Wonder if the just took him off as the game was done and to protect his hammy?
Men’s State of Origin Game 2 2026 - The Blues Vs The Maroons - 8:05pm Wednesday 17th June - MCG
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Matthew Johns
Not unless Sam gets injured.
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Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
I don't think ever if I'm honest.
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Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Yep. Done not much wrong if I'm honest.
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Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
I don't think he'll cop it but he's had an ordinary game (like most of the side).
As much as I dislike him Hudson Young was probably NSWs best
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Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Only thing I can think of.
Cleary playing injured.
Moses has played no footy.
Strange gets benched after being one of their best.
Haumole the biggest player in the side gets dumped on the right for a left sided debutant
Api picked and unused despite NSW desperately needing some spark
Barney and AFB picked despite mediocre club form
Koula initially picked out of position
Teddy brought back for great club form but replaced a younger incumbent who was also in great club form, so the logic doesn't track
Use of the bench has been atrocious
Man management is reportedly atrocious eg. Handing of Haumole dumping
I'm sure there are others, but off the top of my head, this is a sorry list for an NSW SOO coach.
Moses has played no footy.
Strange gets benched after being one of their best.
Haumole the biggest player in the side gets dumped on the right for a left sided debutant
Api picked and unused despite NSW desperately needing some spark
Barney and AFB picked despite mediocre club form
Koula initially picked out of position
Teddy brought back for great club form but replaced a younger incumbent who was also in great club form, so the logic doesn't track
Use of the bench has been atrocious
Man management is reportedly atrocious eg. Handing of Haumole dumping
I'm sure there are others, but off the top of my head, this is a sorry list for an NSW SOO coach.
I think that whole right edge will be a scapegoat and he's apart of it unfortunately
He should've come off the bench as a middle
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Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Cleary has to go. How many times he has skipped Dylan in good position. It's outright been rigged, like doing it on purpose
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Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Come off the bench as an 80 minute left backrower at club level. That'll do me.
NSW is so beyond screwed it's not funny, at this point Loz is not only going to cost us another series, he's helping build the QLDers up whilst tearing NSW down...NSWRL has to get him out of there.
Hell...they don't even have to sack him. Just let him pretend his the coach and bring Ricky in for one game. Sort of how Trump is president, but Steven Miller is calling the shots.
Hell...they don't even have to sack him. Just let him pretend his the coach and bring Ricky in for one game. Sort of how Trump is president, but Steven Miller is calling the shots.
Yeah I didn't see much from Lucas ... a few tough runs to start the second half, but not really anything in attack apart from that. I get that he didn't get much ball, but what he got didn't make it look like he was crying out for more.
Solid on defence as usual, but his side had its problems.
Don't think he'll be there for game three, but a good learning curve for him.
Ponga was great, big part of the win for Queensland.
Solid on defence as usual, but his side had its problems.
Don't think he'll be there for game three, but a good learning curve for him.
Ponga was great, big part of the win for Queensland.
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Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Issy katoa for game 3. How much that would burn Cleary and I'm all for it!
