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2020 State of Origin - Game 1

Gronk

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Qld squad so far

https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/10/07/queensland-origin-squad-nine-rookies-as-maroons-name-15/

Queensland Maroons squad members
  • Jai Arrow (Gold Coast Titans)
  • AJ Brimson (Gold Coast Titans)
  • Moeaki Fotuaika (Gold Coast Titans)
  • Phillip Sami (Gold Coast Titans)
  • Edrick Lee (Newcastle Knights)
  • Hymel Hunt (Newcastle Knights)
  • Kalyn Ponga (Newcastle Knights)
  • Valentine Holmes (North Queensland Cowboys)
  • Coen Hess (North Queensland Cowboys)
  • Xavier Coates (Brisbane Broncos)
  • Patrick Carrigan (Brisbane Broncos)
  • Ben Hunt (St George Illawarra Dragons)
  • Josh Kerr (St George Illawarra Dragons)
  • Harry Grant (Wests Tigers / Melbourne Storm)
  • Daly Cherry-Evans (Manly Sea Eagles)
 

Gronk

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NSW squad so far


https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2020/10/11/nine-players-added-to-nsw-blues-extended-squad/

Brydens Lawyers NSW Blues extended squad (in alphabetical order)

Nathan Brown (Parramatta Eels)

Reagan Campbell-Gillard (Parramatta Eels)

Boyd Cordner (Sydney Roosters)

Angus Crichton (Sydney Roosters)

Tyson Frizell (St George Illawarra Dragons)

Clint Gutherson (Parramatta Eels)

Payne Haas (Brisbane Broncos)

Luke Keary (Sydney Roosters)

Zac Lomax (St George Illawarra Dragons)

Cameron McInnes (St George Illawarra Dragons)

Junior Paulo (Parramatta Eels)

Daniel Saifiti (Newcastle Knights)

James Tedesco (Sydney Roosters)

Jake Trbojevic (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)

Daniel Tupou (Sydney Roosters)
 

Incorrect

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I can't believe Coen Hess is anywhere near a rep jersey... He is the epitome of the "looks like Tarzan, plays like Jane" trope...
 

Gazzamatta

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No Rheed for QLD. Dissappointing but probably predictable. With young Harry now in the plum spot Rheed may have a very long wait.
 

eels_fan

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They have Hunt and Grant already don’t think they will throw in 3 dummy half options.


Hunt is the incumbent and Grant is there on form.

bennett will play hunt in the halves with Munster unlikely to play, he’ll need surgery post-season
 

Joely01

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Huge effort by the 4 boys!
i reckon Brown will go into another zone come
Origin, if he makes the 17.
I reckon this experience will take all 4 to another level next year, and get the boys up to it as well throughout the pre season
 

Gronk

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Huge effort by the 4 boys!
i reckon Brown will go into another zone come
Origin, if he makes the 17.
I reckon this experience will take all 4 to another level next year, and get the boys up to it as well throughout the pre season
With Origin being one game a week over three weeks, the whole squad is be in the mix for a game. Brown, Reg, Gutho and Jnr are all a good chance to get a run.
 

Joely01

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With Origin being one game a week over three weeks, the whole squad is be in the mix for a game. Brown, Reg, Gutho and Jnr are all a good chance to get a run.

I think they are all a good chance of being in the top 17 of the squad as well..
 

Poupou Escobar

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Huge effort by the 4 boys!
i reckon Brown will go into another zone come
Origin, if he makes the 17.
I reckon this experience will take all 4 to another level next year, and get the boys up to it as well throughout the pre season
It's certainly a signal that our club is on the rise. We need to maintain this and the finals wins will come. What we don't need is another 2018.
 

Chipmunk

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They have Hunt and Grant already don’t think they will throw in 3 dummy half options.


Hunt is the incumbent and Grant is there on form.

You'd expect Friend would be ahead of him also in a pretty inexperienced Maroon outfit.
 

Gazzamatta

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It's certainly a signal that our club is on the rise. We need to maintain this and the finals wins will come. What we don't need is another 2018.
If you are talking about maintaining improvement then I agree. If you are hopeful we maintain our current level then we will fail. If you fail to move forward you are going backwards. A repeat of 2018 is also a huge fear although I believe we have better administrative support around the team nowdays who will act now to prevent that from occurring.
When Panther players are interviewed about their individual form they invariably mention Trent Barrett and how he has improved them. Ive rarely, if ever heard them mention Coach Cleary. BA needs change around him. Change is good.
 

Poupou Escobar

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If you are talking about maintaining improvement then I agree. If you are hopeful we maintain our current level then we will fail.
If you're threatening the top four every year then you are improving. The club's reputation increases and your team develops stronger bonds and combinations. You also accumulate big game experience throughout your roster.

Don't get obsessed with coaching. It's not a magic bullet. It's a point of fixation for dopes who can't grasp all the intangibles that go into success. It's just another factor. If we can improve it with our budget then good, but it's not the difference between winning and losing any given game, not for any team.
 

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