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NSW 2019

LineBall

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3 tries in each half. How exactly were the 3 tries in the second half somehow better than the first half?

The biggest difference was all the penalties NSW were getting. First half we got nothing. Second half QLD were penalised for most of their grubby plays.

The fact that Wade Graham has more try assists than Cleary in Origin. They looked more dangerous with him in the halves.
 

Chief_Chujo

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All he has to do is tackle and let Maloney run the show. If he plays his part Matty Johns and Nein will have a week long redemption parade for him and will lock in his spot for next year.

Meanwhile Walker joins the pile with blokes like Campese who got one chance vs Myths 19.
 

Hutty1986

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All he has to do is tackle and let Maloney run the show. If he plays his part Matty Johns and Nein will have a week long redemption parade for him and will lock in his spot for next year.

Meanwhile Walker joins the pile with blokes like Campese who got one chance vs Myths 19.
Pretty much. It's Maloney's side. He just needs to be solid defensively and maybe take the odd dart. We should honestly win this, but i have no confidence at all.
 
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The fact that Wade Graham has more try assists than Cleary in Origin. They looked more dangerous with him in the halves.

By the time Graham moved into play five eight, the game was already over. As I said in a post last month -

NSW lead 18-6 at halftime, neither of those 3 tries was set up by Graham (two were set up by Maloney, the last one by James Tedesco). NSW's next try, T. Trbojevic's second, was set up by Tedesco and Addo Carr which put NSW ahead 24-6. In fact NSW were ahead 28-6 (after a further two penalty goals) before Graham did much as a "five eight" in the game (laying on the last two tries).

If you moved Gram to five eight, what would you do if Maloney got injured? I have no problem with a specialist half being brought in. The issue is, due to his history at Origin level, that its Pearce as the replacement.
 

The unknown

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Graham put in a grubber kick for a try and had the vision for a short side raid & had the last pass in that try. IE more than Cleary has done in a half of playing 5/8

It is well known Pearces origin record is aids but the circumstances this time round are so much easier. QLD are significantly worse than the teams he faced and NSW are so much better. He can't possibly f**k up this time
 

AnonymousLurker

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Congratulations QLD on winning the origin series .

Pearce is not a origin player and has proven it countless times . The plodders Reynolds and hodgkinson won it and then last year again without him we won .

As poor as cleary is , he let Maloney run the show , Pearce will not and Maloney will end up having a shit game due to not having total control of attack .

Should QLD win Fittler and co need to be sacked . Honestly has there not be a year that Pearce plays great pre origin series , we see articles of him learning lessons , maturing ready to lead teams etc . Happened again this year and again we are stuck with him
 

TheFrog

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Halves are irrelevant when you have Turbo & Teddy in the same team anyway.

They single handedly destroyed QLD game 2 and will probably do the same in the decider
That's two pairs of hands mate.

Teddy behind a losing pack is useless. It has been proven over and over again. Turbo is a class act, no doubt about it.
 

The unknown

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That's two pairs of hands mate.

Teddy behind a losing pack is useless. It has been proven over and over again. Turbo is a class act, no doubt about it.

Did Teddy brush you in public or something? I'm a tigers supporter and even im not this salty about tedesco

I watched him gun it for years behind a "losing pack" at the tigers. You know the team he actually made a name for himself at
 

TheFrog

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Did Teddy brush you in public or something? I'm a tigers supporter and even im not this salty about tedesco

I watched him gun it for years behind a "losing pack" at the tigers. You know the team he actually made a name for himself at
I'm proud to support the only team he's never scored against.

Why would a Tigers fan support him? He shit on you from a great height after you brought him through the grades..
 

Game_Breaker

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Graham put in a grubber kick for a try and had the vision for a short side raid & had the last pass in that try. IE more than Cleary has done in a half of playing 5/8

It is well known Pearces origin record is aids but the circumstances this time round are so much easier. QLD are significantly worse than the teams he faced and NSW are so much better. He can't possibly f**k up this time

Famous last words
 

The unknown

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I'm proud to support the only team he's never scored against.

Why would a Tigers fan support him? He shit on you from a great height after you brought him through the grades..

Because I put myself in his shoes and understand why. Stay at a club and never win a premiership

or

Go to a club with instant success (which he did) and more money

At the end of the day he had no contractual obligation to stay with us. He fulfilled his contract with us and went elsewhere
 

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