Queensland coach Kevin Walters says Cameron Smith is the state’s greatest ever captain following his Man of the Match performance in the 26 points to 16 win over New South Wales at Suncorp Stadium. I think those comments are pretty unfair.
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“He’s his own coach and he’s got his own style”. It really helped my development and it gave me that drive to push myself to play a lot better.
“I’d love to be a part of that moment, just walking Gal off the field”, Fifita said. He deserved his spot in the Test match.
“They try to gang up on me when I get the ball, but I’ve sort of changed my game a bit – where I catch the ball”.
“I’ve done it before [after City-Country] and so have other players so I’ll be sweet”.
The last time NSW kept a series alive by winning game two in Brisbane was back in 1998.
Besieged NSW coach Laurie Daley claims Queensland will be the ones feeling the heat in Wednesday’s State of Origin II at Suncorp Stadium.
“We missed a couple of opportunities tonight and they took there’s – that was the difference”, said Gallen in his final Origin series. “We seem to eat ourselves after losses”, he said.
“If I lose a game of football, it’s not the worst thing that’s going to happen to me”.
“NSW are playing against a super side with half a dozen or more of the best players in the competition”.
Walker was called into the starting side when centre Josh Morris was ruled out with a groin injury on Sunday, in turn allowing Bird to come into the 17. I remember when I was [NSW assistant coach under] Craig Bellamy.
“If we have to go to Sydney for a decider that is going to be a hard task”. “I don’t want to say too much but I don’t think he’ll be right for game three”, Daley said.
A defiant Daley said on Thursday afternoon that the retiring Gallen would play his final Origin game in the dead rubber.
The Blues did it tough with forward Greg Bird (60th minute) and halfback Adam Reynolds (63rd) sidelined by midway in the second half. “He is one of those kids who will accept any challenge”.
Cronulla’s four Origin representatives are all likely to back up for their clash with the New Zealand Warriors on Saturday night.
Queensland now chase their fifth series clean sweep after achieving the feat in 1988, 1989, 1995 and 2010.
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“They are all fine”.
