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

[howardj]

Ross and Flannery both out of Origin contention with injuries.

 

[Simon]

Ross and Flannery both out of Origin contention with injuries.

yay and yay, both probably would have been picked and neither would deserve it...
if David Stagg and Corey Parker keep up their form they are both a chance of playing for qld i think... Shillington from the Roosters is another who could be a bolter...

 

[chaminda_00]

yay and yay, both probably would have been picked and neither would deserve it...
if David Stagg and Corey Parker keep up their form they are both a chance of playing for qld i think... Shillington from the Roosters is another who could be a bolter...

Shillington a QLDers, what the heck is going on, all the good rookies are QLDers or Kiwis

 

[Simon]

Shillington a QLDers, what the heck is going on, all the good rookies are QLDers or Kiwis

yeh seems like it
i hope he makes it, ive been impressed with him this year, put myles, Inglis, Hunt and a few other youngsters in there that have the talent but havent lost a series before and we could be in with a show...

 

[howardj]

Shillington would be a great pick.

I don't want Parker in the team though.

I want to see another 10 games of him showing mongrel, before he earns a call-up.

 

[howardj]

Bowen falls out of favour

Happy for Hunt.

Future superstar.

 

[Simon]

Bowen falls out of favour

Happy for Hunt.

Future superstar.

yeh i posted that in the test thread, im excited that hunt could play in the test, i think this year he's gonna step up andbe a real superstar, in the past 4 or 5 games we have seen what hes capable of, it looks like minichiello will play, but its nice for Hunt to be in the squad...

 

[howardj]

Bloody sick of players declaring themselves unavailable for Origin this year - Sing; Bowman; Kennedy; Gidley; Johns; Webcke; Barrett etc. With the likes of Minichiello; Ross; Crocker etc unavailable through injury/suspension, I'd like to see (although it would never happen) the NRL make players sit out the three corresponding premiership matches, if they are going to declare themselves unavailable for Origin. Seriously, it is the game's showpiece, and it's degenerating into a complete joke.

NSW Leftovers v Qld Leftovers.

 

[Simon]

cant say i agree, theres always gonna be plenty of players who are passionate about it and have given great service to the concept, i dont think we want people playing origin that dont particularly want to be there...

 

[howardj]

cant say i agree, theres always gonna be plenty of players who are passionate about it and have given great service to the concept, i dont think we want people playing origin that dont particularly want to be there...

They'd be passionate about it, if they were there on the night though.

I can see the day when clubs - if they're not already - leaning on their best players to make themselves unavailable, regardless of the player's wishes. That was part of the deal for Andrew Johns, when the Knights gave him permission to play in England last year.

 

[Simon]

Johns has played Origin for 10 years and you cant say he hasnt been a good servant to the game. i've got no problem with these guys retiring from rep football, ur just making it look worse than it is because of the injury/suspension problems we are facing this year...

 

[howardj]

Johns has played Origin for 10 years and you cant say he hasnt been a good servant to the game. i've got no problem with these guys retiring from rep football, ur just making it look worse than it is because of the injury/suspension problems we are facing this year...

Not really making it look worse than it is. There are six guys (named above) that were available last year, but not available this year. That's too many. I mean, guys like Gidley and Barrett are allowed to make themselves unavailable - that's crazy.

 

[Simon]

Gidley sucks and wouldnt be picked because all 4 outside backs for australia are from NSW. Kennedy has also done enough to warrant not having to be selected anymore. Bowman wouldnt make the qld side now either. Webcke didnt play last year, so he doesnt really count.

 

[howardj]

Gidley sucks and wouldnt be picked because all 4 outside backs for australia are from NSW. Kennedy has also done enough to warrant not having to be selected anymore. Bowman wouldnt make the qld side now either. Webcke didnt play last year, so he doesnt really count.

Yeah but the fact that players of that quality and who are that young - Gidley and Barrett - can be unavailable (regardless of whether they are among the first XVII) is not a good thing. I can see Origin, in a few years, not being the jewel in the league crown, which it should be.

 

[Simon]

Yeah but the fact that players of that quality and who are that young - Gidley and Barrett - can be unavailable (regardless of whether they are among the first XVII) is not a good thing. I can see Origin, in a few years, not being the jewel in the league crown, which it should be.

again i disagree, i thought it was great Joey and BK wanted to go out in test football, which is the pinacle of the game and it should be. While we all love the Origin concept and currently its the highest level available it will be a great day when playing for Australia is again considered a higher honour than playing Origin.

 

[howardj]

again i disagree, i thought it was great Joey and BK wanted to go out in test football, which is the pinacle of the game and it should be. While we all love the Origin concept and currently its the highest level available it will be a great day when playing for Australia is again considered a higher honour than playing Origin.

I think the players have always considered it a higher honour, even though they know it's not a higher standard of football. This could soon change, if the slack little buggers continue to treat Origin like an inconvenience.

 

[Simon]

on the Origin side, imo Corey Parker has just about played his way into the team, hes been great for us in the past month...

 

[howardj]

Thaiday, Webb, Jenson, Marsh would be my bench.

No room for Corey.

 

[Simon]

my team as of tonight is
1 Hunt 2 Inglis 3 Hodges 4 Bell 5 Tate 6 Lockyer 7 Thurston 8 Civonicea 9 C Smith 10 Price 11 Johnson 12 Parker 13 Harrison
Reserves
14 Shillington 15 Myles 16 Tronc 17 Bowen

Crocker's impending suspension hurts a lot and im not convinced Harrison is playing well enough to be picked, ive completed changed my backline from my last prediction, but Tate will be picked if hes fit and Bell has done enough in my books to be picked...

 

[howardj]

my team as of tonight is
1 Hunt 2 Inglis 3 Hodges 4 Bell 5 Tate 6 Lockyer 7 Thurston 8 Civonicea 9 C Smith 10 Price 11 Johnson 12 Parker 13 Harrison
Reserves
14 Shillington 15 Myles 16 Tronc 17 Bowen

Crocker's impending suspension hurts a lot and im not convinced Harrison is playing well enough to be picked, ive completed changed my backline from my last prediction, but Tate will be picked if hes fit and Bell has done enough in my books to be picked...

Tate will be there, for sure.

Good work - that's a top side.

Shillington would charge like a wounded bull.

Can't wait to see Inglis. Have a look at the stature of the bloke. It just screams 'champion'.