HOCKEY FAN REACTS: State of Origin Game 1 2024 -- NSW Blues vs QLD Maroons

Oh my god that tackle on Walsh was ridiculous. Completely changed the game for the worse. Was really excited about an amazing game but that tackle pretty much ended the game right there. Damn. Hope Walsh is ok. Hopefully the Blues can rally back in game 2 and force a winner take all game 3. Let me know your thoughts on the game. Were the Blues looking decent before the send off? Comment below.
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0:00 Intro
1:45 Rosters/Stadium
3:15 Kickoff
5:10 Walsh Knockout
17:58 Discussion/Outro
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[@RolandjHearn]

Ok, if you are going to watch State of Origin effectively there is an important piece of information you need: The name of the Queensland colour is pronounced "marone." There is no reason you would know that, because everyone everywhere pronounces as it is spelled. But the original name of the colour was indeed pronounced rhyming with "tone," or "bone." For some reason in this case the pronunciation stayed true to the French origins. When Queensland was established and called Queensland it was named after Queen Victoria. "Maroon," was the royal colour and became Queensland's colour. So you will hear the announcers saying it as I have explained here. It is not a mistake. That is the way that we say it. So while the pronunciation of the colour has drifted, it is so associated to the name of the team that we hold on to that original pronunciation. Queenslander.

[@Shifty319]

Queensland to the bone, I bleed maroon.

[@user-cj2hs3zr2b]

@@Shifty319get your comment but at least spell marroon correctly

[@brucefale6132]

Just because the Aussies promounce it marone doesnt mean its correct. It just the way you say it. Maroon is pronounced exactly the way he says it in many parts of the world. So unless you invented the word then you dont get to decide how its said.

[@Shifty319]

@@brucefale6132 the incredible irony of a seppo saying this is palpable

[@brucefale6132]

@@Shifty319 you know your wrong. Do just deal with it skippy

[@terryallen345]

Thank you for being genuinely interested in our game. Glad you enjoyed this, its rather good

[@MicahBell_1860]

It is the stadium that was built for the Sydney 2000 Olympics Sent off means the rest of the game Sin Bin is 10 minutes. So Sua'ali'i endeded the game. Walsh was judged to be a category 1 head injury assessment which is an automatic end of game for him. Even though he passed the assessment, category 2 means minimum 11days before he can return Number 4 is Hamiso "The Hammer" Tabuai-Fidow Light Blue jersey is the game jersey. The dark blue t-shirt is the training t-shirt Maroons have won with 12 men before. But it was not 72 minutes like what happened last night

[@MJBOGAN]

The origin rivalry exists because up until about 1980, all the best QLD players were signed to NSW clubs out of Sydney and were forced to represent NSW because of the clubs location. Qld players were all blokes who remained in QLD and didn't get a big deal to play down south. It meant that all interstate fixtures were basically pointless and QLD got flogged by their own best players every year. The state of Origin concept allowed people to represent whatever state they grew up playing in. Instead of where they happened to play. As you can imagine, the fact that players put it all on the line for their state and their mates, means these are very hard fought games. Well, QLD wom the first 5 series. NSW have always been playing catchup on the stats head to head in all exceot points scored. Qld are known for coming from behind, and even clean swept a series with second string players in 1995 due to a league wide contract dispute. We had 8 series in a row at one point, and with that away win in Sydney last night, we are now as far ahead head to head as weve ever been statistically. NSW had a few great teams, but theres just something they seem to lack when it comes to organising a representative effort a lot of the time. The marketing has always seemed to reflect an idea of NSW is favourite, big media build up, QLD accepts its underdog status and just goes to work. The pressure on NSW to win seems greater from a few angles.

[@lellamas2778]

Queensland ALWAYS manages to find that "underdog" status - even if THEY ARENT UNDERDOGS hahah

[@MusiCatsKing]

Given your thorough knowledge can you remember a game when the Blues were up 2 points and instead of going for a try, the Maroons kicked 3 field goals to steal the win with the last one being the golden point? I don't know which game or year it was. I just remember the huge controversy because the Blues were so angry that we didn't play the game "the way it should be played." I think they even tried to kick a field goal themselves but missed. As an AFL fan, i really appreciated the quality of their superior ball skills and thought the game should be more like this to attract AFL fans like myself. That was the night i became a Maroons supporter.

