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IRISH JONNY · #1 21-05-2008, 17:10

IS JUST ABOUT TO KICK OFF ..FIRST GAME IN SYDNEY.....
GO QUEENSLAND !!!!!!!!!!!!
I FIRST CAME ACROSS SoO IN 2001 WHEN I WAS IN OZ FOR THE LIONS TOUR....
ONE OF THE TOUGHEST RIVALARIES IN SPORT !!!!!!!
LETS HOP FOR A GREAT SERIES.........
IJ

IRISH JONNY · #2 21-05-2008, 18:01

14-4.....blues.
Blues Dominated The First Half.but The Maroons Scored On The Stroke Of Ht....could Be A Great Second Half.....some Very Big Hits In The Game...ij

LivinLOS · #3 21-05-2008, 18:22

****ing UBC...

Need to get multichoice / Aussie network in the house !!

IRISH JONNY · #4 21-05-2008, 19:09

Blues Win.............

Goong · #5 21-05-2008, 19:10

Ahhh the Blues, how sweet it is!

Gollum · #6 21-05-2008, 19:36

Anthony Quinn did as good a performance as he did in The Guns Of Navarone

1 try in the first 4 minutes then a 2nd 15 minutes later.

See what happens next round

faultytowers · #7 22-05-2008, 01:25

Was in Australia years ago when the State of Origin matches were on , best part was sitting watching the match on TV.......with the sound off !!!!!

Not as dumb as it appears , had the radio on listening to Roy and HG doing "their" commentary , it was fcuking hilarious !!!!!

The Loop · #8 22-05-2008, 01:29

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Originally Posted by Gollum

See what happens next round

Not on those snakebites again i hope.

nelsonone · #9 22-05-2008, 06:40

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Originally Posted by faultytowers

Was in Australia years ago when the State of Origin matches were on , best part was sitting watching the match on TV.......with the sound off !!!!!

Not as dumb as it appears , had the radio on listening to Roy and HG doing "their" commentary , it was fcuking hilarious !!!!!

quintessential SOO experience Mike.....the funnest "sports" presenters I've ever heard!!...

Schmeen · #10 22-05-2008, 13:07

I've had been a huge League fan but that changed when I lived in Australia. Watching the best two teams in any sport is great, and these are far and away the best two teams in RL.

I went to a SoO game then, watching such golden names as Benny Elias, Wayne Pearce, Garry Jack, Paul Sironon, Fatty Vautin, Wally Lewis, Mal Meninga and so many more. Australians will tell me if this was a Golden era of SoO games, but it sure felt like it.

These games were as tough as anything I have ever seen in League and Union.

Any interest in league has waned since I left Australia, but I can assure you I'd cross the road to watch these games even now.

The Loop · #11 22-05-2008, 19:07

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Originally Posted by faultytowers

Not as dumb as it appears , had the radio on listening to Roy and HG doing "their" commentary , it was fcuking hilarious !!!!!

Well done FT.I`ve listened to the Roy and HG State of Origin call for years.

Adds to the entertainment infinetely.

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Originally Posted by Schmeen

I went to a SoO game then, watching such golden names as Benny Elias, Wayne Pearce, Garry Jack, Paul Sironon, Fatty Vautin, Wally Lewis, Mal Meninga and so many more. Australians will tell me if this was a Golden era of SoO games, but it sure felt like it.

These games were as tough as anything I have ever seen in League and Union.

Any interest in league has waned since I left Australia, but I can assure you I'd cross the road to watch these games even now.

Certainly was one of the golden era`s of the game.It was a lot tougher back in those days.Big men standing toe to toe punching on and elbows to the head and bone crunching gang tackles were par for the course.

The game is a lot faster and cleaner these days.

But the level of skill displayed is still higher than all other League contests.

nelsonone · #12 23-05-2008, 05:19

Not a league fan either but I always watch SoO matches....you can't miss 'em

Yes Schmeen....was truly a golden age....the laws were a bit more relaxed back in those days and the boys always obliged with a bit of overheated argie bargie....one of the classics involved mark Geyer + Wally Lewis standing head to head and throwing punches....Geyer is abot 6' 3" and lewis about 5' 10" but Wally never took a step backwards....great stuff!

IRISH JONNY · #13 12-06-2008, 21:07

Ya Baby......30-0 To The Maroons.......
Its Gonna Be A Great Decider On July 2[my Birdy] !!!!!!!!!

Mai Chob · #14 12-06-2008, 21:46

Yes , The Cane Toads (Qld) walked all over The Cockroaches ( NSW) last night.... but still League at its best.
So another cliff hanger again this year...always seems to be like that. Maybe a stats lover can tell me how many times its been 1:1 to the Final...

nelsonone · #15 13-06-2008, 05:10

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Originally Posted by Mai Chob

Maybe a stats lover can tell me how many times its been 1:1 to the Final...

I would say from memory more than 50%...and margin of wins is normally much tighter....30 points was the biggest winning margin for Qld

sometimes they seem like WWF matches to me...they just look set up!

BTW...have a pint of the best on me for your birdy IJ!

aussie dollar · #16 13-06-2008, 05:34

Games:NSW 40 QLD 41 drawn 2
this is from the time orgin started it is keenly contested
and the amount of points difference between the 2 teams is very close about 20 points over all games

IRISH JONNY · #17 02-07-2008, 14:26

the decider is on today........
both games have gone with the home team so far....but heres hoping the trend is broken.......go maroons......ij

jayel · #18 02-07-2008, 15:31

Go The Blues N.S.W.

If the maroons win it will be 3 years in a row ,I hope not
Big Whillie told to smash them or maybe he is finished playing origin

Cold and windy in sydney ,over 72,000 people expected to attend.
JL