2023 Origin III - Wed 12 Jul - NSW 24-10 QLD @ Accor

[mozza91]

Yeo had a terrible series. The only time our attack clicked was when he was off the field. Great club player but not a Rep player just like his big chinned co-captain alum.
Murray needs to start at 13 from now on.

 

[blocka]

I don't think they should play the dead rubber. Absurd that Qld lose a match and feel down , but then have to try to celebrate a series win. Conversely, NSW feels happy even though they've lost the series. Just doesn't make sense emotionally and for practical reasons, considering clubs need their players fresh.

I think they should make it an aggregate score so each match is worth something.

 

[BranVan3000]

Just came back from the game. FMD - how many people jumped the fence to try and streak onto the field?

for those watching on TV, did they show any of the streakers?

Remember a month ago some pundits claiming NZ were ruining the game by having a couple pitch invaders

 

[BranVan3000]

I don't think they should play the dead rubber. Absurd that Qld lose a match and feel down , but then have to try to celebrate a series win. Conversely, NSW feels happy even though they've lost the series. Just doesn't make sense emotionally and for practical reasons, considering clubs need their players fresh.

Make it a post season 7 match series over two months. First to four wins, no dead rubbers, no draws

 

[Munky]

Yeo had a terrible series. The only time our attack clicked was when he was off the field. Great club player but not a Rep player just like his big chinned co-captain alum.
Murray needs to start at 13 from now on.

Space cadet had no plan in attack and winning game three means nothing.

As a Knights fan I can understand that 100% tackle efficiency is hard to comprehend. Missed tackles are a way of life at Newcastle so the existential crisis you experience at seeing good defence must be mind blowing and hard to appreciate.

Freddy should have told him just to run the ball all series.

 

[mozza91]

Space cadet had no plan in attack and winning game three means nothing.

As a Knights fan I can understand that 100% tackle efficiency is hard to comprehend. Missed tackles are a way of life at Newcastle so the existential crisis you experience at seeing good defence must be mind blowing and hard to appreciate.

Freddy should have told him just to run the ball all series.

Never said he didn’t defend well but he was a handbrake in attack in Game 1 and 2. Murray showed that he was the better option last night.

 

[Black Panther]

Yeo had a terrible series. The only time our attack clicked was when he was off the field. Great club player but not a Rep player just like his big chinned co-captain alum.
Murray needs to start at 13 from now on.

Did you see the difference of a dead rubber made? No pressure on anyone last night, just go out and pay Footy.
You seem to be lacking at little bit of Footy IQ. You know that Cleary and Yeo are current Aust starting payers who won the World Cup also.

 

[mozza91]

Do Penrith fans honestly think Yeo had a good series?

 

[Nealo 12]

Freddy finally asked for the assistance of a two time premiership winning coach to get a smart game plan

 

[Chins get the wins]

Yeo had a terrible series. The only time our attack clicked was when he was off the field. Great club player but not a Rep player just like his big chinned co-captain alum.
Murray needs to start at 13 from now on.

Didn't miss a single tackle all series honey bun. Both he and Murray need to play 80

 

[Captain Apollo]

Mitchell at FB and go the Souths key components, Cook at 9, Murray 13, Walker at 6.

If people criticise NSW for having tried to play like the Panthers with Luai and Cleary in the halves, they would criticise NSW if they had Latrell at fullback as they would have to play like Souths to make it work. Latrell does not do much work on kick returns for Souths, a lot of it is left to Alex Johnston and the other wingers to do. That's why when he does run the ball, or ball play, it is so much more noticeable. No other NRL club is structured to play that style, so I doubt in the short preparation time available for Origin preparation that (regardless of who is NSW coach) you could get a NSW side to gel well enough to play that way. It's why I doubt Latrell will ever get picked at rep level at fullback whilst he plays his current style.

I'm not saying its ineffective. Just that I think its too much of an ask to have the entire rest of the team, most of whom do not play in that kind of set up, to have to adapt due to 1 player is all in such a relatively short time frame.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Yeo had a terrible series. The only time our attack clicked was when he was off the field. Great club player but not a Rep player just like his big chinned co-captain alum.
Murray needs to start at 13 from now on.

He had a decent game last night. Part of why the team looked better was he was just running the ball and not doing any ball playing. That meant Walker, Moses and Cook could then run the show, with Tedesco just looming up in support.

 

[Pumpkin]

I think that might be Teddy's last series. Worthy replacements are Dylan Edwards, Trbojevic or Nicho Hynes.

 

[Chins get the wins]

Yeo has been passing too far before the line all year. It hasn't just been a NSW thing, this dip in form is temporary. I'm happy for Murray to play 13 and Lord Isaah to play prop

 

[Apey]

Freddy finally asked for the assistance of a two time premiership winning coach to get a smart game plan

Even when it wasn't the Panthers I knew it was the Panthers.

 

[Chins get the wins]

Even when it wasn't the Panthers I knew it was the Panthers.

Now that this silly little mid season break is over we can get back to the serious 3peat talk

 

[Corner_Post]

Remember a month ago some pundits claiming NZ were ruining the game by having a couple pitch invaders

Don’t think the news or tv showed it but Queensland #5 player was tapped a couple of times on the back of the head as they ran on.

Funny the reactions of the security - like the pitch invader jumped right past one of them and you could see the cogs going on in his head: so I chase him or keep looking out into the crowd like nothing happened and let someone else handle it… obviously he chose the latter

 

[Captain Apollo]

I think that might be Teddy's last series. Worthy replacements are Dylan Edwards, Trbojevic or Nicho Hynes.

Edwards? Maybe.

Turbo? Sorry he needs to show he can stay injury free before I'd let him near another rep team - he's too much like glass.

Hynes at fullback? Nope.

 

[aqua_duck]

Never said he didn’t defend well but he was a handbrake in attack in Game 1 and 2. Murray showed that he was the better option last night.

To be fair to Yeo I don’t think he played badly but he wasn’t utilised correctly. I think he tried to replicate his Penrith play style and it just wasn’t working especially with Teddy being an even bigger handbrake outside him. What I love about Murray is even when he ball plays he’s digging into the line and at the same time his mobility and quick ptb are weapons in origin.
I think the way they used Yeo kind of in the Jurbo role was much more effective

 

[Pumpkin]

Edwards? Maybe.

Turbo? Sorry he needs to show he can stay injury free before I'd let him near another rep team - he's too much like glass.

Hynes at fullback? Nope.

Who do you suggest then?

Imo Hynes' best position is FB. He's devastating to oppositions from there. It also allows the accommodation of himself and Cody Walker in the team.