Origin 2022

The refereeing was a disgrace. Clear attempt to make Queensland competitive.

QUEENSLAND TEAM LIST

1. Kalyn Ponga - Newcastle Knights

2. Selwyn Cobbo - Brisbane Broncos

3. Valentine Holmes - North Queensland Cowboys

4. Dane Gagai - Newcastle Knights

5. Murray Taulagi - North Queensland Cowboys

6. Cameron Munster - Melbourne Storm

7. Daly Cherry-Evans - Manly Sea Eagles

8. Lindsay Collins - Sydney Roosters

9. Ben Hunt - St George Illawarra Dragons

10. Josh Papalii - Canberra Raiders

11. Kurt Capewell - Brisbane Broncos

12. Jeremiah Nanai - North Queensland Cowboys

13. Tino Fa’asuamaleaui - Gold Coast Titans

14. Harry Grant - Melbourne Storm

15. Jai Arrow - South Sydney Rabbitohs

16. Patrick Carrigan - Brisbane Broncos

17. Tom Gilbert - North Queensland Cowboys

18. Thomas Flegler - Brisbane Broncos

19. Tom Dearden - North Queensland Cowboys

20. Beau Fermor - Gold Coast Titans

21. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow - North Queensland Cowboys

22. Sam Walker - Sydney Roosters

NSW SQUAD

1. James Tedesco (c) (Sydney Roosters)

2. Brian To’o (Penrith Panthers)

3. Matt Burton (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)

4. Stephen Crichton (Penrith Panthers)

5. Daniel Tupou (Sydney Roosters)

6. Jarome Luai (Penrith Panthers)

7. Nathan Cleary (Penrith Panthers)

8. Jordan McLean (North Queensland Cowboys)

9. Apisai Koroisau (Penrith Panthers)

10. Jake Trbojevic (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)

11. Cameron Murray (South Sydney Rabbitohs)

12. Liam Martin (Penrith Panthers)

13. Isaah Yeo (Penrith Panthers)

14. Damien Cook (South Sydney Rabbitohs)

15. Angus Crichton (Sydney Roosters)

16. Junior Paulo (Parramatta Eels)

17. Siosifa Talakai (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks)

18. Jack Wighton (Canberra Raiders)

19. Nicho Hynes (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks)

20. Clint Gutherson (Parramatta Eels)

21. Jacob Saifiti (Newcastle Knights)

22. Reece Robson (North Queensland Cowboys)

Gagai and Papalii on last chance saloon here i reckon. Both have been very average this series.

Nanai has struggled to make any impact on the field (yes excuse in G1) and needs to fill some very big tackling boots. Qld will give away less 6-agains though.

Bit of defense this game wouldn't go amiss. Yes even you Kalyn

Kaufusi and Haas forced changes to both sides, but the success of the cowboys has seen players filled from their team in either side. Probably lucky the bye comes for them this week from an NRL perspective.

Munster and Taulagi out with covid

FML

Ardie knows what's up

The biggest game of the week is still, fuck probably 6 hours away by the time we get through all the pregame bullshit.

No way Qld overcomes the loss of Munster, leaving DCE to win us the game. Someone in the backs would have to play a fucking blinder, along with a couple of forwards.

Munster and Cotter were Qld's best players in G1, and they are gone.

Meanwhile NSW are packed with Panthers, and those fluffybunnies never ever get hurt. So their most important players are all there. Cleary and Burton will kick Qld to death, they'll win the territory battle by fuckloads, and at one point score a quick run of tries to win by about 16.

Fuck you cleary you suspiciously pimply and wide jawed fuck.

Oh, and Jerome Luia will do fuck all for most of the game, but still celebrate hardest and mouth off the absolute most because he is a fuckhead.

