3-0 sweep predictions are just stupid really. Even the golden boys only pulled it of just once and they needed Ennis to hand it straight to them.
There were 3 clean-sweeps in the 80's (with just 8 series in the decade)
2 in the 90's, 12 months apart
1 at the very beginning of the 2000's with a clearly superior side vs a side going through a transition
1 at the very beginning of the 2010's with a clearly superior side vs a side with a whole bunch of issues off the field that led to the disjointed mess on the field in all 3 games
Nothing since then.
Either it's a massive coincidence (and some would say, bad luck) or games are
influenced to create the best possible chance of an upset victory or a grandstand finish, which is great for the games' showpiece on a commercial level...
I'm not too concerned about Game 3. In the last 2 series, Qld have won twice. Once with an extra man for 70+ minutes and the other with an 8-0 penalty count in their favour in the first half. The actions of Luai and Lomax were dumb dumb dumb and
grubby (sorry for saying that, people need to consider the effect their words have on people and remember Paul Green). But every other 50/50 call was in the favour of Qld that first half, giving them plenty of ball inside the NSW half to set up their try's. NSW were too aggressive in defence, and a little too conservative in attack despite the conditions. Even with that, and a 20-point lead at halftime, the Maroons were literally two shanked goal-kicks away from becoming a new term for the word choke that would be used across Australia, even by people who don't follow this game.
NSW have the depth and the home ground advantage for The Decider. They'll take a lot out of tonight and the momentum is with them.
