Most rugby league fans out there would know that the most intense football game of all, the rugby league State of Origin series between New South Wales & Queensland, starts tonight in Brisbane, Australia.
Who do you think is going to win, who do you support?
GO NEW SOUTH WALES!!!
[quote]bg100 wrote:
Most rugby league fans out there would know that the most intense football game of all, the rugby league State of Origin series between New South Wales & Queensland, starts tonight in Brisbane, Australia.
Who do you think is going to win, who do you support?
GO NEW SOUTH WALES!!!
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Damn Mexicans!!! Go the Maroons
Joke time:
Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Heaven, God went missing for six days.
Eventually, Michael the archangel found him on the seventh day resting.
He enquired of God, “Where have you been?”
God pointed downwards through the clouds. “Look Michael, look what I’ve made,” said God.
Archangel Michael looked puzzled and said, “What is it?”
“It’s a planet,” replied God, “and I’ve put LIFE on it. I’m going to call it Earth and it’s going to be a great place of balance.”
“Balance?” inquired Michael, still confused.
God explained, pointing down to different parts of the Earth, "For example, North America will be a place of great opportunity and wealth while South America is going to be poor; the Middle East, over there will be a hot spot and Russia will be a cold spot.
Over there I’ve placed a continent of white people and over there is a continent of black people." God continued, pointing to the different countries. “This one will be extremely hot and arid while this one will be very cold and covered in ice.”
The Archangel, impressed by God’s work, then pointed to another area of land and asked, “What’s that?”
“Ah”, said God. "That’s Queensland, the most glorious place on Earth.
There are beautiful people, beautiful beaches, impressive towns; it is the home of the world’s finest artists, musicians, writers, thinkers and explorers.
The people from Queensland are going to be modest, intelligent and humorous and they’re going to be found travelling the world. They’ll be extremely sociable, hard-working and high-achieving, and they will be known throughout the world as speakers of truth."
Michael gasped in wonder and admiration but then proclaimed, “What about balance God, you said there will be BALANCE!”
God replied very wisely, “Wait till you see the deadshits I’m putting in New South Wales!”
[quote]Massif wrote:
bg100 wrote:
Most rugby league fans out there would know that the most intense football game of all, the rugby league State of Origin series between New South Wales & Queensland, starts tonight in Brisbane, Australia.
Who do you think is going to win, who do you support?
GO NEW SOUTH WALES!!!
Damn Mexicans!!! Go the Maroons
Joke time:
Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Heaven, God went missing for six days.
Eventually, Michael the archangel found him on the seventh day resting.
He enquired of God, “Where have you been?”
God pointed downwards through the clouds. “Look Michael, look what I’ve made,” said God.
Archangel Michael looked puzzled and said, “What is it?”
“It’s a planet,” replied God, “and I’ve put LIFE on it. I’m going to call it Earth and it’s going to be a great place of balance.”
“Balance?” inquired Michael, still confused.
God explained, pointing down to different parts of the Earth, "For example, North America will be a place of great opportunity and wealth while South America is going to be poor; the Middle East, over there will be a hot spot and Russia will be a cold spot.
Over there I’ve placed a continent of white people and over there is a continent of black people." God continued, pointing to the different countries. “This one will be extremely hot and arid while this one will be very cold and covered in ice.”
The Archangel, impressed by God’s work, then pointed to another area of land and asked, “What’s that?”
“Ah”, said God. "That’s Queensland, the most glorious place on Earth.
There are beautiful people, beautiful beaches, impressive towns; it is the home of the world’s finest artists, musicians, writers, thinkers and explorers.
The people from Queensland are going to be modest, intelligent and humorous and they’re going to be found travelling the world. They’ll be extremely sociable, hard-working and high-achieving, and they will be known throughout the world as speakers of truth."
Michael gasped in wonder and admiration but then proclaimed, “What about balance God, you said there will be BALANCE!”
God replied very wisely, “Wait till you see the deadshits I’m putting in New South Wales!”
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You’re missing the end to this story, God realised that he had not balanced out the intelligent people WITHIN the state of Queensland, so he invented State of Origin and Queensland rubgy league supporters…
GO QUEENSLAND!!!
NSW’s is going to be smashed. They don’t have a chance in hell.
As a New South Welshman living in Brisbane I have got to say that once again Queensland have no hope!
Watch for Barrett to slice them apart with his running game and combination with Gasnier and Cooper out wide.
The mobile workaholics in the NSW pack will simply have to much steam for the bigger QLD pack. Everyone has said going lightweight is a mistake but i think the extra mobility and fitness will shine through at the back end of the game.
Go the Blues!
NSW by 16.
Watch for Barret to knock Lockyer into next week. He wants that Aussie 5/8 spot back.
[quote]Eightman wrote:
As a New South Welshman living in Brisbane I have got to say that once again Queensland have no hope!
Watch for Barrett to slice them apart with his running game and combination with Gasnier and Cooper out wide.
