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SOO 2016 game 2

Gronk

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Fmd. Jennings wasn't even bad tonight.

The bat down to Mansour was on, Mansour could of even took it, it just wasn't excecuted properly.
The ball Jennings knocked on while trying to score, well f#ck me sorry for trying.
Then when he took the kick the ball was knocked out of his hands.

Everytime QLD went left for Gagais other two tries they had the overlap, he has no other choice than to shoot up.

+1. Harsh on Jenkovich with him costing us the game. Really ?

The difference (again) was Cameron Smith. We managed to keep both Cronk and JT quiet, but Smith controlled the ruck and the ref.

Take Gallen, Farrah and Bird out and enter a new era IMHO. In comes Peats, Carty & <insert young pig>.
 

Snoochies

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Does Tedesco get a shot at FB? I hope Daley plays for the future in game 3. If he picks the same tired team people will be handing back their tickets, at least give us a glimpse of the future.
 

Gronk

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Does Tedesco get a shot at FB? I hope Daley plays for the future in game 3. If he picks the same tired team people will be handing back their tickets, at least give us a glimpse of the future.

Moylan is a gun. He will play SOO forever. So provided he can handle the D at No.6, then maybe Teddy can play 1.

We are definitely a better team with Frizzel, Moylan, Bird, Reynolds etc.
 

oldmancraigy

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Hard not to see how Jennings gave up 2 tries.... maybe cost us 1 or 2 as well. Not his best game.

Thought Farah was useless. Just tries to milk a penalty every time. Dumb. Is there nobody else?
 

Kornstar

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So the only series we have won in 11 years was when they decided to play Hayne in his best position for the entire series?

Pretty much goes to show how shit our selectors are.

Bring in Tedesco, he is a gun! I like Moylan but out of the 2 I would have Tedesco ahead. Bird needs to be a centre for the next game.

Bring in Cartwright and Ryan James. Ferguson can go and replace him with some speed.

Reynolds will be out for game 3 so I assume we'll see the return of Pearce :(

Gallen can f**k off along with Farah!!
 

Noise

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Yep need to pick for the future:

Drop Gallen, G Bird, Jennings, Walker, Farah

Pick Cartwright , Tedesco, Dugan/Roberts , peats maybe?, wade graham

Reynolds will be injured so either J Bird or Moylan in the halves
 

eels81236

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Gallen will inevitably be picked for his final game but I think we should run with a new approach. Cut his hands off so he can't catch and just let him tackle. When we have the ball he just stays out of the f**king way. Tackle 3 and 4 is not your moment you big ogre. Tell your mate Bird to stand the f**k down too.
 
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I think Walker will be fine in the long run.

But Bird, Gallen, Farah and Jennings need to go. They have been the core of our failure over the last couple of years. Gould was right when he said the leadership in NSW (the f**kers just listed) is suffocating the team.

Jack Bird and Frizzell were great. Bring in the likes of Tedesco and James and we'll be a much better team.

Still, though, we need a halfback. That's what we missed more than anything last night.
 

Incorrect

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He does. Problem is he isn't even starting at the Titans.

Farah doesn't start for the Tigers.... and if Jason Taylor had his way Farah would be playing reserve grade.... Unfortunately NSW have a coach who constantly dribbles about not wanting to expose players too early to the Origin arena and how he has to pick guys that have been there before....

All this despite the fact that the "guys that have been there before" have played in 1 winning series out of the last 11 and got spanked by 50 in Game 3 last year when the series was on the line.... But yeah, let's not pick some new faces in case they get belted.... Daley has no idea. He seems like a nice enough guy - I actually think he'll resign after Game 3 regardless of the result.
 
