2017 Origin I - QLD 4-28 NSW @ Suncorp

[Danish]

The entire NSW puts in an incredible game with every player contributing, not a single bad performance across the park, and some absolutely stunning dominant displays by Teddy and Fifita.....

....... and the poor widdle Pearce haters still can't stop ramming a dildo up their own arses trying to convince themselves that he deserves to be dropped.

The only thing better than watching NSW whitewash the maroons this series is knowing you wankers won't be able to enjoy it

 

[Apey]

Stop picking on that guy from my team

edit: 'not a single bad performance' I'd say fergo was a bit of a dud, dugan put some upside in with the try-saver

 

[Ron's_Mate]

Fergo was poo.

 

[Jason Maher]

Dugan got better after he came back on, but up until he was swapped for Bird, he was gash. The friendly interpretation is that he wasn't fit and was playing tentatively as a result. Overall it was a dud performance, with a great try saver chucked in. For the record, I wouldn't have picked him or Ferguson.

Peats was a machine. You can tell how much the bloke wants to be there. He's far from the most talented hooker, but he does the basics right (unlike Farah), hands the ball off to the players who actually make the plays (unlike Farah), and tackles like a terrier for 80 minutes. Exactly what NSW needed at no. 9 with so much talent elsewhere in the team. If he can just repeat tonight's performance every time he plays, we're onto a winner.

 

[Knightmare]

Pearce was ok. I agree that kicking long for Oates was a smart move territorially, and when it comes to a short, sharp ball off the shoulder Pearce was pretty effective.

But his first attempt at a grubber was comically bad, and what the Maroons' solo try highlighted was the difference it makes when you've got a halfback with a polished, versatile kicking game. Give NSW a #7 who can do what Cronk or JT do with the ball and tonight could well have been the second time in 3 years people at Suncorp got to see a team pass 50 points in an Origin match...

*Edit* Just checked the stats and Qld have never won by a margin that big in Sydney. Their best was a 16 point margin (38-22) back in '88 at the brand new SFS.

It's not 52-6 but still....to dish out a 24-point beat-down to Qld in front of their own fans is pretty f**king awesome...

 

[undertaker]

Those 2 try-savers from Tedesco (within the space of 15 seconds), as well as the one from Dugan were amazing. Something you would've never seen from the NSW side 5-10 years ago. Great to see the intensity, commitment and perseverance from the Blues after such a long time. They also could've easily conceded the complimentary late try that they've done in the past, but all 17 players on the field really put in right up to the 80th minute.

Last time I saw that from NSW was the 2005 Origin decider at Suncorp, where QLD had close to 100% possession in the first 10 minutes with multiple opportunities on the Blues try-line but couldn't score. Once NSW scored, Andrew Johns took control of the game, and NSW put the result beyond doubt

 

[Danish]

Stop picking on that guy from my team

edit: 'not a single bad performance' I'd say fergo was a bit of a dud, dugan put some upside in with the try-saver

Fergo barely saw the ball outside of just hit ups from inside our own 20, and he made some great defensive plays (in particular a one on one tackle on Oates in the first half). He got out leaped, but that kick was basically indefensible.

Fergo and Dugan were our "worst", but I wouldn't say either played poorly. Dugan stepped it up a notch for the last 30 mins having to come back into the game after getting the hook for Bird.

 

[Danish]

Pearce was ok. I agree that kicking long for Oates was a smart move territorially, and when it comes to a short, sharp ball off the shoulder Pearce was pretty effective.

But his first attempt at a grubber was comically bad, and what the Maroons' solo try highlighted was the difference it makes when you've got a halfback with a polished, versatile kicking game. Give NSW a #7 who can do what Cronk or JT do with the ball and tonight could well have been the second time in 3 years people at Suncorp got to see a team pass 50 points in an Origin match...

Outside of that single kick from Cronk, the rest of his efforts were shit. His long kicking game in particular was f**king woeful (Pearce was easily outkicking him on long kicks prior to coming off, and Maloney kicked better than him afterwards also).

I would say Milford's non-existent kicking game is a much bigger problem for QLD than Pearce's kicking game is for. Everyone knew exactly who was getting the ball every 5th tackle for QLD and that allowed NSW to pressure Cronk into donkey kicks more often than not.

In years gone by its been NSW with only a single kicker on the field (I don't count the garbage Farah would serve up from dummy half as kicking) while QLD had Cronk and Thurston sharing the duties. Shoe is on the other foot now

 

[This Year?]

Fergo barely saw the ball outside of just hit ups from inside our own 20, and he made some great defensive plays (in particular a one on one tackle on Oates in the first half). He got out leaped, but that kick was basically indefensible.

Fergo and Dugan were our "worst", but I wouldn't say either played poorly. Dugan stepped it up a notch for the last 30 mins having to come back into the game after getting the hook for Bird.

Dugan was terrible and deserved to be hooked. Fergo was made to look worse than he was by Dugan.

 

[This Year?]

You don't want to know what floats my boat.

I'm going to take a wild guess and say water.

 

[Ron's_Mate]

Fergo and Duges looked like they were performing a comedy routine. Still played better than Queensderp.

 

[Ron's_Mate]

Peats - really good
Fifita - monumental
Tedesco - great and classy
Cordner - awesome, a machine
Pearce & Maloney - both good
Hayne - wanker, but good
Morris - OK
Fergo & Duges - lucky the rest of the team played so well
Woods - OK
Klemmer - OK
Jackson - pretty good

I'd keep that side together for the rest of the series. Surely Fergo and Duges can't play that badly again, it was a one off.

 

[Lemon Squash]

Where can I buy a Courier Mail tomorrow in NSW? I need some fresh fapping material

 

[Sphagnum]

You have to laugh at the inbred genius crap thrown around about Queenslanders. You've been beaten in how many series by inbred geniuss? I'm just wondering if that makes you more inbred or more geniused.

Lol. You got f**ken thrashed at fortress suncorp. It was a Newcastle knights performance. Lolololololololol

 

[Sphagnum]

Is Corey Oates the worst player to wear a rep jersey? It's a toss up between him and Nate Myles

 

[Pedge1971]

WHERE IS THE CHAMP?

bahaahhahahahaahhaaah......

NSW won in spite of Pearce not because of. If Cronk plays the first 40 for the blues they lead by 20+.

Their attack after Pearce went off was much better.

Qld are shit.

 

[Pedge1971]

The old post-match "that bloke from my team" debate has started

Which bloke from your team mate?

 

[Pedge1971]

Who was better?

Everyone

 

[DOGS AND EELS!!!]

Is Corey Oates the worst player to wear a rep jersey? It's a toss up between him and Nate Myles

He played pretty good actually.

 

[Valheru]

Really? the plan was to shut down the Oates juggernaut?

It would have been an OK tactic during an arm wrestle. But we need a half who could take the bull by the horns at that time. We were right on top but let it slip.

Most of the kicks you are referring ti happened in the first 30 min which was the definition of an arm wrestle.