[@Codie__]

Mate you absolutely nailed your analysis in the end. It was the right call but it ruined the game after 6 minutes. There was a clear plan to target Walsh given his threat. Unfortunately a debutant overstepped the mark.

[@lellamas2778]

I wouldnt have minded a fair but tough bone rattling tackle - but that shoulder first - off the ground - directly to the head of a blind sided play maker - THATS SEND OFF. He only got 4 weeks suspension.. Shoulda been at least 8 in my opinion

[@konservation6205]

I'm a hardcore QLD supporter, but the Blues played with real heart last night, which you couldn't always say about them. Positive signs for competitive Games 2 and 3.

[@gusdrivinginaustralia6168]

It only really blew out right at the end. They were exhausted. They fought hard and would have been very close if old mate didn't get sent off. In the end those nsw forwards did more work than they should have and the QLD quicks ran them hard.

[@happytoday333]

That true.

[@bodycountplays2915]

I don't think it would have ended any different, hammer ripped em a new asshole, he'd get past them regardless even if it was 13 players, he's an elite origin player. Has got a try every origin game he's played

[@darylblain4710]

Except as per usual, NSW implode and are calling for wholesale charges to the team. Which is why they've lost most of the past 20 years.

[@happytoday333]

@darylblain4710 The coach is disappointing me. He should have stood by Sua'alii and taken responsibility for his role in what happened. I seee it as weak as piss that he didn't own up to coaching Sua'alii to attack everytime reece had the ball and what's more the team would have seen their coach as a stand up guy, instead they see a coward. A coward that is going to ask things of them, and they are going to know that at the back of their minds that if things go wrong, Maguire isn't going to have their back. He is going to leave them alone, shouldering the smear and blame for the rest of their careers. Man up Maguire like you expect your players, too. By example, man, by example.

[@B-tr9kz]

NSW tried their heart out, but they were buggered at the end. Being down by a player for basically the whole game does that lol. Regarding the stadium, its Accor Stadium in Sydney. Holds about 80,000. It was the main stadium for the 2000 Olympic Games. Game 2 will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne which holds 100,000 people.

[@peter-josephlamusitele6296]

Well their heart didn't mean jack shit

[@OGEETOMO]

Yeah and about 10,000 of the walked out after that moronic send off.

[@user-mg1p]

And was the main stadium for the 1956 Olympics! Both fitting stadiums for a state of origin! Both Olympic stadiums! Actually the record crowd at a football game is 121.699. That was before the corporate boxes forced the maximum crowd down. 24:46

[@peter-josephlamusitele6296]

@@user-mg1p and Brisbane will host the Olympics in 2032

[@user-mg1p]

@@peter-josephlamusitele6296 except Suncorp won't be the main stadium like the "G" And Sydney's Olympic Stadium. They will play soccer there though I think. By 2032 they will probably need to give it a facelift like the Gabba?

[@ericrowleson7065]

Yes down a man the rest of the game and it’s HIA head injury assessment

[@nineteen96]

There's only been 6 send off's in the history of origin. It's a big deal.

[@chadjcrase]

That will probably double in the next three years, though.

[@kugsyy]

My dads good mates with Craig Greenhill (the first to get sent) and we were taking the p*ss out of him over text about what it feels like

[@jpdprophotography6693]

​@@kugsyyknuckles? I grew up near him in Wynnum 👍

[@langi4klelu]

Reece Walsh was ok, he was with his teammate on the sideline 💥

[@JeremyParker072]

I think the send off was warranted as Qld was down one of their best players and it is needed to discourage that type of hit. Walsh is ok and he said that it was just part of the game.

[@thebuilder2018]

the broncos announced last night walsh will be out for 4 weeks atleast

[@Crewonephotography]

As a Leafs fan it’s quite fitting you are a Blues supporter. You are used to being disappointed. 😂

[@EamonnReacts]

hahaha. I almost chose the Eels as my team a few weeks into my NRL reactions as well. That would have been fun! Glad I ended up deciding to wait a while before committing to a team.

[@JoTheSnoop]

​@@EamonnReactsto be honest, Parramatta Eels have lost some credibility due to their main sponsorship deal - starting next year. The Eels have decided to go back to the same sponsors during their golden period of the 1980s - James Hardie. James Hardie was deeply involved with asbestos up to the late 1980s - most infamous locations include an asbestos products factory in a suburb near Parramatta, called Camellia. For years, Hardie tried not to pay out asbestos victims.

