OFFICIAL ORIGIN: QLD WINS. HOORAY. NOW LET'S GET BACK TO THE FOOTY

Since we're coming into Origin season, we might like to think about how it's going to affect our playing roster and recovery time. Here is the schedule, and how it will impact us.

IMPACT	ROUND	DATE	OPPONENT
Missing players	17	Sunday, July 10	Dragons
	Origin 3	Wednesday, July 13
Backing up: 3 days	18	Saturday, July 16	Titans

We have 2 remaining games to be affected by representative matches:

Dragons in Round 17
Broncos missing
Kurt Capewell
Corey Oates
Selwyn Cobbo
Patty Carrigan
Tommy Flegler (replacement)

Dragons missing
Ben Hunt

Titans in Round 18
Broncos possibly resting
Corey Oates
Kurt Capewell
Selwyn Cobbo
Patty Carrigan

Titans possibly resting
Tino Fa'asuamaleaui

ORIGIN 3 SQUAD : QLD
Kurt Capewell
Selwyn Cobbo
Pat Carrigan
Corey Oates
Tommy Flegler (18th man)

NSW ORIGIN 3: NSW
No Broncos

 

[Renegade]

Actually Riki has kind of made the team. He's the "replacement." Te Maire is a "reserve."

Ah the dreaded shadow player. No one ever wanted that title when vying for rep selection as a kid.

 

[the_next]

Hope Mozer rips it up.

 

[ZTop]

Hope Mozer rips it up.

Clearly a stand out so far, just looks so footy smart and passing from dummy half is better than most NRL hookers

 

[Bronco bob]

That great development club the Roosters have the same amount I believe. We have 3.

Also, no... if anything, the past 10 years when we have had 10 in the side has shown us its completely irrelevant. You either buy them when they become good anyway (eg roosters mentality, although they've done it a bit earlier lately) and save on scouting and overall benefit to the game with no punishment and all the benefit to you, or you pick the right 3 or 4 with good timing.

Sorry, I thought we only had Mozer. Who are our 3?

 

[ZTop]

Sorry, I thought we only had Mozer. Who are our 3?

Ben te Kura and Harrydn Wilson I think? Grey was

 

[Lockysillegitimatechild]

Sorry, I thought we only had Mozer. Who are our 3?

Ben te kura and harrydn Wilson. Jye grey was but just signed for rabbitohs, xavier va'a was until roosters decided to "develop" him. Sure I'll get corrected for some technicality here...

 

[Lockysillegitimatechild]

The edge defence for qld is atrocious. The centres for qld were meant to be among our best prospects but lol nope...

 

[Mustafur]

Tonga badly need a spine to compete, the team is a bit weaker then last time they played.

 

[Fernando]

Tonga badly need a spine to compete, the team is a bit weaker then last time they played.

Yeah now that they're not flying under the radar they'll struggle to compete with that spine. On the other hand the kiwi spine looks great.

Staggs not having a good game.

 

[broncoscope]

Yeah now that they're not flying under the radar they'll struggle to compete with that spine. On the other hand the kiwi spine looks great.

Staggs not having a good game.

Well it goes to show that he's not a 5/8 but he's pulled off 2 or 3 try saving tackles. His defence has been spot on..

 

[Sproj]

Shame you can't inject Samoa's potential spine into Tonga. Combined they would be one heck of a team with the likes of Luai, Crichton, etc.

 

[Mustafur]

Ever since the rain the game has gone sloppy.

 

[Xzei]

@meady for a hatrick :D

 

[BroncsFan]

Is Ezra eligible for PNG??

 

[Sproj]

Is Ezra eligible for PNG??

You would imagine so, Coates too (not that anyone cares).

 

[BroncsFan]

You would imagine so, Coates too (not that anyone cares).

If he is then I'm surprised he didn't make the team

 

[Sproj]

If he is then I'm surprised he didn't make the team

I wonder if he was made unavailable, he seems to be carrying an injury.

 

[McHunt]

Is Ezra eligible for PNG??

I don't think he is, though I notice he played for the PNG Kokomos. Zero Tackle has him born in Tonga, but as far as I could figure out he's TI, which makes him indigenous Australian. I know he's from Cairns.