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

[KPGreatness]

Radley is easily the most confusing pick in this team, and yet I’m seeing so much more talk about how Jsaf is a bad pick. Ppl saying Keaon, he’s been injured all season. Ford the only one that definitely deserves a spot, but the Jsaf slander is so unwarranted. Watch him be the best forward for NSW.

People are ignorant of the Knights, yesterday I was having a yarn to a friend and he believed the Knights should move on Crossland and Croker as “they don’t do anything”

 

[MattyM]

People are ignorant of the Knights, yesterday I was having a yarn to a friend and he believed the Knights should move on Crossland and Croker as “they don’t do anything”

That’s like a dumbass Facebook comment, but in real life.

 

[bremsstrahlung]

People are ignorant of the Knights, yesterday I was having a yarn to a friend and he believed the Knights should move on Crossland and Croker as “they don’t do anything”

How’d he take the news you can’t be friends anymore?

 

[KPGreatness]

How’d he take the news you can’t be friends anymore?

Well let’s say I had to stay and talk for another hour explaining why he was heavily wrong, lot of raised voices

 

[Seano]

Just watched the Leaguie's analysis and am reminded that this time Daley promised to pick in form and in position, and once again he hasn't done that.

As ever, I'm hopeful it will come together on the night, but I'm preparing myself for the worst.

NSWRL really shouldn't renew his contract, win or lose this series.

 

[Joel.M]

Burton in for Moses

 

[KPGreatness]

Burton in for Moses

Wait is this true? Say it ain’t so

 

[Joel.M]

Wait is this true? Say it ain’t so

Burton is coming into camp

I think it will be Strange starting at 6 if Moses is officially ruled out

 

[KPGreatness]

Burton is coming into camp

I think it will be Strange starting at 6 if Moses is officially ruled out

One can only hope

 

[R_A]

Just watched the Leaguie's analysis and am reminded that this time Daley promised to pick in form and in position, and once again he hasn't done that.

As ever, I'm hopeful it will come together on the night, but I'm preparing myself for the worst.

NSWRL really shouldn't renew his contract, win or lose this series.

Yep though on paper, NSW shouldn't be losing. Shouldn't have lost last year either for that matter.

 

[Seano]

Media: Any concerns about losing Mitchell Moses on the eve of Origin?
Loz: None whatsoever. We have cover for Mitch on the bench.
Media: Ethan Strange?
Loz: Jacob Saifiti.

 

[MattyM]

Burton isn’t an origin standard player. Sorry not sorry. Ethan Strange is there for a reason.

 

[Billy]

Matt Johns saying he thinks Lucas will play, replacing a middle forward.
The obvious one would be Saifiti.
That would be funny.
Johns argues that Gould has said it's an unbalanced side with too many middles and not enough edge forwards.

 

[HarVeeGee13]

If it's Moses out, Strange in, that essentially means the Blues are fielding exactly one good general play kicker vs four for Queensland.

Anyone who's ever watched footy at that level before: How does this usually go?

 

[The Artist Formerly Known as Aku'd]

Loz is a dummie. I still can’t get my head around him being blues coach. Also, sorry to NSW fans for cursing Moses the other day, and not sorry to our fellow Knights fraternity.

 

[Seano]

Anyone who's ever watched footy at that level before: How does this usually go?

I'm guessing Billy knows, and Loz doesn't.

 

[frankLauda]

Confirmed Moses, torn hamstring. Strange goes to 5/8.

 

[R_A]

I’ve really come to dislike the three territory series these days. Get it’s a cash grab but feel like with everything it’s diluted the series.
Series feel out of whack compared to the original format.

 

[Macca89]

I don’t enjoy origin as much as I used to. I forgot it was on tonight

 

[Frank McWilliams]

SOO needs to be played in Sydney and Brisbane only and the team winning the trophy has 1 home game and the team losing the series has 2 home games the following year