I am really gutted with that news. he can bestupid and a bit hot-headed at times but i do love watching him play (not on the wing i might add!).

I thought and, i know it is easy in hindsight, but many agreed prior to the game, that Bellamys selection in the backs was all wrong to start with and i was interested to see, more then anything, how stubborn Bellamy was in that he would be effectively admitting his error in his first game selections.

I agree totally re Todd Carney and I would personally like to see him play as Queensland have more matchwinners then NSW even before Haynes omission and need a gamebreaking/matchwinning performance from someone and carney could jsut be the wildcard to pull it off if he is hot on the night.

Tbf it wasn't bellamys selection.

Yea, him and Slater were at each other all game, and tempers started to flare towards the back end of the match. He is a fantastic player, and will be missed by NSW.

I never quite understood Bellamys selection either. The selectors gave him the team he wanted, so its not like he was told he had to play certain players out of position. Lyon is a make shift 6, and no where near the quality NSW need in their halves pairing to compete at Origin. Gidley would be better suited in the halves, and is wasted at full back for me. I would even toy with the idea of starting Gidley off the bench, and moving him into dummy half later in the game.

I have a feeling that the selectors will select an experienced halves pairing for game two. I reckon Barrett will get the nod at 6, and they will stick with Kimmorley at 7. For me, Ben Creagh didnt do enough in the first game to keep his spot for game two. I would bring Gallen in at Lock and start Watmough in the second row (I believe he is more dangerous on the edges than in the middle of the park)

I think whatever NSW decide to do, it wont be enough to contain QLD at Suncorp.

Thought the wrecking ball Fuifui had a strong game but for me Nathan (cleancut) Hindmarsh was exceptional. Even more so as he's apparently carrying a sternum injury.

Agreed. Moi Moi never took a backwards step, and was constantly putting his hand up to carry the ball.

It was a game that had a bit of everything tonight. Good result for the Eels, they badly needed a win tonight

Souths to 3rd!!

Good win against a poor cowboys side.

Burgess getting some praise again from the game . I watched the Sharks game last night and was surprised at the form they are currently showing , Barrett has finally got them playing some good rugby though the Roosters were cack. Cracking 90m try from Gardner also .

Just got back from the game myself! Good atmosphere considering there was only 9K there. Was it you I said hi to in the FC jacket?

Souths were very good tonight, but NQ were really poor. IIRC, they only had 4 sets of 6 inside our 20 meters in 80 minutes of footy. We rolled over the top of them tonight. Their forwards had no answer to the constant attacking threat posed by big Dave Taylor, Sammy and Ben Lowe. Garrett Crossman did a big stint too. Luke was good out of dummy half, and Chris Sandow actually had a good night with his boot tonight. Michael Bani must have wondered what he had done to deserve the constant punishment he recieved from Taylor and co tonight

Burgess is really looking the part for me.
Some of his off-loads and 'balls-out the back door' were quality today.
His second row partner Taylor was a beast in the first-half also.

Fantastic try from Gardner!

It certainly was. Don't see many better length of the fielders than that.

Burgess is one of the few players who seems to be able to offload the ball almost at will. He went well again tonight, and it was his hard work to find the floor and get a quick play of the ball that gave Souths their opening try tonight.

It's no coincidence that Champion and Merritt are scoring plenty of trys between them this year. Burgess draws so much attention from opposition defenders with his running game (with and without the ball) and the players outside of him are really reaping the benefits!

Kurt Gidley - Newcastle Knights
Brett Morris - St George Illawarra Dragons
Matt Cooper - St George Illawarra Dragons
Timana Tahu - Parramatta Eels
Jarryd Hayne - Parramatta Eels
Michael Weyman - St George Illawarra Dragons
Michael Ennis - Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
Trent Waterhouse - Penrith Panthers
Ben Creagh - St George Illawarra Dragons
Jamal Idris - Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
Tom Learoyd-Lahrs - Canberra Raiders
Luke Lewis - Penrith Panthers
Brett White - Melbourne Storm
Jason King - Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Luke O'Donnell - North Queensland Cowboys
Josh Dugan - Canberra Raiders
Trent Barrett - Cronulla Sharks
Paul Gallen - Cronulla Sharks
Mitchell Pearce - Sydney Roosters
Beau Scott - St George Illawarra Dragons
Nathan Hindmarsh - Parramatta Eels

NSW have announced a 21 man squad, the first time in origin history I believe, to cover the judiciary meeting.

Haynes already been found not guilty.

Slater didn't have a case to answer and Queensland have done the unthinkable and picked Falou.

Hayne