[@philipagiwa7913]

Cobbo just played like GI. Great young super star for Qld.

[@Mrbuckaroonie..]

It wasn't a sin bin for 10 minutes mate, he got sent for the whole game.

[@CrimpyDip]

And also remember QLD lost reece with that tackle, so its very unfair for suaalii to be allowed back onto the field. Lucky Slater had a backup on the bench in cobbo to slot into centre and hamiso to go to the back.

[@dylsydu]

not sure if anyone has told you yet but this game was played at Accor Stadium (Olympic Park) in Sydney which holds about 80k, the stadium you thought it was, the Melbourne Cricket Ground is hosting game 2 and holds over 100k, though it likely won't sell out as it is a neutral venue, probably 90K will be there.

[@mooka85]

Having followed your NRL journey basically from the beginning (pretty sure it's my first comment), it's so impressive how your knowledge for our game has grown. You know exactly what is happening, why it's happening and who the key players are And it has been great to watch someone get so interested and involved in the game I love and grew up on. Thank you for allowing us to follow your journey.

[@EamonnReacts]

Thanks a lot man! Glad to have you along for the ride. It's been pretty easy to pick up with you guys helping me in the comments of every video and stream.

[@MJBOGAN]

Hey mate. Proud Queensland fan here. The NRL has recently uploaded all the origin match highlights from day 1. It would be cool to see you go back over theae and see the history of it all. Its crazy.

[@EamonnReacts]

That is definitely something I plan on doing down the line. May save that for once we're in the offseason though.

[@stormfan1517]

QLD dominance one again

[@user-mg1p]

Yep Billy was one of the greatest players. Looks like he is going to be a great coach. Then he apparently put Cobbo there for backup specifically to back up Walsh It was reported! When Bellamy retires from Melbourne in ten years The kid maybe the Storm coach?😮

[@nathj4818]

Yeah "dominance" 13 vs 12 for 75 minutes

[@stormfan1517]

@@nathj4818 womp womp

[@nathj4818]

@@stormfan1517 steady on

[@lellamas2778]

@@user-mg1p Imagine how much these "elite" players learn under Billy Slater's absolute professional tactics and attention to detail - even tho they are the best of the best. It must raise the prestige of playing for Queensland even higher!

[@heyitskristineo1441]

“Gonna be on edge the whole video waiting for the knockout to happen”, didn’t have to wait very long 😂

[@beng4186]

Great react video! You seem very genuine - which is rare in react videos these days! And you seem to know your stuff. Awesome.

[@EamonnReacts]

Thank you! I try to be as real as possible. I watch a lot of reactions for other sports/videos and I always had an issue with some of the fake stuff. Obviously this does lead to some not as fun reactions but oh well.

[@terryallen345]

The ground in Sydney where AFL and cricket is played is the Sydney Cricket Ground

[@chillyfish5676]

Great review from a non Aussie! Don't think I've seen someone from overseas so clued onto everything. Earned a follow from me mate! 👏

[@EamonnReacts]

Thank you! Been a fun grind these past few months learning the ins and outs. Still a long ways to go but I think I've got a good grasp overall.

[@brentdavis3102]

Mitchell Moses should be called up for game 2 replacing Nicho. Nicho was clearly out of his depth & half-back is obviously such a crucial position.

[@michaellincoln3739]

With no helmets, the NRL referees have to be very tough on head or neck tackles. Some players have died in the past from those types of tackles.

[@MusiCatsKing]

Not to mention a quadriplegic.

[@dawnfairclough345]

Sad news in the world of rugby League this week Rob burrow pass away of MND he was one of the greatest! He played for Leeds Rhinos in Britains Super league. You should react to some videos of him. Plus the challenge cup final Wigan Vs Warrington is this weekend.

[@Xtreme2k]

Walsh passed his HIA what a beast

[@lellamas2778]

He might be small - but he's fkin tough. I have a feeling Walsh was lucky he slipped a bit. It probably took away some of the momentum

[@jacobthorpe4316]

He didn't actually pass his HIA. He passed his SCAT6 which isn't a HIA. He failed the HIA.

