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Time to speculate about Blues Origin team

28 Apr 2012

It’s that time of year again, when everyone has their crack at naming their Origin team.

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Why is defence our concern ? Pre series all I kept hearing was that QLD were guaranteed to score 26 points and that the Blues had to score more. NSW have held QLD to 18 or less in 3 of the last 4 games. This time QLD scored a try against 12 men, another off the back of an incorrect penalty and a try from a kick that was knocked back, regathered, lost and regathered again. I don't think defence is that big an issue. I've watched the game again and Uate was the culprit for QLDs two first half tries. His coming in was so terribly timed in both cases that he left himself in no mans land, not getting a shot on the ball carrier or Boyd, just watching the pass go over his head. Timing was awful regardless of what his inside defenders were doing. I'm also convinced that if he stayed on his man there was enough cover coming across to take the ball runner.

NSW should stop whinging and ask why they couldn’t score points

25 May 2012

What short memories QLDers have. In 2006 when NSW had won 3 in a row Queenslanders were complaining non-stop. The Origin concept was outdated, the qualification rules needed to be changed, the Origin concept would die, etc. NSW have every right to complain about the inconsistency and lack of understanding the refs had for almost every critical ruling they made. So what NSW scored two tries from kicks ? What relevance does that have ? Qld scored both their tries off the back of ridiculous referee decisions. Fact. You mention Hayne punching Thurston. What about Thurston elbowing Hayne, what about Slater twisting Haynes leg in the tackle, what about Hodges kicking Farah TWICE, what about Myles dropping the forearm in every tackle he made.

NSW should stop whinging and ask why they couldn’t score points

25 May 2012

Did anyone notice an incident in the first half where Hodges was tackled around the ankles - not sure by who. As he tried to get up Hodges kicked out with his left foot, missed the defender and so then kicked out with his right and collected the Blues defender in the chest who had well and truly let go by that stage. I was surprised there was no replay.

Five hit ups: the talking points from State of Origin one

24 May 2012

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