2020 Origin II - NSW 34-10 QLD @ ANZ

[The_Frog]

WTF does Fittler see in Frizzell and Haas?

 

[blue bags]

Definitely Frizell in the centres. He's quick enough.

The problem is our starting "centres" are crap.

maybe have better luck nezt game origin two

 

[hineyrulz]

WTF does Fittler see in Frizzell and Haas?

Smug free???

 

[Vic Mackey]

Ahh another 5/8 dropped due to the halfbacks abysmal performance

 

[aqua_duck]

I think Fittler has a lock fetish, in saying that at least Finucane and Brown are run first players. I think Haas starting is a good move, his best attribute is his motor, bit of a waste just playing him for a 20 spell

 

[hineyrulz]

Freddie is allergic to props.

 

[The_Frog]

I think Fittler has a lock fetish

...to go with his fullback and second rower fetishes.

 

[mxlegend99]

Our centres get destroyed and they aren't changed. Tupou gifts QLD a try on a platter and isn't dropped. Our pack goes nowhere in the second half and we keep two of the plodders from sides who didn't play finals footy or do anything last week Frizzell and Haas shouldn't have ever been picked letalone retained their spots.

Although really our issue last game was attitude. Not the team we picked. It wasn't great. But it was better than QLDs team. No one played with Origin intensity. The second Queensland did they destroyed our pack, carved up our edges and had NSW playing off the back foot the entire half.

Changing players won't fix the biggest issue. QLD came to play Origin and NSW showed up thinking they win without earning it

 

[Tommy Smith]

So the 5/8th with 3 Premierships and one Clive Churchill Medal gets dropped after one Origin game but the 0 Premiership halfback with the worst GF performance in living memory and zero try assists in 6 Origin games keeps his spot.

Cleary is next level teflon.

 

[Vic Mackey]

So the 5/8th with 3 Premierships and one Clive Churchill Medal gets dropped after one Origin game but the 0 Premiership halfback with the worst GF performance in living memory and zero try assists in 6 Origin games keeps his spot.

Cleary is next level teflon.

‘made his tackles, solid kicking game and kept a calm head’

or whatever they usually say

 

[Tommy Smith]

‘made his tackles, solid kicking game and kept a calm head’

or whatever they usually say

Nathan Cleary probably dreams about having Keary's resume and instinctive footy ability; but waltzes through every Origin game with an invisibility cloak and still gets picked.

Just shocking treatment of Luke Keary tbh.

 

[hineyrulz]

So the 5/8th with 3 Premierships and one Clive Churchill Medal gets dropped after one Origin game but the 0 Premiership halfback with the worst GF performance in living memory and zero try assists in 6 Origin games keeps his spot.

Cleary is next level teflon.

He's harder to get rid of than Mary and Bea Arthur combined.

 

[Smug Panther]

Nathan deserves his spot but this is definitely his last chance for a few years

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

I'd drop the dude from Ipswich too.

 

[Vic Mackey]

Our centres get destroyed and they aren't changed. Tupou gifts QLD a try on a platter and isn't dropped. Our pack goes nowhere in the second half and we keep two of the plodders from sides who didn't play finals footy or do anything last week Frizzell and Haas shouldn't have ever been picked letalone retained their spots.

Although really our issue last game was attitude. Not the team we picked. It wasn't great. But it was better than QLDs team. No one played with Origin intensity. The second Queensland did they destroyed our pack, carved up our edges and had NSW playing off the back foot the entire half.

Changing players won't fix the biggest issue. QLD came to play Origin and NSW showed up thinking they win without earning it

The squad was a very odd one:

* Why the loyalty to Frizzell, Jurbo and Cordner, but not Klemmer and Graham? I’d argue the later two have generally performed better at Origin

* If your club side had to sign a right center and for the same price got offered Zac Lomax and Clint Gutherson who do you pick? Same with a left center and Crichton or Wighton. We’re not asking who’s the better player, simply who would you pick at center? I’m confident we’d all pick Lomax and Crichton. So why change it for Origin?

Freddy seems to think because Turbo worked at center anyone else will too

* Walker looked dangerous and Keary looked sheepish. However both were better then the 7 who has never looked like making a single play in 6 Origins. So he kicks goal well, yet it was 3 tries all and we lost on goal kicking to a bloke who is like 3rd choice kicker for his club side

 

[Vic Mackey]

Nathan deserves his spot but this is definitely his last chance for a few years

thats what we said about Pearce...for 8 years

 

[The_Frog]

halfback with the worst GF performance in living memory

You're frothing at the mouth now. Really, Luai should have been brought in, to bring together the combination that blitzed all comers 17 games straight, but Freddy lost his balls somewhere along the M4 heading east in 1995 or so.

 

[Smug Panther]

You're frothing at the mouth now. Really, Luai should have been brought in, to bring together the combination that blitzed all comers 17 games straight, but Freddy lost his balls somewhere along the M4 heading east in 1995 or so.

Nope

 

[shear_joy9]

A keary/wighton halves partnership screams points and would give qld nightmares.

Expect Walker to cop all the blame if he doesn't score a double and assist another two try's while Cleary does f**k all

 

[Smug Panther]

Stoked for Yeo, i think he'll start at lock