Legends have their say on the polarising Suaalii Origin send off

[@jacksonloram7887]

Qld lost their star fullback only for another star fullback to step up and get a hatrick

[@betweendrinks8885]

Yes 13plus for me

[@mok1757]

This hit reminds me of when Michael Croker said Billy Slater tried to take credit for knocking out Brett Stewart in the 2007 Grand final. No penalty or sin binning. A real journalist would ask Slater about his taking credit for such an incident to expose the hypocrisy in the current opinions today

[@jacksonloram7887]

@@mok1757 If a QLD defender knocked out a NSW player you'd be sitting here carrying on saying that it should've been a send off

[@AviationPhotog]

Maybe NSW could learn a thing of two from a QLD 20 man squad instead of bringing in a 21 man squad

[@haxkgudhue4475]

@@jacksonloram7887a hip drop against spencer and it was a high five from the ref lol

[@elrey8876]

*THIS* risk is what everybody who plays against James Tedesco has to watch out for every match. Every tackle, he dives down at the last minute so his head is at hip height - inviting a penalty for a head high.

[@iggytull624]

So glad this comment is the first one seen in this thread

[@auckland268]

​@@iggytull624lol tedesco bahaha.there was no drop suaili went for the head

[@lukeroberts2541]

💯 he's been doing it for years!

[@ryanelliott84]

​@@auckland268Muppet

[@baccycones7644]

Wasn’t the same at all. James ducks. Walsh was passing. Very different

[@daomen3511]

Reech already passed the ball. Sualii gets low, positioned his shoulder low and hit Reech. It was infact deliberate shot. Sualii deserves send off.

[@ayeyaaar2890]

Cobbo on the bench was an elite pick

[@Br0wnCh3]

Is influence was immense. Without him, it would prob just be 20-10 to qld 😂

[@jaguarj1942]

It doesn’t really matter what the intention was, the tackle was dangerous. Mistakes happen but when you let them go unpunished, more “mistakes” tend to happen. If you can gain any kind of advantage in a game by making a mistake that endangers the health of another person then that just incentivises riskier behaviour which can ruin the entire sport and not just one game.

[@joericketts8248]

If that happened to my son in grassland footy I would want and expect a send off so no problem as a nsw supporter.

[@bazjones5282]

Absolutely. It ruins it for spectators though. Maybe they should try penalising the player and not the team, by allowing a replacement and making the consequences harsher for the individuals Then penalise the team if say, there are three occurrences.

[@williambaglme819]

So you should be happy, right. It was a send off. What is the point of your comment as a "nsw supporter". It was a send off, wasn't it?

[@swscott1962]

Regardless sendoff or not , it was going to be an illegal shoulder charge , whether it hits the body or the head its still illegal and the fact that NSW said they were going too target him and take him out goes against them .

[@nahbrahh]

Leniu and lomax were our best. Hard to say who was the best for qld, they were all really impressive

[@JohnKamasua]

They were better than all these rookie one hit wonders...

[@haxkgudhue4475]

Ofc they were good against 12 men They had ashley too Any team would win against 12 men all game cmon

[@JamesWillis-yy5px]

Cherry Evens got man of the match, and well deserved.

[@JamesWillis-yy5px]

@@haxkgudhue4475 Cherry Evens had already started to dominate within the first 4 minutes.

[@heyitsjoe8446]

Liam Martin had a great game aswell

[@hipbas]

Pretty much could have stopped the game after the Suaalili send off. Players shake hands, go back to the sheds, punters get a ticket refund and they go straight to game 2. Any remaining contest was finished at that point. Sad for an Origin match.

[@troysadlier1920]

Lol what a fuckin stupid comment.

[@brucefale6132]

Dumb comment

[@PlayingDownUnder]

I turned the game off, and I won't watch footy again. Why didn't dude who near spear tackled Tedesco get sent? Very similar in dangerous contact. Qld are a protected species.

[@selafinasefo4290]

Dumber comment​@@brucefale6132

[@davidparsons3432]

One of the worst head knocks I've ever seen....Walsh was a target

[@geoffgriffiths8691]

Anyone want to discuss that the player had no ball.

[@davidgraham8299]

It was so quick, I don't think he could have pulled out.

[@Br0wnCh3]

Freddy appears to be relieved after that match.

[@I_Negan_I]

He was a worse coach than Madge. Madge picked the right players. Freddy picked guys cause he was all buddy buddy and they played like it.

