Origin 2022

[Tim]

Well taken try, but goal line defence is weak by union standards. Not surprising given how much quicker this game is - players must be quite a bit smaller.

[Tim]

Game is way faster, but quite a lot less physical. Hits on defence aren't impressive. Kicking game is relatively poor too.

Overall, very repetitive and becomes boring pretty quickly.

[Tim]

Handling was very good, very few offloads though.

[Grooter]

Jack's on 1 Tonight

[antipodean]

Why was that try overruled?

[Gunner]

@antipodean said in Origin 2022:

Why was that try overruled?

Obstruction

[mariner4life]

Origin is no longer hard, it's fast. The pace of the game is insane

DCE still sucks.
Newbies Carrigan and Cotter are killing it. Grant adding heaps from dummy half

But NSW look the better side so far. On a different night they have 3 tries. Qld can't keep giving them field position

[Tim]

@mariner4life said in Origin 2022:

Origin is no longer hard, it's fast.

The game is incredibly fast. The collisions are lame, there are few offloads, and it seems extremely risk averse though. Boring.

[MN5]

How did Phil Gould go ?

[mariner4life]

@Tim too quick for hits

Saw.two decent ones all half.

[Gunner]

It's all very predictable.

4x one out hit ups
1x 'backline move'
kick

Repeat

[Grooter]

I can see why Razor Robertson is a firm admirer of Munster

[Gunner]

@Gunner said in Origin 2022:

It's all very predictable.

4x one out hit ups
1x 'backline move'
kick

Repeat

Just as I say that, Queensland start mixing it up, a try off a scrum, a few offloads and a wee bit of excitement....

[Gunner]

Haha a tip tackle from one of the Blues, dumps the guy on his shoulder/head.
On report only, and a commentators call 'that's origin at it's finest'

Fuck me.

That's a red card all day every day in rugby - and there wouldn't even be any debate about it.

[Grooter]

Nice distribution from Ponga

[Unite]

God these guys talk a lot of shit

[Gunner]

These league guys have got some serious skill under the high ball.

[ACT Crusader]

That was an Origin 1-on-1 strip

[ACT Crusader]

Here we go kids

[ACT Crusader]

Cameron Smith would be proud of those Qld extra wrestling hold downs without being penalised….