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Roar Experts Ryan O’Connell and Brett McKay have climbed back into the Cheap Seats for a State of Origin Game 1 special.
Recorded in the aftermath of the NSW Blues 14-6 victory over the Queensland Maroons in Sydney last night, the boys give their view on the big plays in the game, the performances of the stars and the debutants, and a complete set of player ratings for both teams.
Game 1 Origin talking points:
• Superb games from Jarryd Hayne, James Maloney, Robbie Farah, Luke Lewis and Greg Bird for NSW;
• Josh Reynolds’ flawless game off the NSW bench;
• The stars that shone for Queensland, and the stars that didn’t;
• Much disagreement in the ratings of Johnathan Thurston and Cooper Cronk;
• And even more for Ashley Harrison.
Summary of player scores is below, detailed explanation is contained in the podcast, and expected debate welcome in comments below.
Origin Game I Special: Ryan & Brett’s Player Ratings
New South Wales Blues
Jarryd Hayne:
Brett 8; Ryan 8
Brett Morris:
BM 7; ROC 7
Michael Jennings:
BM 7; ROC 9
Josh Morris:
BM 6; ROC 5
Blake Ferguson:
BM 7; ROC 8
James Maloney:
BM 8; ROC 9
Mitchell Pearce:
BM 6; ROC 7
Paul Gallen:
BM 8; ROC 8
Robbie Farah:
BM 8; ROC 8
James Tamou:
BM 6; ROC 5
Luke Lewis:
BM 9; ROC 10
Ryan Hoffman:
BM 7; ROC 7
Greg Bird:
BM 9; ROC 9
Interchange: Andrew Fifita:
BM 8; ROC 8
Anthony Watmough:
BM 7; ROC 7
Trent Merrin:
BM 6; ROC 7
Josh Reynolds:
no rating (flawless)
Queensland Maroons
Billy Slater:
BM 7; ROC 7
Darius Boyd:
BM 6; ROC 5
Greg Inglis:
BM 7; ROC 6
Justin Hodges:
BM 8; ROC 8
Brent Tate:
BM 7; ROC 8
Johnathan Thurston:
BM 6; ROC 4
Cooper Cronk:
BM 8; ROC 4
Matt Scott:
BM 7; ROC 6
Cameron Smith:
BM 7; ROC 7
David Shillington:
BM 7; ROC 5
Nate Myles:
BM 7; ROC 9
Sam Thaiday:
BM 7; ROC 6
Ashley Harrison:
BM 8; ROC 3
Interchange: Corey Parker:
BM 8; ROC 7
Matt Gillett:
BM 8; ROC 7
Ben Te’o:
BM 8; ROC 7
Chris McQueen
BM 8; ROC 7
Stay cheap, peeps!