@mariner4life Gold medal to you in the Claiming the Underdog Status

@Higgins said in Origin 2022:

@mariner4life Gold medal to you in the Claiming the Underdog Status

you just don't "get" origin

we are always the underdog. always

sure, our team may at one point have had peak Slater, Inglis, Thurston, Lockyer, Smith, Petro, Price et al

but we were fucking underdogs mate. Qld spirit won that.

deadset

@mariner4life and those Qld underdogs back in the day with the King, Mal and Gene Miles…

@ACT-Crusader said in Origin 2022:

@mariner4life and those Qld underdogs back in the day with the King, Mal and Gene Miles…

Origin. Spirit

fluffybunny

@mariner4life said in Origin 2022:

@ACT-Crusader said in Origin 2022:

@mariner4life and those Qld underdogs back in the day with the King, Mal and Gene Miles…

Origin. Spirit

fluffybunny

nah you just always on origin spirits .. bundy and brown tap water XXXX

I think this will be a brutal encounter, on paper you would think the Blues get up, but that never translates in Origin. Blues to squash some cane toads but not by as much as we think.

I would be interested to have a rugby union ref watch the game and find how many cards they could dish out applying some unions laws, I suspect it would finish as a game of sevens at best

Strap in sports fans

This is it. The decider. The greatest show on turf. The crucible. At the home of origin. You will not see better than this.

This is what it means to be a Queenslander etc

Also crypto and share trading app ads are worse than fucking sportsbet

Even with Jack Bauer

Red card?

Accidental head clash. No red card. Very refreshing.

Red card 3 weeks!!!!!

Oh wait no this game is mature

One each out now!

Fucking crazy

Luai is such a giant cockstain

Murray's one was bad, but Cobbo went to sleep.

Another one.

Yeah, tackle low, stops concussion completely

Watching the decider tonight after Ardie's comments. Haven't watched or followed league in yonks but used to be an avid NSW fan as I was obsessed with the Panthers back in the day. Are there any genuine GOATs playing? You know like the Filters, Malinga's, Johns etc of the good old days. Or nobody that stands out like those guys did?

Swinging arm to the head and just on report. So different.

@Crazy-Horse said in Origin 2022:

Swinging arm to the head and just on report. So different.

@Crazy-Horse said in Origin 2022:

Swinging arm to the head and just on report. So different.

That's a deadset red in union. And if not the fans would be calling for the refs head. I like the report system.

@No-Quarter said in Origin 2022:

Filters, Malinga's

Had a few Carltons or Tooheys?

@Tim said in Origin 2022:

@No-Quarter said in Origin 2022:

Filters, Malinga's

Had a few Carltons or Tooheys?

Maybe a few, can't watch origin sober!!

@Crazy-Horse said in Origin 2022:

Swinging arm to the head and just on report. So different.

He fell in to it!!!!

Shouldn't have even been a penalty

Stoked I've got Valentine Holmes 1st Try!

Dearden you fucking ripper!!!!

Qld fired up tonight. In danger of burning themselves out I reckon.

Of all fucking players it had to be that fluffybunny

@Crazy-Horse Yup Fa'asuamaleaui and Papali'i starting to get targetted in the middle.

That grubber by Cleary always causes problems. Usually it has more curl on it.

Cook could be a big player with his speed as this game comes on when he comes off the bench.

@No-Quarter said in Origin 2022:

Watching the decider tonight after Ardie's comments. Haven't watched or followed league in yonks but used to be an avid NSW fan as I was obsessed with the Panthers back in the day. Are there any genuine GOATs playing? You know like the Filters, Malinga's, Johns etc of the good old days. Or nobody that stands out like those guys did?

He is still young but Clearly will be likely in GOAT territory by the time he finishes, he has already achieved many goals and isn't 25. Munster (QLD) not playing could arguably be one too. A handful in the next wave below category maybe and then the rest

@No-Quarter said in Origin 2022:

Watching the decider tonight after Ardie's comments. Haven't watched or followed league in yonks but used to be an avid NSW fan as I was obsessed with the Panthers back in the day. Are there any genuine GOATs playing? You know like the Filters, Malinga's, Johns etc of the good old days. Or nobody that stands out like those guys did?

Tedesco (the Blues fullback) is probably in the top 3 fullbacks I’ve ever seen. He’s a gun.

NSW pressure pumping Qld

Same as last game, no fucking errors

58% of the ball
Completed 16 of 17 sets

No respite for Qld

This will blow out unless Qld can find a source of inspiration

And there is a very different speed in the ruck too

Poor by Hunt. In that situation no need to make that pass. A good scoring opportunity and field position gone begging.