Immediate reflections on Game 3.

Haha yeh in the first minute of the game...

 

Yeah. My only solace is that I got lucky with Myles in the first game, so I think I'm even now.

 

I know it's a difficult thing, but at some point, I'd really like to hear someone from NSW's media contingent concede that perhaps Qld have just had the better players over the past 7 odd years and that it's not anyone's fault that NSW have been so unsuccessful. It's not a coincidence that Qld have had four future immortals (although Slater shouldn't ever be one) in their squad for almost all of the years of their success.

 

I fucking agree

 

There\'s no doubt you\'ve had the better spine, but Origin has always been a forwards game, and that area probably contains the selections that we\'ve got wrong the most often in the past. Whether it\'s powderpuff front-rowers like White and Perry, an unbalanced bench with 10,000 backrowers and no size, or impact players like Idris or Williams who can\'t actually defend, we always seem to concede the battle up front more easily than we should be. I don\'t think it\'s any coincidence that we\'re getting closer on the likes of Gallen, Tamou and now Grant stepping up. One more into that rotation and we\'re in reasonably good stead to at the very least hold our own and becoming able to use the likes of Lewis, Creagh, Scott etc. properly on the fringes without resorting to the hope that someone like Williams will come on and change the game.