[@xpsylentzer_8039]

​@I_Negan_I he picked a decent team could have been better sure

[@hansoloburger2322]

@@I_Negan_Igonna be funny when Madge brings in latrell for the next game

[@Kaos-p3j]

Secretly he wants nsw to lose to show look it's the players which they do play the game

[@I_Negan_I]

@@hansoloburger2322 Latrell not the problem. Freddy doesn’t know how to coach talent. The 2021 series win was basically a stacked Blues team just winning on shear talent. When you see this 2024 side, you got guys that some wouldn’t pick but they play with passion for NSW like Lomax and Leniu. Like how many people would actually have Leniu on their Origin list who was suspended 8 weeks?? Yet Leniu was the best player off the bench who was millimetres from scoring a try if it wasn’t for the Hammer making a great save. Madge knows how to coach, Freddy not so much.

[@brettro8210]

Freddy is sitting there stoked that NSW still loses after he's been outed 😂

[@hansoloburger2322]

If you actually think that you’re a peanut

[@brettro8210]

@@hansoloburger2322 Sorry for not taking a joke Fun Police

[@hansoloburger2322]

@@brettro8210 oh that was a joke? My bad good joke very creative

[@brettro8210]

@@hansoloburger2322 you must be the fun person to sit next to at a BBQ...

[@hansoloburger2322]

@@brettro8210 did you just pretty much say the exact same thing twice. You must be the person at the bbq that thinks he’s funny.

[@Brennan_Dale3169]

Here we go again, more chop and change for NSW, more misery to follow when the changes have little to no impact and we lose the series (again)

[@MBKMA69]

I disagree. I thought it was a dud Origin opener. The moment Suaalili was sent it was game over. The whole spectacle died right then. Also IMO, the NSW halves are NOT rep players, Jake is NOT a captain, the forwards seemed to be all one out, not cohesive. Actually I think its a dud team with a dud coach. It will be 3 zip Qld.

[@ezza1236]

Worst origin ever , sualli ruined it for everyone

[@6thHeavenlyDemonDudu]

I’m a QLD fan and it didn’t feel like an origin game. Didn’t feel right being the favourite.

[@billythakid7230]

As a QLD fan I reckon Luai had a good game. Even though I don’t like his antics he was very unpredictable and dangerous at time and was probably NSW top 4 players alongside Liam Martin, Critta and Lomax.

[@mitchelltownes6251]

The first tackle was a dud. They stopped and let the player run at him. Origin ain’t origin

[@bushybill7189]

They would have been better off with Luai at 7 calling the shots and Hynes at 6. Luai looked right up for it, Hynes looked out of his depth. The whole Jake thing was odd. If he's such a good defender when what we needed were good defenders, why leave him off the field for so long?

[@Eighty7AT6]

Hynes needs to go. He is just not at this level, great regular season club footy player but no more than that.. luai, leniu, the 2 Crichtons, haas, olakaatu and Liam Martin were very good. Great effort to hang in there by nsw, coming from a Queenslander

[@daleviker5884]

Lomax was good, too. The weak links unfortunately were Hynes and Tedesco. Hynes is a great bloke but his defense is found out at this level, and he was all at sea tonight. His kicking game was terrible, and I lost count of the number of times he was tackled in possession because he didn't know what to do. He's not a bad player, but the praise for him the last two years has been over the top. He hasn't even won a finals game. And last year was a year too many for Tedesco, and tonight was two years too many. He's not the player he was four years ago, but he spends the whole game trying to pretend he is. He hogged the ball all night, just like game 1 last year, and did nothing with it expect stifle the attack. He's just ruining his legacy now.

[@inxs52]

Agree with both of you, my thoughts exactly...... Hynes over rated, good at club level but that's it. Should bring in Luke Keary or Moses as halfback next game, and drop Tedesco (past his use by date) for Dylan again. No way Tedesco should play origin again. Madge to shuffle his reserve bench better. Not sure that Jake T should be Captain imo. Bring back Adocarr on wing again, he won't let anybody down in origin.

[@bushybill7189]

@@daleviker5884 I think there was little other choice than to pick those 2. Had Papenheyzen or Tommy been fit and firing they would have been my choices for No 1. Luai should have been the 7 IMO. He looked right up for it and was far more dangerous than Hynes who looked a bit overwhelmed. I think at 6 without the pressure of calling the shots he might have gone better. Lomax was f**king awesome.

[@jacksonloram7887]

@@daleviker5884 As a Qlder, why didn't they take the ball to Lomax's way more often? He looked dangerous

[@kailerori6181]

Yeah,just replace Hynes.he can't even run the ball and create opportunities.he just passes and kicks.the Blues need a halfback who can run the ball.

