Queensland Under 20's

[Porthoz]

Jayden Nikorima just turned nothing into awesomeness!

4-12 KTC

 

[Danoz Direct]

What about that from Nikorima!

 

[Danoz Direct]

We have got to re-sign him.

 

[talanoa]

nsw seem to be in total control.
qld have looked better since bateman has come on, nikorima looks to be the only one who can spark something tonight.

 

[Porthoz]

NSW'kers much more control, better defense too. More individual ability, but too many boneheaded mistakes in the Qld team as well...

 

[Big Pete]

Difference between both teams there is that Queensland came up with much better fifth tackle plays.

Good stuff from the Broncos halves. Nikorima in particular is looking very likely.

 

[Porthoz]

Barr scores on the back of a grubber from Nikorima, after NSW's make a meal of it.

10-12 NSW

 

[Porthoz]

Qld halves turning it up... let's go boys!

 

[Big Pete]

Jennings is doing a fantastic job down his right hand edge.

Cleaned up both Byrnes and Drew, stopping the Maroons dead before they could get going.

 

[Big Pete]

Nikorima going off with a suspected torn bicep.

Now the Blues score.

 

[Porthoz]

Fucking hell... NSW'kers score taking advantage of numbers, right after Jayden Nikorima is taken off the field with what looks to be an arm (bicep) injury.

 

[Porthoz]

Hastings misses the goal... one converted try in it.

10-16 NSW

 

[Porthoz]

Wrong call from the ref gives NSW the feed, and they're in again with Kelly's third, who has had a field day against Carey.

And Hastings is in again too... that's the game for sure. 10-24 KTC

 

[Morkel]

Ooh, a free stream of an exciting game. If only it was compatible with a string & can setup. Reckon they could rig morse code up to send a HD video stream?

 

[Big Pete]

Well this game has returned to the status quo.

Looked like the Maroons were beginning to get the better of the Blues before that infringement from Fai in the play-the-ball. From there, they conceded 60 odd metres, went for a silly chip kick and the Blues have taken full advantage of that disruption.

 

[K-Style]

In again. Same wing every time.

 

[K-Style]

And now we're in. What?

 

[Big Pete]

Same old story in the Under 20s, NSW far too good in every facet.

A couple of good signs from the Maroons, but not enough to make the difference. Credit to NSW, they went in as favourites and they lived up to the billing with a strong performance that was built on defence more than anything else.

Good to see Salty and Vowles give the call as well. Thought there was a lot more personality to this stream than the others and had a bit of everything with junior recruitment officers going mad to weird 5am night club analogies. Will say Vowlesy was a little off with the players missing (I know NSW selected Tamou, but they can't have all of NZ to themselves) and I think for every Blues player missing, the difference in depth is massive between both states. When Queensland can go from Ofahengaue to Lavea, Holmes to Carey - there's a pretty big gap right there.