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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2591589, member: 1899"] I agree actually. At the time, I thought the turning point was the opening 20 minutes in the decider but I actually think it was the opening minutes of the second half. If you can recall, Queensland made a HUGE play to tackle one of the Blues over the sideline only to be controversially penalised. Moments later, Joey kicks a 40/20 and they basically dominate from that point on. If Queensland had have had the first bite of the cherry and extended their lead things may have been different. Ol' Clint was one of my favourite non-Broncos players. Largely because of a segment on The Footy Show where they had him meet this kid who idolised him and the kid is quietly telling Clint that he can't wait to see him play for the Blues. Clint politely but bluntly reminds him that he's actually a Maroon and all the poor kid could say was oh... From that moment on, I liked him and I thought he was one of the more underrated players of the 00s. Whenever there was an injury to our backline, I wanted him in and was so glad to see him selected for Origin III and even prouder to see him play well. He's a name that will get lost in time but I can't wait to eventually read some feature on him and how he ended up being the difference in the game that started our dynasty. The cool thing about Tate's try is that it was eerily similar to one he scored against Manly just a few weeks prior. It's easy to forget, but Tate was one of the quicker players in his day and could even stand up the likes of Stewart at times. But yeah, I like little dress rehersal moments like that - similar thing happened with Hodges/Berrigan in the lead up to their famous 2006 try. [/QUOTE]

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