Game II Queensland Origin Team

[Unbreakable]

The MRC and the judiciary have been letting that go all year.

Once he realized the ball was coming back in, he stopped and Ayshford ended up colliding with him. He was bracing for the impact and they have been letting that go all year.

But we'll find out in 24 hours whether the MRC decide to charge him. If they do, he would have a pretty good case to make at the judiciary and should fight it.

 

[ivanhungryjak]

Yeah, he needs to fight that.

 

[Big Pete]

He has the media's support which is usually half the battle.

 

[theshed]

No way goldcoast will fight it.

If he wins they lose him for a game, if he loses they potentially lose him longer.

 

[Unbreakable]

He has the media's support which is usually half the battle.

Does he? Every journo I saw commenting on it yesterday said he was in big trouble.

Or by media do you just mean the narrative of robbing a young player of his Origin debut.

 

[Unbreakable]

I think the most likely scenario is that Walters does the Titans a favour and just doesn't name him so they can take the early guilty plea.

 

[Big Pete]

Does he? Every journo I saw commenting on it yesterday said he was in big trouble.

Or by media do you just mean the narrative of robbing a young player of his Origin debut.

Channel 9 just made his case for him when they broke the news.

I'm not surprised he was charged, but it would be rubbish if he was suspended.

 

[Unbreakable]

Oh I'm watching Fox, I assume they just said he was bracing for impact or whatever?

I watched it on replay a few times, I don't think that's gonna cut it, he was using forward momentum and tucked his shoulder well before Ayshford got to him, looked like a textbook shoulder charge to me, but what do I know.

 

[Unbreakable]

Chris Garry says QLD will probably name him on an extended bench and that the Titans should fight the charge.

 

[Alec]

If this was a NSW player, they'd just ignore it, or give them a medal or something.

 

[jarro65]

Wade Graham was charged for the same thing last year wasn't he ?

 

[Super Freak]

The shoulder charge from James was worse than what Wallace did.

What Wallace did doesn't meet all of the criteria for a shoulder charge. He should fight it, because he has a very good chance of winning if he does.

Alternatively, they could exploit a loop hole.

@Big Pete did they ever plug that loophole that would allow a player to be named for their club side, sit out one game and then come into camp after that?

 

[Big Pete]

Alternatively, they could exploit a loop hole.

@Big Pete did they ever plug that loophole that would allow a player to be named for their club side, sit out one game and then come into camp after that?

No.

Apparently there is a gentleman's agreement between both states on whether they're allowed to use it.

Queensland gave NSW the all clear with Ennis all those years back, we'll see if NSW extend the same courtesy.

Looking at the footage again, if it was up to me, Wallace would be gone. There was no need for him to go into that collision with the approach he did. However, based on prior incidents with Matt Scott, Sam Burgess and Ryan James I'm leaning towards the NRL letting him off.

In my opinion, Wallace isn't that big a loss for Queensland. I know he's a meme on here because of Unbreakable's outlandish statement, but seriously he's a dime a dozen workhorse in a bottom 8 team.

 

[ivanhungryjak]

Well, Fittler said today that he would take Korbin Sims over Wallace.

 

[Unbreakable]

Sims would add a lot more aggression & skill in to the mix, he's a far better passer, off-loader & hole runner than Wallace. Doesn't have the same workaholic mentality that JWall does, but as Pete said, we can probably find that in a few places, Lillyman for one.

 

[Unbreakable]

Some big axings for Origin 2 according to Badel.. I assume that's alluding to more than the obvious (Myles, O'Neill)

Maybe Morgan dropped for Munster? Thaiday / Guerra?

 

[Unbreakable]

Oates & Thaiday, Lillyman, Myles & O'Neill sacked.

 

[Unbreakable]

Expected team -

1. Slater
2. Boyd
3. Gagai
4. Chambers
5. Holmes
6. Thurston
7. Cronk
8. Napa
9. Smith (c)
10. Papalii
11. Cooper
12. Gillett
13. McGuire

14. Morgan
15. Guerra
16. Hess
17. Wallace