State of Origin Game 1

Dip wrote:Okay lads, apart from 3 handy Storm players, everyone has played their last match before Origin 1, so thought it was time to have a designated thread for the banter and news.

NSW has stuck with their policy of recent years of picking guys who either have never won anything, won't add anything from the bench, can't catch a cold, are druggos, or don't remember what country they come from. It's only early days, so it seems fans haven't yet unanimously settled on a scape goat, but once again Bob Fulton and the halves combination seems to be the early favourites. As in past years, expect a late influx to blame correct referee decisions as the reason they lost by 8, as the unanimous reason their fans think they lost by 10:15pm on Wednesday 1/6/16.

QLD have been decimated by injury and suspension, but the core of all-time legends are once again starting to hit their straps when May comes around, and look to be the smart choice again. Complacency or NRL fixing in order to ensure they can sell tickets for more than $20 to game 3, appear the only thing that can stop the Maroons winning game 1.

Oz Sport Mad wrote:

Hard not to agree with all of those cold hard facts and QLD will undoubtedly give the Blues the belting they deserve.

That being said, the Blues will clearly be the bookies favourites heading into the match....

Dip wrote:

Remember that time everyone in NSW wrote off Queensland as being too old, saying their allegedly younger players would run over the top of our old legs, then QLD won by 46. Happy days. Seems like it only happened recently, as if it was the last origin match played.

Dip wrote:NSW squad with an independent, non-biased analysis next to their name:

Matt Moylan -  Seen as a big game player, though who would know as he has only once played in front of more than 25,000
Josh Mansour - Selected as they haven't thought of a way to slip a Fijiian in the team yet
Michael Jennings - Picked because they don't trust their left winger to catch a pass. Also selected in case a brawl breaks out and they need a cat to run 30m and coward punch a bloke from behind.
Josh Dugan - In charge of the choreograph when the team recreate the dance seen in jail from The Replacements
Blake Ferguson - Picked so that Josh Dugan isn't the dumbest player in the team
James Maloney - As famous for his masterbating stories as he is for his missed tackles
Adam Reynolds - Jamie Soward Mark II.
Paul Gallen (c) - Calls people dogs for doing half the things that when he does it, he calls part of the game
Robbie Farah - Self proclaimed as being as good as Cam Smith. Think he meant Ben Smith.
Aaron Woods - Powder puff
Josh Jackson - They got confused picking so many Josh's they accidently name the wrong one
Boyd Cordner - Imagine carrying a living person in your womb for 9 months, going through hours of labour for them, then calling them Boyd. Clearly named him Boyd as punishment for a painful labour caused by his excessive chin.
Greg Bird - Asks his mates to lie for him about bashing a woman.
Andrew Fifita - Abuses teenage refs at junior games
James Tamou - Hoped to play for NZ immediately before choosing NSW
David Klemmer - Notorious for taking out the legs of fullbacks when in the air catching bombs
Dylan Walker - Token Manly selection expected to get 7 minutes off the bench
Tyson Frizzell - has played in the 4 nations, but not for Australia
Josh Morris - 3rd best player in his family. 4th best if you include John (which I do).

Ice wrote:I think we can all agree on one thing. If Hayne plays all three games in the 1, NSW win the series.

Dip wrote:Was Bird charged for giving the touchie a gobful?

Oz Sport Mad wrote:

Hey Dip.

Just letting you know Bird plays for NSW.

Cheers,

OSM

Dip wrote:
Boyd Cordner - Imagine carrying a living person in your womb for 9 months, going through hours of labour for them, then calling them Boyd

leaguegod wrote:

if touch judge abuse was actually penalized, justin hodges would have charged every second game!

Dip wrote:

It was a genuine question. You never know what the NRL will crack down on. I guess the real test is what would have happened had he said it to the on field ref. I'd expect he'd probably get marched 10 metres but nothing else since he didn't call the ref a cheat or question their integrity (only his ability).