

[Joker's Wild]

And Pearce and Hodkinson compare to those guys how?

Add to the fact that Hayne's over in America throwing a pigskin around I don't see where the points come from this year.

Right through the middle is my guess, off 2nd phase play

 

[Rhyno]

Hopoate FTS

 

[GongPanther]

Hopoate FTS

His dad said his son will make a good fist of his opportunities.