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Message: [QUOTE="Coxy, post: 2202266, member: 1764"] ...it will be the biggest upset in the history of Rugby League. In Queensland's favour: - Australian back line - Australian front row - the 2 form fullbacks in the competition (Slater, Hunt) - the Lockyer, Thurston, Smith combination that has dominated Origin and Test football for 3 years - NSW to have a new halves pairing yet again - NSW to have numerous new faces in the backline - NSW have no decent recognised front rowers Only thing NSW have in their favour is they have the form hooker in the competition in their number 9, Michael Ennis, and the Australian back row who have played together for a bit over a year now. And that Queensland will leave out the form halfback of the competition. With NSW forming so many new combinations, Queensland should flog them in game 1 in Melbourne. And knowing how the NSW selectors work, there'll be wholesale changes. That should ensure Queensland finishes the series off in game 2 in Sydney, albeit in a closer game. Game 3, who cares, but being the only game in Brisbane it should be a flogging and a 3-0 clean sweep. The only hope NSW have is to take out Smith, Lockyer, Thurston, Inglis or Hodges (in that order of preference) in the opening exchanges of game 1. Take out Smith or Lockyer and Queensland are stuffed. That simply has to be Bellamy's game plan. But can he bring himself to take out his key club man? I think not. So he'll go after Lockyer. Watch for NSW to pick some nuffy in the front row that nobody expected with the sole mission of taking Lockyer's leg out. If he fails, it's Queensland 3-0. [/QUOTE]

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