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Message: [QUOTE="Porthoz, post: 2438367, member: 2221"] [B]MAROONS PLAYER RATINGS[/B] [B]1. Greg Inglis[/B] [B]-[/B] Dangerous with every touch. His fend should be registered as a lethal weapon. Billy Slater might struggle to get back in the team. [B]8[/B] [B]2. Darius Boyd - [/B]Continued his great strikerate with crossing the whitewash. Solid effort otherwise. [B]6[/B] [B]3. Dane Nielsen - [/B]No doubt about his value as a back-up centre. [B]6[/B] [B]4. Justin Hodges - [/B]Blew one try, scored another in controversial circumstances. Was it a shepherd? He won't care. [B]6[/B] [B]5. Brent Tate -[/B] On the angry pills early and got a bit punchy. Safe as a bank throughout. Great series from a great team player. [B]7[/B] [B]6. Johnathan Thurston -[/B] Scored tries, set up tries, made breaks, kicked goals, produced try-saving tackles. Did the famous No.6 proud. Genius. [B]9[/B] [B]7. Cooper Cronk -[/B] Had a quiet night playing Robin to Thurston's Batman. Until he kicked the series-winning field goal that is.[B] 8[/B] [B]8. Matt Scott - [/B]Charged into the Blues defence with no fear. His best game of the series, which is outstanding given the emotional build-up. [B]8[/B] [B]9. Cameron Smith -[/B] Typically scheming effort. Kicked at the right times out of dummy-half to take pressure off his halves. Captain's knock. [B]7[/B] [B]10. Petero Civoniceva -[/B] Tackled like a man playing his last Origin in the opening minutes. Ran like that too. A great warrior to the very end. [B]7[/B] [B]11. Nate Myles - [/B]Makes the most committed workhorses feel like they are bludgers. Appetite for the hard yards is insatiable.[B] 7[/B] [B]12. Sam Thaiday -[/B] Defensive lapses early led directly to NSW points and was sloppy with his hands. Fought back well. [B]6[/B] [B]13. Corey Parker -[/B] Made good yards in attack and produced some nice offloads. Channelled Artie Beetson with the offload for the first try. [B]7[/B] [B]14. Matt Gillett - [/B]Hardly saw any action - [B]no rating[/B]. [B]15. Ben Te'o -[/B] In the same boat as clubmate Gillett - [B]no rating[/B]. [B]16. Ben Hannant - [/B]The polar bear found himself in wide open spaces once and ran the decoy for Hodges' try. Strong in tight. [B]6[/B] [B]17. David Shillington - [/B]His biggest contribution was knocking out Creagh with his hip in the first half. Some silly stuff and not much impact.[B] 5[/B] [B]BLUES PLAYER RATINGS[/B] [B]1. Brett Stewart - [/B]Scored trademark try to start the second half.[B] 6[/B] [B]2. Jarryd Hayne - [/B]Always hard to handle and looked dangerous with the ball but caught out defensively on a few occasions. [B]5[/B] [B]3. Michael Jennings - [/B]Turned over possession in the second half. Hardly noticed otherwise, even during his forte, the all-in brawl. [B]4[/B] [B]4. Josh Morris - [/B]The second-best player in his family on the night but scored a spectacular try late in the match. [B]6[/B] [B]5. Brett Morris -[/B] A red-hot start with a big break and the first try for the Blues. An inspired selection for the decider. [B]7[/B] [B]6. Todd Carney -[/B] Kicked out on the full from a kick-off but sideline conversion to level the scores was brilliant. [B]5[/B] [B]7. Mitchell Pearce -[/B] Should spend less time with models and popstars and more working on his kicking game. Lacked impact. [B]5[/B] [B]8. Tim Grant -[/B] Not as bruising as he was in Origin II. Not the first Blue to go into his shell at The Cauldron. [B]5[/B] [B]9. Robbie Farah -[/B] Nice kick for Stewart's try but tried to milk penalty during Hodges' try and dropped the ball cold late. [B]5[/B] [B]10. James Tamou -[/B] Was very good in the series opener but has gone backwards since. Worked hard but not eye-catching. [B]5[/B] [B]11. Beau Scott -[/B] Biggest impact of the night was accidentally dropping his knees into teammate Jarryd Hayne. Not up to it. Rep career in limbo. [B]4[/B] [B]12. Greg Bird -[/B] Looked out of sorts and nowhere near as good as Origin II. Very quiet by his standards. [B]5[/B] [B]13. Paul Gallen -[/B] Did not take long to start throwing punches and mouthing off to the refs. Tireless worker but a typically boorish effort. [B]6[/B] [B]14. Luke Lewis - [/B]Lively when introduced into the game as always. Loves rep footy but a forward pass late in the game was costly. [B]5[/B] [B]15. Ben Creagh - [/B]Won't remember much after a head knock, in keeping with a fairly forgettable series. Have to admire courage for re-entering game. [B]4[/B] [B]16. Anthony Watmough - [/B]Busy without being spectacular off the bench. [B]5[/B] [B]17. Tony Williams - [/B]A scary human. Literally makes an impact on the opposition when he enters the fray. Gave away a crucial penalty in second half. [B]5[/B] [/QUOTE]

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