Origin 2022

Tim

Well taken try, but goal line defence is weak by union standards. Not surprising given how much quicker this game is - players must be quite a bit smaller.

Tim

Game is way faster, but quite a lot less physical. Hits on defence aren't impressive. Kicking game is relatively poor too.

Overall, very repetitive and becomes boring pretty quickly.

Tim

Handling was very good, very few offloads though.

Torian

Jack's on 1 Tonight

antipodean

Why was that try overruled?

mariner4life

Origin is no longer hard, it's fast. The pace of the game is insane

DCE still sucks.
Newbies Carrigan and Cotter are killing it. Grant adding heaps from dummy half

But NSW look the better side so far. On a different night they have 3 tries. Qld can't keep giving them field position

Tim

@mariner4life said in Origin 2022:

Origin is no longer hard, it's fast.

The game is incredibly fast. The collisions are lame, there are few offloads, and it seems extremely risk averse though. Boring.

MN5

How did Phil Gould go ?

mariner4life

@Tim too quick for hits

Saw.two decent ones all half.

Gunner

It's all very predictable.

4x one out hit ups
1x 'backline move'
kick

Repeat

Torian

I can see why Razor Robertson is a firm admirer of Munster

Gunner

@Gunner said in Origin 2022:

It's all very predictable.

4x one out hit ups
1x 'backline move'
kick

Repeat

Just as I say that, Queensland start mixing it up, a try off a scrum, a few offloads and a wee bit of excitement....

Gunner

Haha a tip tackle from one of the Blues, dumps the guy on his shoulder/head.
On report only, and a commentators call 'that's origin at it's finest'

Fuck me.

That's a red card all day every day in rugby - and there wouldn't even be any debate about it.

Torian

Nice distribution from Ponga

Unite

God these guys talk a lot of shit

Gunner

These league guys have got some serious skill under the high ball.

ACT Crusader

That was an Origin 1-on-1 strip

ACT Crusader

Here we go kids

ACT Crusader

Cameron Smith would be proud of those Qld extra wrestling hold downs without being penalised….