Origin 1 - Townsville (Wed 09 June 2021)

[Gary Gutful]

Lol....You perhaps do not understand footy. Ever watch NFL? TOM Brady was never flashy. He couldn't run. But is the GOAT. The reason is he controlled everything. Modern day halves play a similar role. Your flashy guys don't work without a master to steer them around. Luai alone would be average. Nathan wins games by writing the script. His kicking game is one of best I have seen. He also nails goal kicks under pressure from everywhere and kicks field goals under pressure. He is a winner. I can see him being dominant for 10yrs

I agree with this, but Luai makes Cleary a better player as well.

If Cleary was partnered with a less talented 6 it would put a lot more pressure on him and mean that he would have to do more than just rely on his impeccable kicking and organising game.

They are the best halves combo in the game by some margin and complement each other perfectly.

 

[Twizzle]

Luai was amazing, one of the best on ground imo

 

[hindy111]

Luai was amazing, one of the best on ground imo

Agree. Along with Latrell and Haas destroyed then when he come on.
I have no idea how Joey gave Teddy points in his 3,2,1 over those guys

 

[Twizzle]

Agree. Along with Latrell and Haas destroyed then when he come on.
I have no idea how Joey gave Teddy points in his 3,2,1 over those guys

seriously ?

I would not have had Teddy in the top 4

 

[hindy111]

seriously ?

I would not have had Teddy in the top 4

Yes.
Turbo was 3 and Nathan and Teddy was 2 and 1. Do not recall the order.
Cleary was great but I feel Latrel and Luai influenced the game more when it was close.
Haas and Nathan too the game away from them and Teddy shined once game was dusted.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Joey must have been under the influence of MDMA to come up with that.

 

[strider]

I think people overlook one of Cleary's greatest attributes ..... he adjusts to what the team needs.

When he was playing with Maloney years ago, everyone was all "he does nothing, Maloney does it all" - yeah cos he was content to take a backseat, do his job and help maloney shine ..... there were a few games Maloney didn't play and Cleary had blinders

He then proceeded to take the reins and dominate more .... now Luai can be Mr creative and play like a unpredictable merkin doing flashy stuff - and Cleary is happy to support that - and then step up if needed.

You take Laui away from Penrith and play him WITHOUT another half who can do the boring stuff well (kicking, organising) and Laui's erratic play probably ends up exposed and he is just a flashy merkin who might win you some games but cost you some too ..... Luai needs a steady merkin to play with

 

[JokerEel]

If any team in the NRL implements the same strategy NSW did they will be hard to stop.

Halfack 5/8 and both centres passing out to each other!

 

[Gary Gutful]

Challenging strategy to implement effectively without the talent of the NSW side.

 

[Gronk]

If any team in the NRL implements the same strategy NSW did they will be hard to stop.

Halfack 5/8 and both centres passing out to each other!

Wasn't it that Teddy danced through the middle and rucked back the kicks and Turbo played the sweeping fullback role ?

 

[Gary Gutful]

I thought Paulo was the sweeping fullback?

 

[Gary Gutful]

84% of all of the decent players have poly/NZ heritage. We’d end up seriously weakening our only decent product if we went down that path...

 

[strider]

I thought Paulo was the sweeping fullback?

Fake news .... Ive never seen him with a broom

 

[Gary Gutful]

But I have heard him sing “my old man’s a dust man”

 

[King-Gutho94]

Brimson doubts put Walsh, Chambers, Tabuai-Fidow in Origin frame

Reece Walsh, Will Chambers, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow in Origin mix for Maroons as AJ Brimson races clock

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Penrith's Kurt Capewell is also expected to shift from the centres to the interchange for Origin II as the Maroons look for a way to limit the damage caused by Tom Trbojevic and Chambers, Tabuai-Fidow or Parramatta's Tom Opacic are among the options likely to be considered.

It is believed that Opacic had been in contention for Origin I but the Maroons selectors were concerned that South Sydney's Dane Gagai and Alex Johnston scored three tries each on the edge where he and Blake Ferguson were defending on the weekend before the team was named.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Brimson doubts put Walsh, Chambers, Tabuai-Fidow in Origin frame

Reece Walsh, Will Chambers, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow in Origin mix for Maroons as AJ Brimson races clock

www.nrl.com

Penrith's Kurt Capewell is also expected to shift from the centres to the interchange for Origin II as the Maroons look for a way to limit the damage caused by Tom Trbojevic and Chambers, Tabuai-Fidow or Parramatta's Tom Opacic are among the options likely to be considered.

It is believed that Opacic had been in contention for Origin I but the Maroons selectors were concerned that South Sydney's Dane Gagai and Alex Johnston scored three tries each on the edge where he and Blake Ferguson were defending on the weekend before the team was named.

Looks like opacic was a chance for QLD before they swap him the weekend before origin.

 

[hineyrulz]

Lol but Gaydude was picked, he’s never been a centre’s arsehole. I hope QLD Dane is picked for game 2.