State of Origin 2023

[Philip_Smith007]

Api broken jaw

 

[Meth]

Such a difficult job, picking this team. NSW won't want to be too disruptive, but they have some issues with injuries and form issues in key positions.

I've gone back and forward about Tedesco. The criticism of him is warranted, as his performance in game 2 didn't happen in a vacuum. He's been bad all year. I think that if Mitchell was available at fullback, with Cleary and Koroisau gone, I might be keen for a 1- Mitchell 6- Walker 7- Reynolds 9- Cook spine. But, as it is, I think it's best to stay with Tedesco.

Moses' kicking game and management wins the day for me.

Drop Turbo. Drop Hudson Young. Murray out, obviously.

1- Tedesco
2- To'o
3- Crichton
4- Campbell-Graham
5- Addo-Carr
6- Luai
7- Moses
8- Paulo
9- Cook
10- Haas
11- Frizell
12- Martin
13- Yeo

Res- Hynes, Leniu, Pangai-Jnr, D. Saifiti

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Such a difficult job, picking this team. NSW won't want to be too disruptive, but they have some issues with injuries and form issues in key positions.

I've gone back and forward about Tedesco. The criticism of him is warranted, as his performance in game 2 didn't happen in a vacuum. He's been bad all year. I think that if Mitchell was available at fullback, with Cleary and Koroisau gone, I might be keen for a 1- Mitchell 6- Walker 7- Reynolds 9- Cook spine. But, as it is, I think it's best to stay with Tedesco.

Moses' kicking game and management wins the day for me.

Drop Turbo. Drop Hudson Young. Murray out, obviously.

1- Tedesco
2- To'o
3- Crichton
4- Campbell-Graham
5- Addo-Carr
6- Luai
7- Moses
8- Paulo
9- Cook
10- Haas
11- Frizell
12- Martin
13- Yeo

Res- Hynes, Leniu, Pangai-Jnr, D. Saifiti

Kicking game and management, then Reynolds is your man. Don’t have any faith in Moses at all

Im not a fan of Crichton at all at this level either

 

[Meth]

Kicking game and management, then Reynolds is your man. Don’t have any faith in Moses at all

Im not a fan of Crichton at all at this level either

I don't think Reynolds is fit or fast enough for Origin any more.

Crichton played well in game 1 and Latrell won't be there.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

I don't think Reynolds is fit or fast enough for Origin any more.

Crichton played well in game 1 and Latrell won't be there.

Reynolds is fit between the ears which is probably the most important factor for me.
A lot of people saying that with Crichton, but I didn’t rate his performance that highly. Going to be hard for anyone to shine out wide though if Teddy won’t pass the ball.
I don’t mind Burton as an option there too, but I wouldn’t pick any of them over Tom

 

[Penrose_11]

Can’t see Hynes being named on bench either. Reckon he’s either gonna start or not make 17. Andrew Johns adamant they needed 2 dummy half option post Game 1 as well. So likely Cook plus 1. Can’t see Hynes or Burton being good enough for that roll in Origin. NSW depth certainly being tested though. Could do a lot worse than making Egan in 14 to play 20-25 of the bench to spell Cook

 

[JJ]

Such a difficult job, picking this team. NSW won't want to be too disruptive, but they have some issues with injuries and form issues in key positions.

I've gone back and forward about Tedesco. The criticism of him is warranted, as his performance in game 2 didn't happen in a vacuum. He's been bad all year. I think that if Mitchell was available at fullback, with Cleary and Koroisau gone, I might be keen for a 1- Mitchell 6- Walker 7- Reynolds 9- Cook spine. But, as it is, I think it's best to stay with Tedesco.

Moses' kicking game and management wins the day for me.

Drop Turbo. Drop Hudson Young. Murray out, obviously.

1- Tedesco
2- To'o
3- Crichton
4- Campbell-Graham
5- Addo-Carr
6- Luai
7- Moses
8- Paulo
9- Cook
10- Haas
11- Frizell
12- Martin
13- Yeo

Res- Hynes, Leniu, Pangai-Jnr, D. Saifiti

Think that'll be close, except Turbo will play if fit, *Mitchell and Murray too have they definitively been ruled out), with Crichton probably, like Martin starting - not sure about your bench though, Burton might be more versatile than Hynes, for me it's a question of whether Hynes gets a spot in the halves, and maybe Young or another back rower on the bench if Murray can't make it

 

[Meth]

Robson might be good, if they want two hookers.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Luai and Moses, what a punishing combo

 

[Rich102]

Luai and Moses, what a punishing combo

For Queensland.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

I hate the selection of Moses, but what I do like about it is that he doesn’t play Manly this weekend, and Dylan Brown is out suspended, and they offloaded their best backup to Manly 3 weeks ago who will be playing against them this week

 

[Meth]

Amazing that Hynes has been pushed right out. I mean...I get it, but it's spectacular.

Crazy, crazy roll of the dice from Fitler. Will it be his last one.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Amazing that Hynes has been pushed right out. I mean...I get it, but it's spectacular.

Crazy, crazy roll of the dice from Fitler. Will it be his last one.

If Qld don’t get it done, imo it’s one of the bigger chokes in origin history when you look at the spine combos

 

[Meth]

Think it all comes down to who wins the series tbh. Uphill battle for NSW either way

 

[Blair]

Mitchell out.

That's probably the series then.

 

[nswarrior]

Tough for the Blues but more to play for. I think NSW will win as they will be more desperate

 

[Blair]

Tough for the Blues but more to play for. I think NSW will win as they will be more desperate.

No Mitchell robs the series of a lot of interest, I reckon.

There's no villian in the Blues now.

 

[Black Panther]

No Mitchell robs the series of a lot of interest, I reckon.

There's no villian in the Blues now.

Qld hate Liam Martin, plus Hudson Young will be high on the list too. There is 2 villains right there.

 

[Matua]

I feel like a whinge and don't where to put this, so with my dislike of SoO it can go here as I assume it's tangentially related to SoO scheduling. Why on earth would the NRL schedule a bye for the Warriors when there are only two Super Rugby matches on this weekend?

 

[Blair]

The hype is full-on, we're minutes from kick-off.