Why Gus believes the Blues will win: Six Tackles with Gus - Ep19 | NRL on Nine

Gus discusses the daunting task ahead of the Blues - a Game 3 decider at Suncorp. And why he believes this is going to be the year they win there.
Is there a chance Turbo could be rushed into the Blues squad? Gus' advice for Nicho Hynes, plus a bit of mail in regards to a key Queensland player possibly ruled out for Game 3.
All this and more!
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0:00 Welcome
1:39 Gus the Selfie King in Queensland
2:32 Gus talks about Jeff Robinson
6:25 Gus on the Bulldogs
10:54 Turbo could go into NSW calculations if he plays well
15:07 Can the Cowboys make the top 4
19:49 The Broncos can miss the 8
24:30 The drive down Caxton should be reintroduced
28:14 State of Origin chat
55:24 #AskGus
1:03:04 Trivia
1:07:41 - Round 18 preview
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[@craig3251]

Gus Gould we want the last word for origin 3

[@edmondsfamily9577]

His origin last words were great.

[@Kiritopa_Hokena]

I can listen to uncle Gus talk rugby everyday he's the man

[@mickconnolly5784]

Gus doing the last word just before kick off is awesome only Gus can do it. It's inspiring 👍

[@patrickjohnson1309]

Gus, the new KING of the Canterbury area!! And Ciro is his right hand man!!

[@deegee8992]

Happy to see he has brought to Canterbury what he brought to us in Penrith. Greatest mind in the game.

[@clutch7548]

Im Queenslander but ive had a bad feeling about this Blues team all year. They want to win BADLY. Can Queensland match that energy?

[@olivermadden5083]

As a NSW supporter the one thing I’m confident about is that this Blues team won’t capitulate at Suncorp like so many have before. We may lose because QLD play better on the day, but it won’t be through a lack of spirit, effort etc.

[@I_Negan_I]

Madge is different. This Blues team is different. A bunch of dogs that’s gonna go into Suncorp and wreck havoc again.

[@malsmith2012]

​@@I_Negan_IMadge certainly got the Kiwi's up for the test a while back, they smashed us..

[@pjc1362]

NSW wins ONE match, with massive help from the refs, and think they are world beaters....NSW play like they are immune from penalty...game 2 was full of high shots from NSW...QLD will not back down in game 3..it could get ugly.

[@pjc1362]

agree..Dogs..Grubs...cheap shots..thats the Blues...I think Qld have worked out now that part of NSW tactics is high shots and dog acts

[@ulasou2900]

We just need to win in Suncorp just to get over the hump

[@dionysus1016]

I hope Gus is right, and NSW get Origin. The thing is, we have had the wrong coaches for this challenge (sorry Laurie and Freddie, you you were not the best for the siege mentality). Madge will have them prepared, no guarantee, but I'm sure NSW won't throw in the towel.

[@troyrush79]

Just that "grounding" that freddy did said it all about his coaching style. Way too layed back of an approach to "war" on the paddock. Obviously he was more than that, but Madge has that beast in him. He instilled alot of confidence in me with the Matty johns interview. He's here to make a mark. Up the blues!

[@pjc1362]

WHEN (not if) a Qld player is floored by a high shot from NSW, Qld will erupt, the crowd will erupt....and its on...

[@justenbeashel]

"We lived pretty hard..." "But you were drunk" 😂☠️

[@normanmoffatt9707]

It must be hard sitting next to a RL genius and not understanding what they are talking about.

[@NoEvidenceForGod]

lmfao

[@danielvermeer3363]

Geoff was the last player to tackle Sterlo. Pumped him and broke his shoulder lol... thats the wall tackling gus mentioned 😂😂😂

[@briankennedy1192]

Loved Robbo but that tackle was Gillespie, could almost feel it through the TV.

[@troystaunton254]

12:54 a lot of putting Lockyer at 5/8 was Brisbane didn’t really have a playmaker at all. Our halves in 03 were Ben ikin who retired. Shaun berrigan who isn’t a half or 5/8 Scott Prince who had gone to the tigers and Brett Seymour who hadn’t really dominated like they hoped. Also they had Karmichael hunt on the books so they had 2 origin level fullbacks and no 5/8s.

[@christov4202]

True, and from memory KH had a brilliant debut year which sold the transition

[@KadenCuthbert-qn2vv]

helenivanic1628 not a true footy fan! Every game of origin is great to watch!

[@pj006marsden]

Uncle Gus BELIEVES and so do I Let’s go NSW

[@Aussie-63]

Gus, I want Gutho moved to the halves and Brown to fullback. I also would move Penisini to bench as utility.

[@danielvermeer3363]

Turbo at fullback isn't good for his legs. When he plays centre, his upper body breaks. When are you gonna learn that he is soft 😂😂😂

[@SlaintheMhath]

Dogs have won all their home games but they are 1 win and 7 losses away.

