_wwong
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Pretty sad times. Qld’s flagship rugby league club doesn’t have any origin reps except for a first year rookie who could hardly crack the first grade side.
POST GAME Game III Discussion
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Pretty sad times. Qld’s flagship rugby league club doesn’t have any origin reps except for a first year rookie who could hardly crack the first grade side.
Big Pete
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I don't think that's fair.
Brisbane wanted to keep Collins and Arrow but both were offered better deals. It's also taken Collins years to become a regular first grader. Brisbane weren't as keen on Allan, but he chased the opportunity to start in first grade and even that didn't come to fruition. He impressed towards the end of the year but his selection in the Maroons squad is absolutely out of desperation.
Gagai was let go because of disciplinary reasons.
Su'A was the only player let go, and you can blame Seibs and Fifita for that.
Brisbane wanted to keep Collins and Arrow but both were offered better deals. It's also taken Collins years to become a regular first grader. Brisbane weren't as keen on Allan, but he chased the opportunity to start in first grade and even that didn't come to fruition. He impressed towards the end of the year but his selection in the Maroons squad is absolutely out of desperation.
Gagai was let go because of disciplinary reasons.
Su'A was the only player let go, and you can blame Seibs and Fifita for that.
Big Pete
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For comparison's sakes
2001 - 12
Tuqiri, Wagon, Campion, Buttigieg, Civoniceiva, Meyers, Doyle, Walker, Beattie, Webb, Carlaw, Fien
Campion represented Queensland in Super League, which doesn't count as Origin.
1995 - 9
O'Davis, D. Moore, Sing, Lam, Bartrim, Hearn, Cook, Ikin, Teevan
NSW in 1989 had 14.
C. Johns, Daley, Fenech, Cartwright, Clyde, Lazarus, Alexander, Kelly, McGuire, Mackay, Wilson, Geyer, Matterson and Blake
It was Gibson's last gift to Rugby League. Took over NSW for two series, in his first he blooded all these talented up and coming players and went down 3-0. Returns in 1990 and has the series wrapped up by Game II.
He wasn't finished blooding players that series either, NSW in 1990 had 8 debutants.
Wishart, Walford, Stuart, Roberts, G. Lyons, Toovey, Fittler and Sargent.
A fair contingent, at least half of them went onto have stellar Origin careers.
2001 - 12
Tuqiri, Wagon, Campion, Buttigieg, Civoniceiva, Meyers, Doyle, Walker, Beattie, Webb, Carlaw, Fien
Campion represented Queensland in Super League, which doesn't count as Origin.
1995 - 9
O'Davis, D. Moore, Sing, Lam, Bartrim, Hearn, Cook, Ikin, Teevan
NSW in 1989 had 14.
C. Johns, Daley, Fenech, Cartwright, Clyde, Lazarus, Alexander, Kelly, McGuire, Mackay, Wilson, Geyer, Matterson and Blake
It was Gibson's last gift to Rugby League. Took over NSW for two series, in his first he blooded all these talented up and coming players and went down 3-0. Returns in 1990 and has the series wrapped up by Game II.
He wasn't finished blooding players that series either, NSW in 1990 had 8 debutants.
Wishart, Walford, Stuart, Roberts, G. Lyons, Toovey, Fittler and Sargent.
A fair contingent, at least half of them went onto have stellar Origin careers.
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theshed
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I was going to ask if you knew how it compares but I thought that would’ve been asking too much. Great work, mate. It’s appreciated.
Kooly87
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Gagai was definitely good enough. Discipline forced our hand there and no one would have argued it at the time.
- Sep 6, 2013
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No one deserves to be there, so yeah it is a fair indication of the rubbish that was this season. Not even Coates deserved to be there.
_wwong
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For what they’re paying for a qld win, may as well have a punt!
- May 21, 2013
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Lui isn't in the side either.
Bench will be Grant, Su'A, Collins & Arrow, and I wouldn't have him in ahead of any of those, doesn't provide enough impact.
- Mar 5, 2008
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If we get up, it has to be up there with the all time great series wins.
- May 21, 2013
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Who you leaving out? I think this is our strongest pack we've fielded, I couldn't leave out any of the guys we've selected based on how they've performed so far.
8. Welch
9. Friend
10. Papalii
11. Capewell
12. Kaufusi
13. Fa'asuamaleaui
14. Grant
15. Su'A
16. Collins
17. Arrow
Welch, Papalii, Fa'asuamaleaui, Collins & Arrow have all been very good so far in the middle this series. Capewell, Kaufusi & Su'A have all performed well above what was expected of them as well.
I bleed Maroon
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- Apr 17, 2013
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Yeah no shit. Edrick fucking Lee is about to earn an Origin cap
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