ORIGIN 2023

[Mr Angry]

I watch most games every week. He is like Ben Pomeroy. He is not as good as about six other centres overlooked. At 21 he may well play in the future, but so far in his career at Newcastle he has been barely average and probably could still be playing his craft in reserve grade.

Poor kid about to be another one and done Freddie NSW special.

Agree to disagree.

 

[Stake Removed]

Staggs is a better centre then Best, people are saying there is about 6 centres better then Best at the moment

 

[bluefox68]

But, but…

All you mean people are just being so RUUUDDE to Bwadman…!!

 

[Special K]

I can't believe they rolled out the "Freddy coached him in the 16s" line again. It is getting ridiculous how many of those kids he picks for 1 game.

 

[Peach & Apricot]

I can't believe they rolled out the "Freddy coached him in the 16s" line again. It is getting ridiculous how many of those kids he picks for 1 game.

Being coached by Freddy in the U/16s is probably a handbrake on development not an upside.

 

[Dragon Slayer]

I can't believe they rolled out the "Freddy coached him in the 16s" line again. It is getting ridiculous how many of those kids he picks for 1 game.

I blame Oprah Winfrey.

She started this generosity.

Everyone gets a Blues Jersey!

You get a Blues jersey!

And you get a Blues jersey!

 

[shadowboxer]

Either that or they sat down Sunday night with a RSL bingo cage and balls to pick the outliers.

 

[fizman]

The fundamental difference is this: QLD are team first, NSW are individuals first.

It bothers me that Tedesco is such a hog of the football and doesn't pass to an unmarked player.
It bothers me when Moses chip kicks for himself without anyone knowing about the play.
I hold a very strong view that Best will also hog the ball in Origin 3.
Yeo is a fantastic NRL player > offers nothing in Origin.

I sincerely hope this is the last time we see Tedesco, Fittler, Johns and Alexander representing NSW.

 

[bluefox68]

The only good thing to come out of this series, and particularly the farcical Game 3 selections is that HOPEFULLY this has sealed Fittler's fate as NSW coach.

However, I do NOT trust the NSWRL to make the right decision...

 

[Stake Removed]

The only good thing to come out of this series, and particularly the farcical Game 3 selections is that HOPEFULLY this has sealed Fittler's fate as NSW coach.

However, I do NOT trust the NSWRL to make the right decision...

Probably give it back to Daley.
Depends who channel 9 want

 

[sladden road]

The QLD team plays for the people . Reference Billy’s first game presser.

I have no idea who the blues play for.The culture appears to be terrible.
I don’t think they play for the state .

And, when the team gets players who bleed blue, like Nicho, and show emotion, it is perceived as soft.

Gus “show much how much it means out there onthe field”. That was a very pointed comment he made in his podcast two weeks ago.
Gus’ fingers are all over this team and his origin player f**king bs… how many have we one since Gus has been sprouting this “origin player “crap…maybe 4 out of , off the top of my head 17 or 18..and that is series.

Horo said it well on the levels pod today..Nico has lost his glow after the f**ktards stitched him up for his emotional vulnerability in the sheds after the game.
It is what makes Nico a champ and Gus and his puppet Freddy dinasoirs.

In a similar situation, what does Billy do, he calls people and explains, like a man, what the decisions are and for why and he gets respect.

The blues are so far off it is not funny.

f**k them.

Qld are a team.
Blues are a rabble.

Brandy on 360..spare me.
If it quacks like a duck, walks like a duck…it’s a duck.

Freddy and the blues fail the pub test completely. There is not one league fan either side of the border,and I travel it weekly, who doesn’t think Freddy is on the meth and the “good meth” at that.

FMFF.

 

[sladden road]

And meanwhile Alfie leads the faithful at the Caxton, standing on a table, chanting Six more songs after winning game 2

Blues lash out on Insta at people who should be placed on ignore(blue Mazda..ehhm) and take a booze ban into camp.

For real.

shit .

 

[Mr Angry]

Who knew, Sharks do give a f**k about NSW.

Yeah you do.

Where is ET? Now there is a blue, black white and sky blue.

f**k Qld

 

[Stake Removed]

Who knew, Sharks do give a f**k about NSW.

Yeah you do.

Where is ET? Now there is a blue, black white and sky blue.

f**k Qld

I want the old rules for SOO you would be selected still played for your club team on weekend, and backed up for origin.

That's how it was, and should be clubs should be out first, or play it standalone it never should impact the integrity of the competition

 

[DJDL]

Aaaah the good ole days.
Teams announced Sunday night, play Wednesday, back for your club on the weekend.

None of this 10 day camp bullshit.

It's way over done these days.

 

[sladden road]

Who knew, Sharks do give a f**k about NSW.

Yeah you do.

Where is ET? Now there is a blue, black white and sky blue.

f**k Qld

Yeah I do care Angry, but the current set up makes me…well; angry.

 

[PJ]

Yeah I do care Angry, but the current set up makes me…well; angry.

Agree.

More NSW people I know are hoping QLD win in a landslide than are hoping the Blues save some face.

Quite amazing really

 

[Mr Angry]

Yep a part of me wants us to lose badly, so Freddie and Cranky Brandy are turfed.

Then there is the majority in my head, that says f**k Qld, go the Mighty Blues.

Poor Gavin Miller, Peachey more recently Sifa and Nicho.

But f**k Qld wins.

Where is the Mark McGaw try to win?

 

[fizman]

If I was a Rugby League Journalist, the story I would be chasing is the "friendship" between Fittler and Fitzgibbon. I would be asking, "If Brad Fittler is such a close Mate of yours, why has he shown such disrespect and contempt to one of your players by playing him for 10 minutes out of position and then dropping him from the squad?"

I can't possibly imagine that Fitzgibbon would be happy with the treatment of Nicho in the NSW Camp.

 

[bad boy bubby]

If I was a Rugby League Journalist, the story I would be chasing is the "friendship" between Fittler and Fitzgibbon. I would be asking, "If Brad Fittler is such a close Mate of yours, why has he shown such disrespect and contempt to one of your players by playing him for 10 minutes out of position and then dropping him from the squad?"

I can't possibly imagine that Fitzgibbon would be happy with the treatment of Nicho in the NSW Camp.

Fittler only won his series when Fitzy was on the staff.
Once Fitz left they have looked a rabble.