_wwong
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- May 27, 2013
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Some of qld’s greatest attacking minds on the coaching staff and that’s the best strategy we’ve come up with.
OFFICIAL 2025 State of Origin - Game I Discussion
- Thread starter Mustafur
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No worries guys, we got the Broncos this weekend to make us feel better...oh wait.
I bleed Maroon
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- Apr 17, 2013
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NSW will go 3 and 0, and next year may not be much different.
QLD are just so ****ed when it comes to depth and options when the front row is getting dominated and the spine are too old in the case of DCE or horrendously out of form in Grant and Ponga/Walsh. Most of our backs are also too small compared to their counterparts and are getting inevitably ragdolled when they try and go around them, because we sure as hell aren't going through them.
Tough times at the moment for Broncos/Maroons supporters.
QLD are just so ****ed when it comes to depth and options when the front row is getting dominated and the spine are too old in the case of DCE or horrendously out of form in Grant and Ponga/Walsh. Most of our backs are also too small compared to their counterparts and are getting inevitably ragdolled when they try and go around them, because we sure as hell aren't going through them.
Tough times at the moment for Broncos/Maroons supporters.
- Jul 28, 2016
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Yeah I can see it happening... Dearden was a complete failure off the bench so Billy will be re-thinking if he can fit Walsh and Ponga into the 17.
The issue is that Harry was awful as well, and has been awful for a long time in origin now.
Although he decided to play with 16 by not using Fermor, so he will probably just chuck 1 of them in the 17 and then pick a hooker at 14... or just bring Bhunt back on one hammy
- Sep 19, 2012
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Trying to copy the AFL. This music bullshit all adds to the enshitification of the NRL.
Let's face it, the rules are cooked, as has been pointed out in other threads, the only people who enjoy the sport anymore are those people who think it is legit to basically break the game by "bending the rules". Sportsmanship is gone. It is now simply flashing lights and loud music.
The refs have far too much control over the result, and all to create a sport where it is only designed for entertainment. End-to-end sport. Fast. Exciting. But completely empty unless you don't really care about the rules too much at all.
- Jul 7, 2013
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Yep, been watching Carrigan for a long time and yep he does lots of work but he is just so beige. He just looks slow and I think gets in the road when we attack(for both Qld and Broncos). He is part of lots of losing teams over the years. I think he is massively overrated.
Slippin Jimmy
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Well the good news is we've all been inoculated against the pain of losing by the Broncos.
The bad news is that maybe the Blues win last year wasn't due to Madges brilliant coaching.
The bad news is that maybe the Blues win last year wasn't due to Madges brilliant coaching.
JayPee
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- Mar 16, 2017
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To be fair dearden is the only one that looked dangerous when he went to halfback. That forward pass was the closest we looked to breaking them down
Battler
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- Dec 4, 2013
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The rorters are cooked if they give up Sandon for him
JayPee
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I thought Coates was great tbh. He was our strongest carry. Says a bit.
Nerd
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Surely Dearden comes in for Munster. The guy is a handbrake in attack and a shit defender. Arthars in for Holmes who looked lost in defence and what do we do with Harry Grant? Just like the Broncos basic mistakes were just killing us. Doesn't help with 6 again Klown giving a penalty whenever NSW were struggling out of their half.
