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Message: [QUOTE="Ari Gold, post: 2448585, member: 1917"] Soccer isn't really the best example. It's not as physical a sport and there's no salary cap, so it's easier for teams to cover any representative issues. You are obviously a traditionalist, but I don't see how you can deny that Origin has a significant impact on the competition. The Bulldogs have just finished a 12 game winning streak -- how many Origin players did they provide? Contrastly, look at how the Storm have fared through a similar period, where they lost Slater as a result of Origin and had their big 3 all take part in Origin. Also, look at the Sharks. No byes prior to Origin, so they played 3 games without Carney and Gallen. 3 out of 24 -- That's 12.5% of their games without their two best players and Gallen has been injured since, no doubt his heavy workload has played some part in that. Now, you may like Origin so much that you don't care about this, but it doesn't change the fact that it is a factor. [/QUOTE]

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