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

AFB shouldn’t be allowed to play for NSW again it was a disgusting display, he has no heart for the jersey, like many was worried will happen with the new rule changes, he isn’t tough enough for this arena, in the future he has to be a red line, 19 minutes and 2 runs for 17 metres? Yeah has no heart and shouldn’t be picked again

What happened to Walker being bad to some here? I know they will come with a billion excuses but out of the two halfbacks I know which one is miles better, I always thought people acting like Walker is bad was comical but now we are just watching it in real time.

Haumole playing like Seibold is the coach, a complete non factor so far.

Clearly doing Cleary things, will get hyped for doing something in one part of the game and people will forget about 99% of the rest of the game, certainly not the best halfback around, he is a full system player, he shouldn’t even be in the same conversation as the greats.

Young started to come into it but yet to see if that was just because momentum was on our side, still have yet to put his foot down when we are getting mauled and push back.

So many I would kick out of the arena for game 2
 
Warriors AFB would have thrived. But I think he’s been a bit off his best for a while now. Shadow of his former self.

Same for Radley, a few years ago his “Victor the inflictor” persona may have been a hit.

To’o having a shocker.

Walkers having a very good debut. His kicking has been good.
 
What happened to Walker being bad to some here? I know they will come with a billion excuses but out of the two halfbacks I know which one is miles better, I always thought people acting like Walker is bad was comical but now we are just watching it in real time.
There is a weird thing with hype, he got WAY more notices when he was way worse, back when he thought the answer to every problem was a harbour bridge pass or chip and chase.

The dude has become a very crafty, classy halfback now who's right up there in terms of picking good options consistently, with the flashier stuff more of a sometimes food in his game... and yeah a lot of people talk like he sucks now, weirdly. Even though his team's having a great season and he's been their second best player arguably. People just get bored of the hype I guess.

There's a hard limit on how good his defence will ever be and yeah if he was on the Blues I'd expect a better drilled Qld side to expose him... but for Queensland, his teammates are looking after him in defence and he's looked super classy and composed. He's a bloody good player.
 
Really not the play for me from Tedesco ... was never going to be a try, and no guarantee of getting the ball back. And not the last.
 
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