2018 State of Origin NSW Vs QLD - Game 1 match thread

Ice wrote:Clearly backwards out of the hand and never in front of passer,  those facts won't change regardless of how much people want to argue otherwise. To prove otherwise is simply impossible, sooooooo,let's move on.

Teddy was huge, NSW have plenty of improvement in them and they'll need every bit of it as Qld where on top enough in that game that if they convert chances,  they probably with, given how much more experience they have and will get back in game two upon Slaters return.

Oz Sport Mad wrote:Well done NSWelshman.
Obviously you'll all get ahead of yourselves now...and have been already - I can't even count the number of blokes that were claiming the dawn of a new dynasty today (at the same time completely forgetting about what happened last year).

Yeah there were some iffy call's but the Maloney forward pass that got called earlier in the game was back out of the hands IMO and the others were 50/50.
Obviously the Crichton strip was a big turning point...but I blame Gagai. You have to hold on to it better and make sure it isn't a 50/50 call.

Bring on Game 2.

surmo13 wrote:Good lord, the people arguing physics don’t know how physics work... it is entirely possible to throw something forward at pace and be front of it when it lands, yes an object leaving your hands at 25 Kph will begin it’s travel at 25 kph, but for some reason the asumption being made by the ‘physics’ crowd is that it will travel at 25kph infinately until it reaches it target, and for something as weightless and manipulatable as a football, that is just not possible, There are so many variables that affect the flight path and speed of a football in the air... if we were to take your argument as gospel, it should not be possible to put on a chip kick and regather on the full because the ball is travelling faster than the player when it leaves the boot, yet it’s been happening ever since rugby league was a thing

dasherhalo wrote:I love this place.

NSW guys are calmly admitting a call or two went their way. QLDer's aren't too worried. Most are saying they were all borderline, and the amount of "it cost us the game" B/S is at a minimum.

Pretty much everyone things Teddy and Cook were the BOG, and Inglis brought an extra can of whoopass to the game.

No one's claiming dynasty's, or blaming injuries. Even Ice, who's clearly wrong, isn't getting lambasted with personal attacks!

My point? Can you imagine this thread the day after, back on Sportal??

leaguegod wrote:ice, fair to say after years of "hayne must play fullback or we lose" talk that the current fullback is proving after just 5 games to be a better, more consistent origin footballer then your god ?

surmo13 wrote:I mean , the pics Dip posted pretty clearly show the ball out in front oF Maloney just after the point of release but okay

Oz Sport Mad wrote:Well done NSWelshman.
Obviously you'll all get ahead of yourselves now...and have been already - I can't even count the number of blokes that were claiming the dawn of a new dynasty today (at the same time completely forgetting about what happened last year).

Yeah there were some iffy call's but the Maloney forward pass that got called earlier in the game was back out of the hands IMO and the others were 50/50.
Obviously the Crichton strip was a big turning point...but I blame Gagai. You have to hold on to it better and make sure it isn't a 50/50 call.

Bring on Game 2.

surmo13 wrote:I mean , the pics Dip posted pretty clearly show the ball out in front oF Maloney just after the point of release but okay