Posts Tagged "State of Origin 2011"

Please don’t tell me that Ricky Stuart has instilled pride and passion back into the NSW Blues jumper. How many times did we hear the coach, the players, and even the biased media use that mind numbing word “passion”?

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The talk coming into Origin III was how Ricky Stuart had unlocked the secret of new rugby league. No more props, it was going to be Dutch total football forward packs with a slew of back rowers capable of offloads and wearing down the opposing big guys with angled runs.

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The State of Origin decider between Queensland and the Blues by a whopping 2.476m viewers last night – the biggest single audience on television this year – with a national average of 3.765million viewers.

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New South Wales weathered Queensland’s ‘perfect’ storm for 25 minutes to be just 6-0 behind, but the floodgates then opened to be 24-0 down and the game all but lost. We evaluate the NSW players: who got it right, and who went missing for the Blues.

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The opening 30 minutes of the game by Queensland was described by Wally Lewis as the best he’s ever seen. Repeat set after repeat set, and just as New South Wales had a sniff, the Maroons ripped the heart out of the Blues. Queensland’s player ratings.

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State of Origin game 3 result: Queensland Maroons 34 – NSW Blues 24. Queensland have won the State of Origin decider 34 – 24 in a high scoring finish to the 2011 Origin series.

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State of Origin 2011 game three preview: Although the score is one game all and next Wednesday night will decide the series winner, the Blues have been the superior team over all with a better spread of talent, especially in the forwards and bench. Can a champion team beat a team of champions?

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It is symbolic that today on the precipice of the Blues’ first series victory that the back page of the Daily Telegraph has a picture of NSW’s greatest origin legend… Wally Lewis? After more than 90 matches in the series the most defining image for New South Wales pride is the bronze statue of the [...]

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The State of Origin Decider 2011: our chance to knock those cocky Maroons off their perch. Join us tonight for live scores and blog of all the action as Gallen’s gallent Blues take on Queensland at their home. Join us from 7:30pm (AEST) for all the Origin action with a NSW Blues call of the [...]

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State of Origin game 3: Time to show NSW how it’s done, again. Join us from 7:30pm (AEST) for all the action and banter with a Queensland call of the game. Queenslander!

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Queensland coach Mal Meninga has accused NSW counterpart Ricky Stuart of trying to influence the referees ahead of Wednesday night’s series-deciding State of Origin clash.

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Let’s start with a confession. Before he became the coach of New South Wales for the 2011 State of Origin series, Ricky Stuart was among my least admired leading sports people.

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My State of Origin parties used to revolve around myself and anyone else with a stupid nickname rolling up to some poor bloke’s house, watching the game and making as much noise as possible while laughing hysterically at Roy and HG’s commentary.

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Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho is the master of mind games. No coach in world sport can rival the self proclaimed “special one” when it comes to leaving opponents, officials or fans agitated and frustrated. Stick with me because I promise this is a story about State of Origin.

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Plans for a secret training run for the NSW State of Origin side have backfired spectacularly with Brisbane media inadvertently crashing the session on Tuesday morning.

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The stage is set for an epic encounter when the NSW Blues and Queensland Maroons battle each other once again in State of Origin III at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane tomorrow night.

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On the eve of arguably the biggest night of his coaching career, Stuart has told his 19-man squad who will be the 17 on duty for NSW at Suncorp in the Origin decider tomorrow night. But no-one outside the NSW bunker will know the final selection until an hour before kick-off.

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Amidst all the talk of restructuring the NRL representative calendar recently, perhaps the most telling comment was David Gallop’s observation a fortnight ago that Channel Nine would be reluctant to give up the current midweek Origin slot.

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NSW coach Ricky Stuart is set to leave Queensland guessing until 30 minutes before kick-off as to the final make-up of his side for Wednesday night’s State of Origin decider.

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Queensland winger Jharal Yow Yeh knows Wednesday night’s State of Origin decider will be the biggest game of his life and he’s determined to prove he’s worthy of a Maroons jersey for years to come.

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