2014 State of Origin

Price and Webb look eerily similar in that picture.

Ed: or I may be drunk

 

I sort of do want to move Inglis because I think he's the better fullback than Slater but then I also don't because he's the most destructive centre in Origin history, within the most destructive left side flank in Origin history. I thought we failed to utilise it last year; we absolutely fucking butchered it this year, except for few and far between moments in Origin II. I don't blame McQueen at all. He obviously had a different role and he did it fairly well.

I blame Thurston mainly. And Meninga secondarily. This shit about moving him in-field when he's actually playing centre, is garbage. Either put him at fullback or leave him the fuck alone. Don't fill his head with this shit about going in-field. As I said in a previous phone book length post, NSW did contribute to it by telling their wingers to rush in. JT adjusted perfectly in Game II by using him as a decoy. They didn't really do it in Game III yet Thurston failed to deliver to GI like he should've.

 

A contributing factor (Inglis got injured in the second half) is the fact that GI could be out for up to 8 weeks with a PCL injury.

 

1.Jarryd Hayne/Brett Stewart
2.Brett Morris
3.
4.
5.
6.Todd Carney
7.
8.Paul Gallen (c)
9.Robbie Farah
10.
11.Luke Lewis
12.Greg Bird
13.

14.Kurt Gidley
15.
16.
17.Anthony Watmough

If NSW use that as a framework they should be very competitive next year. Those should be as good as automatic picks IMO.

 

For QLD I'd be looking at:

1.Slater
2.Boyd
3.Inglis
4.Hodges
5.Tate
6.Thurston
7.Cronk
8.Scott
9.Smith (c)
10.Myles
11.
12.
13.Parker

14.Cherry-Evans
15.Shilington
16.Hannant
17.Papalii

Papalii made over 10m per run last night. Cunt is a freight train and that was through the middle. Imagine what he'd do on a fringe running at NSW's halves. I thought McQueen was solid this year but I wouldn't ink him in. I still think Harrison when fully fit is a much better player. And Thaiday though a walk-up, aside from his opening 20 in Game 2 was pretty fucking pus again this year. If I were in charge I would seriously consider putting Papalii into the starting side. Thaiday would be much more of a weapon from the bench too. Cunt looks out on his feet so quickly.