Men’s State of Origin Game 1 2026 - The Blues Vs The Maroons - 8:05pm Wednesday 27th May - Accor Stadium

[Hard Yards]

Didn’t think what KP did was sendoffable, if that’s a word.
Kline said “ shoulder to the head “ when it was clearly a headclash, so he should be sweet judiciary wise.
NSW tried hard to lose it, and looked unconnected in attack, and very fragile around the ruck in the first half.
I think we’ve used our get out of jail free card for this series.

 

[KPGreatness]

We got lucky, massive changes needed for the second game if we are any chance

 

[HarVeeGee13]

Ash Klein can consider himself very hard done by that he didn't get MOTM.

 

[Joel.M]

There is no way QLD lose game two

 

[KPGreatness]

Setup the first try, scored one, 40/20. He carried that team home. What game did you watch?

How long with only 12? how many plays did he set up? How many times did we have a set of 6 on their line for him to do that what? How many times with only 12 men did he go out wide instead of through the middle? But most of the League community is the same with Cleary “oh he did a few good things must be the best” take the game in 80 minutes and he didn’t do a damn thing, Walker was much better

 

[mozza]

Strange deserved it. Cleary did something for once though. They were never not going to give it to him.

 

[Joel.M]

Headclash, sin bin max for me

 

[Sarge]

How long with only 12? how many plays did he set up? How many times did we have a set of 6 on their line for him to do that what? How many times with only 12 men did he go out wide instead of through the middle? But most of the League community is the same with Cleary “oh he did a few good things must be the best” take the game in 80 minutes and he didn’t do a damn thing, Walker was much better

No Cleary no win , simple

 

[HarVeeGee13]

Until Ponga was sent off and the Blues were running downhill, Strange was the main guy who looked dangerous for NSW.

 

[Mclovin]

Cleary couldnt get our attack together for like 70 minutes, we were clunky as hell and thats his job, he did win us the game and had some nice moments but he wasnt our best in my opinion

 

[Battler]

I've been a Strange fan for a long time. It was a great debut from the young man.

 

[danknights]

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Headclash, sin bin max for me

How do you wrap your arms when they are bracing.........like does every player have to run with their arms out like wings every play. Sin bin for sure. Send off....nope.

 

[Seano]

I remember Ben Kennedy back in the day getting 4 weeks for a shot in Origin and was made to serve them all at club level. I think the NRL ruling was that "He doesn't play for the Roosters".....

 

[ApperceptionJosh]

AFB living on reputation. Barney is not much better. Be interesting to see how Haas goes this weekend.

Afb dropped for Hass, he was terrible imo

 

[Seano]

Maybe Strange is the foil Cleary needs to step up at this level.

 

[Kurriboy]

Cleary couldnt get our attack together for like 70 minutes, we were clunky as hell and thats his job, he did win us the game and had some nice moments but he wasnt our best in my opinion

How is he meant to get our attack together when for the first half we dropped the ball from our own half and dropped bombs? Then to start the second half dropped the ball again to start.

Once we started to get field position and held the ball we started to turn the game. Then Ponga got sent off which was always going to turn the game our way.

Cleary can't do much when he is tackling all half.

 

[mozza]

Yeh you can’t put the poor first half on the halves. To’o and Crichton making simple errors left NSW on the back foot. Only Joey could come up with big plays and dominate a game in those circumstances.

Strange was brilliant one both sides of the ball and Cleary to his credit iced the big moments. It’s a shame Klein is so incompetent though. It certainly takes the shine off the win abit.

 

[Les Misérables]

Is Slater teaching ponga to put his studs up every catch?

He's always done it tbf

 

[HarVeeGee13]

Ponga has been given a grade 2 dangerous contact charge. $6900 fine and free to play this weekend with an early plea.

A grade 2 charge is tantamount to an admission that it wasn't a send off.

 

[R_A]

Wonder if Ponga will miss some games for this

Sualilis was worse a few years ago so hopefully less than that. If it’s a week or two, three tops, meh I’ll be fine with it

I’ll side with my Ponga/Knights bias a send off may have been a touch harsh maybe a sin bin was more warranted. Anything like that will get pulled up. Can thank the home crowd too.

NSW should have won much sooner (but still got lucky with the send off) if they didn’t butcher a few tries earlier, it’s as if no one was watching Tedesco at all…