Sa-weeeeet, carn't wait

Guessing that will be on satanta aswell?

It better be and I'm sure it will be otherwise they'll be a few quid worse off.

Aussie Home Loan Blues actually

Don't supose you watched Dragons v Panthers I think it was last week.

Big Wendell Sailor scored a couple

Big 'Dell' still has something. Sweating like a roasting pig on the Footy Show though, he had to towel down at one point.



Strange one that as Wizard was still very much in evidence taking the prime spot front and back on the NSW jersey.

I haven't seen the Footy Show in a while when is it on nowadays?

Every Thursday around 10 pm, usually on Setanta 1.

It's several marks below it's recent best but still a world away from Boots 'N All.

Not quite up to the usual heights of an origin game, but still a far side better than anything SL is ever likely to serve up.

Worrying as an England fan to see some of the talent on show, in particular the back line for Queensland, they are amazing.

Thurston was far and away MOM for me, he ran the show in the middle of the park for the Maroons.

For the blues, I don't think Ben Creagh deserved to be on the losing side, and Craig Wing was outstanding when he came on.

if anything i thought it was actually a good showing for england. wallace n campese were poor/anonymous, the outside of NSW was quite poor. yet queensland only managed 5 tries, and the ease at times that NSW made big yards from runs straight down the middle.

What odds would you get on either of those teams beating england?

The city and country sides would have!

Pretty long. I can't remember the last time either played England.

Pretty much as you'd expect from the lineups really - Qld far superior in the backs, NSW better in the forwards, at least in terms of creating opportunities. Qld have some very average forwards in the squad, which gets shown up during the game as they rotate players. Of the backs, I'd swap Hayne for Boyd, otherwise the best are all Queenslanders.

For the next game I'd keep Campese but look to get someone else in ahead of Wallace, who's a bit limited. Apart from (possibly) Brett Stewart at full back I can't see a huge choice available to them though. For Qld, losing Hodges will be a blow - they may look at moving Folau to centre, but I'd leave him where he is if possible because at times he looks a bit at sea.

Did I not send you the link to the HD broadcast.

Agree about Wallace, I seem to remember him being non exsistant last year aswel.

Perhaps Kimorley would be a decent replacement, he's impressed me this year.

No, were you supposed to.



It won't be long before Jennings could replace Hodges for me.

this is a great queensland team . 1 of the best ever . on par with the late 80s team

Wrong this is a great Queensland backline - on a par with the late 80s side the forwards are no great shakes

Wasn't impressed with Jennings yesterday, the times I've seen him this year he's been all pace and not much else.

Hodges is the best centre in the world atm I think.

wasn't too impressed with either one, least jennings can manage a full game tho

I used to say the same thing about Offiah, usually when he was scoring his umptenth try V Leeds.



Probably Inglis for me now he's got his weight back under control.

Hodges SOO debut will remain with him forever. Jennings didn't come close to that.

the last 3 series wins

maybe a 4th

it will be a record 4 in a row

NSW looked far more dangerous with Hayne and Jennings down the left than Lyon and McManus did on the right and considering it was Jennings' debut i dont think he played too bad.
Jarrod Mullen should replace Wallace IMO but i'd stick with Campese. And Gallen and Glenn Stewart will replace Laffranchi and Lewis.

I'd probably look elsewhere than Weyman as well - a bit of a plodder IMO. If I was being really daring I'd move Gidley to scrum half if Brett Stewart is fit.

you know what a canetoad is