POST GAME Game III Discussion

While I'd like Haas to find some mongrel, Steve Price was a pillow but still spent a good few years as one of the best props in the game.

Haas can obviously be better than that, but if he never does we will still get a lot of value from him.
 
Patty sitting beside him, get on your knees patty take one for the team get that man up here!!!!
 
Wolfie said:
I think Lolo has a lot more physicality in his runs than Haas does, but neither really hit in defence.

It would be nice to see a TPJ with a brain!
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100% Lolo runs harder and faster... I think Haas game 2 was a handful for the maroons, but still nowhere near Lolo levels.

Game 2 should now be Haas' norm, but he also needs support around him... it was basically Haas and Carrigan all year. Cant rely on just those two to carry that Broncos team the whole year.
 
I am about to smash my pipe in celebration so this is my last comment. There were no bad Queenslanders out there tonight. There were only teammates who will improve from the experience. Good night guys.
 
Listening to Gal in the post match discussion reminds me of the fact that there has never been a bigger sore loser to captain either state in the history of origin.

What an embarrassment he is.
 
Well it has been a long, hard year and it is wonderful to finish on this note tonight. I am not going to bother about getting the numbers right:

1. Allan - What a mixed bag that was tonight. I am going to go out on a limb and see he showed enough to suggest he has a future at this level and as a third string option, let that sink in for a minute, he did admirably. Much better than what Holmes provided last week but his drop for NSW's first try could have been extremely costly. He supported well, that pass for Holmes final drop was a thing of beauty and his professional foul was a good play. I liked what this showed he could do for the Broncs - 6
2. Holmes - Another mixed bag. He ran brilliantly and defended Addo-Carr fairly well mostly but man, what were with those hands? He bombed so many tries uncharacteristically and especially after that first try stunner. He offered a lot more than Sami though that's for sure - 5
3. B.Lee - He was excellent at his role. There were better players out there but man, he did his role so well. He defended stoutly and threatened in attack, certainly a good idea putting him there instead of Capewell - 7
4. Gagai - He bombed a try uncharacteristically but outside of that, he was as fantastic as ever, he is a different player at this level. Another great series and I think he is going to go down as an all time great - 8
5. E.Lee - He more than held his own out there tonight. He looked as calm as houses out there which isn't always what you associate with him. He did his job so well and I think he offered more overall than Coates as he ran with venom and didn't look like he was stuck in first gear - 7
6. Munster - WOW! He was phenomenal and showed his class. He was a threat all night and really, completely outplayed every other half out there COMBINED. He was excellent and his post-game presser implies he is still concussed, one of the best games I've ever seen - 10
7. Cherry-Evans - He was solid and he guided this team so well. Yes he could have been more threatening but he did his job and he did it well. He gets extra points for that excellent mic drop post-game - 7
8. Papalii - He did a long first stint and I think that was a master stroke. He is a calming influence out there and it showed. He just keeps going and going. He wasn't at his explosive best all season but he is the forward leader and what a wonderful job he does - 7
9. Friend - I thought he was really good once again. He got overshadowed by Grant when he came on but that is to be expected, Grant is an absolute gun. A well earned three games in his career and he didn't let anyone down but unfortunately, he isn't getting games ahead of Grant anymore - 7
10. Welch - He was missed so much in game two. I don't know what it is but he reminds me of Richie McCaw from the All Blacks. He is just such a calming influence out there. He glues that middle so well in defense too. He does a lot of the 1 percenters that you only notice if you watch him closely. He has come on in leaps and bounds, I didn't think he would become this good a player and in my opinion, he outplayed Papalii in both games he played - 9
11. Kaufusi - Had a very quiet game 2 but he was really good tonight. He kept his edge together defensively and offered a line running threat all night. I feel like he might have arrived this series as he was pretty impressive - 8
12. Capewell - He didn't really do anything different to what he was doing at centre but playing in his specialist position did certainly seem to help him be more settled. He offered the mirrored version of Kaufusi and it meant Qld had more weapons to work with - 8
13. Tino - He was excellent! He kept running at NSW and he kept bending the line. He kept hitting NSW and they stayed down. In my opinion, along with Collins, he was the best forward out there. He does so much work for a big man, very impressive indeed - 9

14. Grant - WOW! We all knew he was good. We all knew he would offer a lot at this level and we ALL want him at the Broncos but wow, did we know his debut would be THIS good? Scored a try, made breaks at will, smashed everything that came his way and covered everything. This was a debut to remember - 9.5
15. Collins - A breakout series if ever there was one. He is everything the Broncos forwards aren't sadly. He is intimidating, he runs from the back fence and he comes again and again and again. What a series from this kid and to think he was one of ours, goodness me. He was player of the series for mine - 9.5
16. Arrow - I felt like the one-two punch of him and Collins coming on in games 1 and 2 was the difference between the two sides outside of Tedesco and Munster. Arrow runs hard, runs agile and hits almost as hard as Collins. These two had me thinking Bruise Brothers from Mighty Ducks. The ragdoll incident was poor form but he did seem to not do it deliberately - 9
17. Su'A - Didn't get much game time but he was thrown on at the right time by the coach and when he came on, he ran with urgency and hit hard. He wasn't as good as game 1 and 2 but probably because of such limited time. He DEFINITELY belongs at this level - 6

Bennett - Goodness me, Broncos you have made some dumb decisions, really dumb decisions but pushing this bloke out the way it was done was probably the worst decision in league history. Bennett build this team perfectly throughout the series. He needed game 1 and put the team out to get it done. He knew game 2 would be hard so held Harry and some structures back and boom! Brings out all the secret weapons in the game where it was all on the line. This was a masterclass in how to win an origin series with the tools and weapons you have available. He surrounded himself with a master tactician in Henry and a master motivator in Mal, I loved everything I saw because I felt like you could see it coming the way he was building but NSW couldn't stop it. Wonderful job Wayne - 10
 
So next year's team (and my last list for the year? Probably not):

1. Brimson
2. Holmes
3. Morgan?
4. Lee?
5. Gagai
6. Munster
7. Cherry-Evans
8. Papalii
9. Grant
10. Welch
11. Fifita
12. Kaufusi
13. Tino

14. Ponga
15. Collins
16. Arrow
17. Su'A

And a bucketload of forward depth - WOW!
 