[@jimmyboy2]

It was a shoulder charge. If lower it was 10 in bin anyway, no attempt to wrap arms in tackle. It was shoulder charge on head ... send off. NRL right call 👍

[@williampet7878]

I agree, it was a deliberate hit , not a tackle. Suallii is sick in his head. He should never be allowed to play again, even in union

[@connorbosley4431]

​@Mr_Roast you can see his left arm make a small attempt, but his right arm remains completely stationary

[@rogerjamespaul5528]

@@Mr_Roast Rubbish, the Shoulder was way out in front.

[@johanesmanga]

It wasn't Suali's fault. Walsh was clearly off balance.

[@Kingy4702]

At the end of the day you can’t take out a player for the game and then come back after ten minutes. That’s a very dangerous precedent to set.

[@JoshuaElias-c3n]

Joseph meant it..

[@88-V-..-A-..-N-88]

Game was over when he went off.. Another QLD clean sweep coming I feel.

[@MaxKurth-cs8dt]

Yes , Qld to strong. I saw all the blues commentary in this week leading up saying nsw will win etc typical

[@My1notyours0409]

​@@MaxKurth-cs8dtthe series isn't over yet moron, lmao 😅

[@someoneunseen5168]

Nsw was strong with 12 until they got understandably tired at the 65 min mark. Moses for Hynes. Edwards for tedesco.

[@jimmybill1963]

@@MaxKurth-cs8dtyes and in qld everybody always says qld will win.. that’s what you do when you support a team.. if your from nsw then you will probably say nsw will win. Don’t know why that surprises you so much.

[@kinchegayowie6167]

you cannot take it away from Qld, as they can play our great game, NSW need to replicate what their formula is, Passion and belief

[@gilomonster6020]

If head office was serious about concussion, they wouldn't promo the game by showing Gallon punching Miles in the head. It is a contact sport where the difference between a chest high tackle that draws praise, and a shoulder to the head that leads to a send-off, is a millisecond (and a foot slip). The head office should stop their hypocrisy of promoting the game as a hard and physical game on one hand then punishing player mistakes to protect themselves from possible future litigation over concussions. No malice should be no send=off. Anything else is just pure hypocrisy.

[@kailerori6181]

Rugby league is a team sport,when one player get sinbined or sent off during the game the affected team will struggle throughout the game.this is exactly what happened to NSW.the Sualii tackle completly destroyed the NSW game plan when he got sent off.Queensland just made use of the extra man (full team)to pile on more points to win the game easily.otherwise it would have been a good game to watch.anyway NSW just replace Nicho Hynes,get a halfback who can run the ball.good luck in the second game,its not over yet.

[@matthewlh6368]

Regardless who you support I think it should have been 10 in the bin and penalty so the spectacle isn’t ruined, however give him a more serve punishment after the game. For example instead of 4 weeks give him 6. Game was ruined since the send off. Sad

[@bushybill7189]

Freddy's zero tolerance policy on any sort of contact with the head is predictable and at times laughable. Fatty and to a lesser degree Munster were spot on in their assessment of the hit. There would literally be hundreds of tackles in this game and every game where if the ball runner slips at the last minute what would be considered a good tackle turns in to a head high shot. Accidents are going to happen, it's the nature of the sport. If Walsh had run in and not slipped and Sualii had collected him like that then send him off and suspend him for 12 weeks, but what we saw there should have been no more than a sin binning. QLD then get the benefit of a replacement player, and it's game on. The game was effectively over at that point.

[@RealityHacker690]

Walsh slipped - need to watch the footage again mate 😢

[@kriordan25]

Susli launched an uncontrolled missile at Walsh No other option than gone

[@PhantomGhostWriter47]

What kind of "benefit" to Qld is to lose your best attacking player by a knock out regardless of no malice.

[@shawntts2803]

Yeah I agree qld was going to win anyway I felt

[@bushybill7189]

@@shawntts2803 Maybe , maybe not. We'll never know.

[@christinehart1665]

Selwyn Cobbo was awesome

[@Waywind420]

he always is, the guy is a unique player and at times he can do some pretty cool stuff on the field.

[@Pilipo850]

They should change the rule to a 10 min sin bin and the offending player doesn’t return for the rest of the game but their team can send in a different player from the bench after the 10 min sin binning.

[@guesswho6925]

He launches off his feet! Intently aiming high

[@ansoncheng2226]

I guess this is a classic case of intent doesn’t determine the punishment but result does there’s no way in hell Suaali meant to knock Walsh out but he did so they have to go off that, which is a send off.

[@Garfield-l5m]

Give it a rest! When Latrell Mitchell made a mess of Joseph Manu's face, no one gave Latrell a hard time. Anyway, the fact is Walsh slipped and fell into Sua'ali'i's shoulder.

