Hey QLD…

[QWERTY]

We didn’t have Cleary, Mitchell or Jake and Tom. Jake and Latrell make a huge difference.

Cleary would have done zilch. Moses played better, just unfortunate Freddy is a dill and Mitchell, and Tom/Jake weren’t playing. This is coming from someone who supports QLD

[kakaruk]

If Rads got 3 weeks Walsh has to get the same there's no difference to the 2 incidents it's a deliberate head butt from him end of story 3 weeks

[QWERTY]

Ado Carr should have played his last game 2 years ago.

All that talk about him being better than Tupou…lol. Tupou is a much better defender, much better attacker and takes the ball up for metres. Ado-Carr was invisible.

[Bates]

NSW had zero shape in attack.

[Roostermania]

It's great that Collins got MoM tonite and congratulations!

But what bugs me is why he doesn't play to this level and passion for Roosters. It happens every year.

[rented tracksuit]

All that talk about him being better than Tupou…lol. Tupou is a much better defender, much better attacker and takes the ball up for metres. Ado-Carr was invisible.

Exactly.

[Swamptrout]

I am a firm believer there are NRL players and there are origin players. I know which state picked which.

Oh well, NSW fan living in QLD i look forward to going to work and copping it again for another year.

[Bates]

If Rads got 3 weeks Walsh has to get the same there's no difference to the 2 incidents it's a deliberate head butt from him end of story 3 weeks

Agree. Grade 1 strike charge 3 weeks for both Walsh and Luai

[Bondicigar]

Well there's one for all you conspiracy theorists out there. The Queensland team don't care about a dead rubber game in Sydney

[Chook2]

Yes all this talk about jac needing to play and should have last year, he scored tries in World Cup against a lot of average opposition and a team dominating
he has pace and that’s it
does not have good defence. Aerial ability in attack and defence and also mtrs coming off their end like Brian too or tupou
inless the game is set up and in his favour he isn’t that great

Qld just have a bug brutal forward pack and fast backline
NSW look like the roosters this year, like they don’t know each other
54% possession and 4 times the tackles in the opposition 20 to score 1 try
NSW favourites and only won one of the last 4 series now, Freddy has no idea on coaching

[Vee08]

I’m a QLD fan but I expected more from a supposedly more hungry Blues outfit? That was a poor game by Origin standards regardless the score. NSW capitulated. Even worse was the poor standard of officiating by company man Klein & co, …carrying on with the PVL circus… play on…

[elo]

NSW had zero shape in attack.

Blues reminded me of us alot, dodgy defence on the edges and that frantic, shapeless attack when close to the line. Those tap on plays to the touch judges are exactly the same shit we do, low percentage garbage. The 5th tackle options also shocking, similar to ours. In general play Blues made more metres and missed less tackles yet still got hammered on the scoreboard, Freddy and Brandy should be sent packing.

[roosterproud]

gotta say it the ref and the flunker scored more than nsw. the first half qld tries were not tries. the first was a joke the second had 2 forward passes. huge.

[Qld Chook]

I think Freddy is done as a coach.. some strange selections & decisions.

Obviously putting Cooky into the centres was the main one but why not start Martin? Surely Murray had to get on before half time? Is Stefano worth a bench spot to play 14mins? I think the other forwards could’ve covered those minutes and he could’ve carried Burton on the bench. I know it sounds hindsight hero but I’ve been saying it since the teams were selected cause you just knew an outside back would go down.

All in all, I don’t know if this makes a difference. The lack of urgency and inability to compete on every single play stood out to me. I don’t know if this can be coached into them or not. Maybe it’s psychological baggage from a lot of these guys growing up and watching the 8 in a row. But QLD just looked hungrier.

Tbh I found myself cheering for Teddy & the blues at stages because I hate a dead rubber but the attack was so so clunky and ineffective. Oh well, I hope Teddy uses this to come back to club land and go on absolute tear.

Rant over.

[worldbe3]

That NSW performance was highly reminiscent of a recent Roosters performance. Players completely out of sync, hopeless in attack, players bizarrely playing out of position.