Alright..... Wot a game.... Even with ref being qlders did not help them. Hayne unstoppable!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Midnight_Prowl
Best thing is i got small payout....in the end i got $1K @$2.85.... And thx to lungor bro, got NSW to win by 1-12 @$3.65 thx man.
Time for punting
Time for qld team to train more footy and play less golf!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Olympia
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Haha Congratulations to the NSW Blues, good win tonight, Jarryd Hayne was too good, set one up and scored a strong one himself, man of the match performance, he is the difference really!
Nsw now has a very good chance to wrap up the series in Sydney and stop the Queensland dominance !
Yeah, big lost tonight for me! only winning bet was Boyd scoring a double @$7.00 so got half of my losing money back !
Good thing about this lost is now NSW is favourite @$1.75 for game 2 and QLD @$2.05!
Well, in the end it was two tries a piece and both kickers had an off night, but the two penalties from right in front was the difference!
Queensland was clearly on top from the beginning and scored early, but losing Cooper Cronk after 10 min was too much a gap to fill, DCE wasn't quite ready and Thurston not at his best ! Looks like DCE will be wearing the 7 in game two, is he good enough ?
We can still win game two in Sydney and back to Suncorp for decider !
Go the blue
Im not a betting man, but even I was tempted this week, to visit the TAB for the first time in my life, to put $200 on the Blues
However, I am always reluctant to bet against a champion team, particularly against a team with Cameron Smith leading it, and obviously Qld having a first game home advantage, so my money stayed in my pocket. Oh well !
What a 100th origin game it was !
For me, the difference occurred at the 10 minute mark, with the injury to chief Maroons playmaker Cooper Cronk
No matter how you look at it, all Queenslands preparations, training and strategy would have involved Cronk and not Cherry-Evans
Coopers loss was just too much of a change to key personnel for Queensland to adjust to, but damn they almost overcame the loss of Cronk with a determined second half effort !
Of course, the superhuman defensive effort of NSW in the second half provided the victory
Talk about bravery - despite shoulder dislocations, neck strains or torn biceps, various NSW players played well beyond the pain barrier ! Inspiring stuff
As the Channel 9 commentators stated after the game: "Its not the number of tries you score in Origin that wins you games, its the number of tries you defend against"
I wont bet against Maroons in Sydney either, because as Hayne said after the game "We have awoken the beast (Qld), and we have to be prepared in Game 2 for what they are really capable of"
However I think this year the Blues truly have a great chance to finally break the losing streak
And the sweetest thing of all ? Gallen and Hayne can finallly shake off the monkey from their backs, and be seen as true winners in Rugby League at the highest level
Seriously, if NSW shake the monkey off its back in 2014, I look forward to years of NSW dominance again, just like the old days
The two enemies of ongoing Queensland dominance is the growing age/injury of their key playmakers (Cronk, Slater, Smith), and the loss of hunger
NSW simply have much more hunger, as its been a long time since they last tasted series victory
My call for game 2 ? Difficult to say at this early stage, but it looks like NSW is going to lose Josh Reynolds due to his dangerous tackle
Again, its the team of champions (Qld) against the hungry underdogs.
I think NSW will win this series, as they now know they have the right stuff, but things are too close to predict anything else
Go the blue
I think all good things will come to an end !!
After eight long years, this should be the year the NSW Blues will win back the interstate shield!
Too many injuries to the key players (especially to the Spine !!), NSW will be overwhelming favour to win game 2 in Sydney and wrap up the series now.
Cronk has a broken arm, out for 14 weeks, there goes Melbourne's Premiership chances.
Slater will be out for 2 weeks and will miss Game 2, Inglis will now finally get to the Full Back position, can he do a Hayne thing and win Game 2 for Queensland ??
Smith will be also out for 2 weeks and only a very slim chance to play game 2, who do we call, Matt Ballin from Manly, he did have one game for QLD under his belt, and if DCE is fit enough to play, then at least we have some combination going with the Manly no. 7 and 9.
But if Cherry Evans can not play, then they will have no choice but to pick Ben Hunt and Andrew McCullough from Brisbane - and hopefully the Broncos squad can produce something: Hodges, Hunt, McCullough, Gillett, Parker, Thaiday - may be even Hannant will be recalled for Myles.
Tough times ahead for the Maroons and Queensland supporter.
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This is NOT GOOD for Queensland !!
Well said bro, QLD winning streak cant last forever, it has to end. Now is the end!Quote:
Originally Posted by AHLUNGOR
Although, it would have be nice to see NSW beat QLD(including Cronk, Slater,Smith in the team) just in case, so there would be no excuses later!
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Originally Posted by bangers
Sure, you can only beat the team in front of you.
Back in 2006, Queensland beat NSW without Andrew Johns anyway and no one ever said that was unfair !!
But this time Queensland will be the under dog and back into a corner, we may still do it !!
Don't forget the NO NAME Maroons back in 1995 won the series 3 - 0 !!
Even the great Ahlungor is backing the Blues now
So give us the scoop Ahlungor or Travelmate .... do we all walk up to the TAB and bet on a win in Game 2 ? Or is it wiser to put a bet on a Blues series win if that possible ?
Sorry, Im a betting virgin haha
Only bet what you can afford
QLD names 22 man squad tonight.
Billy Slater, Darius Boyd, Justin Hodges, Greg Inglis, Bret Tate, Johnathan Thurston, Daly Cherry-Evans, Matt Scott, Cameron Smith (c), Nate Myles, Sam Thaiday, Chris McQueen, Corey Parker, Ben Te'o, Matt Gillett, Aidan Guerra, Josh Papalii, Ben Hunt, Willie Tonga, Jacob Lillyman, Anthony Milford (five to be excluded).
3 changes for the Blues
Jarryd Hayne, Will Hopoate, Josh Dugan, Michael Jennings, Daniel Tupou, Josh Reynolds, Trent Hodkinson, Paul Gallen, Robbie Farah, Aaron Woods, Ryan Hoffman, Beau Scott, Greg Bird. Interchange: Trent Merrin, James Tamou, Luke Lewis, Anthony Watmough.
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Originally Posted by loaded
I hope Queensland can field this line up and they are all fit to give 80 min of Origin football:
1. Inglis
2. Boyd
3. Tonga
4. Hodges
5. Tate
6. Thurston
7. Cherry-Evans
8. Matt Scott
9. Cameron Smith (c)
10.Nate Myles
11 Sam Thaiday
12. Matt Gillett
13. Corey Parker
14. Ben Hunt
15. Chris McQueen
16. Ben Te'o
17. Aidan Guerra
I think Ben Hunt will get the debut ahead of Anthony Milford - mainly on his Broncos forms and his club combinations with Hodges, Parker, Thaiday and Gillett.
Also, if anything should happen to DCE, then Cameron Smith will have to move to 7 and Hunt can do Hooker or vice versa.
This Maroons team if they pay to their potential, is capable of beating the Blues ! Inglis alone can do and Jarryd Hayne on the Blues - on should I say, do an Inglis on Jarryd !!
ps. And this is looking like a Queensland team of old, has 8 current and former Broncos in the team, then you throw in Inglis, Thurston and Smith !! still a champion side !!
Queensland is now the underdog @ $2.25
Queensland 13+ @ $6.50 - which is rather unlikely, QLD 1-12 @ $3.10 and Boyd to score the first try @ $9.00 is looking good !!
Go Queensland !!
Some good value there. Queensland 1-12 looks appealing despite being a Blues fan.