The autopsies have wrapped up. Wally Lewis has induced some sedatives. We’ve allowed enough time for a Mal Meninga piece about rodents and grime.
That means the emotional dust has officially settled on State of Origin 2013 and it’s time for the sensible wash-up from the straight-thinking public.
Canvassing y’all intelligent realists, I’m hearing the same thing.
All are in wistful agreement that the concept of Origin footy, so loved, so revered, so profitable, is now officially dead. And I decree said ‘y’all’ to be on the money.
Yep, it’s true. I don’t mean to make your kids cry, but the game’s lips have turned purple and the once-vibrant vascular organ of interstate rugby league in Australia has now stopped, never to pump midweek adrenaline through the veins of the eastern seaboard ever again.
After eight series of predictability, last Wednesday night will be remembered as when we started digging a hole in the plot, booking the church, calling up a priest and assembling a choir that could lip-sync Timomatic’s new single as well as sing ‘Amazing Grace’, because this thing was kaput.
‘Mate versus Mate’ is buried. Cremated. Pushing up sugar cane. Floating towards the floor of the Brisbane River with bricks tied to its feet.
Pumped fulla’ fluff by an Ipswichian taxidermist and mounted on the wall inside the QRL offices like a prized antler.
Once again: Origin. Is. Dead.
Gone and forgotten.
This ghastly judgment is a conclusive quantum leap much in the fashion of the wailing and downtrodden Queenslanders and their busted spirit of 2000, but it’s an accurate one.
The reason Origin is cactus is this.
The Blues, despite recently producing performances that came within autograph-requesting distance of their demigod opponents, will never win another series. And that’s a fact.
NSW’s fascist mayorship of Loserville was confirmed with stark certainty at ANZ Stadium that Wednesday night.
With the majority of possession and field position, the weight of the whistle and a naked and greased-up crowd firmly behind them, they still managed to regally muff their shot at breaking the chokehold.
A better opportunity to break the trend you shall never come across.
In the aftermath, amateur CPR from hopeful players and apologists wasn’t enough to mask the embarrassing writing on the wall.
The great state of New South Wales totally stinks at footy and Queensland are untouchably tops, and it doesn’t look like changing anytime soon.
In a concept that relies heavily on its only two partaking teams both having a decent shout at the winning champers, it’s a poisonous circumstance that has proved ultimately fatal.
So with the final breath sucked by a great servant of the game of rugby league, it’s time to do what a wealthy yet emotionally unfulfilled trophy wife-turned-widow would do, and that’s pick through the remaining assets.
International league is in the nursing home, so all that’s left that divides us is the all-powerful National Rugby League.
Now moreso than ever, this must be respected and cherished for what it is: an awesome competition thanks to the brilliance of NSW.
Let’s be honest. Us southerners, with our greater business acumen, superior infrastructure and better stuff, started this excellent product over a hundred years ago and nurtured it to today’s giddy heights.
To be honest, it really should be called the N(SW)RL.
Without the totally transparent and faction-free NSWRL, the original and the greatest league administration, there would be no sparkle-spewing NRL that we see today, and there certainly wouldn’t be anything interesting coming out of Queensland.
Who gave the Broncos a shot and saved your state capital from becoming a shanty town?
Who had the patience of mind and fatness of wallet to nurture the feeble Cowboys?
Who was gullible enough to believe the fiscal assurances of Michael Searle?
The N(SW)RL, that’s who.
So to the clubs, players, coaches and fans from across the Tweed, also now known as ‘murderers’, you should do yourselves a favour and remember this.
Before you go killing any more forms of the game with your barbaric greed for success, remember who your daddy is.
All that’s left in the game was given to you by generosity of the original ‘rugby league headquarters’ in Phillip Street, Sydney.
Don’t try to kill the hand of the rat that feeds you.
Gaz
Guest
Well said my man. You have just described why Queensland will always conquer NSW. The only way you beat us was with our players and now that has been turned around. You need your own. Another reason is the pretenders - like Hayne, Bird, Carney and Dugan, lying all over the place trying to milk a penalty - that will win the game - yes. Hoffman of all players turning at right angles and doing a swan dive over the streaker to stop a try - Ryans old man would still be having nightmares. Galen trying to thump the daylights out of Myles, Farrah in the refs ear every 20 seconds. Why can't you win - simply because you don't know how to win. Incidently, Hoffman was the last straw.