[@Xtreme2k]

@@jacobthorpe4316 ok he passed a part of his HIA still a beast

[@xXSinForLifeXx]

It was a send off for the entire game not just a sinbin which is 10 minutes. Sendoffs are very rare and almost unheard of in an Origin game. Also no a player cannot be replaced when sent off. The reason the captain Jake was questioning the ref's call because sending someone off in Origin is actually insane. The hit deserved a sinbin but a sendoff at 6 minutes in effectively ended the game. The game was pretty much over from that second. You cannot defend 12 on 13 with a permanent overlap at this high level of play. As a NSW fan I was pretty suprised that we kept the score as low as it was.

[@blackkrrsantan4464]

Why should the offence be judged differently solley based on the fact it was origin?

[@xXSinForLifeXx]

@blackkrrsantan4464 Because thats how Origin has always worked?

[@Geocorrect]

@@blackkrrsantan4464agreed👍

[@chiddiru6114]

its a shoulder charge, so minimum is a sin bin, then its contact with a head so it goes up a level to the send off, it was 100% warranted

[@user-cs9oi5ec7m]

Queensland played with 11 players and won 😅

[@Br0wnCh3]

They need to adapt rugby union red card rules. You get sent of for 20mins, then they get replaced by the 18th man. I’m a qld fan and that could have easily been us. We Need to get the change before it happens again to any team. It a great rule and means the game is not ruined.

[@A2thaMFK]

I'm a blues fan. At first in real time, I thought "WOW" that looked bad. But slowed down, you can see Suaalii had lined-up to hit Reece fair in the chest. However Reece puts a side step in and slips low. I personally felt it should have been a careless hit and worthy of 10 in the bin. But a complete send off? That totally ruined the game for every blues fan! You wait all year to watch Origin and within 2 minutes game 1 is done. You are 100% correct, It could happen so easily to QLD. It ruins the series for everyone involved. If it were are complete dog move and the player involved was clearly trying to inflict injury to the opposition, then I can accept a red card. But when you can see in a replay that it wasn't the case, they need to have some common sense at Origin level.

[@Br0wnCh3]

@@A2thaMFK in okay with red. Only because it sends the message to every player, this shit is not on. And those who say the games soft, it for long term health reasons. We are already seeing our great players suffer from the effects of hia because of concussion from both codes. I see red cards in union alot but thankful, it does not ruin the game, so you can’t blame the loss on a red card because, It’s 20mins only so gives the team opportunity to still win it. I think, nrl needs this rule in ASAP to avoid this happening again. Otherwise, this could mean Less people watching the game and sponsors leaving p. So it’s both health and business reasons why need this rule in asap.

[@A2thaMFK]

@@Br0wnCh3 I agree, though those tackles are going to happen. If Reece doesn't slip, everyone would have been in oar of the tackle and it would be on all highlight reels.

[@xXSinForLifeXx]

Yeah abit shit to have the game effectively over before the first 10 minutes.

[@DarrylSteele69]

I've been writing in other thread. If you send off a player, bring on a bench and reduced the interchange by 2 or 4. with only 3 on the bench. Then I read what they do in union. we need to keep 13 v 13 on the field. Not fair for the player or fans who cough up the cash. The game and fans got ripped off last.

[@user-iw4iu7zf1z]

Uppa QLD 🫱🏽

[@acakegod-cy7hg]

Number 4 is the hammer one of the best players and fastest player

[@baccycones7644]

Nicho was pretty quiet this game. Pretty bad kicking game. Set up that lomax try but that’s about it. Disappointing but 12v13 is hard to deal with on your starting debut.

[@brentdavis3102]

Moses should be called up for game 2. Nicho isn't correct fit for this level.

[@xXSinForLifeXx]

Nicho seems to be cursed between his first debut and this game.

[@cozzazee4043]

Love that you love watching our game mate. Cheers to you.

[@happytoday333]

Some qld pubs do free drinks till first points scored. That was fast.

[@MrBrenos]

Yeah this is the 2000 Olympics Stadium. Sydney’s biggest stadium. It use to hold 110,000 people for the Olympics mainly. But the wings (goal line to goal line) were reduced after the Olympics. There was a double header NRL game there when it held 110,000. It’s was the season opener and still hold the record for most people at an NRL game

[@rossfororder]

This game was played at Accor stadium, which is the stadium used for the olympics years ago, its capacity is 84000. The next game is being played in Melbourne at the melbourne Cricket ground, its capacity is 100k. Lang park will host the third game and it holds 52500.

[@paulp1450]

Nice work, good work mate.

