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

[Blewy]

Crockers was pretty bad, and the league set the precedent last season when Luke McDougall was suspended for 10 weeks for a speak which was very similar...

 

[Simon]

as much as i like crocker and want qld to win, given his record 9 weeks is fair enough...

 

[howardj]

Qld Team Announced on Monday.

Here's the side I'd pick.

Bowen
Tate
Bell
Hodges
Inglis
Lockyer
Thurston

Harrison
Johnson
Webb
Civoniceva
Payne
Price

- Scott
- Shillington
- Thaiday
- Berrigan

 

[Simon]

Cameron Smith will be the hooker, no doubt at all...
also i dont think Webb will be in the starting side and i dont think Thaiday has done enough to make it, Parker will get in if he has another blinder tonight...

 

[howardj]

Parker is soft.

If either he or McGuire make the side, I'm going to boycott the series.

 

[Cloete]

My side:

Inglis
Bowen
Bell
Hodges
Tate
Lockyer
Thurston
Civoniceva
Smith
Price
Johnson
Stagg
Harrison

Hunt/Prince
Shillington
Myles
Webb

 

[Clarence]

I haven't seen either so I can't comment, but the union and league judiciary systems have a history of giving different suspensions for similar incidents.

Examples?

 

[Clarence]

My side:

Inglis
Bowen
Bell
Hodges
Tate
Lockyer
Thurston
Civoniceva
Smith
Price
Johnson
Stagg
Harrison

Hunt/Prince
Shillington
Myles
Webb

Bowen would be terrible on the wing - it's either fullback or the bench role.

 

[Mister Wright]

I don't think Tate is ready for Origin. He still doesn't have enough confidence in his ankle and looks very, very rusty. Hopefully Berrigan is our bench utility.

 

[Simon]

Berrigan is barely of first grade standard, why should he be picked for origin...
im sticking with the side i named the other day...

 

[Mister Wright]

Berrigan is barely of first grade standard, why should he be picked for origin...
im sticking with the side i named the other day...

That's a bit rough on Berrigan. Fair enough with the amount of centres we have he's not worthy of some of their company, but as a utility he would be very dangerous being able to handle all roles from 1-7. He was good at hooker last night.

 

[Burpey]

I rate Berrigan pretty highly, definitely a useful and solid first-grader.

 

[howardj]

NSW Team

Hodgson
Tahu
Cooper
Gasnier
King
Anasta
Gower

O'Donnell
Ryan
Hindmarsh
Mason
Buderus
O'Meley

- Kite
- Simpson
- Menzies
- Wing

If Coops is out, then Roberts comes in on the wing, and Tahu shifts to the centres.

 

[Mister Wright]

NSW Team

Hodgson
Tahu
Cooper
Gasnier
King
Anasta
Gower

Fitzgibbon
O'Donnell
Hindmarsh
Mason
Buderus
O'Meley

- Kite
- Simpson
- Menzies
- Wing

If Coops is out, then Roberts comes in on the wing, and Tahu shifts to the centres.

Is that the named team, or the team you would select?

 

[howardj]

Is that the named team, or the team you would select?

It's my team, mate.

 

[Mister Wright]

It's my team, mate.

Disapointing! - Considering you consider yourself a Queenslander, that's a bloody good team! You wouldn't be a very good mole.

 

[howardj]

I picked Anasta, didn't I.

But, I take your point - a good mole would pick Finch too.

 

[Mister Wright]

I picked Anasta, didn't I.

But, I take your point - a good mole would pick Finch too.

And the rest would be filled with Souths and Canberra players.

 

[Son Of Coco]

That's a bit rough on Berrigan. Fair enough with the amount of centres we have he's not worthy of some of their company, but as a utility he would be very dangerous being able to handle all roles from 1-7. He was good at hooker last night.

Was he expensive?

 

[howardj]

NSW have announced their team:

NSW Wizard Blues:
1. Brett Hodgson (Wests Tigers)
2. Matt King (Melbourne Storm)
3. Mark Gasnier (St George Illawarra Dragons)
4. Matt Cooper (St George Illawarra Dragons)
5. Timana Tahu (Parramatta Eels)
6. Braith Anasta (Sydney Roosters)
7. Craig Gower (Penrith Panthers)

8. Brent Kite (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles)
9. Danny Buderus (c) (Newcastle Knights)
10. Willie Mason (Bulldogs)
11. Nathan Hindmarsh (Parramatta Eels)
12. Steve Simpson (Newcastle Knights)
13. Luke O'Donnell (Nth Qld Cowboys)

Interchange
14. Craig Wing (Sydney Roosters)
15. Steve Menzies (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles)
16. Mark O'Meley (Bulldogs)
17. Andrew Ryan (Bulldogs)

Luke Lewis (Penrith Panthers) and Eric Grothe (Parramatta Eels) have been named as standby players and their inclusion is subject to fitness assessments on Matt Cooper and Mark Gasnier.