[@stevenpeters7496]

Their is great significance to the passage of time - what can be - unburdened by what has been. Madge's half time pep talk to fire up his players.

[@bartcolen]

Seems to me that if NSW can rattle, not the biggest QLD strike weapons, but the two modern QLD greats - DCE and Hunt - then they can win. Otherwise, one or both of them can make something happen and get QLD over the line. I don't know the smallest fraction about football that Gus does (or maybe some of you do), but that would be my focus were I Madge.

[@pjc1362]

DCE and Hunt will be protected by the Qld forwards. QLD were totally bullied by NSW in game 2...that will not happen again

[@damianmcwilliams2371]

Should be a great game

[@TheShinyMetzun]

Gus is one of the few that get state of origin.... go QLD!!!!

[@warrenturner397]

Say what you like about Gus but he's basically the only member of the 9 commentary team who knows that Townsville is not pronounced Towns - VEEL

[@ChicoDixon]

I think they can win as well

[@joemedis]

cheers mate

[@NoEvidenceForGod]

cheers mate

[@Raymond-bg2fu]

lol

[@mickconnolly5784]

Nothing like points to keep the crowd quiet

[@BigAl53750]

Joe Suaali should get a huge apology from the NRL for his punishment for his shoulder to head shot on Walsh, given that there were at least two shoulder to heads in game 2, but not even a sin-bin. Jordan Rapana was sent to the bin only a few days before Origin 2 but Mitchell does it during that game and he didn’t walk either. The inconsistency in reffing in game 2 is so on the nose it’s hard to believe.😮

[@pjc1362]

YES Two Qlders in game 2 were smashed in the head by NSW grubs...but only a penalty....Martin is the new Mark Geyer...a grub

[@matthewdawson2787]

Love Matty and Gus.

[@briankennedy1192]

Winston Churchill like motivation by the great Gus Goulding....

[@pjc1362]

Gus tells good stories...Game 2 was 34-0 at half time..NSW 70% possession....unheard of..the final score was 38-18...Qld won the 2nd half...FACTS

[@briankennedy1192]

Mathew Thompson how ya doing!! Go Gus...

[@Tommy.b0y22]

UP THE BLUES💙

[@user-sm3gp9wz9y]

Game 3 is guna be Craka

[@TJ_Beam]

Hear me out: Canterbury - Bankstown Bulldogs 1984 premiers 1994 runners up 2004 premiers 2014 runners up 2024 👀

[@stevvvvveperry]

Panthers have a strangle hold on the comp, dogs arent getting past them or the roosters and Storm.

[@NoEvidenceForGod]

Hear you out, and the million other commenters who copy paste the exact same stats? Nah

[@daleireland]

I thought Mathew was talking about the swimming as well 🤣

[@pjc1362]

so did I

[@MicahBell_1860]

I have always hated the Bulldogs, but I admired & respected Robbo for his toughness & determination Roaches have no chance. Threepeat for the Toads. NSW can lose the game in the first 20mins. Qld usually wins in the last 20mins I think Sharks will drop out of the 4 & Cowpokes will go to 5th. If you took away byes & just concentrated on wins, Cowpokes would be icurrently in 5th

[@user-tu4dz3ik6u]

Agree with Gus. Chooks are the only team that could make the GF. Problem is they cannot match Storm or Panthers and you must go through 1 of them to make the GF. Broncos full squad can make it but need to finish 5 or 6th. Storm v Panthers GF.

[@SilentHotdog28]

Storm and Panfers rarely beat themselves......you have to beat them......both teams will likely make the top 2......provided no more injuries occur (especially for the Storm). Add on to that, you have to play them, at their home ground........Who can beat Panthers and/or Storm at their home ground? Especially come finals.

[@boganbob2708]

Nsw has a long way to go to beat their own magnificent 21year record.

[@I_Negan_I]

QLD isn’t the same team dummy. They’re not as strong as past years.

[@clutch7548]

You mean when it was based simply on which state you played club footy for? LOL

[@boganbob2708]

@clutch7548 You mean back when they had more people of actual origin than the game sold as Origin. A system still used in all sports today, all over the world, including RL in Au. History don't care about your feelings or excuses. LOL

[@NoEvidenceForGod]

I'm a blues fan but have no idea what the 21 year record refers to lol NSW have never been insanely dominant when you look at our number of wins per series since 1980

[@boganbob2708]

@@NoEvidenceForGod They been playing since 1908. Not 1980 and a TV contract. NSW owns all the actual records. All the good ones at least. Lol

[@johanvanderwolf3465]

Love the show boys but what happened missed a few weeks what's going on🤣🤣🤷

[@maxfish4770]

RIP Geoff, Captain Caveman

[@SpaceMonkeyGVTV]

🧡🧡🖤🖤

[@samtheone9680]

