State of Origin 2025 (Mens Edition)

[thedux]

Who's the greatest coach in Origin history? Mal Meninga (20 from 30). It shows that coaching is meaningless over such a small sample of games. Bellamy is 2 from 9 ffs.

It's not meaningless when the coach is actively part of the selection committee.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

It's not meaningless when the coach is actively part of the selection committee.

They can only select from who's available, and the eligibility lists are different for each coach.

 

[the phantom menace]

Point still stands...

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Well it doesn't, which is why Bellamy's record with Smith, Cronk and Slater in his team is pretty much the inverse of his record coaching against them. If he could've picked them for NSW I'm sure he would have. I doubt he thought the likes of Ennis and Kurt Gidley were better players than the Queenslanders.

 

[the phantom menace]

The point was coaching isn't meaningless when the (origin) coach is actively part of the selection committee too. Nothing you've said proves or even supports the opposing position you're taking...

 

[Matty Bhoy]

Went along to Qld’s training session yesterday. Was probably only 100 others there and great watching them work on their defensive patterns.

Plenty of communication which you could actually hear with so few in attendance, especially the “95” shout, harking back to the 1995 Fatty’s Nobodies series.

Seems a very happy camp. Still think you blokes will be too strong next Wednesday but stranger things have happened.

 

[TheParraboy]

Went along to Qld’s training session yesterday. Was probably only 100 others there and great watching them work on their defensive patterns.

Plenty of communication which you could actually hear with so few in attendance, especially the “95” shout, harking back to the 1995 Fatty’s Nobodies series.

Seems a very happy camp. Still think you blokes will be too strong next Wednesday but stranger things have happened.

Wonder if they used the 95 shout last year ?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

The point was coaching isn't meaningless when the (origin) coach is actively part of the selection committee too. Nothing you've said proves or even supports the opposing position you're taking...

You need to back up your claim that Origin team selection makes any kind of difference. Until then my point stands.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Wonder if they used the 95 shout last year ?

It's up there with QUEENSLANDER!!!

 

[the phantom menace]

You need to back up your claim that Origin team selection makes any kind of difference. Until then my point stands.

Not at all. I'm just an observer adding commentary.

Yours was a flimsy counter point. So the original point stands without further additions.

 

[the phantom menace]

Went along to Qld’s training session yesterday. Was probably only 100 others there and great watching them work on their defensive patterns.

Plenty of communication which you could actually hear with so few in attendance, especially the “95” shout, harking back to the 1995 Fatty’s Nobodies series.

Seems a very happy camp. Still think you blokes will be too strong next Wednesday but stranger things have happened.

Amazing, since not many of them would even have been born in 95.

I think this one can easily go either way. Whoever wants it more, and gets the bounce of the ball (or whistle) on the night.

 

[Gronk]

 

[Matty Bhoy]

Amazing, since not many of them would even have been born in 95.

I think this one can easily go either way. Whoever wants it more, and gets the bounce of the ball (or whistle) on the night.

It’s embroided on to the sleeves of the jerseys this year too. Might need a bit of Brett Dallas magic come Wednesday

On a side note Hoppy was really good to my little fella when he told him he was an Eels supporter. Hopefully he gets back to his best before too long.

 

[JohnStoppafarty]

It’s embroided on to the sleeves of the jerseys this year too. Might need a bit of Brett Dallas magic dust come Wednesday

On a side note Hoppy was really good to my little fella when he told him he was an Eels supporter. Hopefully he gets back to his best before too long.

Nah, I reckon yous won't need it.