The mobile workaholics in the NSW pack will simply have to much steam for the bigger QLD pack. Everyone has said going lightweight is a mistake but i think the extra mobility and fitness will shine through at the back end of the game.
Go the Blues![/quote]
Agreed, Qld don’t have someone like Craig Fitzgibbon who pretty much played EVERY minute of last year’s series, phenomenal effort for a forward.
Yes!!! Queensland won 24-20. Matt Bowen’s intercpt was awesome. Straight through to win the game in extra time.
NSWs only got into the game in the last half hour. The tries they did score were good i admit but damn they just couldn’t keep up with the Maroons.
Can’t wait till game 2 to see NSWs get smashed again : )
League is tough, very tough we dont get much of it here in S.A. any of you guys interested in the 'tahs giving the crusaders a run in the super 12 final?
I am a huge admirer of Phil Waugh, he is the ultimate product of supurb strength and conditioning.
Well I could say they should have forgot the golden point and left it as a draw. But NSW won a game in similar circumstances last year so I guess fair enough.
Don’t like to bag players too much but gee i thought Kimorley was ordinary (and not for that pass!) His service to the outside backs was non existant, kicking game was poor and I didn’t think he organised as you would expect.
Still it is a three game seris so all hope isn’t lost. The good guys can still prevail!
[quote]WOODY wrote:
League is tough, very tough we dont get much of it here in S.A. any of you guys interested in the 'tahs giving the crusaders a run in the super 12 final?
I am a huge admirer of Phil Waugh, he is the ultimate product of supurb strength and conditioning. [/quote]
Well I am hoping NSW can match the Crusaders and that maybe it might be our day. But gee Canterbury are a formidable outfit! the Tah’s are definately underdogs.
I am a massive Phil Waugh fan also. the guy is like a mini Hulk! But also he doesn’t stop around the field. Supremely fit, tough and effective. His body really takes a pounding each week.
[quote]Eightman wrote:
Well I could say they should have forgot the golden point and left it as a draw. But NSW won a game in similar circumstances last year so I guess fair enough.
Don’t like to bag players too much but gee i thought Kimorley was ordinary (and not for that pass!) His service to the outside backs was non existant, kicking game was poor and I didn’t think he organised as you would expect.
Still it is a three game seris so all hope isn’t lost. The good guys can still prevail![/quote]
Kimmorely sucked last night, his kicking was woeful. If his intercept pass had done what it was meant to and got to the NSW backs they would have slid through the gap left by Bowen rushing up out of the line and the game would have gone the other way. I don’t know what he was thinking throwing the ball wide 40m out from his own line in golden point time, it is all about getting field position to kick the drop goal and they still had a few tackles left in that set to get into the Qld half.
However, kudos to Qld for sticking it out and holding on, even if NSW only turned up to play for the last 20 minutes, if they can do that for the entire match in the next tow games then Qld have no hope. I reckon every Qld supporter would have needed a change of undies at about the 75 minute mark after seeing their 19 point lead evaporate in about 3 NSW attacking sets of tackles! You don’t do give up that lead in Origin games and win too often, so savour the victory while you can…
[quote]Eightman wrote:
WOODY wrote:
League is tough, very tough we dont get much of it here in S.A. any of you guys interested in the 'tahs giving the crusaders a run in the super 12 final?
I am a huge admirer of Phil Waugh, he is the ultimate product of supurb strength and conditioning.
Well I am hoping NSW can match the Crusaders and that maybe it might be our day. But gee Canterbury are a formidable outfit! the Tah’s are definately underdogs.
I am a massive Phil Waugh fan also. the guy is like a mini Hulk! But also he doesn’t stop around the field. Supremely fit, tough and effective. His body really takes a pounding each week.[/quote]
Union is actually my favourite game and I can’t wait for Saturday night. Phil Waugh is a legend, his conditioning levels must be super-high to get through the work that he does each game. I was at the Queensland game a few weeks ago when he pole-axed John Roe after Queensland threw long over the back of a lineout. Waugh had a 10 metre run up to line up the tackle and Roe had his arms stretched up to catch the ball, leaving his ribs exposed, not a very smart thing to do…
The interesting thing about the final is that the Crusaders are the most attacking team and NSW are the best defensive team of the comp. However the Crusaders also have a leaky defense line and the Waratahs do have fantastic attacking ability in their backline, especially with Rogers, Tuquiri and Hewatt, and I think that this will be in their favour, they can stop the Crusaders scoring points and eliminate that strong point they have, but they also have the ability to score tries where the Crusaders don’t have the same ability to stop them. NSW to win in a close game.
GO THE 'TAHS!!
I lived in Qld for two years as a young takka, so am stoked to see the Maroons get up and win it.
Unfortunately, no league on the tv here in Japan, but we will have the Super 12 final! Sorry to all you ockers, but there’s no way the Crusaders will go down at home. The Tahs have had a great season and have an excellent backline, and lineout. But the Crusaders are too clinical. Look for at least 2 of the Crusaders tries to come from turnovers. Richie McCaw turnover- moved to Carter- Carter kicks long- Rico Gear chases and scores.