[@johnmceleney1092]

Game 2 is at the MCG in Melbourne Game 3 is at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane

[@GoatJo456]

The 100,000 stadium your referring to in the Melbourne Cricket Ground, this is Accor stadium in Sydney with 82,000 seating capacity. Game 2 will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

[@user-mg1p]

Just call it the "G"

[@GoatJo456]

@@user-mg1p bruv, does it matter

[@user-mg1p]

@@GoatJo456 I remember about 2019 the MCG Match was over 90.000 thousand! IT was electric! Aaron Woods scored the winning try! Again the atmosphere Dwarfs Suncorp!

[@MusiCatsKing]

Will it? Not that other Docklands thing with the roof..?

[@GoatJo456]

@@MusiCatsKing yeah bro, game 2 is MCG

[@davidvanzandt8368]

That hit could have broken his neck , and have players playing with neck braces after breaking their neck in a game 😎

[@Benlikesstuff]

There is a difference between send off and 10 in the sin bin. Sent off is a big deal and very rarely happens due to how it can affect the game. They will not be allowed back on the field for the rest of the game and the team will be a man down for the rest of the game. Usually if a player gets sent off they also face several weeks suspension by the match review committee. What typically happens when there is a bad shot. The ref will pause the game and have the bunker (referees that sit in a booth with access to all camera angles) who will typically tell the ref what happened. That's why when he sent him off the captain Ben trbojevic was shocked and said OFF OFF ?? He was expecting it to he 10 in the bin.

[@brentdavis3102]

Yes game was won when send off occurred. 12v13 all game constant overlap is a instant death blow at this level. I believe it should've been a sin bin with Walsh slipping into the contact & it being State of origin where heavy contact is guaranteed. Suaalii is 192cm tall compared to Walsh being 177cm so it was a tough call which ultimately dictated the games outcome.

[@timguttridge664]

Why is someone's hight taken into account when making a tackle lol. It's always been on the defender to avoid contact with the head.

[@MJBOGAN]

No wrap of the arms, lead with shoulder, totally off the ground and horizontal as superman and lowered himself to find the head. 😅 Some accident. At least honest. That was coaches orders, they just didn't expect to be punished being a home game. You can tell by how they worded their answers at the presser about it. Grow up mate, people aren't stupid

[@lellamas2778]

@@MJBOGAN agreed - They gambled - targetted the best player for destruction and it blew up in their faces.

[@MusiCatsKing]

Sin bin is not enough of a deterrent. If you take out one of our players, it's only fair that the you should be without your offending player. The question then is should a send-off mean being a man down as opposed to being allowed to substitute him. That's the compromise i would be willing to accept if you are.

[@katiegriffin6756]

He off for the whole game

[@davidhunt3808]

It's the same stadium that was used for the 2000 Olympics albeit modified . Origin football the toughest game all season . Go Queensland!

[@RoadRunnerSC]

Excellent video. Yeah to sum it up yellow means 10 off the field and then back on and red is off for the game. each time they cant add another player to fill that gap so its 12 on 13 whenever any of that happens. then on report means they will go to the judiciary to decide the severity of the incident. that guy that got sent off is facing 4 weeks out of the game now.

[@lifesavid]

I’m a Queenslander but I think the loss of a player for the entire match was brutal. I think maybe the player should be sent off and an alternate player replaces him after 10 minutes. At this level no team can compete with a player down. The fact you like ice hockey I can see your attraction to league however we have got rid of the biff unlike ice hockey. Still a tough game. Pleased you enjoy the game.

[@user-we5he7pn1f]

A sin bin is 10 minutes, sent off means they have to play with one player on the field down for the rest of the game, the knocked out player can't come back on the field either so they are down a player coming on and off the bench.

[@lizardplays7517]

name of the song playing in the background?? 7:03 (around the stadium)

[@EamonnReacts]

Could try downloading a song recognizing app on your phone, might not pick it up though with the other noises.

[@KLplaya]

The 2nd game is the 100k AFL stadium in Melbourne in a few weeks.

[@peter-josephlamusitele6296]

As a blues fan it was incredibly hard to watch i feel bad for my boy Crichton man defended well and then had to cover suaalii for gis mess up

[@shayneramsay1388]

Suaalli was sent off meaning they are down to 12 men on the field for the rest of the game, Reece Walsh was given a category 1 HIA(head injury assessment) meaning a guaranteed 11 days out of the game(which to me is still to short, to me I think they should be out a minimum 3 weeks).