[@DenTailor]

What do you mean? Latrell missed the rest of the season including the grand final that season 😂😂 Was all over the media AND it was just club football not origin

[@Gumamelalove]

Don’t need to reply to idiot comments

[@Waywind420]

I'm not from QLD of NSW , but what garfield3443 just said was insane. ''walsh slipped and fell into Sua'ali's shoulder'' ''I got these bruises falling into my boyfriends fists'' 😆 get real mate.

[@simonjames772]

Nate myles shouting at you “great game bro” ahhahah

[@greyhamlogan2255]

It was deliberate, could Easily have been a broken jaw, neck, or even vertebrae, what would you say then "Fattie"

[@willtekata1763]

If Walsh keeps getting hit like this he will be a vegetable in no time. He's had a few knocks already.

[@kinchegayowie6167]

and so young , they rush them back too quick

[@jamesdavis9737]

alot of the time he's faking it though, he's the best at milking anything, he stayed down in the gf alot and it cost the broncos dearly (allowed for another drop out)

[@AviationPhotog]

way less than ponga

[@railoperationsofaustralia9027]

Mitchell Moses in for game 2.

[@garycrowe1820]

yep Nicho's kicking game was crap

[@thomasrodwell563]

@user-ct8tc2dd9v Yes it was 12 vs 13 but our forwards kept us in the game. Nicho failed to create opportunities for our players and his kicking game was dreadful

[@hansoloburger2322]

It’s so funny you guys are talking like a flat track bully like Moses would’ve done any better in this game

[@thomasrodwell563]

@@hansoloburger2322 I'm not saying we would've won if Moses played, but the score line would've been a lot closer.

[@railoperationsofaustralia9027]

I'm a Queensland supporter, was just saying. I think Moses is an obvious replacement for game 2. Maroons to still wrap it up, 3 nil sweep.

[@jacobg1188]

Reece slips and dips gets smashed and protected like always

[@Waywind420]

Not even a tiny bit of player welfare concern, but a whole lot of victim blaming 😐 says a lot about what kind of person you are.

[@connorbosley4431]

​@Waywind420 I'm watching this from an outsider perspective, with no loyalty to either, but my god some NSW fans are so toxic

[@Waywind420]

@@connorbosley4431 I'm also an outsider from WA 😆 I don't blame NSW fans for being passionate and upset about losing a lopsided 13 vs 12 game. But the send off was objectively a fair one. I'm not going to hold it against them though, been a tough 15 years for them in origin

[@Idkidk55957]

Can tell Freddys dirty about not being coach anymore

[@betweendrinks8885]

That was a head hunting shoulder charge there was no option

[@jaycee571]

You have no idea and have never played the game with a comment like that or know what a shoulder charge is. He tackled him front on wrapped his arms around him, if Reece doesnt dip at the last minute it's play on and a classic textbook ball and all tackle

[@stuartkerton2683]

I am a shark and NSW fan. That said, that was a straight send off, no complaints. As a shark fan I hate to say it but Nico looked lost. Barring a broken play kick to Lomax I felt his kick game was poor and defensive is a liability. No presence, and cut a lonely figure lacking confidence from those around him through our most of the night.

[@duuinonz]

Yeah bro I agree I’m a sharks supporter also but QLD fan Niko played ridiculous

[@jacksonloram7887]

Who would you have picked as your starting 7? I'm a Qlder and I love Nicho but he looked lost. Would you put Moses in next game?

[@stuartkerton2683]

No I think we have to stick with Nico. I feel like he deserves his shot and changing now not only imo ends his origin series but his origin future. He needs to loose this tentative aspect to his play, we saw it before coming off against Penrith and we saw it in this instance. He needs to be able to direct from a go forward position. This game was the complete opposite of what suits him. Game manager not game changer. We stick with him and avoid knee jerk reaction, but coaches must generate a more coherent game plan for him to execute​@@jacksonloram7887

[@stuartkerton2683]

​​@@jacksonloram7887 I had Nico picked in my team , but I preferred Cody Walker at 6. I had Latrell and Crighton in the centres tho As for making a change next game , No. I say that for various reasons, but I do believe in continuity, I do believe this game was the exact opposite of a blueprint to what Nico needs ( game manager not game changer imo) and I do believe he is still the best option. Added to this I think enough changes are coming anyway ( fullback and centre for a start) that NSW need to keep further distraction to a minimum. So I stick with Nico and hope he has more conviction in his play. I would also as a NSW fan caution the blues to think the only reason we lost was because we were a man down. We looked disjointed from the beginning, communication was poor, game awareness was poor, game execution was poor . But folks , Queensland only played at 70%. That team looked like a team and they will improve. Lethal in attack, stubborn in defense. Game 2 could get ugly and get ugly quick . Hate to say it, but that's my opinion lol

