fornstar said:
the team that deserved to win won tonight. some terrible decisions by the video ref in the 2nd half, all of which favoured NSW. but typical QUEENSLAND SPIRIT got us threw, i lost my voice screaming at the tele i sounded like Lockyer by the end of the game!
but i think QLD deserved to win the series this year. game one lost by 1 point, game two saw NSW get slaughtered and tonight, after having luck go against em they somehow bounced back and won!!!
anyone still believe Lockyer shouldnt play 5/8??? looks like the 4 million dollar man has a long way to go! QUEENSLANDER!!!
Won't say that Queensland didn't deserve to win. They tried their guts out.
The only decision that REALLY went in NSW's favour was the Carroll disallowed try. Because that was the weakest strip in the history of rugby league. NSW's try just after half-time was awarded because the ball did NOT hit Hodgson's arms. I hope you don't believe what the idiots at Channel 9 commentary tell you, because they all have agendas. Just because Sterling says that "even if it doesn't hit his hands, it's a knock-on" .. it doesn't make it so. If the ball hit Hodgson in the head, it was play-on and a fair try. As it turns out, it was judged to hit his shoulder, which is also play-on and a fair try.
Lockyer was at least three or four metres offside when he scored the intercept try at the death. But I guess it evened out the Carroll decision.
Lockyer should not play five-eighth. Neither should Gasnier.
I am a firm believer in a player playing their BEST position. Imagine this Australian backline:
1. Lockyer -- best fullback in the world
2. Minichiello -- best winger in the world
3. Cooper -- best defensive centre in the world
4. Gasnier -- best centre in the world
5. King/Tate/Hodges/Tahu .. any of them would make me happy.
6. Barrett
7. Thurston
And a few years ago, that would've included 6. Fittler and 7. Johns .. absolutely unbeatable.