State of Origin 2023

[wombatgc]

So........ who will be blues coach next season???

Tooves.

 

[wombatgc]

How excited does lockyer look interviewing dce.

lol. We were actually having a pisstake on that as well.
Lockyer looked like he was about to cry.

 

[globaleagle]

Well done Qld!

Until NSW get a better coach and stop picking people out of position, there's another maroon dynasty here.

Of course for a lot of us the game was ruined 2 mins in with yet another injury to tom.

 

[HoldenV8]

Just some fun Origin facts to lighten the dark mood after Turbo's injury.

All of these were while they were Manly players. Origin stats before or after playing for Manly are not counted here.

Most Origin tries by a Manly player: Dale Shearer (Qld) – 10 (1985–89)
Most Origin goals by a Manly player: Michael O'Connor (NSW) – 24 (1987–91)
Most Origin points by a Manly player: Michael O'Connor (NSW) – 76 (7t, 24g)
Most Origin games by a Manly player: Daly Cherry-Evans (Qld) – 21 (2013–23)
Most Origin games by a Manly coach: Graham Lowe (Qld) – 6 (1991–92)
Most Origin games by a Manly player as Captain: Daly Cherry-Evans (Qld) – 14 (2019–23)

Most Origin games by a Manly player per position:

FB - Brett Stewart (7)
WG - Dale Shearer (13)
CE - Michael O'Connor (13)
CE - Terry Hill (12)
WG - John Ribot (4)
FE - Cliff Lyons (6)
HB - Daly Cherry-Evans (16)
PR - Martin Bella (9)
HK - Geoff Toovey (6)
PR - Ian Roberts (8)
SR - Steve Menzies (6)
SR - Noel Cleal (12)
LK - Paul Vautin (10)

Bench - Anthony Watmough (12), Des Hasler (6), Jake Trbojevic (5), Ray Brown (2)

 

[eagleron]

You're going to like this answer.....lol

Blame Super League. They were the ones who first brought in that the video ref can not rule on forward passes.

No one has seen fit to change it in the 26 years since 1997 ... but Super League were the first.

Ribot has a lot to answer for 🤬

 

[eagleron]

Agree, weren't they going to bring in technology to adjudicate on forward passes. Surely they have this sitting around in the bunker box.

With todays technology you would think it easily overcome, in the age of drones etc it wouldn't be difficult

 

[Blake]

Des Hasler should be the next SOO coach.
Great at promoting the 'us vs them' and underdog mentality.
Plus, he wont have a Salary Cap to mess with.

 

[BOZO]

After all is said and done The Superior QLD Maroon DNA has done it again

The moral of the story ..
NSW CAN KEEP CHANGING THEIR SUPERIOR TEAMS
BUT THEY CAN NEVER CHANGE THEIR INFERIOR DNA

The DCE Maroon Winning DNA .

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Des Hasler should be the next SOO coach.
Great at promoting the 'us vs them' and underdog mentality.
Plus, he wont have a Salary Cap to mess with.

His players tend to like him too.

The one area that might let him down is his sometimes awkward demeanour with the press.

If they (NSW) were happy to roll with that, he is an option.

 

[Adz]

After all is said and done The Superior QLD Maroon DNA has done it again

The moral of the story ..
NSW CAN KEEP CHANGING THEIR SUPERIOR TEAMS
BUT THEY CAN NEVER CHANGE THEIR INFERIOR DNA

The DCE Maroon Winning DNA .
View attachment 24156

Isn't your DNA from Newtown, Sydney, NSW?
Are you saying you are inferior to a Queenslander?
What a magical age we live in when our DNA evolves when we cross an imaginary line.
Newtown,that's in Qld....
All good,just a bit of fun.....

 

[Adz]

Tooves for origin coach.

 

[Adz]

Time to pick an origin forward pack.
Taking into consideration no Jake or Api.......
Haas
Cook
Martin
Olakauatu
Kaloamatangi
Murray
-------
McInnes
Bird
Saifiti(Jacob)
Paseka
Preston as 19th man or even as a starter.

 

[Peter C]

Ribot has a lot to answer for 🤬

No Ron, what the fark were the two linesmen doing?, if a forward pass decision has to go to the video ref after bein missed by the three refs on the field, then the game is stuffed.

 

[Peter C]

I don't give a fark about Origin, my worst fears came to fruition, all along we've being saying that Tom will make slow progress right up until the time he declares himself fit and ready for Origin,and the rest is now history, he's been playing like a cow all year, when he was available to play, bar two games against the Raiders and Dolphins, who incidently had had both flippers missing that day, and stupid Fitler thought he was ready, serves him right if they don't renew his contract.

 

[BOZO]

Isn't your DNA from Newtown, Sydney, NSW?
Are you saying you are inferior to a Queenslander?
What a magical age we live in when our DNA evolves when we cross an imaginary line.
Newtown,that's in Qld....
All good,just a bit of fun.....

I like fun facts too feathered friend

First of all my DNA is from Northen Greece Macedonia where Alexander the Great DNA ruled supreme just like the Great Queensland DNA does

The Maroons version of Alexander the Great leader of Men
The Great Maroon DCE

 

[Adz]

I like fun facts too feathered friend

First of all my DNA is from Northen Greece Macedonia where Alexander the Great DNA ruled supreme just like the Great Queensland DNA does

The Maroons version of Alexander the Great leader of Men
The Great Maroon DCE

How is old Alex going lately?
I wasn't aware that Greece was in Qld...
How is the old superpower country going nowadays? Lol
I thought we all came from Africa initially.....

 

[BOZO]

How is old Alex going lately?
I wasn't aware that Greece was in Qld...
How is the old superpower country going nowadays? Lol
I thought we all came from Africa initially.....

I think you missed my Maroon DNA point feathered friend
Just like all NSW Blues do
They just dont get it and they never will
Have a happy day 🙂

 

[Adz]

I think you missed my Maroon DNA point feathered friend
Just like all NSW Blues do
They just dont get it and they never will
Have a happy day 🙂

Is that the Cletus gene?
I don't want it.

 

[Blake]

His players tend to like him too.

The one area that might let him down is his sometimes awkward demeanour with the press.

If they (NSW) were happy to roll with that, he is an option.

I spoke too soon, looks like Dessie is off to the Titans.

 

[HK_Eagle]

I think you missed my Maroon DNA point feathered friend
Just like all NSW Blues do
They just dont get it and they never will
Have a happy day 🙂

So, how exactly did you get this maroon DNA? Greek heritage from Newtown, Sydney. What is the connection to Qld?