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

[GongPanther]

Freddy probably wants cover in the halves for when the Penrith blokes go missing again.

Awww, your soo fhunny!

 

[mozza91]

Awww, your soo fhunny!

The bait was taken but seriously if they don’t stand up this series questions have to asked.

 

[lockyno1]

Oh I wasn't blaming you. I just feel if his story is true he should have informed the Blues earlier and put a line through his name altogether. If he's not fit to train as an 18th man, he certainly isn't for a starting spot.

But somehow I think he would have magically been fit to train and play if Turbo wasn't picked.

If Freddy wants to not pick players from the most in form sides then I don’t blame Souths. What’s the point being 18th man all likelihood not playing AND not playing for Souths.

 

[Sphagnum]

I imagine young and TOJ will spend most of the game in the sin bin for trying to be enforcers.

 

[Game_Breaker]

The bait was taken but seriously if they don’t stand up this series questions have to asked.

Questions have been asked in previous years
Luai shouldn’t be there.

 

[GongPanther]

Shit bait. The forwards rolling over and being complete cowards lost game 3 last year

Exactamundo x 3 times. Freddy's selections were puzzling in doing nought for Cleary's protection.

For this series, Cleary is one year older and wiser. Lets hope that Freddy has selected the right forwards to protect him not only in the 20th min, but also the 75th min when it comes down to the wire.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Awww, your soo fhunny!

Cleary 0/2 in SOO deciders.

 

[Red&BlackBear]

Pengai, Young, Martin, Collins, Flegler, Arrow, Gilbert - fair chunk of lunatics here. Should be good. Someone might go for 10 in the bin at some stage. What are the odds for those 7? I gotOdds for sin-bin due to head explosion

$1.45 TPJ
$1.55 Collins
$1.70 Flegler
$1.90 Gilbert
$2.40 Young
$2.55 Arrow
$3.50 Martin

with TPJ coming into $1.10 by kick off.

 

[Generalzod]

Does anyone have any issues that both these coaches work for channel 9.

 

[GongPanther]

I kind of agree with this, but then I remember what it was like with selectors. Some clubs had their players picked on anything but form.

Contracted selections.

 

[aqua_duck]

We'll see. But what he did during the finals prep in 2021 for the Panthers was outstanding.

If we’re going to cherry pick 3 game samples from years ago then there are probably 50-60 players hard done by

 

[King hit]

Everyone was also boasting the Hulk Olakuatu should play Origin too. I remember that pea heart ran for 6m off 1 run against Penrith earlier this year in the first half. Would take TPJ, Frizell and Young n a heartbeat over him.

Really stoked to see Frizell back in the team tbh. Such a great player for the Blues in the past.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Overs/unders how many times Tedesco gonna be a handbrake and get in the way of TT/LM in attack?

 

[GongPanther]

PENRITH bias but IMO Freddy was going to go with Lenui for impact off the bench.

Injured so went with the Wish.com version in TPJ.

yup. Lenny will be there next year, and with TPJ they will dub them as the terrible twosome.

 

[The Man Shake]

Does anyone have any issues that both these coaches work for channel 9.

Oh god you just reminded me. Surely Nein isn’t going to do the whole “crossover to Origin coach” thing again? Cringe to the max.

 

[Artiste]

Pengai, Young, Martin, Collins, Flegler, Arrow, Gilbert - fair chunk of lunatics here. Should be good. Someone might go for 10 in the bin at some stage. What are the odds for those 7? I gotOdds for sin-bin due to head explosion

$1.45 TPJ
$1.55 Collins
$1.70 Flegler
$1.90 Gilbert
$2.40 Young
$2.55 Arrow
$3.50 Martin

with TPJ coming into $1.10 by kick off.

Brilliant! Reckon that Gilbert bloke’s $1.10 in my opinion

 

[GongPanther]

The bait was taken but seriously if they don’t stand up this series questions have to asked.

LOL! yea, but as usual, it doesnt matter which side is picked, for some unknown reason Qld tend to lift. But I really think we still have a very lethal side.

And if you want my upmost opinion, one day we'll have Cleary as a future coach when he retires from club footy.

 

[Mojo]

Bitta this bitta that. Walsh's brain doesn't work half the time too.

And when it does it’s not very effective.

 

[Sphagnum]

Oh god you just reminded me. Surely Nein isn’t going to do the whole “crossover to Origin coach” thing again? Cringe to the max.

There hasn’t been a single minute of nein coverage over the last 20 years that isn’t cringe

 

[GongPanther]

Cleary 0/2 in SOO deciders.

Always room for improvement my friend.