2018 State of Origin II: New South Wales V Queensland

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2018 State of Origin II: New South Wales V Queensland: Teams and Game Day



New South Wales V Queensland
Sunday 24 June, Stadium Australia
Gates open: 3.45pm
New South Wales Residents v Queensland Residents: 4.00pm
New South Wales Blues v Queensland Maroons: 7.40pm
Tickets: Click here
TV coverage: Nine live
Radio: ABC, 2CC

New South Wales Blues

Josh Addo-Carr (Melbourne Storm)
Nathan Cleary (Penrith Panthers)
Damien Cook (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Boyd Cordner (c) (Sydney Roosters)
Angus Crichton (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Jack de Belin (St George Illawarra Dragons)
Tyson Frizell (St George Illawarra Dragons)
Ryan James (Gold Coast Titans)
Luke Keary (Sydney Roosters)
David Klemmer (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
James Maloney (Penrith Panthers)
Latrell Mitchell (Sydney Roosters)
Tyrone Peachey (Penrith Panthers)
Matt Prior (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks)
James Roberts (Brisbane Broncos)
Tariq Sims (St George Illawarra Dragons)
James Tedesco (Sydney Roosters)
Jake Trbojevic (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)
Tom Trbojevic (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)
Paul Vaughan (St George Illawarra Dragons)

Queensland Maroons

Jai ARROW - Gold Coast Titans
Will CHAMBERS - Melbourne Storm
Gavin COOPER - North Queensland Cowboys
Dane GAGAI - South Sydney Rabbitohs
Tim GLASBY - Melbourne Storm
Coen HESS - North Queensland Cowboys
Valentine HOLMES - Cronulla Sharks
Ben HUNT - St George Illawarra Dragons
Greg INGLIS (c) - South Sydney Rabbitohs
Felise KAUFUSI - Melbourne Storm
Andrew McCULLOUGH - Brisbane Broncos
Josh McGUIRE - Brisbane Broncos
Cameron MUNSTER Melbourne Storm
Dylan NAPA Sydney Roosters
Josh PAPALII Canberra Raiders
Kalyn PONGA Newcastle Knights
Billy SLATER Melbourne Storm
Jarrod WALLACE Gold Coast Titans

Coach: Kevin WALTERS

Officials:

Referee: Gerard Sutton
Assist Referee: Ashley Klein
Senior Review Official: Steve Chiddy
Review Official: Ben Galea
Touch Judges: Nick Beashel, Brett Suttor
Standby Referee: Ben Cummins
Standby Touch Judge: Chris Butler

New South Wales Residents

Aaron Gray (Newtown Jets)
Bayley Sironen (Western Suburbs Magpies)
Billy Brittain (North Sydney Bears)
Blayke Brailey (Newtown Jets)
Caleb Aekins (Penrith Panthers)
Dean Britt (North Sydney Bears)
Ed Murphy (Mounties)
Jacob Felise (Western Suburbs Magpies)
Kurt Dillon (Newtown Jets)
Kyle Flanagan (Newtown Jets)
Liam Martin (Penrith Panthers)
Luke Garner (Western Suburbs Magpies)
Maika Sivo (Penrith Panthers)
Mawene Hiroti (North Sydney Bears)
Ofahiki Ogden (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
Scott Sorensen (Newtown Jets)
Sean O’Sullivan (Wyong Roos)
Suaia Matagi (Wentworthville Magpies)
Tony Satini (Mounties)

Coach: Shane Millard
Assistant Coach: Guy Missio

Queensland Residents

1. Scott Drinkwater (Easts Tigers)
2. Jonus Pearson (Redcliffe Dolphins)
3. Marion Seve (Souths Logan Magpies)
4. Gehamat Shibasaki (Norths Devils)
5. Kalifa Faifai-Loa (Townsville Districts Blackhawks)
6. Billy Walters (Easts Tigers)
7. Jamal Fogarty (Burleigh Bears)
8. Nathaniel Neale (Ipswich Jets)
9. Patrick Politoni (Burleigh Bears)
10. Sam Anderson (Redcliffe Dolphins)
11. Patrick Kaufusi (Easts Tigers)
12. Blake Leary (Burleigh Bears)
13. Patrick Mago (Souths Logan Magpies)