[quote]deanosumo wrote:
I lived in Qld for two years as a young takka, so am stoked to see the Maroons get up and win it.
Unfortunately, no league on the tv here in Japan, but we will have the Super 12 final! Sorry to all you ockers, but there’s no way the Crusaders will go down at home. The Tahs have had a great season and have an excellent backline, and lineout. But the Crusaders are too clinical. Look for at least 2 of the Crusaders tries to come from turnovers. Richie McCaw turnover- moved to Carter- Carter kicks long- Rico Gear chases and scores.[/quote]
And whilst the Crusaders are throwing the ball wide trying to get through the tough NSW defense, watch for the inevitable Peter Hewatt intercept try. Memo to Crusaders, don’t throw long, floating passes, you have been warned…
I love rugby league when Queensland win 
Carl Webb is insane, and Petro is a beast.
NSW’s kicking game was really poor last night, and Qld’s dropped off in the second half. After 75mins, I was not a happy man. After 85 mins, I was estatic.
I haven’t followed the league much this year - What has happenned to Mark O’Meley and Willie Mason? Those two guys are beasts. Are they injured?
[quote]Massif wrote:
I love rugby league when Queensland win Carl Webb is insane, and Petro is a beast.
NSW’s kicking game was really poor last night, and Qld’s dropped off in the second half. After 75mins, I was not a happy man. After 85 mins, I was estatic.
I haven’t followed the league much this year - What has happenned to Mark O’Meley and Willie Mason? Those two guys are beasts. Are they injured?[/quote]
Along with about 90% of the Bulldogs’ first choice team they are out injured. The doggies have had a shocking year injury-wise. O’Mealey and Mason are out until the last few rounds this season, it would have been great to have them on the team last night, especially Mason as he has been maturing as a player over the last year.
What has happenned to Mark O’Meley and Willie Mason? Those two guys are beasts. Are they injured?
Both Guys are injured and not expected back until much later this season if at all this year. Both would have been handy last night for sure - If you are a NSW fan that is
[quote]bg100 wrote:
deanosumo wrote:
I lived in Qld for two years as a young takka, so am stoked to see the Maroons get up and win it.
Unfortunately, no league on the tv here in Japan, but we will have the Super 12 final! Sorry to all you ockers, but there’s no way the Crusaders will go down at home. The Tahs have had a great season and have an excellent backline, and lineout. But the Crusaders are too clinical. Look for at least 2 of the Crusaders tries to come from turnovers. Richie McCaw turnover- moved to Carter- Carter kicks long- Rico Gear chases and scores.
And whilst the Crusaders are throwing the ball wide trying to get through the tough NSW defense, watch for the inevitable Peter Hewatt intercept try. Memo to Crusaders, don’t throw long, floating passes, you have been warned…
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Peter Hewat had a shocker! Aimless chip kicks every time he touched the ball. The Crusaders were too good all over the park, though the Waratahs showed some class in the last 15m.
Another prediction: All Blacks to defeat the Lions 3-0.
[quote]deanosumo wrote:
bg100 wrote:
deanosumo wrote:
I lived in Qld for two years as a young takka, so am stoked to see the Maroons get up and win it.
Unfortunately, no league on the tv here in Japan, but we will have the Super 12 final! Sorry to all you ockers, but there’s no way the Crusaders will go down at home. The Tahs have had a great season and have an excellent backline, and lineout. But the Crusaders are too clinical. Look for at least 2 of the Crusaders tries to come from turnovers. Richie McCaw turnover- moved to Carter- Carter kicks long- Rico Gear chases and scores.
And whilst the Crusaders are throwing the ball wide trying to get through the tough NSW defense, watch for the inevitable Peter Hewatt intercept try. Memo to Crusaders, don’t throw long, floating passes, you have been warned…
Peter Hewat had a shocker! Aimless chip kicks every time he touched the ball. The Crusaders were too good all over the park, though the Waratahs showed some class in the last 15m.
Another prediction: All Blacks to defeat the Lions 3-0.
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Yes, I know he had a shocker, so did Mat Rogers. I personally think Hewatt is better suited to fullback with more room to move.
It seems like the rugby team caught the bad kicking disease suffered by the league team earlier in the week! They played right into the Crusaders’ hands by not kicking deep and finding touch so that they could pressure the Crusaders’ lineout in the attacking zone. I felt it was a carbon copy of the match earlier this year in Sydney as they made the same mistakes.
If they had made a few more tackles midfield it could have been a different result. But there is always next year and they say you have to lose a final to know how to win one, and although the Crusaders have won a lot they have also lost a few!
BTW, the Crusaders need to work on finishing off scoring their tries. When Rico Gear got the ball stripped over the line it was one of the funniest things I have seen in rugby, I’m surprised if they didn’t hear the laughter generated by the pub I was in all the way over in New Zealand! The other thing was when one of the Crusaders came around from the side and scored under the posts, but finished off by diving to the ground, and nearly landed back in the field of play. If he had missed that try we would have had a very different game on our hands…