I'm going to go with the Blues by 6

Maroons by 10

Can't see anything but a Qld 3-0 series win.

!!!!!!!!!

Blues

blues will be doing well to get much IMO

nsw played well last time...abit unlucky i thought


i believe its pi$$ing down in sydney at the mo so its gonna be a slogathon...i can see NSW grinding out the victory


i've edged my bets on 1st tryscorer though a fiver each on uate & inglis

State of Origin live on TV and I’m working from home today – what a coincidence

While it’s not the elite level of League it was, it’s still a good game to watch so I’m looking forward to it... hope it goes ‘old school’ with some biff

Hopefully blues will win, it will make it a little interesting in 3rd game! Maroons by 20+

What time is kick off?

i wanna see paul gallen get absolutely tattooed if he takes the first drive in....thaiday and scott will be lining him up

11.30 IIRC.

Cheers, having a full hour of build up on sky is a bit of a joke IMO!!

Looks like quarter past.

Judging by the pictures we're seeing now, perhaps it's 11.15?

kick off is in about 5mins

Fark off Cummins! It's Origin! Let them get on with it!!!

Fair point there by Gallen. Unfortunately that means 2 points to QLD.

Terrible isn't it.

Awful kick by Soward. Killed the pressure

If Uate ran as hard at the gaps as he does at the defender he'd be more awesome than he already is!

soward could'nt kick a dog so far this series

Is the dog running at full speed?



I agree though, found the man every time with ball in hand and hasnt been much better off the floor.

Oh god.

The thread has morphed into another 'lets state the obvious' one

Saying that, i'm not giving enough credit to Boyd and Slater's positioning. Both showing why they're the top Full backs in Aus.

The problem with SOO these days is that it is just like an NRL game – yes, it’s a good standard of rugby and to NSW and QLD natives it will really matter but for somebody brought up on the legend of origin in the 80’s it has lost its edge. Put these players in a Brisbane or St George shirt and it would look just the same

It used to be played and (vitally) refereed differently to the week to week games – more was let go and it was edgy and looked like it was going to explode at any time. Now, the ref’s penalise everything and it loses something because of that. I don’t just mean fights but the brutality and spectacle isn’t there anymore for me (which is no bad thing because I think this mantel is being picked up again by International League)

Still, I will watch any game of Rugby League

If he's got that down its soft. At any level, never mind at Origin.