http://www.nrl.com/NewsViews/LatestNews/NewsArticle/tabid/10874/newsId/55870/Default.aspxStop gloating NSW, you lost, says Inglis
By Wayne Heming AAP Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:55:01
Man-of-the-series Greg Inglis has a message for the Blues' man-of-the-match Anthony Watmough after he said NSW's fiery 28-16 Origin win was just the "tip of the iceberg".
"I think their Titanic has sunk," fired back Inglis, the Wally Lewis Medal winner for player of the series.
"Didn't they just lose four series in a row? I wouldn't be cheering too much."
NSW fans remain affronted the Bowraville-born Inglis rejected the chance to wear the sky blue when given the choice after both states made a play for him.
Inglis has never left any doubts about where his Origin loyalties lie.
After Wednesday night's game they're more Maroon than ever.
He and Brisbane centre Justin Hodges led a war of words against NSW, describing the treatment of Queensland prop Steve Price which led to an explosive finish to the game as a "dog act".
Price was blindsided by Trent Waterhouse, who was sent off, while he traded punches with Blues prop Brett White.
They claimed their injured team-mate was shown no respect by NSW as he received treatment on the ground.
Price, sporting a stitched lip and still concussed, said on Thursday he harboured no ill feelings toward recalled Storm prop White, who also ran foul of Queensland prop Petero Civoniceva in his Origin debut in 2007.
Hodges was so incensed by players laughing and high-fiving each other while Price was receiving treatment that he gestured with his finger to White and NSW five-eighth Trent Barrett, to put a punch on his chin.
When Queensland received the penalty, he told captain Darren Lockyer to put the ball in the air so the Queenslanders could impart some pain on the Blues for their "brother" Price.
Hodges was livid that a NSW player had attempted to lift up a prone Price after he had been knocked out cold.
Asked to name the NSW player whose actions incited Queensland's "up-and-under" play, Hodges said: "I think someone shook him up after he'd been on the ground, which was a bit of a dog act.
"Obviously we'll have to wait and see and we'll get him next year," Hodges added.
Hodges said the battle lines had been drawn for 2010.
"Yeah, it has set it up and it's obviously going to be a fiery game next year for sure," he said.
"Things like that don't need to happen in the game, but we'll worry about that next year."
Hodges confessed he was behind the call to give NSW back possession so Queensland could inflict some pain.
"I said to Lockyer there's only a minute and a half to go and we weren't going to win the game'," revealed Hodges.
"We just wanted to get up and hurt them after they hurt out brother Pricey so we wanted to do the same."
Recalled front-rower Matt Scott said there were a couple of incidents that were "unsavoury".
"But that's Origin mate, that's just what's going to happen," he said.
