Under 19's mens State of Origin

[Ryan]

Guys, I have no idea. Anyone know who we should be watching from our juniors ?

Should be a good advertisement for Crusher, Fulton, Des ability to spot talent.

I wish they'd have the junior teams (if any), these guys play for on their jerseys.

That Gray's a Manly junior isn't he ? The little fella ? Number 14.

Games starting now if anyone's interested on Foxtel.

 

[Koko22]

Should be a good advertisement for Crusher, Fulton, Des ability to spot talent.

We have none playing

 

[Hotspur2014]

We have nobody in either team !
(Apart from 2 reserves who will not play).
Disappointing !!
Also watching replays of old SOO games and we used to have 4 or 5 players in the NSW team consistently in the 80’s and 90’s, and now only 1 (if Turbo was fit 2).
Sign of the times ?

 

[Disco]

I thought Thompson and Sam Fainu were in the team?

 

[Koko22]

Samuela Fainu, Charlie Thompson were in squad but neither made team.

 

[Ryan]

They stated pre-game that pretty well all teams/clubs are represented in the 34 players being used?

 

[Koko22]

They stated pre-game that pretty well all teams/clubs are represented in the 34 players being used?

We are not even the dolphins have a player in the nsw team but not us.

 

[Ryan]

We are not even the dolphins have a player in the nsw team but not us.

Haha, bull****. Are you taking the piss, or is that a legitimate comment ?

They don't even have any juniors yet, do they !

 

[Disco]

Haha, bull****. Are you taking the piss, or is that a legitimate comment ?

They don't even have any juniors yet, do they !

Bostock has been signed by the Dolphins.

Thompson is ours and 18th man for the Blues

 

[Koko22]

Haha, bull****. Are you taking the piss, or is that a legitimate comment ?

They don't even have any juniors yet, do they !

They signed Bostock from the dragons

 

[The Who]

It's laughable that Easts have three players in the Queensland Origin team.
Forget about needing to cultivate your own juniors, just play Moneyball for kids.

 

[StuBoot]

It's laughable that Easts have three players in the Queensland Origin team.
Forget about needing to cultivate your own juniors, just play Moneyball for kids.

I'm pretty sure they said the 5/8 for NSW was from Palm Beach-Currumbin and is a Titan.
They're in NSW yeah?

 

[Chip and Chase]

Who won ?

 

[spider]

NSW

 

[HoldenV8]

Who won ?

NSW

Easily in both the women's and the men's game. The women's game featured a solo try by the NSW fullback Jada Taylor that was very reminiscent of our after the siren try in Townsville last year.

 

[castle eagle]

Easily in both the women's and the men's game. The women's game featured a solo try by the NSW fullback Jada Taylor that was very reminiscent of our after the siren try in Townsville last year.

u/19's women here, 4:19 for the try:

u/19's mens here:

 

[maxta]

The NSW mens halves both looked very good and dominated and both teams had some quality fast paced modern forwards
The bloke Redcliffe signed from Dragons "Bostock" looks a solid player who should get a run next 2 years.
Also disappointed by lack of Manly reps considering we were rated highly in juniors only a year or 2 ago.
I reckon next year at least 2 Fainu bros will make the NSW 17

 

[Koko22]

I'm pretty sure they said the 5/8 for NSW was from Palm Beach-Currumbin and is a Titan.

He is a Cudgen Hornets junior.

 

[The Who]

Looking at the Under 19 teams reinforces just how dominant Pacifica players have become in rugby league. Can someone tell me how far distant a relative can an Australian-born player have in order to play for a Pacifica nation? I imagine it's no further removed than a grandparent. Any more distant a relative and our Australian team will be bereft of players.
And on that note: has anyone considered why Pacific players are so proficient at the rugby codes yet rarely make a top-line soccer or AFL player?

 

[MW66]

Watched the first half and some very impressive players on show. The bulldogs centre Alamoti, NSW halves (Storm have another goodun in Pezet), and a couple of forwards looked bolted on first graders. Even though they lost a couple of QLD players looked outstanding - the hooker Mozer (Broncos) and the 2nd rower Howarth (Storm).

Got me wondering though where is Latu Fainu. I haven't seen his name since about round 7 in the SG ball and if he is the real deal why is he not part of the U19 SOO set-up? Anyone know.