[@jacksonloram7887]

@@stuartkerton2683 I don't know why Luai keeps getting picked at 6. When Walker was 6 last year in Game 3 he terrorised the QLD right edge. Made Val Holmes and DCE look slow in defence with all the quality ball he was giving to Best and the Fox. Latrell in the centres scares me lol, if he stays fit he'll destroy us

[@martinloke1455]

Moses. And bring back Bradman Best or Mitchell. Also Jerome didn't know what he was doing get rid of him.

[@manmountain3205]

You mean hynes

[@walklikeAlibrarian]

regardless... QLD is just too good

[@brendanhanifin2906]

What defence does he have if its your son or Daughter, then they end up in a wheelchair.!!!!!

[@harveyking5038]

NSW wouldve lost anyway even with the Rugby union convert. They've already lost the whole series. It takes more than effort to win games. They've proven that. Bring Latrell back and some other creative players

[@tomflanagan878]

No for me its a send off. I think that was an intentional hit. Even if he hit him in the chest, it was a shoulder charge

[@jaromeasdale7157]

How can it be intentional if he is hitting Walsh at chest height? Walsh slipping was the biggest factor to him getting hit in the head. Saying it was intentional means you think he saw Walsh and thought im going to shoulder this blokes face. ridiculous take.

[@christian3024]

how is it a shoulder charge if he wrapped his arm? that was perfect tackling form just a shame walsh slipped last second

[@jordanwalker2342]

@@jaromeasdale7157he barely even slips low wouldn’t of made a difference

[@sensei_kazaimus1313]

​@jaromeasdale7157 He was gonna smash walsh on that play, whether he got the ball or not. Can easily see he was going for a massive hit, didn't open his arms to actually grab him, didn't try wrapping up the ball - instead he lowered his body purely to get the most out of his shoulder charge.. he 100% had intention to hurt and put walsh out of the game... quite sad really

[@JoshuaRoberts-kq9cs]

The coach told him to iron out Walsh, no doubt about it.

[@leeroy37]

"Had a brilliant debut cuz" or whatever Nate Myles said.

[@Roonoon2]

Looks like he ended his sentence with the words "game bro"

[@Palmwhat]

"Not a bad day debut cuz not a bad debut"

[@Palmwhat]

@@Roonoon2 he ended it with not a bad debut

[@Plugitinbby]

Legend 😂

[@seanbuchanan5402]

Still recovering from gal sparking him , stupid old fool , waited till hed passed to shout. Brave guy

[@plc2866]

The duty of care is on the tackler. If you go in for a big shot and get it wrong it’s on you.

[@peppipoohductionswakashunt3157]

Gee Nate give him a cheeky dig on the way off, that was funny

[@victors8465]

And yet in some media outlets they made out that he gave the guy an absolute spray. Looking at the footage all you can see is a Myles making a few unsavoury comments for sure, but I didn't see any aggression there and no sign that there was something bigger brewing on the sideline.

[@jaycee571]

Just like the cheeky poo Myles did in the corridor of the crown plaza

[@peppipoohductionswakashunt3157]

@@victors8465 he said hey cuz, way to make a debut. Just to rub salt in.

[@peppipoohductionswakashunt3157]

@@jaycee571 yeah that was funny I reckon.

[@victors8465]

@@peppipoohductionswakashunt3157 Yeah, but the way some media outlets had been reporting it you'd be forgiven for believing Myles was shouting abuse at him. I'm sure that Suaali'i has been on the receiving end of far worse abuse in his club matches.

[@lukerips1]

Ask Dylan Napa how it worked out for him when he leads from the head and shoulders.

[@MattJohnCanty]

I paid $250 to go watch a game that was over in 7 minutes. Refund me!

[@daleviker5884]

Have you tried calling Joseph Sua'lii'?

[@jamesmatheson5115]

The next NSW game the NSW fans should stay home, I would have been gutted to pay money to watch 7 minutes, total BS, different if the score was 38 to 10 with the send off in the 77th minute, but it wasnt, the ref got it wrong and stuffed the game.

[@jeromebukam1235]

Joseph Suaalii could refund your $250 ... 😂😂

[@Giveme1goodreason]

Call sualli and ask him.

[@blackprince4074]

Here's box of tissues my friend int's in the mail.

