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State of Origin Game 3 Live Match Discussion

Here we go!!!!!

Whirlybird - 2.4yr

Aaaaand it’s over. Well played nsw. Found a glaring weakness in our right edge defence and exploited it to perfection.

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JayPenshar - 2.4yr

Only hope is they figure out for next year

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No1 - 2.4yr

Not till 79:30 with a 14 point lead lol

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

Haha

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Anonbal185 - 2.4yr

Freddy needs to go. Why would you pick gutho if you're not going to play him

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

He’s on!!! Haha

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Anonbal185 - 2.4yr

Ah for fucks sake. He took him away from Parra for a week to play him 2 mins. I knew he was going to get the Hynes treatment

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No1 - 2.4yr

Ch 9 reckoned he came on because of Addo-Carr doing a hammy.

The smell of BS almost gave me Category 1 symptoms.

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abhibeckert @lemmy.world - 2.4yr

As I remember it, Gutho was standing on the sideline with a Number 7 card - so he was coming on to replace Mitch Moses, and but before the interchange could happen Addo-Carr limped off the field injured.

The official NRL Casualty Ward has Addo-Carr listed as out of the game with a Hamstring injury and "TBC" for his expected return.

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Matterborn - 2.4yr

Vibes man, vibes

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No1 - 2.4yr

QLD players should try out for NFL with the quality of their forward passes 😆

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Matterborn - 2.4yr

Sorry only just thought to check here for a match thread. Good game for NSW, we bloody needed one! Great game from Crighton, To'o and Best, Teddy with a nice break to set up a try, and JAC (Bulldogs Legend) having a solid game with a beautiful chip and chase try

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

Why on earth is Crichton goal kicking when they have Moses in the team?

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JayPenshar - 2.4yr

The mysteries never cease

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No1 - 2.4yr

"Freddie's picked a team to win this game..."

Surprise tactics from Freddie. Let's see if he can pull it off.

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abhibeckert @lemmy.world - 2.4yr

Valentine Holmes was wonderful in the first two games, but an absolute waste in the third game.

I hope he doesn't play next year.

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

I think he needs to be there, he can be so amazing - but god damn his defence can be abysmal. It's funny because his covering defence is elite tier, almost best in the comp. The number of times he makes a last ditch tackle or cleans up a kick that was almost certain to be a try is insane, but when he's set and in the defensive line he can be a turnstyle.

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abhibeckert @lemmy.world - 2.4yr

He made 33 tackles over the series which basically makes him the worst defender of the entire team (excluding interchange players and Taulagi who somehow got away with almost zero tackles - presumably the blues just never ran at him).

My boy Ruben managed 120 tackles. Wow.

Really damning though Holmes had 14 missed tackles. He somehow managed the least completed tackles and the most missed tackles. Ruben missed 6 tackles.

We lost Game 3 on defence, and he was the worst defender. I stand my hope that he doesn't come back next year.

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

Good lord, those are horrendous stats.

Who would replace him though? Unfortunately our centre stocks aren’t overly high.

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

Wtf is that garbage? We got a penalty, which then turned into a knock on, which we challenged, and which shows that it was knocked out by a head…..and nsw gets the ball? Jesus Christ.

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abhibeckert @lemmy.world - 2.4yr

You can blame the commentary team for that. Channel 9 shouldn't be allowed to telecast the great game.

I'm a QLD supporter by the way... for me it was a clear loose carry and it touched a defending player which means it's a knock on no matter what direction the ball goes. The commentators absolutely know it was a knock on. They were just stirring the pot - probably deliberately.

The attacking player is required to maintain position in the tackle and it's only "knocked out" by the defending player if they play at the ball with their hands.

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

Good lord, Queensland just can’t handle the lateral speed of NSW. They’re just going side to side and going around us at will.

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JayPenshar - 2.4yr

Mainly on that side. They need to read the play earlier

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

Yeh that one was so signposted too. They had a massive backline spread set deep and QLD just sat there and didn’t even attempt to correct.