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Refs have killed origin, it's not the game it used to be.
Too many soft penalties, and simliar ones let go against the team in blue.
Cronk pulled back Frizell when he chased down my friend Dane, that slowing down of him was enough for him only to ankle tap him and not get a shot at knocking him in to touch, the bunker only looked at the touch line and grounding.
Reynolds smashed well after his kicked at least 4 times and only one penalty for it.
Qld constantly slowed down the ruck in the 2nd half and were let go with it, blues did it once in the first set after halftime and it was a penalty.
Qld markers were not square all night, plenty of times blues took dummy half runs to catch them out but they made the tackle and not penalized.
Qld are a great team that don't need that sort of help to get wins. Blues were all over them in the first half, quick play the balls caught Qld offside a number of times but only one penalty for it.
The NRL must think we are really stupid if we are going to put up with games being ruined by bad officiating for much longer.
Game 3 should be lucky to get 30,000 at the ground, they will lose money on it. idiots.
 

Incorrect

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Maybe, but doesn't the job pay quite well? Might be hard to give up without something to go to.

Daley will go back to Fox to sit beside his mate Warren Smith as lead analyst, where we'll get to hear such insightful comments as "I like a player who can catch and pass the ball" or "Unless [insert team trailing on scoreboard] start to mount a comeback they will go on to lose this game", among many many others....
 

Incorrect

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Refs have killed origin, it's not the game it used to be.
Too many soft penalties, and simliar ones let go against the team in blue.
Cronk pulled back Frizell when he chased down my friend Dane, that slowing down of him was enough for him only to ankle tap him and not get a shot at knocking him in to touch, the bunker only looked at the touch line and grounding.
Reynolds smashed well after his kicked at least 4 times and only one penalty for it.
Qld constantly slowed down the ruck in the 2nd half and were let go with it, blues did it once in the first set after halftime and it was a penalty.
Qld markers were not square all night, plenty of times blues took dummy half runs to catch them out but they made the tackle and not penalized.
Qld are a great team that don't need that sort of help to get wins. Blues were all over them in the first half, quick play the balls caught Qld offside a number of times but only one penalty for it.
The NRL must think we are really stupid if we are going to put up with games being ruined by bad officiating for much longer.
Game 3 should be lucky to get 30,000 at the ground, they will lose money on it. idiots.

Well when you've got 3 ref's out there it's always going to be officiated differently to a regular game... I thought referee Smith did well to get the other 2 refs to see things his way and rule accordingly...
 

84 Baby

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I think Walker will be fine in the long run.

But Bird, Gallen, Farah and Jennings need to go. They have been the core of our failure over the last couple of years. Gould was right when he said the leadership in NSW (the f**kers just listed) is suffocating the team.

Jack Bird and Frizzell were great. Bring in the likes of Tedesco and James and we'll be a much better team.

Still, though, we need a halfback. That's what we missed more than anything last night.
And people call us a dumb and rudderless football team. NSW have to be the stupidest team since the inception of rugby league. Can not manage a game to save their lives. Leadership is the key, and we have it in droves. Unfortunately it's all in ball hogging, plodding forwards and a hooker who even his own club team don't want. Key will be getting a half and a hooker to tell the idiot forwards when to run
 

phantom eel

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I don't think Laurie will give anyone the arse for game 3 - it will be farewell city allround. If there's an injury he might get to include Graham and Cartwright...

Last Origin game coming up for:
Gallen
Farah
Greg Bird
Jenkins
...and Daley.

New coach next year, new captain, newish spine - start a new era.
 
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And people call us a dumb and rudderless football team. NSW have to be the stupidest team since the inception of rugby league. Can not manage a game to save their lives. Leadership is the key, and we have it in droves. Unfortunately it's all in ball hogging, plodding forwards and a hooker who even his own club team don't want. Key will be getting a half and a hooker to tell the idiot forwards when to run
the problem is the leaders in NSW are all in the forwards, everytime they lose a series they sack the halves. Instead of sticking with the ones that preformed the best and making them leaders/senior players they always have new guys trying to keep their spot so they are always under pressure.
Hodgkinson did nothing wrong last year and should of been picked, infact he won us game 1 last year.
They need a clean out of the selectors, a whole new group of players who have played origin, like Blocker Roach, Wayne Pearce, Sterlo etc.
 

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