[@aussiefarmer4955]

Wow freddy talking about having outside backs....yeah right, you had Cook as Centre.

[@kriordan25]

Send off every day of the week Should be a lengthy suspension applied

[@lancerichards4371]

totally meant to hit , that has been the blues brain freeze for years.

[@PatrickBilly-wp6fw]

The Qld jersey is our PRIDE and that's all we know. Luv it !!!!

[@inxs52]

🤮

[@TheUlberg]

​@@inxs52your reaction to the scoreboard?

[@taiyonatiare7918]

@@TheUlbergto the cringey arse comment I think

[@Mahatheyew]

I am, because you are, you are because they're not, they're not, because we did, we did because they can't, they can't because we are, we are because they haven't, they haven't because I do.

[@selafinasefo4290]

That's all you know?? How sad for you

[@1362pc]

Maybe Madge will admit that his plan was to bash Walsh.....it backfired

[@jeromebukam1235]

Yes, that was definte and well done, Madge 😂😂

[@McKenzie_Co]

Thats every teams plan when they play Walsh is to bash Walsh 😂

[@nigelmcculloch3746]

That was the way the kiwis used to play in a test match, I mean decades ago, it never worked, really surprised at the lack of imagination by NSW, or Queensland is just too good!

[@philcal2000]

it's always their plan, to rough up guys of their game.

[@jasonpayne1460]

If that hit was legit, Walsh still goes off. It would have busted him up!

[@petersimpson6110]

Looks like Suaalii drew the short straw to be the one to take out Walsh, the blues figured it was part of their game plan, the only way they had any chance to win. If he was not sent off, he would have been hunted ALL night long, what a cowardly act.... typical blue low act. QLD 3 nil

[@jazzadogg]

If it was in reverse, NSW would have been calling for a send off, and then whinged that there star player was taken out.

[@paythepiper6283]

It's a high speed contact sport, he was aiming for his chest, Walshe slips when he is airborne and he cant change from there. It's a penalty and sin bin, not a send off. Ruins the game and probably the series. This is probably the first time in my life I have agreed with Fatty.

[@chiddiru6114]

"he is airborne and he cant change from there"

[@bushybill7189]

Agree with you 100%

[@taiyonatiare7918]

@@chiddiru6114nah, was just an accident. Walsh slipped and there was no time to adapt

[@PN3D87]

The fact it’s obvious they were tactically going to make it very hard on Walsh all night and mucked it up, made it a no brainer send off. Suali’i didn’t mean what he did, but he was meant to hurt his ribs or something.

[@SomeFreeTimeActivities]

End of the day it's to protect the players. They're the ones that'll suffer from getting ko like that later down the road so you can sit on your couch and be entertained. Joseph has a duty of care and why is that a sent off in every club level footy and not this? Because of your entertainment? You're not gonna look after the bloke when he's older and can't remember things lol so take the L.

[@djwiznz]

Good call by the ref, tackle around the legs not the chest, don't leave it up to the ref. simple. You screwed up and learnt your lesson. One man going off is not the NSW team. If your a pro act like it or watch from the bench.

[@martinloke1455]

Moses in Hynes out

[@camo562]

and Cody in

[@mikedennehy2454]

How can anyone state this is a "polarising" decision? You couldn't get a clearer example of a reckless high tackle, he should get 6 weeks. Anyone suggesting "it's a yellow, not sure about a red" has perhaps had a few head-knocks themselves.

[@maaldokeri]

Hynes is not meant for Origin, don't picked him again. Give him another chance and NSW loose the Series.

[@wolfgangkaita7840]

Remove the coach before game 2

[@adamwoodbury5114]

Respect cam for his response about this, it is what it is but he said what everyone is really thinking

[@PaulFrawley-m8l]

Very fair and measured response from the panel.

[@harveyking5038]

Saul’il shouldnt even be playing. go to Union

[@1FLAYKO]

First of all HARVEY it's spelt Sua'ali'i usi!

[@harveyking5038]

@@1FLAYKO haha I wasn't trying to spell it correctly. He doesn't deserve it. Go to union I say

[@selafinasefo4290]

Learn to read and write, then come back with intelligence

[@harveyking5038]

@@selafinasefo4290 I don't want to spell his name correctly.

[@selafinasefo4290]

In other words, you're dumb

[@mcdonalddaviaga49]

NSW coming back on with an extra back in game 2. How many times have we seen NSW capitalize on QLD's leadership in coaching? Mal and now Billy, too good!!

