NSW Blues 2024

[MRN]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/blues-disaster-as-latrell-mitchell-goes-down-injured/news-story/f56bed319aaec516d98d0b5538349fb3

 

[Chins get the wins]

Burton straight in please

 

[Black Panther]

Burton straight in please

Nah, we need to pick a Centre. Bradman Best.

 

[Chins get the wins]

Nah, we need to pick a Centre. Bradman Best.

Qld at home, they'll be offside all night and Burton's boot might save us

 

[soc123_au]

Turbo looked Morgan Harper level last night, Burton please. Best a bit unlucky, but Burton is more versatile and the extra big boot will be gold.

 

[ALX25]

Plenty of depth to cover Mitchell.

 

[blue bags]

Best. Burton Bench

 

[isaiah]

Plenty of depth to cover Mitchell.

They can only choose one, unless another centre on the bench, like qld in game one. Selection masterstroke

 

[Mr. Shaman]

WESTPAC NSW BLUES SQUAD
Ampol State of Origin, Game Three
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Wednesday 17 July
1. Dylan Edwards (Penrith Panthers)
2. Brian To’o (Penrith Panthers)
3. Bradman Best (Newcastle Knights)
4. Stephen Crichton (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
5. Zac Lomax (St George Illawarra Dragons)
6. Jarome Luai (Penrith Panthers)
7. Mitchell Moses (Parramatta Eels)
8. Jake Trbojevic (c) (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)
9. Reece Robson (North Queensland Cowboys)
10. Payne Haas (Brisbane Broncos)
11. Liam Martin (Penrith Panthers)
12. Angus Crichton (Sydney Roosters)
13. Cameron Murray (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
14. Connor Watson (Sydney Roosters)
15. Isaah Yeo (Penrith Panthers)
16. Mitchell Barnett (Warriors)
17. Spencer Leniu (Sydney Roosters)
Coach: Michael Maguire

Maguire makes two changes for Origin decider

Westpac NSW Blues coach Michael Maguire has tonight made two changes to his line-up for the Game Three decider of the Ampol State of Origin series at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Wednesday 17 July.

www.nswrl.com.au

 

[blue bags]

Blues are to bash them
Blues big bash

 

[MKCS]

I still think the Blues will win but Bradman Best looked pretty average for the Knights yesterday in a team that is running 9th whilst Burton has been the best or second best player for the team running 5th. Not to mention Burton won a comp at centre...

 

[Mr. Shaman]

I still think the Blues will win but Bradman Best looked pretty average for the Knights yesterday in a team that is running 9th whilst Burton has been the best or second best player for the team running 5th. Not to mention Burton won a comp at centre...

Burton won a comp because SYSTEMS

 

[Woody90]

I still think the Blues will win but Bradman Best looked pretty average for the Knights yesterday in a team that is running 9th whilst Burton has been the best or second best player for the team running 5th. Not to mention Burton won a comp at centre...

I hate players from my club being picked in SOO but Best was the right call. One poor club game (where Ponga was the worst on field not him) or club position means nothing. Moses was best on field in game 2 and his side is coming last.

I like Burton and his kicking game a lot but Best is a better centre and NSW have proven this year that they do a lot better when they pick blokes regularly playing in their positions at club land. For all the media speculation about who to replace Latrell it would have been a very easy decision for Madge.

 

[Chins get the wins]

Burton is just straight up a better player. Best goes ok though

 

[ALX25]

NSW centre Bradman Best has been sent for precautionary hamstring scans after pulling up sore from Newcastle's win over Canberra on Sunday afternoon.

The scans come just hours after the 22-year-old was selected for his second Origin clash, having missed the series opener with a hamstring injury.

The Blues are confident the scans are precautionary and expect him to be fit to play in next Wednesday's decider. Matt Burton has been called into camp as 18th man.

UPDATED
Meanwhile NSW centre Bradman Best has declared he is fit to play in the Origin decider after being sent for precautionary scans on Monday morning.

See: https://www.nrl.com/news/2024/01/01/nrl-casualty-ward-latest-injury-news-return-dates-and-details/

 

[Ruby Roundhouse]

going to miss grubtrell tbh, this side is great, but I think we will struggle in game 3. Refball for home crowd, too.

 

[Woody90]

going to miss grubtrell tbh, this side is great, but I think we will struggle in game 3. Refball for home crowd, too.

If our forwards play to their best of their ability we’ll be ok imo. I know QLD grow at Suncorp but we completely dominated in the forwards and QLD haven’t made any changes in the forwards to make me think they’ll improve massively.

 

[ALX25]

Barnett's barnstorming game sealed the deal: Maguire

A never-say-die attitude by Mitch Barnett in the Warriors tight loss to Canterbury-Bankstown, convinced NSW coach Michael Michael to put him in the starting 17.

www.nswrl.com.au

 

[ALX25]

Jarome Luai rescued from wave pool.

 

[Marshall_magic]

Jarome Luai rescued from wave pool.

In before Slopfield and co say he was trying to drown himself to get out of his Tigers contract