14. Mitchell Cronin (Wynnum Manly Seagulls)
15. Patrick Carrigan (Wynnum Manly Seagulls)
16. Lachlan Timm (Sunshine Coast Falcons)
17. William Bugden (Northern Pride)

18. Jake Clifford (Northern Pride)

Coach: Jon Buchanan

Women’s State of Origin
Friday 22 June, 7:30pm, North Sydney Oval

New South Wales Blues

1. Sam Bremner
2. Taleena Simon
3. Corban McGregor
4. Isabelle Kelly
5. Nakia Davis-Welsh
6. Lavina O’Mealey
7. Maddison Sutddon (c)
8. Elianna Walton
9. Rebecca Riley
10. Simaima Taufa
11. Talesha Quinn
12. Kezie Apps
13. Vanessa Foliaki

14. Nita Maynard
15. Rebecca Young
16. Holli Wheeler
17. Hannah Southwell

18. Quincy Dodd

Queensland Maroons

Chelsea Baker
Heather Ballinger
Annette Brander
Brittany Breayley
Ali Brigginshaw
Karina Brown
Freida Faulato Seu
Maitua Feterika
Tazmin Gray
Steph Hancock
Tallisha Harden
Kody House
Amelia Kuk
Rona Peters
Rhiannon Revell-Blair
Mariah Storch
Zahara Temara
Meg Ward



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[Lucky]

QLD will no doubt pick Glasby.... they need all of his 5 runs for 10 meters combined with 4 errors.

[Northern Raider]

Matt Prior?

[zim]

Matt Prior?

Yeah, I think Boyd can kiss his origin dreams good bye. Prior is not a bad player but you know if you're not getting picked over him there's something fundamentally wrong with the way you play.

[RedRaider]

Very disappointed that Nic Cotric wasn't kept as part of the extended NSW squad. Particularly with the injury concerns over Mitchell and Roberts.

Interesting that the RCG replacement is between Ryan James and Matt Prior. James is more of a meter eater with the ball but Prior is more like RCG in hit and stick defense. So does Freddy go more 'like for like' or try to improve the offensive capability of the side? Ryan James was in great form on the weekend so I think he will get the nod. But you never know with Freddy.

[BigPapa]

Very disappointed that Nic Cotric wasn't kept as part of the extended NSW squad. Particularly with the injury concerns over Mitchell and Roberts.

Interesting that the RCG replacement is between Ryan James and Matt Prior. James is more of a meter eater with the ball but Prior is more like RCG in hit and stick defense. So does Freddy go more 'like for like' or try to improve the offensive capability of the side? Ryan James was in great form on the weekend so I think he will get the nod. But you never know with Freddy.

I heard that James was told he was playing in game 1 and then Klemmer had a big game on Sunday and Fittler then backflipped on his original decision.

[Northern Raider]

Prior over James would be classic NSW.

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Canberra Raiders Josh Papalii named for Queensland Maroons in Origin II

Queensland has named their squad for Origin II:

Jai ARROW - Gold Coast Titans
Will CHAMBERS - Melbourne Storm
Gavin COOPER - North Queensland Cowboys
Dane GAGAI - South Sydney Rabbitohs
Tim GLASBY - Melbourne Storm
Coen HESS - North Queensland Cowboys
Valentine HOLMES - Cronulla Sharks
Ben HUNT - St George Illawarra Dragons
Greg INGLIS (c) - South Sydney Rabbitohs
Felise KAUFUSI - Melbourne Storm
Andrew McCULLOUGH - Brisbane Broncos
Josh McGUIRE - Brisbane Broncos
Cameron MUNSTER Melbourne Storm
Dylan NAPA Sydney Roosters
Josh PAPALII Canberra Raiders
Kalyn PONGA Newcastle Knights
Billy SLATER Melbourne Storm
Jarrod WALLACE Gold Coast Titans

Coach: Kevin WALTERS

[Northern Raider]

Glasby cover for Napa. Slater and Ponga in for Morgan and Milford. Otherwise same squad isn't it?

[papabear]

Why does gavin cooper get a run without thurston?

Surely QLD have better edges floating around then him?

