Around the Grounds

[Apey]

Freddy is absolutely cooked, if his selections didn't indicate that already, playing Cook at centre did.

Only good news is Panthers should be without Luai.

edit: apparently you only get fines in Origin, Luai and Walsh both playing.

 

[Spot On]

Honestly they should just can game 3. It’s been an underwhelming/boring series, it’s a dead rubber and just risks injuries. Can guarantee a lot of clubs will rule their players out with “niggling injuries”.

I can guarantee you Souths won’t be letting any players near game 3 after last night’s disaster.

Fitler will have to call up the Safs to get the numbers.

 

[Knight Tales]

I can guarantee you Souths won’t be letting any players near game 3 after last night’s disaster.

Fitler will have to call up the Safs to get the numbers.

Bradman might be a chance for game 3 if Trell is ruled out.

 

[ryan.a87]

Bradman might be a chance for game 3 if Trell is ruled out.

Knowing Freddy, he’ll do something dumb like pick gutho at centre

oh wait he already did that

 

[Old dog]

Surely selection for centres will be Latrell (if fully fit), Graham and/or Crichton, don’t like Crichton but he did enough. Forget Best and Gutho unless several injuries.

 

[Zoidberg]

Yep we’re going to get done… it’s going to be a pretty disappointing week for most Knights fans (unless you support the Knights and QLD)

Yay.
I’m gonna remember this winning feeling for the rest of the year, something tells me it will be as good as it gets for is Knights/QLD fans.

 

[Woosh]

The Gagai effect on Best this season.
It’s going to be bittersweet for Dane when Campbell Graham makes his debut in game 3.

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

Women's SOO will be a repeat of the men's game.

 

[Yosh]

People suggesting Matty Johns as next Blues coach? Surely not right!

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

People suggesting Matty Johns as next Blues coach? Surely not right!

Why not? The bloke has one of the smartest footy brains out there.

 

[aqua_duck]

Freddy is absolutely cooked, if his selections didn't indicate that already, playing Cook at centre did.

Only good news is Panthers should be without Luai.

edit: apparently you only get fines in Origin, Luai and Walsh both playing.

Freddy’s issue is he’s always trying to out think the room but the issue is he ends up outsmarting himself most of the time.
During his tenure he just has not been able to figure out his bench and the rotations, like what is the point of picking Stefano Utoikamanu if you’re only going to give him 12 minutes of game time, you might as well just pick someone like Matt Burton who can give you positional cover and make up that 12 minutes by playing Cam Murray abit longer than 33 minutes.

 

[Yosh]

Freddy’s issue is he’s always trying to out think the room but the issue is he ends up outsmarting himself most of the time.
During his tenure he just has not been able to figure out his bench and the rotations, like what is the point of picking Stefano Utoikamanu if you’re only going to give him 12 minutes of game time, you might as well just pick someone like Matt Burton who can give you positional cover and make up that 12 minutes by playing Cam Murray abit longer than 33 minutes.

Comes from the AOB school of bench rotation.

 

[Rod]

I'm still trying to process playing Cook for 75 minutes at centre. That would have to go down as one of the worst coaching decisions in Origin history.

 

[Jono078]

We've talked about coaches a lot recently here but I just wanted to say what about the Warriors. Took a risk on a completely unknown. Ciraldo was getting all the talk and Warriors snuck in and took Ivan's left-hand man (Ciraldo being the right).

Warriors are going really well this year and are actually ranked the 3rd best defensive team.

 

[Zoidberg]

Rumours going around Ben Hunt will go to the Broncos…surely not.

 

[Jono078]

Rumours going around Ben Hunt will go to the Broncos…surely not.

Absolutely ridiculous.

 

[Woody90]

Strange signing for them. Already have Reynolds who’s a similar age. Maybe he’ll play hooker.

 

[Zoidberg]

Strange signing for them. Already have Reynolds who’s a similar age. Maybe he’ll play hooker.

If so, love how the team that’s been on top of the table most of the year can now add the QLD and Australian hooker to their team.

 

[Woody90]

If so, love how the team that’s been on top of the table most of the year can now add the QLD and Australian hooker to their team.

TPAs. It’s bullshit. Another reason why they fought the Dolphins for so long.

 

[Burwood]

Dragons aren't exactly flush with hookers- they have Liddle on a one-year deal and that's about it. Chance Broncos will send them one of their promising players as part of a swap deal?