Origin 2024

Yeah the Walsh chat is misguided. Sure he's loose but several errors were clearly out of desperation trying to make something happen amid a complete onslaught. I dont blame him for trying because Dearden was useless and Cherry-evans seemed content to just throw bombs up with a 30 point deficit.

 

^ absolute nonsense. It lead to a clear line break. How the fuck is that a dead shortside? Tualagi had Walsh and Cherry-evans unmarked on the inside. Cunt kicks it dead from 45m out and you blame Walsh?

God you talk shit sometimes.

 

Talking out your arse and grasping straws on a play you clearly barely remembered. Anybody who has watched Tuilagi knows a flaw in his game is coasting when he's in the backfield. Did it twice in Game 1 with Hammer having to slow down. He jogs. If he sprints as he's supposed to Walsh is absolutely a passing option. The only Blues defender was marking Hammer and was in no position to stop that pass.

Walsh did nothing wrong in that play and if you had a clue you'd blame Slater or Hannay because it was clearly a set move which has been executed and employed over the last 5 games. It's not an off-the-cuff play at all.

You literally have no idea.

 

Absolutely bizarre to say he cant handle a rushing defence. That's just manifestly untrue based on previous Origins. Was Suaalii not rushing him for example? Even more bizarre to write him off at 21.

 

No it's less to do with rushing and more to do with presenting a straight line which shepherds him towards the sideline and forces him to throw a poor pass. He's quite capable of skipping past a staggered line or tapping it on quickly under pressure. He's got a decent cut-out pass from time to time as well.

We all see the valid criticisms of Walsh. He's like a reverse Tedesco and doesnt know when to die with the ball. That will come with maturity and probably isnt being helped by Slater's coaching which is clearly a licence for Walsh to throw caution to the wind all the time. But the one's you and Magic are levelling are misguided that's all.

 

We all see he's loose. Read what's written. Criticising him on that particular play tho is stupid. It was a set move and he executed it perfectly. He didnt turn over possession with a loose pass, error or poor execution. Tualagi did. End of story. The play was on.

 

Latrell is a massive loss. The Blues team is still stronger than their game 1 side but weaker than their previous one. It could well be the difference. Putting my maroons colours to one side I was happy to see him shut a lot of people up in game 2. Dude has copped so much unfair bullshit over the years, some self-inflicted but mostly not.

 

Hopefully Slater shifts Holmes to the wing. He's a winger plain as day and he simply cannot defend at centre again. Its comical.

Fifita will be there too is the mail. Ponga at 17.

Much stronger side and the Blues are weaker. Gotta actually turn up this time tho. There's even mail that Papalii could make a comeback which would be awesome but I dont see it happening tbh.

 

Nvm. Fifita has been overlooked again, Su'a axed and Kurt fucking Capewell will start on the edge.