2024 State of Origin - Game II Discussion

JayPee

JayPee

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imo this is the game we should question why 5 players are from a cowboys team.

that said It is not too disimilar to how we have treated being one up in the past.

But players like Cobbo have to be in the 13 going forward, I also feel like we need more size in the middle.

I think Jensen should be in the squad game 3 he has earned it.
You do know we are actually in front of you guys on the ladder for what it is worth. What do the Cowboys have anything to do with it? Nobody was good.
 
Mustafur

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You do know we are actually in front of you guys on the ladder for what it is worth. What do the Cowboys have anything to do with it? Nobody was good.
brother I get your argument but your players I don't get.
 
Mustafur

Mustafur

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Holmes? Who else. The rest of them all deserve to be in the team.
Tuilagi too tbh.

That said I get the hostage situation we are in with Holmes given the lack of Goal kickers for QLD but still Walsh can do the job and DCE while mid at it can do a job if needed as backup.
 
Manofoneway

Manofoneway

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Boy I hope Billy doesn't look to the Broncos to bring in team changes for game 3. Bring on the third exhibition so that we can all forget about it by the morning after and move on with the rest of the season.
 
Super Freak

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Average PTB speed for QLD.

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Now compare that to NSW.

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winslow_wong

winslow_wong

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the players Billy should be keeping an eye on the next couple of weeks are Fifita, walker, gagai and jensen. I’d like to have Holmes on the wing but was he a specialist left side winger? Maybe cobbo can replace Coates on the right but I can’t see it happening.
 
Aldo

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We have zero physicality and outside of the injured brigade, I don't see who we could bring in that would really change things dramatically in that regard. Fifita is physical with the ball in his hands but is a powder puff in defence. Cotter in the front row is a real worry. Plenty of heart but just doesn't have the size to be effective there. I don't see Jensen doing the job we need there either.

We need some fucking mongrel and niggle to put it back on them. Kafusi is probably the only guy that fits this but he got limited minutes last night for some reason. I think Billy hasn't got the right balance this year but is limited in what he's got with injuries.
 
Nerd

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Average PTB speed for QLD.

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Now compare that to NSW.

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You nailed it. To'o at one stage caught the ball and was still on the way down in the tackle and already Klein had called held and release ensuring a super quick play the ball to get NSW on a roll.

Contrast this with whenever Reece Walsh was tackled where you could go to the fridge and come back and the tackle was still being completed.

Surely Gee gets game 3.
 
mrslong

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imo this is the game we should question why 5 players are from a cowboys team.

that said It is not too disimilar to how we have treated being one up in the past.

But players like Cobbo have to be in the 13 going forward, I also feel like we need more size in the middle.

I think Jensen should be in the squad game 3 he has earned it.
The cowboys have one more win than us and are in arguably better form over the last month.

I agree re: cobbo but only because he’s a bigger body.
 

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