[@-A-L-O-S-A-N-T-O-S]

Accor stadium is a NRL stadium, it’s too small to play AFL in, but it’s one of the biggest stadiums In Australia.😊

[@TheNoobyBros9292]

Go Maroons!

[@GawrGurasBathTubPizza]

i love how all the comments don't even explain the very basic to the canadian whos a foreigner to the sport and even if not to the sport, to the ORIGIN series, which makes a difference to the explanation, the point of the game is mate vs mate / state vs state i.e they are already in football clubs, they take them the very BEST from each club (and its based on where you were born i think) and they smash them into each other, yes some might be even fighting their OWN club/team-mates, i'm not even into sports that much, and even i know to explain that

[@EamonnReacts]

Oh no don't worry they've explained it to me in the comments of other videos. I've got the jist of Origin down now. Reacted to a few videos prior to it and such. Really awesome stuff. Wish we had the same thing for hockey.

[@seankiely975]

Canada does have a professional rugby league team.. the Toronto wolpacks in the English super league

[@Leothemovie27]

How did you manage to upload this video and not get tackled like Welsh by the NRL? Any time I try to watch a game on stream or video they hit my channel with a copyright strike.

[@EamonnReacts]

For most of the NRL stuff I've reacted to they have copyrighted the video, but they don't block it. They get any revenue from the views and such. Sometimes the videos are fully blocked so in those cases I've had to resort to putting up a logo over the screen.

[@Leothemovie27]

@@EamonnReacts Mind you you're only showing snippits of the game while I just want to watch the whole thing.

[@FirmNo]

The difference in shirts is one is the game jersey and the other is a training shirt

[@kaynesworld4900]

Off topic but hockey players would transition into rugby quite well there all round toughness and mentality would suit really well.

[@Greencobra937]

I am Australian and maroons on top baby who is with me HIA means head injury assessment and Walsh was done also yellow means player is off for ten min and the team is down a player but red means the player is off for the game and the team is down a player for the rest of the game

[@roderickdunn3464]

You wingers are wrong. The game is about 17 players on each side. The illegal tackle reduced Qld to. 16 players, so send off was both fair and appropriate.

[@flaminjamin]

QLD got to use their 18th man, so they still had 17 players including the bench

[@sallymay24]

So Reece has to have 11 days out which basically means he will miss the next 2 rounds but will be back just in time for origin 2 If you’re watching the women’s I won’t tell scores but watch the time ..keep your eye on the time left in the game …miracle

[@praneshchand6602]

Its Accor Stadium Sydney

[@trevorkrause7220]

The offending player that was sent off still has to face a tribunal. He will get a four match ban from the standard NRL competition if he pleads guilty or could face a five match ban if he tries to fight the charge and is found guilty. Most probably he will not be playing in the State of Origin 2 game in a few weeks. There are three matches or games to decide the winner of the State of Origin in each year. The next game is at the MCG in Melbourne, a supposedly neutral venue of over 100,000 seating capacity, that will most probably be sold out to capacity.

[@EamonnReacts]

That's good. Definitely needs to miss some action.

[@trevorkrause7220]

The player pleaded guilty at the tribunal and received a four week suspension. Probably a penalty that is on the light side as the other player, Walsh, will probably not play another game for the Broncos for another four weeks.

[@dionysus1016]

NSW paid a heavy price, but it was a send-off every day of the week, and I'm 100% Blues. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but there was a massive risk to the NSW selection without utility; even with the utility in place, NSW would have lost. It looks very much like QLD for 2024, but that is exactly the challenge a champion NSW would relish? Are you up to it NSW?

[@warrenturner397]

An interesting fact for you. Dale Cherry-Evans (7 Qld Captain) is 35 and Ben Hunt (9) is 34. Not a bad effort for two old buggers! P.S. you won't be seeing your favourite Nicho Hynes again this series.

[@jvvoid]

It's next to impossible to win when you're a man down. Especially when they're sent off after only 7 minutes.

