OMG have you seen the teams on paper! QLD are blessed with all the best players. Billy Slater, Israel Folau, Cam Smith, Greg Inglis and Micheal Crocker from the Storm (best storm players), Johnathan Thurston is a name that speaks for itself as the best, Karmicheal Hunt and Justin Hodges are 2 of the best Broncos players, plus we got Civo back from Penrith. On paper, both teams look great, QLD looks much better. This is going to be easily the best Origin series in a decade.
NSW
1. Brett Stewart (Sea Eagles), 2. Jarryd Hayne (Eels), 3. Mark Gasnier (Dragons), 4. Matt Cooper (Dragons), 5. Anthony Quinn (Storm), 6. Greg Bird (Sharks), 7. Peter Wallace (Broncos), 8. Ben Cross (Knights), 9. Danny Buderus (c) (Knights), 10. Brett White (Storm), 11. Willie Mason (Roosters), 12. Ryan Hoffman (Storm), 13. Paul Gallen (Sharks)
Interchange: 14. Anthony Laffranchi (Titans), 15. Anthony Tupou (Roosters), 16. Craig Fitzgibbon (Roosters), 17. Ben Hornby (Dragons)
QLD
1. Billy Slater (Storm), 2. Greg Inglis (Storm), 3. Israel Folau (Storm), 4. Justin Hodges (Broncos), 5. Brent Tate (Warriors), 6. Karmichael Hunt (Broncos), 7. Johnathan Thurston (Cowboys), 8. Petero Civoniceva (Panthers), 9. Cam Smith (Storm), 10. Nate Myles (Roosters), 11. Sam Thaiday (Broncos), 12. Carl Webb (Cowboys), 13. Dallas Johnson (Storm).
Interchange: 14. PJ Marsh (Broncos), 15. Michael Crocker (Storm), 16. Ben Hannant (Broncos), 17. Jacob Lillyman (Cowboys).
20/05/2008
Sunshine Coast