State of Origin Game 3

First topic message reminder :

I will be watching this tomorrow , will anyone else ? If so thought i would open a thread to post our thoughts .

Then again it may just be me

looks like T-REX is coming on

Forward passes... Qld score. Great break from Thurston though.

2 forward passes !!!!!!!!!!

10-8 Queensland, 34th min.

Thurston kicks the extras QLD 10 v NSW 8

KingKenny7Heaven wrote:2 forward passes !!!!!!!!!!

if I had a dollar for every one of those since Origin began....

oh no

Hodges over now... checking for obstruction. Runs behind. They've allowed that in the past too...

Hodges scores for QLD

Thurston adds the extras QLD 16 v NSW 8

They need Tommy Raudonikis in the change room slapping faces at half time.

Better start from NSW but last 25 mins Qld having the 'rub of the green'.

16-8 now.

i hate it when theres a dodgy call , that could so easily of been called for sheparding

NSW force a drop out... good bomb. Need to score before HT.

great play from NSW forces a drop out from under the sticks

Yes i agree LB

second tackle and NSW try and force a silly pass and cough up possesion

Halftime

QLD 16 v NSW 8

Anyway... game still within reach. Better than same time last year when we were down 24-0 then came back to be 24-10 at HT.

NSW letting the players stand and offload... very dangerous. They'll need to tighten their defence as well as score tries now.

So how did you see the 1st half LB ?

NSW started of great but just didn't keep up the pace and let Thurston get into the game , dont understand why they keep kicking to Boyd aswell he is making ground every time

They always overlook Boyd whilst trying to contain Inglis. Lapse in defence caused that break... someone should have tackled Thurston when he got the ball.... instead they hesitated again. That was the turning point. 3 tries after that.

We'll have to watch Smith and Cronk too. Both very crafty. They can put NSW in 2 minds and take full advantage. It happens every time. You can see them setting up for it - only wish the NSW players could see it too!

So it wasn't Uate's fault after all. That was a harsh call I thought - dropping him. We need him for his ground-making abilities.

They could have addressed the defensive problems and kept him in the side but the Morris bros also deserve to be there.

yes Hayne has looked out of sorts to me , maybe he should of been dropped instead .

It all comes down to 40 minutes again

NSW need to start 2nd half like they did the 1st , next try wins it for me

Did they just say that Creagh got a 20cm cut on his head when he got injured in the first half ?

Stewart!

YES

KingKenny7Heaven wrote:Did they just say that Creagh got a 20cm cut on his head when he got injured in the first half ?

I heard 27cm... it looked innocuous. That's some major tear!

Carney converts 16-14 now

Good early pressure from NSW near QLD line ..........4th tackle Farah kicks through and Stewart is first to the ball to touch down

knock on by NSW from the kick off gives QLD the ball inside the 20 m

They lost it again... can't believe it. Too many give-aways!

QLD penalty

and they are taking the 2 points ? not sure about that

Thurston kicks it

QLD 18 v NSW 14

Qld now lead 18-14 after the penalty.

NSW back in possesion inside their own half 3rd tackle

silly kick

poor kick from Farah on the last tackle just handed QLD the ball

and they kick it straight to Boyd again !!

told you Smith... how they stopped Inglis...???

Inglis for the line

no stopped at the posts

and Thurston bombs the pass

NSW ball

Feeble defence at the side of the ruck.... hopeless. They had gone to sleep.

that was a forward pass to Inglis again on that last play

KingKenny7Heaven wrote:that was a forward pass to Inglis again on that last play

yeah, I noticed that too.

NSW kicks have been really poor straight to the man again , they aren't giving the defence a chance to get near them before they have made 5-10 metres

another penalty to QLD for laying on

so they will start from the NSW 20 metre line

thought he was going down anyway

another penalty to QLD for a high tackle

Thurston kicks it and its

QLD 20 v NSW 14

with about 15 minutes left

It's slipping away now. NSW has got nothing in attack and giving away penalties or losing the ball.

NSW take over inside their own 10 metre

4th tackle up to the 40 metre high kick and NSW regather

Carney trys a pass on the last and QLD knock on so NSW have scrum on QLD 30 metre