[@Hsvgaming26]

This game is in NSW the second game of state of origin is gonna be at the MCG

[@harleypubgpro]

Josep sulaii went off cause what he done but one player down doesn’t mean nothing because one player doesn’t make the team win

[@MusiCatsKing]

1, The MCG (100,000/AFL/cricket) is in Melbourne, Victoria. Wrong state, mate! What made losing this game so tough for the Blues is that this was their only home game (Sydney, NSW) for the series and was their best chance to win a game; let alone the series. Game 2 is a neutral ground in Melbourne and Game 3 (a potential decider) is Maroons home game (QLD). 2, I would prefer you went for the Maroons because they play better with ball skills and mental composure. NSW Blues only know how to be tough and when they're usually outplayed they resort to thuggery which makes us hate them even more and makes their losses all the more deserved. Blues hate us because their skills are not up to the same level of quality and we don't play the game the way they think it should be played (more toughness than skill). An example of that is when we had a penalty we took the kick and scored 2 pts. When they took a penalty (not shown here) they chose 6 again to attempt a try and failed. 3 A lot of AFL fans like me follow the Melbourne Storm and thus join in with going for the Maroons.

[@asjeot]

Round/Oval shaped fields = cricket and AFL, rectangle = Rugby League/Union

[@Krisxx0101]

It's Accor stadium, it's nor circular like an afl or cricket stadium it's squarish stadium, biggest in the league

[@peter-josephlamusitele6296]

It's a multi purpose stadium

[@user-cj2hs3zr2b]

It’s never good when someone gets sent off. DCE was awesome though

[@johnmceleney1092]

But because of that hit on Walsh he was then out for 2 weeks in normal club games

[@jasonpeisley6031]

The stadium is not the one you're thinking of, I think you're thinking of MCG in Melbourne. This stadium is Accor Stadium in Sydney. MCG holds 110,000, while Accor holds 80,000+

[@DerekEdwards-cz4ft]

the send off is for illegal play, if it was,nt there it would be open slather on your top players ,yes you can target good players buy crowding ,double man plays ,but without the send off your back to the old days of the 70,s and eighties, a good example to watch is when wests came to brookvale,3 brawls in the first 17 minutes

[@woodzk2330]

I see everyone whining about the ref making that call 8 minutes in. Whether it's the start of the game or the end of it, it doesn't matter. The ref needs to make the crucial call. Whether or not he deserved to be sent off... well, that's a whole other argument. It's a shame, too. First, quickest and probably youngest debutant to be sent off in an Origin game :/

[@dangermouse3619]

Being a player down is like trying to play hockey a player down and trying not to lose.

[@woodzk2330]

No shit mate 😂

[@brentdavis3102]

This was played at,ACCOR Stadium NSW/Sydney Capacity 77,215. Not a AFL or cricket Stadium.You're thinking of the MCG being the biggest Stadium in the southern hemisphere.

[@peter-josephlamusitele6296]

And game 2 will be at MCG

[@XbhsusShdhd]

I put a bet on for hammer to score a hatrick 👏👏👏👏😅

[@LeonaVanderkruk]

NSW admittedly were at a disadvantage being a man down, but they deliberately targeted Reece Walsh and deserved it. QLD lost him and the Broncos have now lost him for 2 club games according to the HIA protocols. Maybe they will think twice next time.

[@user-fe3iv2pu5p]

The sharkie wants you!

[@edthebumblingfool]

its the Sydney olympic staduim

[@ericrowleson7065]

Nicho was horrible

[@thebuilder2018]

second best stats of the entire match LOL donkey

[@PhantomGhostWriter47]

Agree, I'm a Queensland supporter and the worst thing for us would be the NSW selectors pick the Eels half back, Moses, to replace Hines. That would make it a lot harder for Qld to win game 2.

[@thebuilder2018]

@@PhantomGhostWriter47 you a poofter? what happened on monday night against the bulldogs lmao

[@bipolarlife7405]

Shoulder to shoulder

[@timguttridge664]

Issue with saying they should play a man down for 10 min and have another player replace them is, you have effectively wiped out QLDs best attacking weapon and the only consequence is having a man out for 10 min. The punishment fit the action. Players need to be more accountable when throwing their bodies around, that could have been so much worse, lucky Walsh was able to walk off the field and not carted into an ambulance.

[@EamonnReacts]

Yeah I agree. I think maybe a 20 min sin bin and then a lengthly suspension of future games might be a good middle ground? I'm not sure. It's a good debate to have.

