Origin is a different sort of ball game to the NRL. Can't just bring an NRL blueprint and expect to win Origin. It's like brining an U12s winning blueprint and expecting to dominate the NRL. NSW needs to get back to basics and win the 1% instead of trying to finesse it through the match. Nathan needs to be given total control the team and made captain as well. I think it's time for Teddy to leave not because he is terrible suddenly but he is holding NSW back now.
Teddy definitely the biggest issue (besides Freddy). His game is built on athleticism and that’s starting to go. He needs to lose weight, but he also might not improve if he does that. He’s still a really good club fullback but there’s a notable gap between him and the best few #1’s now.
I’m definitely of the view Luai has played way worse than Cleary at Origin level too. Even though he has this reputation as a classy attacking player, gee he squanders a lot of opportunities with his pointless hopping and skipping around, and he tends to just sit in his little pocket of the field waiting for the ball to come his way, which works playing within a very structured side like Penrith, but you have to get after the game at Origin level.
I also think he doesn’t actually give a shit about winning for NSW like he does for Penrith and Samoa. That’s fair enough for him personally, people can feel however they want to feel, but just like Luke Keary, you’ve gotta put a line through blokes who don’t care about the Blues and won’t bleed for the jersey.
But I also thought Moses looked more dangerous than Cleary in Origin this year. I know he played the dead rubber, but for mine Origin demands more ad-lib, eyes up footy, and Moses being used to playing off the back of offloads and looking to attack short sides a lot, has the right kind of game.
