***Official*** QLD v NSW State of Origin Thread

[Simon]

i wouldnt be too unhappy with either Prince or Thurston, but i think Thurston has the inside running at this stage...

 

[Mister Wright]

i wouldnt be too unhappy with either Prince or Thurston, but i think Thurston has the inside running at this stage...

Prince is a classical halfback and had such a good 2004 series, his combination with Lockyer in that series was pretty good. Thurston would be a great asset to have coming off the bench in an origin.

 

[howardj]

My team has changed a bit

Bowen
Tate
Hodges
Bell
Inglis
Lockyer
Thurston

Harrison
Johnson
Crocker
Price
Payne
Civoniceva

- Webb
- Ross
- Jensen
- Marsh

 

[howardj]

NSW

Minichiello
Tahu
Cooper
Gasnier
Grothe
Barrett
Johns (Gower)

Kennedy
O'Donnell
Hindmarsh
Mason
Buderus
Bailey

- Simpson
- Menzies
- Toupou
- Wing

 

[Simon]

Tate wont play, injuries will almost certainly keep him out...

 

[Burpey]

The three-quarters is an interesting decision that has to be made. Gasnier is a certainty for mine. However, the other centre position and two wings is a real tough call between Cooper, King, Tahu, and Grothe. They will certainly be playing for Origin spots in the coming weeks.

 

[sideshowtim]

this series should be excellent, there is going to be more talent out there this year than years in the recent past. still i'm predicting a 3-0 clean sweep to the blues

 

[Craig]

Tate wont play, injuries will almost certainly keep him out...

Could come back later in the series if a spot is open/playing and is fit?

 

[Simon]

this series should be excellent, there is going to be more talent out there this year than years in the recent past. still i'm predicting a 3-0 clean sweep to the blues

im predicting you'll be wrong

Qld 2-1

 

[Blaze]

im predicting you'll be wrong

Qld 2-1

QLD better win... revive some competition. The last 5 years have been very dissapointing.

 

[Simon]

we dont particularly need to win (although it would be nice), but we definately have to be more competitive in Sydney, we seem to get beaten there every year and usually pretty easily now...

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Yuz can't even get up at Suncorp these days!

 

[sideshowtim]

I might be wrong but didn't Joey say he wouldn't be playing rep. footy anymore to concentrate on his hopeless Knights?

 

[Simon]

I might be wrong but didn't Joey say he wouldn't be playing rep. footy anymore to concentrate on his hopeless Knights?

no he said he wasnt going to play origin, but still wanted to play in the ANZAC test, it now seems its all or nothing, so i suggest we'll see him playing for NSW this year...

 

[sideshowtim]

no he said he wasnt going to play origin, but still wanted to play in the ANZAC test, it now seems its all or nothing, so i suggest we'll see him playing for NSW this year...

I hope he plays for NSW...but if he doesn't we still have Orford who had a blinder on Sunday.

 

[Simon]

Gower and Barrett are ahead of Orford imo, he has still never stood up in a big match at club level, im not convinced he'd handle the pressure of origin tbh...

* i can see this comment coming back to bite me on the rear end in a few months*

 

[sideshowtim]

Gower and Barrett are ahead of Orford imo, he has still never stood up in a big match at club level, im not convinced he'd handle the pressure of origin tbh...

* i can see this comment coming back to bite me on the rear end in a few months*

Is Kimmorley even gonna be in the mix this year? He had a good game last week.

 

[Burpey]

Gower and Barrett are ahead of Orford imo, he has still never stood up in a big match at club level, im not convinced he'd handle the pressure of origin tbh...

* i can see this comment coming back to bite me on the rear end in a few months*

I'm going to agree with that. It's even been shown in the last two rounds. He had a blinder against the Dogs when they were on the front foot. However, against the Dragons he hardly had any impact. When it got tight he put in a silly grubber in his own half, giving the Dragons field position and that set led to a Dragons try.

Perosnally, I can't go past Gower for halfback. He has what it takes in terms of ability and attitude.

 

[Simon]

Is Kimmorley even gonna be in the mix this year? He had a good game last week.

kimmorley didnt play last week, hes out for a month...

 

[sideshowtim]

kimmorley didnt play last week, hes out for a month...

Ah okay, must've been their replacement halfback putting through all those good kicks I just saw on the highlights their number 7 doing a fair bit. Who filled in?