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

[Warrimoo3]

Luai for sure. Already has a combo with Cleary.

 

[Captain Apollo]

 

[Captain Apollo]

He's fine with a proper 7. Especially in a less expansive Origin game. Big body, runs well, big boot.

Big step down from Moses but tbh Origin is a sideshow and I just hope Moses is only out a week.

Remind me of all those finals game that Burton has won playing five eight again.

He's a good player, but he offers little outside of his kicking game in the halves.

 

[Fangs]

Sensible decision.

Remind me of all those finals game that Burton has won playing five eight again.

He's a good player, but he offers little outside of his kicking game in the halves.

Absolute killer centre though. He and Galvin would make a great pairing on the left for the Bulldogs.

 

[Bazal]

Remind me of all those finals game that Burton has won playing five eight again.

He's a good player, but he offers little outside of his kicking game in the halves.

Remind me when five-eighth overtook halfback as the main game influencer again?

 

[Captain Apollo]

Remind me when five-eighth overtook halfback as the main game influencer again?

In rep games, you can't carry a bog average player in your spine and expect to win. Burton is a great centre, but a bog ordinary five eight. Also, what would happen if he played five eight and Cleary got injured and was out of the game early on? No point having a five eight who is unable to run the show.

You said it up thread, he looks good as a five eight "He's fine with a proper 7."

 

[Captain Apollo]

It's official, Luai's in at five eight for Moses -

Late Mail: Luai called in for Blues after Moses injury

Jarome Luai will reunite with Nathan Cleary in the halves for NSW after Mitchell Moses was ruled out of Origin II with a calf injury.

www.nrl.com

 

[mozza91]

Luai/Cleary have the chance to finally deliver for NSW when it matters.

 

[The Axe of Druss]

Remind me when five-eighth overtook halfback as the main game influencer again?

Missed the times Munster has killed both club and NSW sides in the past?

 

[Captain Apollo]

Remind me when five-eighth overtook halfback as the main game influencer again?

For one, Wally Lewis says "hi"

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Remind me when five-eighth overtook halfback as the main game influencer again?

Luke Brooks so influential

 

[Bobby DIGital]

Good news for nsw.

 

[Someone2]

QLD to win now there’s no Moses

 

[Ruby Roundhouse]

imagine picking it's mam!

you're a grub on the field and off it, slater

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Aww man now I won’t be able to read posts from Tigers fans whining about none of their players being picked.

 

[Bazal]

Missed the times Munster has killed both club and NSW sides in the past?

No, however you seem to make a lot of posts aggressively missing the point. Nobody ever said a five eighth is incapable of being best on ground

In rep games, you can't carry a bog average player in your spine and expect to win. Burton is a great centre, but a bog ordinary five eight. Also, what would happen if he played five eight and Cleary got injured and was out of the game early on? No point having a five eight who is unable to run the show.

You said it up thread, he looks good as a five eight "He's fine with a proper 7."

A five eighth is (generally) your secondary half. Glad we agree.

If you can't make it work when your halfback goes down, that's poor coaching more than anything. There's absolutely nothing wrong with a running 6, or one who is not a great general play maker. If a coach doesn't build a game plan that accounts for that, though, it's on the coach

Anyway Loz has picked a different bloke who can't run a side alone so it's a moot point in most ways

 

[speedster]

For one, Wally Lewis says "hi"

So does Cody Walker.

 

[Ring Gids]

crazy that both NSW and QLD won’t have their best halfback playing in game 2.

 

[Chins]

Doesn't matter now but a great indicator that someone fails to understand rugby league is if they say "Burton is a centre not a 5/8"

 

[skeepe]

crazy that both NSW and QLD won’t have their best halfback playing in game 2.

I mean QLD could have, Fogarty isn’t injured or anything.