2018 Origin I - QLD 12-22 NSW @ MCG

[ed-grimley]

This thread has clearly shown that statistics can be manipulated to back up someone's crap agenda.
At the end of the day only one stat matters and that's the one right at the top.

 

[TheFrog]

we have Boyd Cornder, hated by his own people

Boyd is seen as having been selected by Nick Politis, rightly or otherwise.

 

[ed-grimley]

Boyd is seen as having been selected by Nick Politis, rightly or otherwise.

You mean like the Broncos Boyd and Wayne Bennett?

 

[big hit!]

Boyd is seen as having been selected by Nick Politis, rightly or otherwise.

Is that the name of one of Freddy's llama's?

 

[GongPanther]

rothfield on 360 belting the ears off it about how his article in the Tele was the sole reason why the penalty count was so low. FFS.

I LOL@Kent. Someone should tell him that self praise is no praise.

 

[GongPanther]

Um what? Maloney was basically unsighted???? What more do you have to do to be sighted?

He wore the cloak of invisibility...with a big "S" on it.

 

[GongPanther]

He cost the Storm the 2016 premiership

lol...I'll have to have another gander at that game. Chambers,he comes across as someone who seriously needs a lobotomy...or has already had one.

 

[lockyno1]

Unfortunate for QLD that Myth Pearce got injured. They were forced to play a better halfback this year.

 

[GongPanther]

Haha get of the crack Ikin

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/st...n/news-story/eb90e6d7c0877e92f7087956ecb710e9

How utterly deluded and desparate must one get for an excuse for a SOO Qld loss,as not only put together a piece as badly as this,but to leave himself wide open to ridicule from readers and fellow journalists far and wide.

Honestly,this is the poorest piece of sports journalism that is so pathetically bad,it deserves a place in Media Watch's Hall Of Fame.

 

[GongPanther]

Cool story bro. So your just here for trolling?

AG has just woke up in a cold sweat after having nightmares for tonight's game V Panthers. It'd be like the morning of a prisoner's execution,only hilarious in his case.

 

[TheFrog]

There was a time from about the 30th to 60th minutes when Queensland were winning the rucks convincingly. It coincided with NSW having an edge forward playing in the middle. At the same time, Queensland left alarming holes for Tedesco and Cook to stroll through. I think he's right, having Slater at the back will make Queensland a much tougher proposition the way he directs the defence. He was sorely missed. I hope Fittler is not so flushed with victory that he doesn't address the problems that this game showed his side has.

 

[GongPanther]

Doing deliveries this morning and a bloke at the store we just stopped at went on and on about Maloney's 'forward' pass. It's priceless listening to the whinging whenever Queensland loses.

Probably whinging through his wallet.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

People are too quick to forget Sims' disgrsceful 'effort' at Newcastle.

I don't

 

[TheFrog]

Is that the name of one of Freddy's llama's?

Freddy would be Nick's llama I'd suggest.

 

[Spot On]

he played well for the Eels prior to going to the Titans to be fair and was serviceable at best.

Cook and McInnes were still a year away and Api is a bit hit and miss.

As I said, NSW had nothing in his position.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Sims, Merrin and James were the blokes Fittler named as having just missed out. Do try to keep up.

All 3 are pedestrians.

Do try and have a mind of your own.

 

[GongPanther]

JAC was 2 metres behind Maloney when the pass was thrown and had to stand back to take it rather than lunge forward. At absolute worst it was 50/50.

I'll hedge a bet were it was one of those passes that got thrown marginally backward,but floated 1 yard or so forward. We have to take in consideration the length of the pass, and those balls have a tendancy to do anything through the air at a fair distance.

 

[Spot On]

I don't

He was disgraceful - at best. So too his brother.

Poor recruitment on the Knight's behalf as niether are leaders. Need a good pack around them to get them to play to standard.

Happy to see Tariq playing to his potental now though. Be interesting to see if he could at least hold his form if the Drags lost a few key forwards or even go up a gear if needed.

 

[GongPanther]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/st...e/news-story/1dfdd008335291b7f28798b0d0ef95fc

what's more alarming about that vid is how disorganised the QLD defence was. Munster came up with the initial miss, but was inside Cooper as the #4 defender. Munsters poor attempt to even slow Teddy down led to a Napa jersey grab. And Hunt's attempt is reason enough as to why he should never be playing as a hooker at this level - Milford replaced McCulloch and was defending on the right as the #3. I don't watch too many Broncos games - does McCulloch not play 80 mins? In hindsight, you'd keep the spine as is and probably would've had Ponga on bench and brought him on and moved Morgan somewhere in the final 20 mins. Still Teddy took advantage of some poor defending there. At least Morgan stopped him somewhat but needed to wrap him up.

Should've all bee moot though. Pass was forward.

OK,take the try back. FT score,18-12 NSW.

 

[Spot On]

Peats had some good years at Souths as a deputy to Luke as well. Didn't want to let him go, but we had Api who practically turned the GF for Souths in 2014, McInnes coming through and then we found Cookie. Why we f**king took Farah off the Tigers hands I don't know but it probably stunted Cooks development by a season.

Being offloaded to GC after Parra's salary cap shit seems to have f**ked Peats up

What you see is what you get with Peats.

Pass and tackle. The bare minimum skill set of a firstgrade rake.

He seems quick to jump on social media if someone points this out but his game never goes up a notch.

Weird.