NSW Origin team [Game 1, 2018] - General discussion

[Pittwater Legend]

NSW have sort of made it look easy tonight. This is something that QLD have done lots of for the past 10+ years

 

[niccipops]

Very happy for Tommy and Jake. The Manly boys have done well.
Inglis has been an absolute pr*ck toTom. He's handled it really well though.

 

[Simonmyers11]

What a hit

 

[Pittwater Legend]

Smashed QLD tonight. QLD too soft in the forwards

 

[Pittwater Legend]

Tedesco is playing a 10/10 game

 

[HappilyManly]

Great effort by the Baby Blues.

Only player missing is the Jet

Turbo was awesome

But Teddy was magic

 

[HoldenV8]

If Origin was like it used to be, somewhat of a Kangaroos selection trial.....what would be your Aussie test team after tonight, if there was a test to be played of course?

I would go:

FB - James Tedesco
WG - Valentine Holmes
CE - Greg Inglis (c) - you just know Mal will hand him the captaincy.....
CE - Tom Trbojevic
WG - Josh Addo-Carr
FE - James Maloney
HB - Nathan Cleary
PR - David Klemmer
HK - Damien Cook
PR - Paul Vaughan
SR - Antonio Kufusi
SR - Tyson Frizell
LK - Jake Trbojevic

Bench - Ben Hunt, Angus Crichton, Reagan Campbell-Gillard, Boyd Cordner.

 

[Simonmyers11]

Defence was good. Never really troubled. Couple of lucky qld tries kept them in it

 

[Jerry1]

Just result we were by far the better team

 

[Pittwater Legend]

Why do I get the feeling that Turbo could easily turn in a performance like that on the wing but would struggle to match it by playing at fullback. Great debut for him. His hands were incredibly safe for once

 

[niccipops]

Ok Jake and Tom. Well done. Now have a shower and get on the plane to NZ.

 

[Harvies elbow]

Very happy for Tommy and Jake. The Manly boys have done well.
Inglis has been an absolute pr*ck toTom. He's handled it really well though.

GI was having a laugh and saying something to Tom at the handshake.
Just giving him a welcome to origin probably during the game.

 

[HappilyManly]

Don't know what Gus was waffling about pre Origin, but Cordner is a saner Choc.

He took it to the Queenslanders for 80 hard minutes

 

[XV-1]

Turbo was great tonight. No dropped balls and using his height in attacking kicks.

I hope he brings that form to Manly.

 

[The '47ers]

Well done Blues, we'll see you in Game #2.
Well done also our Trbojevic boys (and most importantly no injuries!)

 

[Harvies elbow]

We've won the first game before and got whipped.
Ain't done nothing yet but it helps.
Great to see new players and Freddy has them playing a good style.

 

[Pittwater Legend]

Great result for Brad Fittler and Greg Alexander. They've brought something that the NSW organisation have been missing for a long time

 

[HappilyManly]

Why do I get the feeling that Turbo could easily turn in a performance like that on the wing but would struggle to match it by playing at fullback. Great debut for him. His hands were incredibly safe for once

Freddy's utilization of a winger needs to be copied by Baz.

At fullback, Turbo is gassed following the ball and then over thinks what to do with it and on which side of the field.

On the wing he only has the ball and space on his left

So happy that Qld singled him out as the weaklink against Captain Cat 😀

 

[KOMORI]

How good is a game of football without endless farken penalties!!

 

[Sillybus]

Tom would do that in games but our halves can't seem to kick high enough for a chase