What I can't really understand is how nsw seem to genuinely think qld are grubs.. I know all footballers can be morons regardless of origin, but their apparent respect for the continually upstanding guys like Thurston seem to go out the window come origin time and he's just another player to...
Hopefully they've learned from last game though and train in that combination should dce not play.
Interview with mal shows they're pretty tight lipped about all the injuries
Let's hope Slater and GI pull through. Dugan in the centres is a big risk. Scoring three tries against the Sharks isn't the same as marking GI with JT inside him and Boyd outside him.
Assuming we can smash hayne early on, we stand a decent chance
The media definitely hasn't supported that idea. I can't read a single article, particularly Sydney based, without a derrogatory qld comment. The 22 man squad being called "theatrical" springs to mind. What do they want from qld selectors, pick no one??