********* Targets Lockyer

Just put all the articles in here. I'm sure there are a few already.

Guessing Creagh, possibly Watmough.

 

Watmough will get smashed early and won't make over 50m.

 

NSW second-rower Ben Creagh is planning to turn Darren Lockyer's farewell State of Origin series into a physical nightmare.


The Daily Telegraph can reveal Creagh has been ordered to "terrorise" the veteran Queenslander in Wednesday night's opening Origin game at ANZ Stadium. Creagh's brief will include hammering Lockyer in attack and defence. Creagh plays left side in attack, Lockyer defends on the right - the pairing to meet up on the Blues left edge.
And NRL statistics reveal Creagh should make Lockyer's life hell.
Creagh has made 28 tackle busts this year and averages nearing 100 running metres a game.
Lockyer has missed 40 tackles this season and is only effective on 68 per cent of tackle attempts. He also made 30 ineffective tackles.
"Creagh will run at him to get a quick play the ball and to wear 'Locky' out," former NSW forward Bryan Fletcher said.

"Ben also has that right arm around-the-back pass. When NSW is attacking, he will use that on 'Locky' to set up tries.
"Darren is a legs defender. He will be expecting a fair bit of traffic. Darren doesn't run as much as he used to."
Former NSW fullback Garry Jack also think Lockyer will cop a hard time - but he will handle it.

"Darren has a big heart - he will just play his normal game," Jack said.
"I am sure they will all run at him. But he has been a good defender for many years and nothing will change.
"Big men have run at him, small men have run at him but he has always handled himself."
Lockyer is attempting to shift the limelight in this, his final Origin series.
"It shouldn't be about me at all," Lockyer insisted. "I will be speaking to them [the players] and making sure it's not. We've got to go down to Sydney to prepare well."

Creagh will also engage in a full-blown battle with Queensland forward Sam Thaiday.
The pair have come together aggressively in the past two appearances with round three expected on Wednesday night.
NSW officials claim the Blues will be ravenous for success after losing four successive series and are poised to rip-in once again after a successful Origin III last year. Queensland coach Mal Meninga believed both camps would look at video footage of game three to remind themselves of the passion of the night.
"But we know we can't win games by fighting," he said. "Origin is about being physical and about being aggressive with your attitude."
THERE are just 13,000 tickets left for next week's Stage of Origin opener at ANZ Stadium. So far 67,000 tickets have been sold for the game, with officials expecting massive crowds for the two Sydney games.

 

He doesn't have to run away from Hodges this time.

 

Hodges should sit behind the defensive line so Creagh runs backwards.

 

I actually didn't.


Stop trying to make yourself look cool.

Lockyer has better front on defence, IMO.

 

Thurston's defence is so overrated. He's shit in the line. His scrambling is good, but otherwise he's a liability.

 

lol

Bingo. His defence is over-rated because he puts the occasional good shot on.

 

Can you get me a photo of Carroll breaking the soft ****s nose?