[@Vidyagameenjoyer]

​@@EamonnReacts The send off was entirely justified. Walsh was targeted with intent, he didn't even have the ball before that Suaalii looked and saw Walsh was going to have the ball and instantly ran to injure him with a big hit. Billy slater (QLD coach) Was the same kind of player as Walsh in his day, and he was targeted relentlessly with those same type of bullshit hits from NSW players trying to remove them from the game via injuries and had a replacement for him because HE KNOWS thats what NSW does, they are a dirty, thuggish side that seeks to injure star QLD players and take them out of the game, penalties be damned. That dynamic has always been there with that team ever since i've been watching, the selectors for the New South Wales team always pick overly aggressive, large players for this very purpose. Look at one other selection, Liam Martin, the whole game that braindead idiot was trying to bust up QLD players with big hits but he only got 65 Meters of ground holding the ball, the entire game. He is not an origin level player, he was selected to injure opposing players. He only ever made 28 tackles, and MISSED 8. The only impact he made the entire game was knocking a ball out of someone's hands while acting like a human missile. A 20 minute sin bin is too light a punishment for this kind of intent. Queensland's best playmaker out and NSW get to slot in a new player 20 minutes afterwards would only reinforce NSW's tactics to injure QLD players. And speaking of the 'tackle'. As soon as Walsh got the ball he passed it immediately, he would need to dip his body to pass the ball, you can't throw it far without lowering your body. Its clear as day he saw Joseph charging to injure him as he was mid pass, and was attempting to brace/stop moving to lower the impact speed. But as soon as the ball left his arms there was absolutely no time for him to pull his arms up or come to a stop, resulting in him leaning back to brace and causing him to slide/slip into Joseph. Again, bullshit hit, intentionally reckless, and you can tell because there was ZERO attempt from Joseph to control/wrap/strip or take him down to the ground.

[@tacofry4768]

Shame you dont root for the better state 😂😂 Good footy to watch regardless for sure

[@4nz881]

Up the Maroons!!!!

[@helenmckeetaylor9409]

No it's not the cricket or AFL ground. NRL plays a different field, like NFL except bigger

[@konservation6205]

Yeah bro, the Blues played with just 12 for the rest of the game. Walsh obviously failed his HIA, and is sidelined for 11 days, but seems ok.

[@LT-sz1fj]

Nsw just don’t get it😂

[@A2thaMFK]

I love how Queenslanders think this. Just remember, NSW fans have suffered for decades, yet we still pack out stadiums twice the size of anything you guys have, year in year out. At some point QLD will go through a streak of losses. QLD fan base hasn't been tested yet...

[@jimmyloughnan9656]

Blues are missing Clearys direction and kicking game BIG TIME.

[@roderickdunn3464]

NSW defence was suspect from the start.

[@thereseelizabethries1083]

Queenslander!!!

[@Jimmytheman1]

The referee should have called full time after the send off…there was no reason to continue 13 men on 12 men…it just took away the game for the blues…

[@AndyFNQ84]

Lots of reason to continue! Watching them get smoked like that at home was a thing of beauty

[@A2thaMFK]

@@AndyFNQ84 That could so easily happen to QLD if thats going to be the norm now. Tackles go wrong very regularly! As a blues fan who waits all year to watch game 1 state of origin and to have it taken away within 2 minutes, I can tell you it sucks completely. And as I said, if thats going to be the norm, its only a matter of time before you experience the same thing. No good.

[@HannibalLekta-qg2ip]

Sua'ali'i got a four game ban for that hit

[@XxxPerryxxX]

Yeh ref may as well blow fulltime after that send off. Impossible to win 12v13 after 7 mins. (For perspective, live betting on QLD was suspended immediately and NSW were $51 at half time) It just means every player tires out that much faster, the 13 always have an overlap in attack and spare numbers in defense. Also sorry to say, Hynes was awful and they should bring Moses in for Game 2.

[@djgrant8761]

This is Rugby League. When you say Rugby most people would think of Rugby Union.

[@EamonnReacts]

I'm aware. Since most people viewing this video are NRL/League fans I just say Rugby or League generally. Not a huge deal to the people that are league fans from what I've understood.

[@djgrant8761]

@@EamonnReacts I encourage you to watch both forms. You will have a ball. (Gilbert/Steeden).

[@acakegod-cy7hg]

Their the best in the country

[@user-cs9oi5ec7m]

Suali could have pulled back 😮

[@davidvanzandt8368]

Yes we have the son bin , for ten minutes , but that was straight to the head so it's OFF and might be banned for several games 😎🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