2023 Origin I - Wed 31 May - NSW 18-26 QLD @ Adelaide

[Canard]

Tom Dearden has to sit out Friday's game as he is 18th man for QLD (this is the 2nd year running this has happened).

Its interesting that there has been no press about this at all, clearly Souths told the NSWRL to let Graham play for them and release him, but for some reason the QRL doesn't seem to give two f**ks.

I feel like if this was a Bronco or a high profile Sydney club (like Parra or Penrith) this would be big news.

Surely the right thing to do is pick an 18th man from a team with a bye. Cowboys spoon chances are already good, but this just piles on the misery.

 

[Fangs]

Tom Dearden has to sit out Friday's game as he is 18th man for QLD (this is the 2nd year running this has happened).

Its interesting that there has been no press about this at all, clearly Souths told the NSWRL to let Graham play for them and release him, but for some reason the QRL doesn't seem to give two f**ks.

I feel like if this was a Bronco or a high profile Sydney club (like Parra or Penrith) this would be big news.

Surely the right thing to do is pick an 18th man from a team with a bye. Cowboys spoon chances are already good, but this just piles on the misery.

The Cows only get one bye during Origin as well. So it's crucial they have their players during this period.

 

[big hit!]

Pretty sure 19th plus squad members can play club footy

No point in that for Cook though. He's been there 5 years, no need for him to hang around.

Club training and prep for a game in the NRL this weekend still continues

 

[Peach & Apricot]

Hope they are better than the last bash bros... fair dinkum, Bird and Gallen cost nsw a few wins, games and series, with their limited ability.

They were actually a pretty effective combination.

 

[Pumpkin]

What about Holmes getting monstered by To'a on the weekend?

I think Gagai had the runs on the board to get selected. Has never really disappointed in an origin game. Ballsy move by Slater. Could say it goes against the QLD ethos in a way.

I'm not disputing HTF is the better player week-to-week. He is. Slater thinks Gagai's time is up and HTF will take the banton and go on with it even better than Dane can right now. HTF needs to for drums not to beat next Wednesday night if it goes pair-shaped.

I guess in the case of Holmes they need a goal kicker.

I think the qld loyalty thing is a myth. They swap out players frequently.

You could make a case that nsw are loyal: Luai was being outplayed by Hynes but they stuck with him. Tedesco hasn't been in great form. Addo Carr was coming off an injury. Tom Turbo didn't seem to be able to run at full speed. They stuck with all these players based on past performances.

 

[JamesRustle]

They were actually a pretty effective combination.

Yeah, super effective...


The number of close games across those series and the attack killing plays by those two were dire.

 

[Woody90]

I think they've gotten both teams right for once. Api is more well rounded than Cook and Gagai can't churn out rubbish and suddenly decide to play well in origin once a year. Who does he think he is? Santa Clause? He only turns up once a year.

Id usually agree with you re Gagai but other than 1 game this year he’s actually been really good for the Knights. It’s actually ironic that the year he plays well and puts in defensively is the year he’s dropped. He was given a bath last Saturday, but that was an isolated incident this year, and hell Holmes was abysmal the same round with the Cows almost going down by 70.

It was an odd omission. Could understand it if one of the other centres was demanding selection.

 

[Exsilium]

Apparently Latrell is going to “unleash the beast”

If I was QLD, I’d be targeting the flog to make him do something stupid.

 

[King hit]

Apparently Latrell is going to “unleash the beast”

If I was QLD, I’d be targeting the flog to make him do something stupid.

How good is it people complain that there was no hate or sledging now somebody is doing it people are complaining

haha damned if you do damned if you don’t

 

[Pumpkin]

Id usually agree with you re Gagai but other than 1 game this year he’s actually been really good for the Knights. It’s actually ironic that the year he plays well and puts in defensively is the year he’s dropped. He was given a bath last Saturday, but that was an isolated incident this year, and hell Holmes was abysmal the same round with the Cows almost going down by 70.

It was an odd omission. Could understand it if one of the other centres was demanding selection.

Billy Slater knows what he's doing at the end of the day. They need Holmes as a goal kicker.

 

[Maximus]

Not sure what point you were supposed to have considering you explained exactly why it's not a kick in the balls for Cook in your own post.

 

[mozza91]

Saw Weidler on the news interviewing Luai trying to make him look like a good bloke.
He didn’t achieve his objective.

 

[Llangennech]

With that assuming we get this

1. Teddy
2. JAC
3. Fatty
4. TT
5. To’o
6. Luai
7. Chin
8. Haas
9. Api
10. Paulo
11. Murray
12. Martin
13. Yeo

14. Hynes
15. Friz
16. TPJ
17. Hudson Dumb

Freddy, where yo prop, where yo prop

What a comedian, you should be on stage.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

What a comedian, you should be on stage.

Are you ok bro?

 

[westerntiger]

if api is injured in the mid week dance off I will **** ******

 

[Llangennech]

Are you ok bro?

not really. is anybody?

 

[Someone2]

QLD by 6

 

[Pumpkin]

More than before I have my reservations about this Pengai Jnr character. He may have a powerhouse performance in one game to prove everyone wrong, but if his heart is with Qld, that's not going to be sustainable.

I heard on NRL360 that they were going to pick de Belin, but were worried about his past coming up in the media becoming a distraction . That's wrong. He's been cleared by a court of law.

 

[Pumpkin]

if api is injured in the mid week dance off I will **** ******

Who cares about the Tigers when the self esteem of the entire state is on the line?

 

[Mr. Shaman]

More than before I have my reservations about this Pengai Jnr character. He may have a powerhouse performance in one game to prove everyone wrong, but if his heart is with Qld, that's not going to be sustainable.

I heard on NRL360 that they were going to pick de Belin, but were worried about his past coming up in the media becoming a distraction . That's wrong. He's been cleared by a court of law.

Nah