[@matty_isthemotto]

Cte is knocking at the door walshy

[@Davcr8z]

Well done Munster, from a QLD player, he was unbiased with his opinion. Was the actual facts and love and care for the fans that it’s a spectacle

[@thepimpernel6971]

The game is so fast now losing a player sent off is match ending. NSW cant match up with QLD losing a center or winger. That has been the problem for several years the outside size and speed of QLD add to that Hynes defense is not good enough at this level. If Sualaii is out they will have to bring in Mitchell, he is a pain in the arse but they need to bring him in. I don't know about Luaii either. Cherry Evans might be better than the credit he is given.

[@jamesmatheson5115]

As a NSWelshman I thought Qld had the goods prior to the send off, but the send off destroyed the game for the fans, NSW was never going to be in the game with 12 on 13, it should have been a 10 minute Sin Bin and got on with the game, if I paid to go and watch it I would have felt cheated.

[@inxs52]

14 on 12 you mean...... Klein does it again

[@TheUlberg]

​@@inxs52 cope

[@bushybill7189]

@@inxs52 The appointment of Klein over Adam Gee had a bit of a bad smell around it.

[@lellamas2778]

@@inxs52 nope. NSW and Sualli did it

[@Tramontin-jk2qk]

Rugby league died last night. In a few years we will have a rule where players have to ask permission to tackle the ball runner. Soft.

[@camo562]

all staged

[@thomasrodwell563]

In a club game sure, but in an Origin game where there is some mitigation it's a bit excessive. Noone wants to see 13 vs 12 for 70 minutes in an Origin game.

[@OlyMar83]

I feel the same. But that was a send off 💯 . If you can take out a good player from the opposition and not cop anything, would be bad for the game.

[@thomasrodwell563]

I can see why it resulted in a send off but I think there's enough mitigation to claim Walsh ducked into it and Suaalii didn't have time to pull out

[@davidgraham8299]

Then DON'T use the shoulder

[@greyhamlogan2255]

And if he had broken his jaw or a vertebrae, would you feel the same? It was definitely a targeted hit, he didn't run into him he dived.

[@paultrott-p6y]

Send off in any game. WTF give leniency for origin? Walsh was targeted, taken out of the game. It’s 2024 not 1984 ffs.

[@v1LL3n_nZ]

Why does a send off have to result in 1 man down for the whole game? Why cant the guilty party be sent from the game. Team is down 1 man for 10 mins. But after that period its back to 13 on 13 with the 18th man activated.

[@BingoBongo-or5ni]

Tall guy vs short guy. Suaalili came in too high to begin with, shoulder got him midface. Even without the slight slip before the hit he was still lined up with his chin.

[@rods6405]

"Tall guy came too high" whats he supposed to do get on his knees

[@BingoBongo-or5ni]

@@rods6405 how about don't lead with his shoulder, just do a tackle.

[@jimmybill1963]

@@BingoBongo-or5niif your not going to lead with your shoulder please tell me what will you lead with?. For you to say don’t lead with your shoulder, it’s pretty safe to assume you’ve never played a game in your life and are pretty clueless.

[@rods6405]

@@BingoBongo-or5ni so did he "come in too high" or "lead with his shoulder" if walsh was standing up he would have got him in the chest or stomach legal and Suaalii's hands actually touch first but do slip over walsh's falling body, it was a hospital pass, and walsh did nothing to protect himself 0:10. but pretty boy stayed on the ground to milk it! Suaalii was just affecting a tackle he was actually bent over to affect a chest or stomach level tackle!

[@BingoBongo-or5ni]

@@rods6405 standing up? He is on his feet, he is running, wtf! All I'm saying is shoulder turned in looks like intent to the ref, turn his should out, probably still knock the Qld player out but looks like a tackle. Head contact just isn't accepted anymore, origin or not. Play the game as it is today not how it use to be, believe me I wish it wasn't this soft.

[@Djulimee]

What has happened to a really good game? Years ago no team would advertise they were going to target another player....especially one who'd recently had a broken jaw. They played good games and there was no specific targeting of any player...it was just team on team. Nowadays it just seems that when you watch any big game one team seems to think its ok to 'smash' a player in the opposite team. What got to me was that the Blues had the intention since they spoke out about targeting Walsh a couple of weeks back. That is not sport. This game is meant to be entertaining for the public.....and when someone is targeted like this, and his parents are in the crowd, that would have been hard for them to see. Its as he gets older that he will end up with early signs of things like dementia caused by concussions on the fields.

[@garthwright8769]

Pretty sure in rugby you can replace a sent off player after 20mins, league should have a think about this

[@westsideAUKILANI]

Andrew Johns after that incident on commentary really sounded depressed and it was seeping through the tv. Please dont allow him to commentate again.

