State of Origin 2022

[Thresher]

Everyone laughed at me when I said qld would win yesterday.

I had a few $$ on them

 

[Capital_Shark]

Papenhauzen in - S Crichton out (he was just a flat-out bad pick on the bench)

what do you do with him? He's a fullback or nothing. ****ing small one at that for origin.

 

[Sparkles]

Wasn't NSW ahead by 4?

We were

 

[Thresher]

what do you do with him? He's a fullback or nothing. ****ing small one at that for origin.

Keep him on the excercise bike wearing lycra in front of a strong fan with The Datsuns blasting through the stadium speakers

 

[Gumby]

what do you do with him? He's a fullback or nothing. ****ing small one at that for origin.

Same size as Slater

 

[bort]

what do you do with him? He's a fullback or nothing. ****ing small one at that for origin.

Put him on at 13 in last 15 minutes and watch him score the try Yeo couldn’t

 

[Thresher]

Put him on at 13 in last 15 minutes and watch him score the try Yeo couldn’t

This could work too

 

[Capital_Shark]

Same size as Slater

Slightly taller (probably the hair do) but Slater listed as 9kg heavier.

Size wasn't so much my point. I just really think you pick either him or Teddy. Simple Jack is their best 14 in my opinion. But I was happy with last night's result so the blues can keep it up as far as I'm concerned.

 

[BurgoShark]

Probably most of the time in NRL yeah

Whoever was in the bunker just could not bring themselves to say there was "just a touch which constitutes a high tackle".

And quite a few people reckon the Crichton tackle was a sin bin... not even in NRL should that be a sin bin, barely went past horizontal (enough for penalty yes) and nowhere near landing on his head.

Chrichton one - penalty sufficient imo, but who knows in a random week of NRL.

 

[BurgoShark]

 

[egg]

what do you do with him? He's a fullback or nothing. ****ing small one at that for origin.

Hey Cap ,
As someone said , perhaps last 15 minutes impact .
If a winger got injured , he might be able to do the job and go hunting for opportunities too ( Turbo like ).
If a Centre went down , perhaps shift him to fullback and let Teddy play centre .
Who knows , maybe even handle 5/8 in an emergency ( Fitler below )


Fittler highlighted the great success Melbourne had had in transforming fullbacks into top-line players.

"If you look at all the good players down at Melbourne - they all come through at fullback: Jahrome Hughes, Cameron Munster," Fittler said on Wide World of Sports' Freddy and The Eighth.

"They know how to train a fullback up, and they've got Billy Slater down there (as a consultant)."

 

[HaroldBishop]

Hey Cap ,
As someone said , perhaps last 15 minutes impact .
If a winger got injured , he might be able to do the job and go hunting for opportunities too ( Turbo like ).
If a Centre went down , perhaps shift him to fullback and let Teddy play centre .
Who knows , maybe even handle 5/8 in an emergency ( Fitler below )


Fittler highlighted the great success Melbourne had had in transforming fullbacks into top-line players.

"If you look at all the good players down at Melbourne - they all come through at fullback: Jahrome Hughes, Cameron Munster," Fittler said on Wide World of Sports' Freddy and The Eighth.

"They know how to train a fullback up, and they've got Billy Slater down there (as a consultant)."

I assume we're talking about Pap here? If so, I agree with Cap, he's not a bench player at SOO level.

 

[Proud Shark]

what do you do with him? He's a fullback or nothing. ****ing small one at that for origin.

So is Ponga, and wasn't he thrown in middle a few years back with some success?

NSW over the last few years have succeeded through speed around the ruck with Teddy and Turbo backing up through the middle. I know he's smaller, but I don't see any reason why Paps can't do the same. Esspecially given we needed some x factor desperately. Can't think of anyone else who could have played that role as well as he could.

 

[HaroldBishop]

So is Ponga, and wasn't he thrown in middle a few years back with some success?

NSW over the last few years have succeeded through speed around the ruck with Teddy and Turbo backing up through the middle. I know he's smaller, but I don't see any reason why Paps can't do the same. Esspecially given we needed some x factor desperately. Can't think of anyone else who could have played that role as well as he could.

I reckon Ponga is a bit bigger than Paps and can cover a few more positions.

We do need some x factor though.

 

[Proud Shark]

I reckon Ponga is a bit bigger than Paps and can cover a few more positions.

We do need some x factor though.

Maybe slightly, but with Wighton in the side do we need to cover that many extra positions. Pap could play wing and push a winger in, or a second rower could cover centre.

Both Teddy and Wighton made linebreaks in that last 10 minutes. If Paps was on, with his support play and speed I think we convert at least one if not both of them.

 

[HaroldBishop]

Maybe slightly, but with Wighton in the side do we need to cover that many extra positions. Pap could play wing and push a winger in, or a second rower could cover centre.

Both Teddy and Wighton made linebreaks in that last 10 minutes. If Paps was on, with his support play and speed I think we convert at least one if not both of them.

I reckon Paps on a wing marking Coates /Cobbo would be an absolute bloodbath.

 

[Proud Shark]

I reckon Paps on a wing marking Coates /Cobbo would be an absolute bloodbath.

Sure, it's not ideal, you could also move a 2nd rower out like I said.

I don't think you pick a utility to cover injury though. You pick one to turn a game and if they cover injuries that's a bonus.

 

[Thresher]

Sure, it's not ideal, you could also move a 2nd rower out like I said.

I don't think you pick a utility to cover injury though. You pick one to turn a game and if they cover injuries that's a bonus.

If Jayden Campbell stays injury free for a few seasons I could see him end up playing a role like this

 

[MrDravid]

I reckon Paps on a wing marking Coates /Cobbo would be an absolute bloodbath.

I'd reckon Paps taking hit ups out of his own end would be the bigger problem.

 

[bort]

I'd reckon Paps taking hit ups out of his own end would be the bigger problem.

With space no
Off the goal line yes