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

[sideshowtim]

Crocker is a deadset goon....He'll jump in a fight for absolutely no reason some times. I learned to love it as a Roosters supporter though...Well when he was doing it on the field anyway...

 

[Mister Wright]

i think in previous years some qld players could be accused of not putting in, but when you see a guy like crocker play in Origin it shows there is still a lot of pride in the jersey...

Crocker, Lockyer & Webke (to be really honest about it) have been the only ones to even show a hint of passion of playing origin for Qld recently. The others treat it as if it is their right. I guess it has a lot to do with a lot of the Qld players getting an easy ride lately, previously they were duped in national selections etc. hasn't helped that the selectors and coaches have been weak in recent years.

 

[Burpey]

Crocker is a deadset goon....He'll jump in a fight for absolutely no reason some times. I learned to love it as a Roosters supporter though...Well when he was doing it on the field anyway...

He's a very good player though, was brilliant watching him and Inglis tear up Penrith a week back.

 

[Mister Wright]

Crocker is a deadset goon....He'll jump in a fight for absolutely no reason some times. I learned to love it as a Roosters supporter though...Well when he was doing it on the field anyway...

Crocker might be a hot-head, but he is a passionate and hard working hot-head, I'd rather see him in a maroon jersey then some other soft player which have been selected recently.

 

[sideshowtim]

More passion in the Maroon jersey will eventually lead to more biffs on the field....Origin fights are always the best ones. Damn, now I'm all excited about this years series!

 

[Mister Wright]

More passion in the Maroon jersey will eventually lead to more biffs on the field....Origin fights are always the best ones. Damn, now I'm all excited about this years series!

Damn straight. Despite what the NRL and mothers of this country say, when I go to an origin game, I want to see a biff, that's what Origin is all about for me.

 

[chaminda_00]

The more biff in orgin the better, it gotten pretty soft the last couple years. But thats what happens when guys like Ross, Ryles and Bailey play. Anyone who thinks Tronc isn't better then Ross is kidding themselves. Orford v Gower, well thats a bit baised but, by the time orgin comes Orford would have got used to the Manly style or play and they would have got used to the way his plays. And i would be very surprised if he isn't playing better then Gower. When it comes down to he hasn't done anything special at Orgin level at halfback, really of Johns doesn't play it time to look somewhere else rather then him and Kimmorley.

 

[Blaze]

Lol didn't Tharmi want Finch in the NSW side last year?

 

[chaminda_00]

Lol didn't Tharmi want Finch in the NSW side last year?

i admitt i was wrong then, but tbf he was playing a lot better then and didn't cry as much.

 

[Simon]

i admitt i was wrong then, but tbf he was playing a lot better then and didn't cry as much.

Finch playing well? i must have missed that too...

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

He played well the season before last, to be fair. Last year he was trash, though.

 

[Burpey]

The more biff in orgin the better, it gotten pretty soft the last couple years. But thats what happens when guys like Ross, Ryles and Bailey play. Anyone who thinks Tronc isn't better then Ross is kidding themselves. Orford v Gower, well thats a bit baised but, by the time orgin comes Orford would have got used to the Manly style or play and they would have got used to the way his plays. And i would be very surprised if he isn't playing better then Gower. When it comes down to he hasn't done anything special at Orgin level at halfback, really of Johns doesn't play it time to look somewhere else rather then him and Kimmorley.

Not only do you not know how to spell it, but you don't even seem to know what it means.

 

[howardj]

Ross is a cat ...

Knock it off

Just because Tallis punched him into oblivion a few years ago doesn't mean he's a skirt.

He measured up in Origin last year.

You have to pay on performance.

 

[Simon]

Knock it off

Just because Tallis punched him into oblivion a few years ago doesn't mean he's a skirt.

He measured up in Origin last year.

You have to pay on performance.

no way, hes rubbish, i know we are short of forwards but this guy never puts in for any team he plays for, really hes just a big waste of space...

 

[Burpey]

Just read Tharmi's post again, didn't see the Bailey comment. If you're calling him soft it's evident you have never watched him play.

 

[howardj]

Just read Tharmi's post again, didn't see the Bailey comment. If you're calling him soft it's evident you have never watched him play.

Bailey's as tough as nails. Not far off Webcke, who could win in a fight with a small car.

 

[Simon]

Bailey's as tough as nails. Not far off Webcke, who could win in a fight with a small car.

lol yeh Bailey is all quality, will take over the mantle as number 1 prop next year when Webcke retires...

 

[howardj]

no way, hes rubbish, i know we are short of forwards but this guy never puts in for any team he plays for, really hes just a big waste of space...

So, other than that, do you rate him?

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Bailey's as tough as nails. Not far off Webcke, who could win in a fight with a small car.

The only problem he'd have, really, would be if it turned. I reckon a semi has a better turning circle than Shane.

 

[Blaze]

lol yeh Bailey is all quality, will take over the mantle as number 1 prop next year when Webcke retires...

Wiki is already the number 1 prop in the NRL...