Sproj said:
Well it has been a long, hard year and it is wonderful to finish on this note tonight. I am not going to bother about getting the numbers right:

1. Allan - What a mixed bag that was tonight. I am going to go out on a limb and see he showed enough to suggest he has a future at this level and as a third string option, let that sink in for a minute, he did admirably. Much better than what Holmes provided last week but his drop for NSW's first try could have been extremely costly. He supported well, that pass for Holmes final drop was a thing of beauty and his professional foul was a good play. I liked what this showed he could do for the Broncs - 6
2. Holmes - Another mixed bag. He ran brilliantly and defended Addo-Carr fairly well mostly but man, what were with those hands? He bombed so many tries uncharacteristically and especially after that first try stunner. He offered a lot more than Sami though that's for sure - 5
3. B.Lee - He was excellent at his role. There were better players out there but man, he did his role so well. He defended stoutly and threatened in attack, certainly a good idea putting him there instead of Capewell - 7
4. Gagai - He bombed a try uncharacteristically but outside of that, he was as fantastic as ever, he is a different player at this level. Another great series and I think he is going to go down as an all time great - 8
5. E.Lee - He more than held his own out there tonight. He looked as calm as houses out there which isn't always what you associate with him. He did his job so well and I think he offered more overall than Coates as he ran with venom and didn't look like he was stuck in first gear - 7
6. Munster - WOW! He was phenomenal and showed his class. He was a threat all night and really, completely outplayed every other half out there COMBINED. He was excellent and his post-game presser implies he is still concussed, one of the best games I've ever seen - 10
7. Cherry-Evans - He was solid and he guided this team so well. Yes he could have been more threatening but he did his job and he did it well. He gets extra points for that excellent mic drop post-game - 7
8. Papalii - He did a long first stint and I think that was a master stroke. He is a calming influence out there and it showed. He just keeps going and going. He wasn't at his explosive best all season but he is the forward leader and what a wonderful job he does - 7
9. Friend - I thought he was really good once again. He got overshadowed by Grant when he came on but that is to be expected, Grant is an absolute gun. A well earned three games in his career and he didn't let anyone down but unfortunately, he isn't getting games ahead of Grant anymore - 7
10. Welch - He was missed so much in game two. I don't know what it is but he reminds me of Richie McCaw from the All Blacks. He is just such a calming influence out there. He glues that middle so well in defense too. He does a lot of the 1 percenters that you only notice if you watch him closely. He has come on in leaps and bounds, I didn't think he would become this good a player and in my opinion, he outplayed Papalii in both games he played - 9
11. Kaufusi - Had a very quiet game 2 but he was really good tonight. He kept his edge together defensively and offered a line running threat all night. I feel like he might have arrived this series as he was pretty impressive - 8
12. Capewell - He didn't really do anything different to what he was doing at centre but playing in his specialist position did certainly seem to help him be more settled. He offered the mirrored version of Kaufusi and it meant Qld had more weapons to work with - 8
13. Tino - He was excellent! He kept running at NSW and he kept bending the line. He kept hitting NSW and they stayed down. In my opinion, along with Collins, he was the best forward out there. He does so much work for a big man, very impressive indeed - 9

14. Grant - WOW! We all knew he was good. We all knew he would offer a lot at this level and we ALL want him at the Broncos but wow, did we know his debut would be THIS good? Scored a try, made breaks at will, smashed everything that came his way and covered everything. This was a debut to remember - 9.5
15. Collins - A breakout series if ever there was one. He is everything the Broncos forwards aren't sadly. He is intimidating, he runs from the back fence and he comes again and again and again. What a series from this kid and to think he was one of ours, goodness me. He was player of the series for mine - 9.5
16. Arrow - I felt like the one-two punch of him and Collins coming on in games 1 and 2 was the difference between the two sides outside of Tedesco and Munster. Arrow runs hard, runs agile and hits almost as hard as Collins. These two had me thinking Bruise Brothers from Mighty Ducks. The ragdoll incident was poor form but he did seem to not do it deliberately - 9
17. Su'A - Didn't get much game time but he was thrown on at the right time by the coach and when he came on, he ran with urgency and hit hard. He wasn't as good as game 1 and 2 but probably because of such limited time. He DEFINITELY belongs at this level - 6

Bennett - Goodness me, Broncos you have made some dumb decisions, really dumb decisions but pushing this bloke out the way it was done was probably the worst decision in league history. Bennett build this team perfectly throughout the series. He needed game 1 and put the team out to get it done. He knew game 2 would be hard so held Harry and some structures back and boom! Brings out all the secret weapons in the game where it was all on the line. This was a masterclass in how to win an origin series with the tools and weapons you have available. He surrounded himself with a master tactician in Henry and a master motivator in Mal, I loved everything I saw because I felt like you could see it coming the way he was building but NSW couldn't stop it. Wonderful job Wayne - 10
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What was the mic drop moment?
 
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