Comments on: Origin forecast is sky blue for NSW

By: david grant

david grant — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:43:43 +0000

Origin 3 . This time NSW did not need the Refs to win it but got their help anyway as usual and a
. new club emerged; the Coward’s Club of Barrett, Waterhouse and Poore.

By: Alan Nicolea

Alan Nicolea — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:28:14 +0000

Hoy

I think he was far from lazy for NSW this year. Indeed he has been far from lazy ever since Daniel Anderson switched him to fullback for the Eels. When he played at five-eighth, Hayne oozed laziness in a position that indeed oozes involvement. I think Hayne can get only better for the Blues if he was used in his favoured position of fullback, if his form on the wing is anything to go by.

By: Hoy

Hoy — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:17:26 +0000

How odd that he was taken out of the article Alan. Thanks for letting me know.

I hate Hayne, because he is a NSW character that you can love to hate. While I feel he is brilliant, I also can’t help but feel he is really lazy, and could be a lot better. When he isn’t making breaks, he just oozes laziness to me. I don’t know why. Some half efforts probably add to the appearance. Like poor tackle attempts where it seems he can’t be bothered, or those run backs where he just jogs up and falls over.

There is no doubt he can play, and put some big hits on, but it seems he only does it when he feels like it, otherwise he can’t be bothered.

By: Veuve

Veuve — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:04:48 +0000

It’ll be some time before NSW will be back to the heights of the year 2000 if ever. Both teams have 3 cleansweeps but in 2000 when Ryan Girdler scored 32 points and NSW won 56-16 was unforgettable for me. With QLD having such a fantastic team I think NSW will be waiting a while before they’ll have a team comparable to 2000.

By: Mushi

Mushi — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:00:45 +0000

Yep if next years series consists of three dead rubber games where Queensland can’t select Folau, Petero, Hannant or Myles then I reckon the blues are dead set specials – though I wonder if Kimmorley will still be allowed to make more contact with the head than Lewis did versus Tyson.

By: Alan nicolea

Alan nicolea — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:37:27 +0000

Hoy

Funny thing is i did mention Jarryd Hayne in the un-edited version of this article. But the roar obviously thought that it was not worth a mention. If you want to know what i think, Hayne was arguably the player of the series for NSW and the past month has seen his game involve into one that will see him as the first player picked for the blues next series. Its good to know that NSW at their best are good enough to win a series. It has to start next year though.

By: Worlds Biggest

Worlds Biggest — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:45:50 +0000

I seem to remember similar optimism after NSW beat Qld in a Game 3 dead rubber at Suncorp in 2007. Wednesday night was a magnificent game, but it is hard to gage if it was a great performance by NSW or QLD weren’t there mentally. Probably a bit of both. For NSW to succeed they must have a big cleanout across the board in regards to Coaching, Management and Selectors. They need to bring back the culture which Qld has in spades. This win papers over the cracks in the Blues set up. Time for a clean out.

By: Richard Brockhurst

Richard Brockhurst — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:30:18 +0000

Hoy, Williams didn’t put the ball down either and a couple of knock ons went unoticed. Keeps Origin alive though. Nsw were always going to win.

By: Hoy

Hoy — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:49:49 +0000

Alan, are you a sky blue fan perchance?

Morris scored a trie off a forward pass, and Jennings has done nothing to really warrant selection.

Creagh and Watmough were very good in all games they played. Creagh was awesome running wide all series.

Hayne, who interestingly enough doesn’t seem to rate a mention in this article was head and shoulders above any other NSW player this year, and realistically he alone kept NSW in the hunt in the first two games.

QLD played as bad in the last game and NSW did in the first two. Dropped ball at crucial times delivering turnovers that were punished either with points, or field position. I still say QLD were lucky to win the fourth series in a row, but they did it.

Sets up for a good series next year.