State of Origin: Game I - NSW v QLD (Adelaide)

[hunsletgreenandgold]

2 minutes ago, Davo5 said:

Queensland with some outstanding defence in that first 40.

Why are NSW playing in an all dark blue kit instead of their traditional & iconic light blue jerseys ??

They've found a way to flog a few more jerseys as they're technically 'away', in a fixture that will never have a need for an alternate jersey! 

[OnStrike]

40 minutes ago, bromleybulldog said:

NRL obviously not signed up to attacks to the head being illegal based on Addo Carrs attack on Walsh and Kleins totally ignoring it

 

Was that the one where the Queensland player was on the deck and the NSW player lined up and smashed him in the head with a forearm?

Thought that was disgusting but barely got a mention 

[OnStrike]

Just now, hunsletgreenandgold said:

They've found a way to flog a few more jerseys as they're technically 'away', in a fixture that will never have a need for an alternate jersey! 

Ah was wondering why they weren't in their usual colour. Has been annoying me!

[OnStrike]

3 minutes ago, hunsletgreenandgold said:

Decent first half - NSW should be leading considering all the pressure they had in the second part of the half. As a side note, Darren Lockyer interviewing Ben Hunt was the best advert for Strepsils I've ever seen

Or the best advert for letting players get into the sheds at half time without bothering them with stupid questions!

What did we learn from Hunt apart from the 'boys done good' and 'tough game'

[Davo5]

3 minutes ago, hunsletgreenandgold said:

They've found a way to flog a few more jerseys as they're technically 'away', in a fixture that will never have a need for an alternate jersey! 

Yeah,a bit sad really,they’ve messed about with traditional light blue shirt in recent years adding a vee,just wish they would follow the Maroons & stick to the classy traditional shirt.

[Davo5]

A touch lucky but the Blues take the lead.

[Davo5]

Awful defence from Luai & Tedesco allows Cobbo to put the Maroons back in front.

Only 46k in attendance will be a worry.

[hunsletgreenandgold]

That was coming from QLD - can't call which way this will go at the moment! 

[JonNgog]

7 minutes ago, Davo5 said:

Awful defence from Luai & Tedesco allows Cobbo to put the Maroons back in front.

Only 46k in attendance will be a worry.

A worry to who? A 48k attendance in Adelaide is outstanding.

[Davo5]

Clutch conversion from Cleary.

[Davo5]

1 minute ago, JonNgog said:

A worry to who? A 48k attendance in Adelaide is outstanding.

To the NRL,7k empty seats for their flagship & self proclaimed biggest event in the sport.

[Davo5]

That’s a harsh call on Qld

[Davo5]

What a try by the hammer & Qld hit back with 12 men.

[JonNgog]

5 minutes ago, Davo5 said:

To the NRL,7k empty seats for their flagship & self proclaimed biggest event in the sport.

I can assure you, they won’t be worried by a record crowd in a state in which rugby league barely exists. 

[Gerrumonside ref]

Exciting game - don’t really care who wins.

Edited May 31 by Gerrumonside ref

[Davo5]

Queensland never know when they are beaten & Collins with a great leap sets up the game winning try.

[hunsletgreenandgold]

NSW doing what they do best - ripping defeat from the jaws of victory. Great finish from QLD. 

[JonM]

Great win for the 'Marones' as Vossy and the other ABC commentators like to call them.

[DavidM]

They’d have been hell on if they’d lost due to that ridiculous sin binning 

[DavidM]

Commentator on nine was very good by the way 

[Davo5]

Great win for Queensland against a NSW team who dominated possession & field position but were let down by several poor defensive efforts & the no show of quite a few of their “stars”

[Harry Stottle]

Q'land may have had a man sent to the bin, but they had a man advantage for most of the game, there was two Reubin Cotters on the field wasn't there?

[DavidM]

11 minutes ago, Davo5 said:

Great win for Queensland against a NSW team who dominated possession & field position but were let down by several poor defensive efforts & the no show of quite a few of their “stars”

Again 

[Anita Bath]

Another ridiculous sin binning for The Maroons, just like game 2 last season.

Not that it mattered…..fantastic performance by the banana benders

[OnStrike]

43 minutes ago, DavidM said:

They’d have been hell on if they’d lost due to that ridiculous sin binning 

I dunno, I thought it was high to be honest, a shoulder to the face. Commentator kept saying it was a head clash, clearly wasn't that though