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As the New South Wales Blues squad was read out last week, one selection stood out among the Maroon-blooded supercoaches I converse with. James…
Scott, as in the author of the first comment. ‘Extra points’ referred to Maloney.
Re: It’s no different. It is. It’s origin.
James Maloney is a marked man
Yeah Scott, he could provide the Blues with the extra points they’ve been missing. He is up against Smith/JT/Cronk though who are adept at directing their running forwards in the right channels. If Maloney defends where he normally defends you’d think he’s going to have quite an extreme defensive load, which will make it harder for him to be at his best in attack. I guess that’s what makes a champion though, let’s see if he’s up to it.
James Maloney is a marked man
Well done to the Blues. Good to see young fellas like moylan & tedesco shine. Also good to see the back of Gallen. So long, and thanks for all the penalties.
Kudos to you Ryan for acknowledging what I can only describe as some pretty strange refereeing. As a Qld supporter I gotta say that after the initial sting of the blues last gasp victory, that game doesn’t feel like a loss to me. The scoreboard felt a bit irrelevant because of our effort under adversity. That was helped by the fact we had already wrapped up the series, but regardless, very proud of the dignified way our boys handled themselves up against a 12-3 penalty count and a run of very selective calls. To win the series & be seconds away from a clean sweep in a year where 2 games were played in NSW is a mighty effort. QLDER!!!!
Looking forward to 2017 – the year the Maroons get to release the Kracken. Yes Dylan Napa. You know the red-headed terror is coming for you.
Five talking points from State of Origin 3