is it just me or is state of origin just reffed totally different? for example plenty of high shots, alot of time messing around in the ruck and alot of offsides.

if that game was played at normal speed robbie fahara wouldn't of made all them tackles he would be in hospital now.

all the untouchable aussies showed they are only human aswell today none more so than billy slater, im not having an injury means you make poor passes and knock on.

and uate is nowhere near close to being the best winger in the world.

it was a good game if there was a middle from superleague ruck speed and state of origin then it would be such a better game all round.

The intensity and ferocity of that first 40 was amazing.

But hey, lets watch slow second rate rugby with some awful defending where some nice gaps will open up around the ruck for a few tries, thats entertainment!

Think it's the first time but I agree with all you say there!

A lot more errors than usual in Origin, but when it got going it was an entertaining affair. I normally go for Queensland but i'm glad to see it undecided going into the 3rd game!

Great game.
Fantastic defensive effort by Robbie Farah and Luke Lewis sure does know how to stick his shoulder in. I would love to see him playing for Hull.

Mate, for God's sake take up following another sport.

If you didn't like that game then rugby league's not the one for you.

The first 40 minutes had not one piece of skill...not 1. The "wow" factor that some desire only happens when fatigue kicks in....
Look at the NSW fist try.....you see similar tries week in week out in SL and the NRL.
Same with the first Q'lnd try......a bomb that a 10 year old could have defused......

SoO is a distraction from the NRL that assassinates attendances surrounding it and means SFA to anyone outside of the 2 states involved...the press/media build it up and "some fans" start to believe it.....

Don't get me wrong, SoO is pure theatre and the game in a few weeks will be must see TV.....but then again, so is masterchef.

If you don't like great defence watch the u20's.

Regular attendee at the Stoop eh?

I watched the game with 2 lads from uni who have hardly watched any RL at all apart from a couple of Hull away games, and they absolutely loved it. There is more to RL than just scoring tries, and that showed this morning, 66 tackles from Farah and he was still getting to the ptb in the last minute, a massive effort.

Stick to masterchef then. It's about your level.
Because you haven't got a clue about rugby league.

It was an average game of footie......nothing more, nothing less. Farah's tackle rate was great......up there with the often ignored Steele Retchless record at London...but because it was Origin, expect churches built to honour it soon




Insightful as ever....



What moments of skill in the first 40 stood out for you then? Come on genius...rather than just try to look clever and fail, try to debate the issue without the personal insults?
1 x Try in 39 minutes......the only other opportunity was the comical miss by 4 Qlnders in the early stages.....Tate, Slater etc getting knocks.......that was about it.
Line breaks? Clever /lipped offloads?

Even St Billy of Slater made mistakes.....it was a very average game of footie.