Peter wrote:I’ll have to watch it more closely again but I can’t recall the Oates try being scored due to Cotric coming in. Wasn’t Morris about 15 metres in field leaving Cotric to defend a 3 on 1 on his own which he very nearly did?
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Corey Oates scored a try on him in the 52nd minute when he beat him on the outside. Held Michael Morgan up over the line a few minutes later. All up ran for 113 metres with six tackle busts.
14 JACK WIGHTON 4.5
Replaced Cody Walker at five-eighth midway through the second half. Had a kick charged down and then threw the intercept pass for Dane Gagai to score in the 68th minute.
Peter wrote:I’ll have to watch it more closely again but I can’t recall the Oates try being scored due to Cotric coming in. Wasn’t Morris about 15 metres in field leaving Cotric to defend a 3 on 1 on his own which he very nearly did?
correct, kaufusi had 3 on him, cotric had Morgan and oates teddy had ponga
Peter wrote:I’ll have to watch it more closely again but I can’t recall the Oates try being scored due to Cotric coming in. Wasn’t Morris about 15 metres in field leaving Cotric to defend a 3 on 1 on his own which he very nearly did?
correct, kaufusi had 3 on him, cotric had Morgan and oates teddy had ponga
Yeah watching it again, it was embarrassing defence from Josh Morris. He was good in the first half, but lost his way after that.
greeneyed wrote: ↑June 5, 2019, 11:18 pmOrigin player ratings
10: Josh Papalii: Effort was never lacking. Didn't match the running metres of Blues prop Klemmer but did enough to set a platform for the skilled players in his side. 7
2. Nick Cotric: Did nothing wrong in first half but came in too far and opened up space for Corey Oates to score the Maroons first try. Limited opportunities in attack and looked to pick up a leg injury in the second term. 6
14. Jack Wighton: Sent into the game by Brad Fittler with 25 minutes to go and had a kick charged down and threw an intercept pass which Dane Gagai swooped on to score. 4.5
Ouch, Cotric deserved at least an 7 or even an 8. Can't argue with Jack's score, considering he was an impact player. Can we have a rating for Fitler as coach though? Surely a 4 or 5? When sections of teams were failing he did nothinf, until too late.
News.com.au wrote this about Jack
JACK WIGHTON: Limited minutes off the bench and threw the intercept for Gagai’s matchwinning try. Not an ideal debut from the utility. His intercept pass also came on just the third tackle of the set for the Blues — who clearly didn’t need to force the issue when Wighton lost the plot.
Am I being biased in a sense I thought Jack looked sharp when he came on and was the only one who looked like breaking the line? As he threw the intercept pass he created an overlap out of nothing. I think there being a little harsh on Jack. He was worthy of a 4.5 but that was due to only having minimal minutes
if he didnt throw the intercept, he would have scored a 6. He threw it, so its 100% on him. Hopefully he wipes his tears and gets on with it. We'll have to wait and see how he rebounds on Friday night!
Peter wrote:I’ll have to watch it more closely again but I can’t recall the Oates try being scored due to Cotric coming in. Wasn’t Morris about 15 metres in field leaving Cotric to defend a 3 on 1 on his own which he very nearly did?
correct, kaufusi had 3 on him, cotric had Morgan and oates teddy had ponga
I thought Kaufusi was impressive all night. It was an offload from him to Ponga and then the wide ball to Oates which got him into a position to score the Qld opening try. I don't know that Nic did too much wrong. More the skills of Kaufusi and Ponga which created the opportunity.
Phil Gould is ruthlessly mocked for extraordinary claim as he calls the State of Origin opener
Phil Gould has been ruthlessly mocked for an extraordinary claim while commentating the State of Origin opener. Speaking during Nine's live coverage of the opening match of the series on Wednesday evening, Gould declared: 'This is the best football stadium in the world.' The match is being played at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium which holds a maximum of 52,500 sporting fans.
Hahaha am I losing my mind, I agree with Phil Gould!! Lang Park is ABSOLUTELY the best stadium in the world... it's daylight to second, which is what?? The Sydney Football Stadium, AAMI Park in Melbourne??
NSW might regret dropping James Maloney, says Phil Gould
NSW coach Brad Fittler could live to regret his decision to axe veteran five-eighth James Maloney for Origin I, that’s the opinion of former Blues boss Phil ‘Gus’ Gould. Maloney wore the No.6 jumper for the Blues in last year’s 2-1 series victory over Queensland. But after a shocking start to the NRL season with the struggling Penrith Panthers, the 32-year-old was dropped for in-form South Sydney pivot and Origin debutant Cody Walker.
Na, Maloney’s game has gotten way too loose, especially for Origin. Too many missed tackles, penalties, errors. He wouldn’t have made any difference last night
greeneyed wrote: ↑June 5, 2019, 11:18 pmOrigin player ratings
10: Josh Papalii: Effort was never lacking. Didn't match the running metres of Blues prop Klemmer but did enough to set a platform for the skilled players in his side. 7
2. Nick Cotric: Did nothing wrong in first half but came in too far and opened up space for Corey Oates to score the Maroons first try. Limited opportunities in attack and looked to pick up a leg injury in the second term. 6
14. Jack Wighton: Sent into the game by Brad Fittler with 25 minutes to go and had a kick charged down and threw an intercept pass which Dane Gagai swooped on to score. 4.5
Ouch, Cotric deserved at least an 7 or even an 8. Can't argue with Jack's score, considering he was an impact player. Can we have a rating for Fitler as coach though? Surely a 4 or 5? When sections of teams were failing he did nothinf, until too late.
News.com.au wrote this about Jack
JACK WIGHTON: Limited minutes off the bench and threw the intercept for Gagai’s matchwinning try. Not an ideal debut from the utility. His intercept pass also came on just the third tackle of the set for the Blues — who clearly didn’t need to force the issue when Wighton lost the plot.
Am I being biased in a sense I thought Jack looked sharp when he came on and was the only one who looked like breaking the line? As he threw the intercept pass he created an overlap out of nothing. I think there being a little harsh on Jack. He was worthy of a 4.5 but that was due to only having minimal minutes
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He looked okay, got lucky that the charge down on his kick actually came off for NSW. I also wouldn't say he created an overlap as his defender slid well, he was going to be wrapped up short of the line and hadn't created any space for his outside man.