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

Go the Maroons!!!

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

Geez I was worried they were going to give that given the quality of the refereeing this series.

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JayPenshar - 2.4yr

Exciting start.

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JayPenshar - 2.4yr

Nice try

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

Not the usual Fifi try but I’ll take it!

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

Hammer time!

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JayPenshar - 2.4yr

Take the tackle ffs

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Anonbal185 - 2.4yr

Surely Moses should be taking this one?

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

Great kick critter. If only they had a good kicker in their team.

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

Ugh brimmo could not have thrown a worse pass there. Grants was amazing in the lead up.

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JayPenshar - 2.4yr

Something out of nothing there

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No1 - 2.4yr

Feels like NSW should be ahead by more than 8.

Fun game.

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

Yeah considering that middle 15 or so minutes of the game I’m pretty ok with only being 8 behind.

Nsw looking very dangerous. Where was this attitude and game plan in games 1 and 2?

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No1 - 2.4yr

Where was this attitude and game plan in games 1 and 2?

Stuck up their ass believing the press they are overwhelming favourites and QLD have no chance.

Yet they only figure it out by game 3....

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

Absolutely idiotic challenge. Also how can you challenge a non call? That was just a handover, which you can’t challenge.

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

Geez this is some interchange mismanagement by Slater. 2 interchanges left with 20 mins to go.

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

Feels like I’ve been watching “How to bomb a try” - QLD origin team, the last 5 mins.

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JayPenshar - 2.4yr

Hopefully Queensland take the free lesson for next year.

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

Yeh good point. Glad we got toweled up in a dead rubber and not a live game.

Slater royally fucked up the bench rotation this game. Tino only had 28 mins up until about the 65th minute when he returned with us 14 points down.

Fifita, our most dangerous forward and one of the biggest weapons in the team, only had 22 mins up until he came back on with about 8 to go.

Carrigan was missing for most of the game defining minutes, only got 57 thanks to a late stint when it was over.

Slater needs to fix that. Players like cotter and nanai getting 80 while those other players ride the bench is a joke.

Harry Grant needs a rocket up his arse. He was dreadful apart from an attacking flourish here and there. Munster got almost no ball, same with Hammer.

Oh well, as you say hopefully it’s a lesson learned. We really need to improve after only barely scraping a series win that in all reality we shouldn’t have after that game 1 miracle.

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

No HIA for saifiti?

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

Grant is having a shocker. He’s been off this whole series and most of the season. 3 penalties given away tonight. Get him off and put hunt to 9.

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

NSW seriously need to think about keeping this halves combination. Cleary just seems to be another player that can’t step up to another level at origin, and Luai is a flat track bully who is only any good when Cleary is dominating in a club game.

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

Has there been an ad this game that wasn’t for gambling or the Meg?

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No1 - 2.4yr

Good QLD defense. NSW making no metres in the first 3 tackles

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

That was a great chance gone begging with dumb play by qld. Zero tackle 2m out from the nsw line and we throw it away on tackle 2 ffs.

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

Stupid play by grant. Expecting nsw to go in again now. They look much better than game 1 and 2.

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JayPenshar - 2.4yr

Taking the two just to even up

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

Where the hell is Fifi? Tino too.

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No1 - 2.4yr

Whoever is directing the shots/replays, and not showing some of this craziness should be errr... shackled to Freddy

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

Phew, knock on both ways surely…..

Edit: no should be back by us so hopefully we get the ball.

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No1 - 2.4yr

Nothing to play for, guys. Let's play some entertaining touch footy and make sure nobody gets injured for their club!

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

Well this is getting embarrassing. 4 scores in 4 straight sets.

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

Hammer again! Piece of individual brilliance with nothing going on. Really wish he was playing fullback with gagai in centres.

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Whirlybird - 2.4yr

Geez our right edge defence is shocking.

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