Origin Game 1: Queensland vs New South Wales (2011)

[DIEHARD]

Just under three hours until the Maroons start to pull the wings off the Blose. Again.

[Blazertaser]

An armed robber walks into a bank and demands all the money from the safe, the cashier rips his balaclava off and says "What are you going to do now I've seen your face?"

The robber shoots him dead and says "Did anyone else see my face?" Silence for a moment, then one fella pipes up and says "I think that NSW bastard in the corner got a glimpse".

[Cowboy Titan]

QUEENSLANDER!!!!!!!!!

[Toads]

Just under three hours until the Maroons start to pull the wings off the Blose. Again.

QUEENSLANDER!!!!!!!!!

I second that notion..

[AmericanTitan]

good morning guys!

Good luck to both teams, this is going to be fun to watch.

[DIEHARD]

OK Im here ready to watch the Maroons kick ass.

As well as watch Anna Bligh do her best to squeeze any type of bounce out of Origin. Something I think the cynical public wont appreciate. Yes Anna, I still remember the custom made "WE ARE QUEENSLANDERS: polo you wore on the Footy Show just weeks after the floods. And Im a Labor man too.

Anyway FOOTY! Hopefully the Maroons explode out of the blocks and pile on the points and break the hearts and will of the Blues. Blues are only in it if they have a sniff in a struggle. It'd be a shame to let them score first.

[DIEHARD]

Eager to see if Coasters prediction of Soward being smashed into oblivion after 10mins rings true. He is a tough lil bugger.

[DIEHARD]

I just saw Soward in a Blues jersey, doesn't looks right.

[DIEHARD]

Blues do have a decent backline though, I think Duggan will go well at Origin level.

[DIEHARD]

Greg Bird, for Origin I will return to hating this young man. Just cant summon the hate I used to previously though. I used to hate him so much, maybe like Blues hate Lewis or Tallis. Origin needs characters like Bird.

Smash him Ash.

[DIEHARD]

Feels great to wear the brand new Origin jersey.

[AmericanTitan]

my official picks:

Queensland by 13+
First try: Jahrel Yow Yeh
First punch thrown: Greg Bird or Paul Gallen

[AmericanTitan]

darn it, my Yow Yeh pick let me down!

[DIEHARD]

Come on QLD, get the points on the board before we start getting carried away.

[DIEHARD]

Amazing kick from Cronk for Yow Yeh! Effort for him to get there even better.