[Northern Raider]

Why does gavin cooper get a run without thurston?

Surely QLD have better edges floating around then him?

Not really. QLD are pretty thin for back rowers. Guerra about the only other who could be considered. Only other option is play Paps on the edge.

[-PJ-]

Why does gavin cooper get a run without thurston?

Surely QLD have better edges floating around then him?

Not really. QLD are pretty thin for back rowers. Guerra about the only other who could be considered. Only other option is play Paps on the edge.

Guerra is an overrated plodder..my opinion.

[Northern Raider]

Why does gavin cooper get a run without thurston?

Surely QLD have better edges floating around then him?

Not really. QLD are pretty thin for back rowers. Guerra about the only other who could be considered. Only other option is play Paps on the edge.

Guerra is an overrated plodder..my opinion.

.....and he's the next best option for QLD. That why Cooper gets a run.

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Canberra Raiders winger Nick Cotric vows to keep banging on Brad Fittler's door

It is the phone call players either dream of or dread. While Nick Cotric didn't get the news he was hoping for, the Canberra Raiders young gun has vowed to keep banging on Brad Fittler's door.

"It was a good learning curve for me, it was good to meet the other boys from the other teams, the superstars from the other teams. It was good to see how they prepare for a game, the extras they do. I learnt a bit from that camp and it was just a good experience. It was just great to be a part of the squad. I’ve always dreamt of being a part of Origin and to see what it’s like and to see what it’s about really opened my eyes.

Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/ ... 4zm56.html

[BigPapa]

Why does gavin cooper get a run without thurston?

Surely QLD have better edges floating around then him?

Not really. QLD are pretty thin for back rowers. Guerra about the only other who could be considered. Only other option is play Paps on the edge.

Guerra is an overrated plodder..my opinion.

.....and he's the next best option for QLD. That why Cooper gets a run.

QLD are really missing Gillet. I thought Cooper was very ordinary in game 1.

[yeh raiders]

Even more ordinary was the other backrower, Kaufusi. Astounding how many crucial missed tackles he had.

[Sid]

Yeah, Kaufusi and Morgan were terrible in game 1. Qld won’t miss Morgan

[Whitty]

Thought Kaufusi was one of our best. Seemed to be the only one who looked dangerous with the footy under his wing. In a game of 742 missed tackles didn't think his were that bad.

[yeh raiders]

Go watch the replay of the game, or even just the highlights. He was heavily, negatively involved.

Glad he has retained his spot, though I’m sure he’ll improve on his last start effort.

[Billy Walker]

Thought Kaufusi was one of our best. Seemed to be the only one who looked dangerous with the footy under his wing. In a game of 742 missed tackles didn't think his were that bad.

I agree - Kaufusi was the pick of an average Qld forward pack for me. McGuire did absolutely nothing in my view and is an extremely over-rated player.

[zilhouse]

pappa was pretty good. Just missed a key tackle on Cook

[Billy Walker]

pappa was pretty good. Just missed a key tackle on Cook

Yeah Pappa was very good! I really liked Qld's chances in game 1 but NSW were far too good. It will take something very special from Qld to get up in game 2 and I can't see it happening.

[Green eyed Mick]

Anyone else really looking forward to tonights game?

[-TW-]

Chicks belt the living **** out of each other. I went to the test a couple of years ago and some of the hits were brutal

[-PJ-]

Anyone else really looking forward to tonights game?

I'm ready GEM..

[The Greenhouse]

Welcome to our coverage of tonight’s Women’s State of Origin match between New South Wales and Queensland. Here are the final team line ups:

New South Wales: 1 Sam Bremner, 2 Taleena Simon, 3 Corban McGregor, 4 Isabelle Kelly, 5 Nakia Davis-Welsh, 6 Lavina O'Mealey, 7 Maddison Studdon (c), 8 Elianna Walton (vc), 9 Rebecca Riley, 10 Simaima Taufa, 11 Talesha Quinn, 12 Kezie Apps, 13 Vanessa Foliaki

Interchange: 14 Nita Maynard, 15 Rebecca Young, 16 Holli Wheeler, 17 Hannah Southwell