[@lellamas2778]

I love how sooky he gets when NSW loses

[@Dude-etiquette]

Agree, his level of bias is disgusting

[@davidgraham8299]

He should have been fired years ago. His whining just makes NSW as a whole look bad. Spoiled petulant privileged child.

[@stinger15au]

According to the rules. It's a send off. Does suck though.

[@crystalk98]

Now we know why Cobbo was on the bench....

[@camo562]

yes it was all planned, take a dive and play against twelve

[@JH-hj9uz]

Just like in rugby union red cards ruining games for fans, send him off for 10 ban him for 4, 6 weeks or whatever but let him be replaced and the game is not ruined for the fans, everyone knew that game was over after that red card on min 7

[@2foleyquarry]

Maybe a 20 minute red like Union has?

[@bisonnn]

Coordinated Calculated Planned Assault on Reece Walsh …..

[@petermcgrath6260]

Anyway not as planed, but reece walsh man of the match!

[@vetaiapettitt9749]

As qlder we don’t care if you loose one to a send off 😂. A win is a win. No remorse to what’s going on with NSW. 😂

[@bushybill7189]

As a NSW I would feel exactly the same way if the tables were turned. As a footy fan though, do you think that was worthy of a send off given that Walsh slips at the last minute?

[@makepa2475]

Correct it was not deliberately push down as Reece Walsh avoiding the push or touch already fell downwards. So NRL to review the Video again in order to make the appropriate penalty for Joseph Suali whether 2, 3 or 4 weeks on the side and also to reflect on the situation to do better on the field. Mareta

[@marktahu45]

Its a send off but it should also be a reserve to come on after 10 mins. Perhaps even a time proportional for the remaining game time. I don't think you can read the rest of the NSW teams performance after the loss of the Sua'ali'i as indicative of their abilities, they are better than that and were constantly adjusting their game plan.

[@Justice4Canaan]

I've been watching on the club level every game people go at Walshy hard, it is no coincidence. Many people said before the game something like this would happen. Surprised it resulted in a send-off, not surprised it happened though. If you are gonna winge about a man down so much, I think you need to rethink whether your Origin team is worth spit. It was time for NSW to step up, instead, they just winged about being a man down. Well f me dead, were all the other players on your side useless? Disadvantaged sure, but that is where you prove yourself.

[@youwillownnothingandbehapp2678]

NSW losing their minds after their grubby tactic backfired lmao, it's beautiful. Get good.

[@lexpeters735]

He made no attempt to tackle. Play like a grub and accept the consequences!

[@markbph2336]

the game ruined..... people are going to get head knocks in contact sports....! it was accidental..... reece fell into the tackle. FATTY nailed it-his description of the incident spot on. 12 verses 13 in the show piece of rugby league. not a good look..... completely unfair. disappointing for the public... the public deserve better...! again the send off ruined to game....!

[@chiddiru6114]

In future maybe he doesnt jump, lead with the shoulder with absolutely no control on whats happening...

[@jnic2165]

Perhaps suallii could bend his back and tackle below the opposition's brain ?

[@macdedeh69]

Freddy: "its very hard defending in the centers" Also Freddy: puts Damien Cook as a center

[@robertseaborne5758]

Given the speed and crazy angles at which Reece often travels, aiming at his midriff and hitting him on the head is all the more likely. Refs are spoiling the game, a 10 min sin bin would have sufficed and kept the contest alive.

[@rexreid7615]

Walsh is a protected species,he slipped ,any other player got hit it would of only been a sin bin,all BS

[@bakerfsu]

Sadly, this happens in American university footy nearly every game and in some NFL games as well.

[@Asd12370]

Definitely a send off. NRL should copying Union and bringing in a 20 min red card (benched player can come on after 20 mins)

[@Stillcantthinkofaname]

NRL should not copy union but they are, I gave up on union because it's turned into touch rugby

[@adrianpanetta9973]

NSW only had a chance in this series by winning Game 1. Gus Gould said this leading up to the game. The send off, not only ruined this game, it's ruined the series. End of...

[@bondoqbn7318]

DANGEROUS TACKLE, SEND OFF OFFENCE. HARD LUCK NSW, FROM A SUPPORTER.

[@multioptioned]

Legends aren't respected today. Mention how good State of Origin used to be and they think you are lying or living in the past....😮

[@vickiepascoe2852]

NSW looking for changes already is why they just dont get origin.

[@wolfgangkaita7840]

Mass changes with worst results

[@grendo66]

It was a send off. When Tedesco got knocked out a few years ago from a high shot and did not return nothing happened to qld. That different standard gave qld the series that year. All the fans want is consistency.