State of Origin Game I - QLD vs NSW

[Porthoz]

FMD. Just bring in DCE if Hunt is out. *ducks for cover*

SOS dce?

 

[Nashy]

FMD. Just bring in DCE if Hunt is out. *ducks for cover*

I'd definitely bring in Oates for Gagai though

Nah. He's gone man, give it up :biggrin:

 

[Black Philip]

If Hunt is out I'd be betting Morgan will start at halfback with Ponga coming onto the bench.

 

[winslow_wong]

If gagai is out then Oates is a must. Otherwise we are gonna get monstered and struggle to make any metres.

 

[Fernando]

Where is Milford going to play if he’s on the bench? Seems like he’d only be injury cover. I’d rather Ponga, and move Morgan into the middle later in the game.

 

[Fernando]

I’m gonna say Gagai is out and Ponga is playing wing.

 

[Foordy]

Walters expecting Gagai to play ... said he came back out to train and finished the session

 

[The True King]

Walters is proving he has literally no idea what he's doing.

As per Peter Badel's tweet, QLD loses a winger (Gagai) and decides to shift a centre out of position (Chambers) and play a half in the centres (Morgan) when there's a winger in camp who has played rep footy before and is in great form (Oates). It could have been an easy like-for-like switch.

Also, instead of eating humble pie and declaring that Hunt isn't fit (which he obviously hasn't been for a few weeks now) the QLD camp has decided to give him til the last minute to prove his fitness because they can't bear to pick DCE. Now it looks as if he won't make it, so what's the solution? Shuffle around the back line again, move players out of position, bring inexperienced players in.

I am seriously worried for Milf. He's going to be painted as the villain when we lose this game and I reckon it could knock his confidence. QLD is going to blame injuries for this loss but for me it just stinks of terrible decision-making and a clear lack of foresight from the blokes selecting the team.

1 Munster 2 Holmes 3 GI 4 Chambers 5 Oates 6 Morgan 7 DCE - would be a far better team than the one we are putting out tomorrow night.

 

[Foordy]

Loses a winger (Gagai) and decides to shift a centre out of position (Chambers) and play a half in the centres (Morgan) when there's a winger in camp who has played rep footy before and is in great form (Oates). It could have been an easy like-for-like switch.

where has Walters said he is shifting a center out of position ... or moving Morgan to center etc

 

[Fernando]

Walters expecting Gagai to play ... said he came back out to train and finished the session

Just like he expected Slater to play. I hope Gagai plays because he’s been great but I doubt it.

 

[The True King]

where has Walters said he is shifting a center out of position ... or moving Morgan to center etc

It was posted on twitter by Badel. Sorry edited that in late. By the looks of it Morgan will be fullback and Milford bench. Gagai confirmed needs surgery but QLD have not ruled him out yet.

 

[Cult]

More people calling for DCE than that halfback who plays for the Northern NSW Titans.. I wonder why?

 

[Foordy]

It was posted on twitter by Badel. Sorry edited that in late. By the looks of it Morgan will be fullback and Milford bench. Gagai confirmed needs surgery but QLD have not ruled him out yet.

then disregard it Badel knows SFA ... more than likely only guessing

 

[The True King]

then disregard it Badel knows SFA ... more than likely only guessing

Yep appears so.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...k=5a4a0221dd85382800ecf7dd921de970-1528168750

Confirmed Morgan will play fullback. Gagai still in.

 

[Unbreakable]

QUEENSLAND LINE-UP

14. Michael Morgan
2. Valentine Holmes
3. Greg Inglis
4. Will Chambers
5. Dane Gagai
6. Cameron Munster
7. Ben Hunt
8. Jarrod Wallace
9. Andrew McCullough
10. Dylan Napa
11. Felise Kaufusi
12. Gavin Cooper
13. Josh McGuire

Interchange:

15. Coen Hess
16. Jai Arrow
17. Josh Papalii
19. Anthony Milford

On stand-by in case Gagai is ruled out: Kalyn Ponga

 

[Nashy]

More people calling for DCE than that halfback who plays for the Northern NSW Titans.. I wonder why?

I honestly don't know why they bother posting it. He's not getting a jumper back. He's clearly done with Origin, to the point that Mbye was bought into camp before they considered the long necked **** bag.

 

[pagey]

1 munster 6 milf 7 hunt 14 morgan if hunt and gagai are good

 

[Broncs1459]

Milford on the bench. wtf. Why not just play him at fullback, at least Morgan offers something from the bench. Milf is a better fullback anyway

That team is still very capable of winning though.