Fucking tell em Gus

[@ajm82]

Ive always thought that NSW players quietly approached SOO as a business not necessarily emotion like QLD. At the end, deep down, NSW knows that they still get paid the same Win or Lose. Just being there is good enough. Most (nsw)of them won't push through an injury because its not worth it. Thurston would even with a banged up shoulder. They value Grand Finals more and are focused more on getting that next big contract with another team or an extention with their current teams.Long term financial security is important and appearing in Grand Finals,quarter and semis consistently gives them those type of opportunities.Just look how emotional they get when they win a GFinal comparing to a SOO win. Gus said at 23:00 - 24 "I'm sure Nathan Cleary would play if it were a GF". Just saying

[@VincentHenryJr]

And that was always the difference between nsw and qld since 2006. qld get up for 3 games a year and nsw play 25-30 games a year and win grand finals.

[@bushybill7189]

This is a great point. I suspect that NSW players would be acutely aware that Origin is a business. Only thing is long term financial security is not a motivating factor in this case IMO. Plenty of QLD Origin 'legends' who were/are average at club level at clubs who go nowhere year after year. I wonder how many queenslanders actually stop to wonder why that is. To be fair I probably wouldn't if I were them.

[@christendomempire5657]

I agree with this attitude. At the end of the day Grand finals are more important then SOO. Ask any NRL player if they could choose between winning an NRL GF or SOO they would always choose NRL Grand Final. As footy fans we spend most of the year watching our club play while SOO is only three games a year. I was at the 2023 GF, and this year, SOO at the MCG. As a blues fan, I would be happy to see them win the series, but that doesn't come close to seeing my club winning a GF.

[@ajm82]

💯 ​@@christendomempire5657

[@Manihiki275Ez]

Gus tipped the Warriors to beat his Dogs Wow 🤔😁

[@danielvermeer3363]

Plus, the Cowboys went from 30 degrees to play in 4 degrees in Canberra and still won easily. They've been thrown some curve balls and seem to be hitting homers. Still won't win the comp, though 😂😂😂😂

[@user-tu4dz3ik6u]

7 of the 8 finalist were eventually all done for drugs. Except 1 man Calvin Smith. He is the true winner of the gold. The rest were cheats inc Carl Lewis.

[@pjc1362]

Get Wally Lewis in the sheds before the game..

[@bushybill7189]

Sadly, Origin will be decided by the referee much the same as it has for the last 20 years.

[@jarrodsefton3767]

With recent history,, say the last 10 or 15 years of state of origin In sporting terms was the second fluke

[@CupidStunt91]

No gilbert no fledger and tino is massive. Queensland will be lucky to hold them out. Especially Tino, he will cancel out payne hass they will go at eachother all night, fledger would not take a backward step against martin and co. Go qld though

[@NoEvidenceForGod]

"fledger" lmfao

[@SilentHotdog28]

No Munster either.

[@jarrodsefton3767]

In recent history, save the last 10 or 15 years of State of Origin was the second in sporting terms fluke?

[@jbb8600]

Pick Clearly on bench drop O

[@samtheone9680]

O is good though

[@stevvvvveperry]

I think Cleary will be in the squad but not in the team, same with Turbo.

[@knockatv]

Mat thompson dryyy

[@NoEvidenceForGod]

Legit.. how tf does he land the origin commentary gig??

[@maksimvujasin2279]

Is this the Gus or Matthew Thompson podcast

[@clutch7548]

#1 rule of podcast or radio, you cant have dead time. Gus isnt always gonna chat his head off

[@johnspicer4751]

I haven’t heard anyone mention the fact that DCE and Jakey are both captains in the same team. Surely that is the first time that has ever happened.

[@kurtdell1]

Laurie Daley & Mal Meninga 92-94, and Adrian Lam & Brad Fittler 99-00

[@helenivanic1628]

Game 3 of the Origin series is only worthy to watch if either QLD or NSW haven’t won the 1st two games.

[@rhannibertrand24]

What a revelation!! Absolutely ground breaking 😅😂

[@NoEvidenceForGod]

What a brilliant mind you have. Socrates and Jung need to take notes.

[@adrianpinoschi7144]

It makes it exciting

[@ajm82]

I think we already know that but thank you

[@xanderrobinson8588]

You’re fucking genius mate

[@AutoTradingCaveMan]

ben johnson

[@SilentHotdog28]

Premiership player for Collingwood, what about him?

[@user-ot2hv5jv1h]

Well if they get same ref for 3rd game and blind eye to all forward passes the blues win

[@bieronsomslao8552]

Thatwattheysayeveryyearbutloose😂😅

[@user-ff3lj6qz3e]

Sure, make excuses before the game..if you lose , it's the ref's fault he was biased..what a joke 🤣🤣🤣

[@LauFiu]

poo