2019 State of Origin

Discussion in 'The Cesspit: Rugby League Discussion' started by Old Mate, Jul 11, 2018.

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  1. Julian BJ Taylor

    I reckon Horsburgh would be playing game 3 if not for his recent injury.
     
    Julian, Jun 25, 2019
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  2. Cribbage RG Cribb

    I think you're just at cross purposes a bit with your terminology. I think MF just means pick anyone else who's at least first grade standard by "blooding", rather than the perhaps more traditional meaning that suggests picking a young bloke for the future. Bolton and Bukuya who you mentioned would be blooded by his definition just because they're on debut.

    It's 1-1. You pick the side to win this game and fuck everything else. I'm sure he agrees. He just thinks they need debutants in the forwards because some of the cunts they've picked recently have been worse than you'd expect the average good first grader to be.
     
    Cribbage, Jun 25, 2019
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  3. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Of course you do. lol
     
    Maroon_Faithful, Jun 25, 2019
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  4. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Yeah by blooding I mean picking a debutant, whether they’re young or relatively older. Blooding has a connotation with youth because you can’t blood someone with experience, by definition, and thus most inexperienced players tend to be young blokes.

    But yeah I’m all for Bukuya. Not sure I’d pick Bolton. We have to roll the dice though. Qld winning game 1 papered over, to borrow SP’s phrase, just how dominant NSW’s forward’s were for 50 minutes. Qld have had ascendency in the middle for about 30 out of 160 minutes of footy, if that.
     
    Maroon_Faithful, Jun 25, 2019
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  5. Magic AJ Parker

    I can see the potential for a major fuck up in replacing Cleary by going with Graham or WIghton.
     
    Magic, Jun 25, 2019
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  6. AVA T Delonge

    Yeah 100%. Unless you're completely dominant only having one real ball playing option just makes the attack so predictable and easy to shut down
     
    AVA, Jun 25, 2019
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  7. Cribbage RG Cribb

    Yeah it's one thing doing that mid-game after an injury with a 12 point lead and your attack still working, but it's another thing giving the opposition coach a full camp period to plan against it. Wighton I could perhaps cop but Graham would be a huge mistake.
     
    Cribbage, Jun 25, 2019
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  8. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    I still can’t get over Opacic even being mentioned. I’d move Munster to centre and pick a new 6 before I picked him. Opacic has a rare ability of offering nothing in attack and the threat of having a defensive night so bad he should be hooked. It’s a rare talent
     
    Boobidy, Jun 25, 2019
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  9. Alec AD Funkotron

    I wasn't really serious about picking him, just using him to point out how little I care for Chambers. To be honest, he seems like he's been getting better throughout the year, and looking at his stats, he's only missed 3 tackles in the last 5 rounds.
     
    Alec, Jun 26, 2019
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  10. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    If I’m picking the team I think it’s Fifita/Morgan in the centres.
     
    Boobidy, Jun 26, 2019
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  11. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

    Sos Gavin cooper. Old boys club
     
    Sultan Pepper, Jun 27, 2019
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  12. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

    If Matt Elliot was right about two fullbacks all this time maybe he was right to alternate Gav between centre and prop.
     
    Sultan Pepper, Jun 27, 2019
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  13. jazman84 JM Eightyfour

    I'm keen to see how Xavier Coates develops over the next few years. Looks like a star in the making.
     
    jazman84, Jun 27, 2019
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  14. Magic AJ Parker

    Sims ruled out of game 3.

    Cleary apparently going to be named in the side and given every chance to play. Why!!!!
     
    Magic, Jun 29, 2019
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  15. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    Ponga ruled out.
     
    Boobidy, Jun 30, 2019
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  16. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    And that’s the series...not that we were much of a chance. Fuck me the injuries this year have killed us...
     
    Maroon_Faithful, Jun 30, 2019
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  17. Alec AD Funkotron

    Who comes in? I gonna guess Morgan will go to fullback, Gagai goes into the centres and Feldt(?) onto the wing?
     
    Alec, Jun 30, 2019
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  18. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Thompson ftw. lol
     
    Maroon_Faithful, Jun 30, 2019
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  19. Wilson SB Wilson

    Ooooft, now you’re speaking my language.
     
    Wilson, Jun 30, 2019
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  20. Cribbage RG Cribb

    Yeah I can't see it being anything other than this, especially since Morgan has spent a few games at 1 already for the Cows and hasn't had a great series at centre anyway.

    The other fullback options are Brimson, Thompson, Mann, Milford and Mbye. Massive downgrades IMO. Moving Gagai to centre is something Queensland should try really hard to avoid but I don't think they've got the players to avoid it this time.
     
    Cribbage, Jun 30, 2019
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