2014 State of Origin

If being in a moon boot is a "sore foot", and having a badly damaged shoulder is a "sore knee" then yeah okay. They clearly won't be playing at 100%. That's why there's cover for them. There was no cover for Farah or Gallen in Game 1 because there was no doubt they were going to play. The situation doesn't rest on those two anyway. They're just yet more concerns on an already significant injury toll. And the Morris boys for all the good they did still let in two relatively soft tries.

Absolute nonsense. On what basis is Cherry-Evans the better option? Cronk has the runs on the board and the combinations of over a decade of playing together. We saw what happened when he went off the field. QLD's right edge was completely ineffectual. I don't doubt Cherry-Evans has it in him but at this stage it's not even a contest. Calling Cronk a passenger is ridiculous. He has more try assists and line break assists in Origin than any other half in the last 8 years apart from Thurston and Lockyer. That's not nothing. He's produced match and series winning plays. It's not as simple as throwing in a great club half and expecting him to replicate it. The rise is huge particularly when you're playing with new and unfamiliar combinations. That's part of why Cronk is valuable to this side. Cherry-Evans will have two or three injury-restricted training sessions with this spine. I don't care how good a club halfback he is, it's a very different situation than having the usual suspects who know each other's games inside and out.

I think you're grossly underestimating not just the injuries but also the disruptions to the camp.

 

Now they're saying Cherry-Evans jogged at training this arvo and apparently is improving. Inglis didn't train. Slater only did the warm up.

 

What's tiresome is your continual double standards, and disingenuous form of argument. Yeah every cunt with a bruise. Cause that's an accurate assessment of the situation.

No what's really happening is some Blues fans don't like the idea of finally winning a series but against an under-strength and injury-riddled QLD side. That's understandable because there's always the question in the back of your mind as there was in mine when we bested you without Hayne and Gallen. Which is why several of you, Lukic, SP and yourself, are playing these injuries down with cheap and crappy euphemisms.

But I like the conclusions you draw. If you lose, blame it on the injuries like I did cause that's fair (apparently saying this before the game isn't preemptive) but just don't go on about it cause that's tiresome, and certainly don't mention it before the game because that's preemptive. :facepalm: You should take up gymnastics with contortions like that.

 

Win 3-0 and it becomes much harder to do that Mind you I think it'll take Thurston or Smith breaking their arm for that to happen and that sort of undermines the whole project.

 

This is a joke right?

 

I think hell just froze over

 

No, you're really not happy as evidenced by the dozens of examples I could give where you've been proven wrong and either ignore it, or obfuscate it, or and most commonly, try to maintain your rectitude.

When I come across someone who upon being shown right there in black and white what he said, then proceeds to take himself out of context by highlighting only the first half a sentence and ignoring the second half which completely changes the meaning, I know I'm dealing with someone who doesn't like to admit they're wrong.

And as a coda, yes I misworded that and should've corrected it. The main string of my point remains, however.

 

Who do we think is going to play lock? I think it'll be Gillett.

 

Mm. Yeah that's probably the likeliest given that Thaiday will obviously move up front with Lillyman after 20-25. I can't see Guerra getting a starting birth at the expense of Gillett whose just been promoted to the run on.