Queensland: 1 Chelsea Baker, 2 Karina Brown (c), 3 Amelia Kuk, 4 Meg Ward, 5 Rhiannon Revell-Blair, 6 Zahara Temara, 7 Ali Brigginshaw, 8 Rona Peters, 9 Brittany Breayley (vc), 10 Heather Ballinger, 11 Tazmin Gray, 12 Maitua Feterika, 13 Annette Brander

Interchange: 14 Mariah Storch, 15 Steph Hancock, 16 Kody House, 17 Tallisha Harden

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Here are the latest team lists for Sunday:

NSW Residents v Queensland Residents, 4.10pm Sunday at ANZ Stadium

NSW Residents squad: Aaron Gray, Bayley Sironen, Billy Brittain, Blayke Brailey, Caleb Aekins, Dean Britt, Ed Murphy, Jacob Felise, Kurt Dillon, Kyle Flanagan, Liam Martin, Luke Garner, Maika Sivo, Mawene Hiroti, Ofahiki Ogden, Scott Sorensen, Sean O'Sullivan, Suaia Matagi, Tony Satini

Queensland Residents: 1 Scott Drinkwater, 2 Jonus Pearson, 3 Marion Seve, 4 Gehamat Shibasaki, 5 Kalifa Faifai-Loa, 6 Billy Walters, 7 Jamal Fogarty, 8 Nathaniel Neale, 9 Patrick Politoni, 10 Sam Anderson, 11 Patrick Kaufusi, 12 Blake Leary, 13 Patrick Mago. Interchange: 14 Mitchell Cronin, 15 Patrick Carrigan, 16 Lachlan Timm, 17 William Bugden, 18 Jake Clifford.

State of Origin II, New South Wales v Queensland, Sunday, 7.40pm at ANZ Stadium

New South Wales Blues: 1 James Tedesco, 2 Tom Trbojevic, 3 Latrell Mitchell, 4 James Roberts, 5 Josh Addo-Carr, 6 James Maloney, 7 Nathan Cleary, 8 David Klemmer, 9 Damien Cook, 10 Matt Prior, 11 Boyd Cordner (c), 12 Tyson Frizell, 13 Jack De Belin. Interchange: 14 Paul Vaughan, 15 Jake Trbojevic, 16 Angus Crichton, 17 Tyrone Peachey. Reserves: 18 Tariq Sims, 19 Luke Keary, 20 Ryan James.

Queensland Maroons: 1 Billy Slater, 2 Valentine Holmes, 3 Greg Inglis (c), 4 Will Chambers, 5 Dane Gagai, 6 Cameron Munster, 7 Ben Hunt, 8 Dylan Napa, 9 Andrew McCullough, 10 Jarrod Wallace, 11 Gavin Cooper, 12 Felise Kaufusi, 13 Josh McGuire. Interchange: 14 Kalyn Ponga, 15 Josh Papalii, 16 Coen Hess, 17 Jai Arrow. Reserves: Tim Glasby, 19 Christian Welch.

[The Greenhouse]

We’ve had the national anthem at North Sydney Oval, decent crowd is in... Queensland kick off in the Women’s Origin.

[The Greenhouse]

4th min TRY BLUES to centre Isabelle Kelly out wide, capitalising on two Queensland errors. Maddie Studdon converts.

New South Wales 6-0

[The Greenhouse]

13th min TRY MAROONS to Karina Brown, the go to the short side on the final tackle and she grounds it in the corner. Baker converts from the sideline, beautiful kick.

New South Wales 6
Queensland 6

[-TW-]

Great game so far, amazing what no wrestling in the ruck does

[The Greenhouse]

Great attacking kick to the corner doesn’t quite come off for Queensland on the bell.

HALF TIME

New South Wales 6
Queensland 6

[The Greenhouse]

New South Wales kick off to start the second half. Just 30 minute halves in this match.

[The Greenhouse]

37th min TRY BLUES to Nakia Davis Welsh in the corner, big overlap and the cover can’t quite stop the try. It’s off the back of a penalty. No conversion.

New South Wales 10-6

[The Greenhouse]

46th min TRY MAROONS to Karina Brown, set up by Brigginshaw. The Maroons take advantage of a forced line drop out on the Blues. Baker can’t convert, it hits the post and bounces away.

New South Wales 10
Queensland 10