Gaz
Guest
The Brisbane competition was good and healthy and only living on chook raffles when the Broncos were born. They injected that health into the NSW system and the rest is history. We taught you how to play and don't kid yourselves, every team had to lift to keep up. The fact that the Broncos have had an administration that has supported the shareholders rather than the supporters (23% profit) and are wanting profit and not footballing success is and remains an outrage this year is no excuse. Brisbane is now the centre of the Australian Rugby League - the way we like it. Ten in a row anyone.
gazza man
Guest
I wonder how many NSW supporters really "get it" origin that is? Yes I'm a QUEENSLANDER! but before you stop reading I would like to tell you souherners that I love NSW. That is, as a place to visit it is AWESOME! Been all over the world and Sydney is up there with the best of them. Now lets talk Rugby League, I watched with interest the first origin build-up this year and saw "little Johnny" poor bugger Jarryd Hayne his idol and at 8 years of age his State team hasn't won a series in his lifetime......Tragic! They could have shown me, a 50 year old who had to wait until he was 19 and a TRADESMAN before I saw Qld win a series. Yes I know you call us whingers, as a teenager I watched, Ribot, Close, Reddy, Morris etc etc play week in week out in OUR comp then disappear for a year only to come back in a sky blue jumper and give us a thumping. The game needed to be changed but NSW ran the game so winning for thirty years on the trot seemed fine to them. Yes once again you've heard it all before but it's more than words to us, it's fundamentally what we're about. Deep rooted (100 years) hatred of our big brother. Yes NSW you are our big brother we hate you, you don't have a big brother to hate. Run the game, run the rule making, run the finances and we hate you for it. QUEENSLANDER!!!!
junior Hupigo
Guest
So here we go looking for answers to NSW 8th fall into past 7 feet underground. Can NSW just do the right thing by taking the next 10 months planing the killer blow for QLD. Countries like PNG have equal support for both teams but hate to see the other give in with so many excuses that even dont have merit. Maroons may not be contained by NSW and further 9th feet underground looms possibilty.
MMADoggzofwar
Roar Rookie
If NSW won 8 in a row ahhhhhh, the glory days of post try celebrations...LoL!
Chris
Guest
If NSW won 8 straight Origin would be dead
Chris
Guest
You add up all the crowds with are going to Sydney based team games. Then add all the crowds for Brisbane based teams I put my house on it that more people turn up to Sydney games than Brisbane. Andrew well said can't even get two team out of Brisbane area??? How many in Sydney?????
Horatio
Guest
SOO lives - as long as Hayne is a player...
Falcore
Guest
Was pleasantly surprised to google Ipswich taxidermy and learn that such a business actually exists.
Andrew
Guest
Are you a crushers fan? Brisbane had a chance and couldn't even sustain 2 teams. Gold Coast should have been kicked out of comp but nrl bailed them out. Easy for Brisbane to look good with most of qld supporting them being the first qld team.
Casper
Guest
greedy NSWRL clubs took their share of the licence fees from the new entrants in the NRL to prop up their fading competition which nobody was watching. Check the ratings, Broncos can miss the finals & still get bigger ratings & attendance than most NSW clubs. Sydney has always had 'fair weather' club fans. You didn't have any conscience in destroyingthe Brisbane competition. Always was & will be sydney-centric, prop up the under achievers with money earned from tv rights buoyed by the out of sydney clubs. We expect it & just hope the refs don't 'ensure' you get your sydney grand final every year
BOB_Down
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Origin is not dead, as a New South Welshman live deep in enemy territory, i still feel the possibility of victory every year, the hate, the passion etc. It's not dead till one side gives up interest or stops trying, and listening to the blues player talk and seeing almost the whole of the stadium blue that moment is a long way off. This Dynasty is something i will tell my kids about when they are older and the blues are on top. A NSW team with a few more experienced Origin and finals player will roll the QLDer eventually, i hope.
Andrew
Guest
As a blues man through and through I will always support the blues and not like give in and roll over like Chris "Choppy" Close, isn't he a qlder that stated after just 3 loses that origin is dead? Haven't heard blues supporter once say origin is dead unlike qld supporters. Just saying.
dogforlife
Guest
Yep origin is dead as the dodo in Sydney, but then again it was only the soft and spineless that were left there in the begining anyway. Anyone strong enough to stand up for themselves or fight back was sent to QLD, Norfolk Island or Tasmania only the meek and pliant were allowed to stay... 200 years of breeding amongst the yellow bellies.. Coincidence?
Jack
Guest
Hahaha great work! I've noticed a few NSW-centric drivel articles on here that should have the "Ha!' symbol next to them as well...
Silver_Sovereign
Guest
Very funny stuff. Love the blues fans' drivel around this site. Always enjoyable to read. Keep it up!