Men’s State of Origin Game 3 2026 - The Blues Vs The Maroons - 8:05pm Wednesday 8th July - Suncorp Stadium

[jamesgould]

With the team naming imminent, here's the thread for games three!

And to try and give the NSW supporters some hope, here's the series winning game 2 of 2003 ... a memorable one for Knights fans, as our players scored 23 of NSW's 27 points! Tries to Tahu, Kennedy and Gidley, plus a load of goals from Joey, saw NSW retain the shield in comprehensive fashion. Can NSW win the decider this year?!

 

[mattam10]

 

[KPGreatness]

AFB again? Games gone

 

[Seano]

LOL Loz. All over the shop again.

Hamuole and Murray on the bench. AFB has been awful and stays in the team. He drops Api despite desperately lacking any creativity from dummy half for Brailey, even though Brailey is coming off a broken arm and hasn't played for a month...I guess you've got to admire Loz for at least sticking to his disastrous selection policies.

At least dropping To'o, who has struggled this season, for Bostock, who deserves a shot and is great under the high ball, is a good move.

PS. Hopefully, the coming calamity will be a lesson for the next Origin coach on not bringing players into the squad after long injury layoffs, having played no club footy.

 

[danknights]

Braddy deserves to be picked. Done it in a decider before. Defensively one of the best.

 

[frankLauda]

Braddy should have picked over Shibasaki in the Australian team. He had a great game today such a strong defender now.

 

[jamesgould]

Braddy should have picked over Shibasaki in the Australian team. He had a great game today such a strong defender now.

At the end of both their careers, that will go down as one of the weirdest selection calls ever.

 

[JOJO82]

Happy for Best but the selfish part of me wishes he wasn't picked so he can be available for us against the Phins.

 

[R_A]

True but at least we get Lucas back. And we have played at times without Best

 

[JOJO82]

I would rather none of our players be picked in Origin, but that's just selfish.

 

[KPGreatness]

I would rather none of our players be picked in Origin, but that's just selfish.

I’d rather Lucas doesn’t get picked again, because of the way he was treated as a instant scapegoat.

They don’t deserve him but that’s just me being selfish I guess

 

[Seano]

Billy is remaining on a handshake deal to stay QLD coach... guessing that's because he'll take over at Melbourne whenever Bellamy retires. ATM Bellyache has extended to 2028, but his diagnosis may force a change of plans.

Still not clear what Loz is doing...other than establishing another QLD dynasty.

 

[R_A]

Bellamy can 'opt out' to transition roles each year but that is probably by a certain date that he would have to let Storm officials know by, usually around this time I think. Makes that bit of news even more interesting.

 

[mozza]

At the end of both their careers, that will go down as one of the weirdest selection calls ever.

That’s what happens when you’ve got brain dead morons like Kevin Walters and Tallis involved in the setup.

 

[Macca89]

Don’t often agree with anything Paul Crawley says but I reckon he hit the nail on the head with this

Daley’s Origin III calls are his most baffling yet... at least he nailed one huge move — Crawls

Daley’s Origin III calls are his most baffling yet... at least he nailed one huge move

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Celticman98]

At the end of both their careers, that will go down as one of the weirdest selection calls ever.

It was weird last year when it happened. Let alone when they are both retired.

 

[KPGreatness]

At the end of both their careers, that will go down as one of the weirdest selection calls ever.

When it was announced not a single soul I talked to could explain why that call was made other than extreme bias.

 

[Seano]

On form this season, how Loz has AFB on the bench over JSaf beggars belief.

Moses was disgusting on the weekend; NSW lacks any spark in attack, yet Strange and Haumole are on the bench. Somehow, Murray is still not starting, and he's brought back Brailey despite no footy. Brailey would be first picked if fully fit, but coming off a broken arm in the shortest time possible to play Origin, even off the bench, is insane.

I'll still hope for an upset victory, because holding up the shield in front of a lot of sad QLDers is always a hoot (I remember Loz doing it back in the day), but really, the good news is another flogging surely ends Loz and the era of the media identity "coach" in NSW.