2025 Origin 2 - Wed 18 Jun - NSW v QLD @ Optus

[Peach & Apricot]

Queensland are so loyal they sack their halfback and captain who wasn't even the reason they lost. Farce!

 

[Chief_Chujo]

Smith ahead of May or Koloamatangi is diabolical

 

[Bazal]

Smith ahead of May or Koloamatangi is diabolical

Max King starting is diabolical. Uto ahead of those two is diabolical.

 

[Reflector]

 

[Bobby DIGital]

QueeNZland bringing in another new Kiwi in NZ A player, Jack Howarth while real Queenslanders like Savage get snubbed.

 

[skeepe]

Carrigan benched, Loiero starting, Mam 18th man and Horsburgh not making the cut… that’ll do me.

YOU’RE A FILTHY GRUB OF A merkin, SLATER!!!! f**k YOU!

 

[shear_joy9]

Loliero is barely a first grader, played like shit in game 1 then gets a starting spot game 2.

Big brain move by Slater there

 

[mozza91]

My club’s backrow is better than that QLD backrow and we’re currently 15th.

 

[King hit]

Haven’t seen it mentioned anywhere but with the dropping of DCE it means there are now no QLD players left from the 8 straight. He was the final link

 

[speedster]

Both previous games in Perth have been big thrashings by NSW. Feel a hattrick of floggings for the Maroons coming on, especially after seeing the teams named.

Blues to cruise to a 2nd series victory!

 

[Warrimoo3]

That’s a strange team named by Queensland. Three quarters of the spine are in very ordinary form. Fotuaika is a bench player only at SOO level. Fermor has been good and should start but he’s been dropped altogether. Grant was worst on ground in game 1 , but is not going to be punted because of the Melbourne connection.



A better option would have been to keep DCE and move him to hooker. His defence is still good enough and his raking kicks would be 10 metres extra from dummy half. Drop Grant. Recall Gagai. The Hammer to fullback. Ponga to the bench for impact and to cover backline injuries. Get Big Papa out of retirement. Drop Lolero. Fermor to start. Collins has been terrible for the Roosters since returning from injury especially in defence but there aren’t many alternatives.

The only way the named Queensland side can possibly win is if they get close to 60 percent possession or NSW lose players to the sin bin.

 

[Bobby DIGital]

Munster named as captain. It's over for Billy, he's gone way off the reservation.

 

[soc123_au]

Munster named as captain. It's over for Billy, he's gone way off the reservation.

Pretty obvious he doesn't want the job anymore and isn't sure how to type up a resignation letter.

 

[Saxon]

But again, Slater f**king hates Canberra. And the feeling is absolutely mutual.

Possibly has something to do with a couple of assassination attempts by Raiders players; Soliola being the most memorable.

 

[speedster]

I know Walsh has only had the one game back and has to manage a knee issue but he carved up in that game and looked back to his exceptional best. Ponga, by contrast, still seems to be suffering from severe constipation with ball in hand despite chasing a kick through and scoring the winning try in the last minute. But he didn't carve while Walsh did. I would have rolled the dice on Walsh in Perth and had Pong on the bench in the 14 ahead of Kurt the sex offender.

At least had Walsh in the reserves to give more time to mull a late switch before kick off. As a NSW supporter, I'm happy Walsh isn't there after witnessing his display against, admittedly, a poor Titans side.

 

[Bazal]

Sia should have had a statue erected in his honour tbh

 

[Woody90]

I know Walsh has only had the one game back and has to manage a knee issue but he carved up in that game and looked back to his exceptional best. Ponga, by contrast, still seems to be suffering from severe constipation with ball in hand despite chasing a kick through and scoring the winning try in the last minute. But he didn't carve while Walsh did. I would have rolled the dice on Walsh in Perth and had Pong on the bench in the 14 ahead of Kurt the sex offender.

As a Knights fan I would have picked Walsh too. Both at their best there’s no way I’d take Walsh over Ponga but KP’s in bad form and carrying both a rib cartilage and ankle injury that’s definitely contributing to it. He wasn’t even able to train before game 1 so I find his selection odd. I think Slater feels a bit indebted to him for basically winning them the 2022 series that’s perpetuated this narrative that Billy is some kind of super coach, but also Ponga doesn’t seem like he’s that interested in playing SOO either. He wants to play for the Kiwis.

 

[speedster]

As a Knights fan I would have picked Walsh too. Both at their best there’s no way I’d take Walsh over Ponga but KP’s in bad form and carrying both a rib cartilage and ankle injury that’s definitely contributing to it. He wasn’t even able to train before game 1 so I find his selection odd. I think Slater feels a bit indebted to him for basically winning them the 2022 series that’s perpetuated this narrative that Billy is some kind of super coach, but also Ponga doesn’t seem like he’s that interested in playing SOO either. He wants to play for the Kiwis.

He looks cooked this season and yeah, not exactly the Billy Moore type of QUEENSLANDER!

 

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[dogslife]

Max King starting is diabolical. Uto ahead of those two is diabolical.

Agreed. He needs to come on at the same time as Spencer Leniu and do all the grunt work he refuses to do