The NSW'kers deserved the win without a doubt, but if Inglis had grabbed that ball instead of the knock on that led to NSW's final try, the series would've been over by now, because no one would've caught him. That's how close it was!
The refs were crap as usual, but for both sides, and weren't the reason we lost. That Gallen high shot on Inglis should've been addressed though, didn't look like an accident to me, as Gallen even jumped to reach that high.
Pretty much agree with the general train of thought... Needs more Hodgo and less Nielsen! He was definitely the weak link in attack as well as in defense, and well identified by Stuart who directed a lot of traffic there. With Hodges back on board, Yow Yeh will be much better too, although I can't really fault him tonight.
I think our forwards thought it would be easy to punch through the middle and their performance was definitely under par. Second row was weak at best and I agree that Parker brings more than Harrison, although the latter doesn't deserve to be dropped, but I would bring Shillo in if fit and showing some form.
Poor game from our fab 4. Cam Smith and Locky were okay, Thurston was MIA 2 as someone said and what the hell was Slater doing on the Lewis try? [eusa_doh
Hopefully Inglis will be better in game 3 too.
All in all, the cockroaches played really well, close to their best (Gallen and Lewis were fantastic) and we were pretty insipid, one of the worst games (if not the worst) from QLD i've seen since 2006, so I am confident we'll smash them back to earth in 3 weeks time at Suncorp.
