How Madge's 'masterclass' powered the Blues past Queensland

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[@georgenayak2551]

I can remember, Gus said before the series ' whoever won in Melbourne will be the one that will win in Brisbane and win the series.' his words came out of fruitful.

[@Heybigsambo]

Lol he always says that. Even a broken clock is right twice a day

[@BulldogDynasty]

@@Heybigsambo Gus is being right more than ever this year he's showing with Canterbury he's a pure genius

[@AC26875]

Gus ‘I’ve been saying along’ Gould. Gus ‘I said it here before’ Gould.

[@Bl3ss3dAu]

The man’s a genius

[@goodboydaz]

@@BulldogDynastybought not built

[@TulilTati2717]

Madge did a Wayne Bennett mind-f*ck masterclass on QLD

[@colinmcpherson5930]

Spot on mate 👌

[@adriankenyon1339]

Blueslander 💯 💪 💪 💪

[@stevieTee_21]

Hold a Qlder under long enough…. They turn blue

[@johnsmith-ub7vr]

At this level it can go either way, what is said in the media doesn't really matter, both teams gave their all and, in the end, N.S.W. were the better team, simple as that.

[@thecountofmontecristo8280]

Exactly. Plus QLD could consider them victims of circumstance. No Munster, Broncos playing like garbage, relying on ageing players that are clearly past Origin level, it all culminated in less favourable circumstances and NSW profited. Really that simple.

[@clutch7548]

@@thecountofmontecristo8280I hope you are a Blues fan lol. I dont want us Queenslanders making excuses like that.

[@BluesGetOrigin]

⁠@@thecountofmontecristo8280”Victims of circumstance” Bringing up injuries like Blues weren’t missing Cleary, Trell etc. We didn’t use that as an excuse though QLD relying on ageing players came down to Slaters squad picking.. no one told him to pick Gagai, Capewell etc.

[@mileschicken1]

QLDs biggest issue was Slater unwilling or unable to rectify his mistakes. He saw his forwards get rolled over in game 2 so instead of adding muscle to his bench with an inform prop/back rower like Corey Jensen, David Fifita or Beau Fermor, he brings Ponga with no plan of how to use him. You can’t fault the performance of any QLD player in game 3 except DCE and Walsh.

[@adrianprice7959]

@@mileschicken1dce was your best player. You melt

[@sanraku888]

1 year ago Gus went on record and predicted that Blues will lose the first game after a send off to Suaali’i but then win the last two games to wrap up the series (and Dylan Edwards would play a starring role). Everyone laughed at the time but time is the great mediator because now he’s the one laughing and nobody can deny that.

[@albertkelly7129]

lol pretty much sums up the bloke

[@richardcolton4410]

Total BS haha Gould says many things that contradict himself so he can later say. I’ve been saying this for sometime now

[@chasmcgregor001]

well considering the blues have so many panthers players in their team who have won 2 rings in a row youd be stupid to go against them.

[@mjbzerk894]

Gus Gould picked it because Sportsbet run by Joel Caine gets to pick who wins MoM so what happened origin 3. Dylan Edwards MoM @ $6 into NSW series win 2-1 @ $4.50. don't forget to gamble responsibly

[@mrfishmon5517]

Well done on Madge sticking to his guns and picking the players he wanted. If he was weak he would have buckled and picked Tedesco when the media started crying about him missing out.

[@TheShepdawg9]

...but Edwards didn't do much at all anyway?

[@mrfishmon5517]

@@TheShepdawg9 he did nothing wrong either. Think you missed the point i was trying to make.

[@TheShepdawg9]

@@mrfishmon5517 ok I take your point, but they probably would've won with Tedesco anyway, so it's a moot point.

[@mrfishmon5517]

@@TheShepdawg9 it’s not a moot point. The Tedesco media love in started questioning Madge when rumours circulated that he was going with Edwards. He could have buckled but he didn’t. Thats my only point. They may have won with Tedesco there too but that’s a separate point altogether

[@mytharseowilliam2958]

One of last year's Origin series Gagai had a 1 on 1 with Matt Burton, then joined by Fa'asuamaleaui, then others joined in against Matt Burton. With that in mind do you guys think that closed by NSW players like Murray and others will leave Luai and Too to be treated the same way?

[@MikeDelta5697]

Well said. Even Cam Murray, one of the leaders just had to stand up.. bravo to Murray

[@fattlane1866]

​@@MikeDelta5697exactly. Murray is one of the fairest players in the comp, he wasn't looking for an excuse to jump in, he just knew he had to

[@adrianprice7959]

There’s been no talk of how many qld players were surrounding the boys including their bench. Still a protected species

[@1362pc]

The referring in games 2 and 3 proved how they can decide the winner

[@sistagalsistagal8136]

Gus got it right, either side could have won. NSW had all the opportunities to score from the get go, but they couldn't. QLD's defence was great. The thing that undid QLD, NSW really got under their skin, and defused their cocky attitude they have relied on for yonks, from coach down to players. It helped that Madge wasn't an origin player, so 'records' didn't enter into the equation with him. With that statement, I knew Suncorp was a no barrier for NSW. UP THE BLUES 💙 🦾💙

[@MulletJump]

Blues would of won game 1 if there was no send off and it would of been a clean sweep for the blues ,

[@TheShepdawg9]

Nope lol

[@nick1892syd]

​@@TheShepdawg9yeah... It's highly likely.

[@MulletJump]

@@TheShepdawg9 wrong it would of been a clean sweep for NSW Joesph Sua’ali’i was sent off in the 8th minute soon as that happened everyone new Queensland’s would win , nsw played 72 minutes with 12 men in a origin, 38 to 10 scoreline nothing to be proud about and that was the only win against 12 , NSW win the next two easy with 13 , winners are grinners 🤣😂🤣😂🥲😂🤣

[@TheShepdawg9]

@@MulletJump I'm surprised I responded to you the first time

[@MulletJump]

@@TheShepdawg9 it’s easy to put you in your place 👍

[@Rip_in_son]

Madge talked a great game but none of that matters he picked an outstanding blues team and they were extremely disciplined due to his coaching far play Madge from a qlder

[@damianmcwilliams2371]

I love footy

[@MichaelZammit-k7v]

Fuckin oath lad.

[@pngexportimport]

The only reason why Blues won is because the starting props for QLD are missing. Flagler and Tino. Those two manhadled all the NSW forwards last year.

[@mojaci3009]

Very well said Gus. A true blue you are

[@emanx2600]

Im a blues supporter and let me just warn NSW, Slater will come back stronger and more determined next year. Prepare a thousand percent more than what we did this year. Billy is already working while we are celebrating. A natural born competitor never stops thinking after a loss.

[@DenzelNFX]

Nah he’s getting the sack when QLD lose next year. all that panic reshuffling will happen again next year for QLD, Blues will be winning for awhile, trust.

[@Steve-h8u]

Lol slater is a cry baby like all queers in qld

[@TomEbial-d6g]

The 2024 state of origin deciding game was the best ever been played by both team's according to the history of the game. Congrats Blues & Marion's.

[@Estebanignacio-s8q]

AS THEY SAY. " BRING IT ON MATE .......BRING IT ON "

[@cptjoshm]

Phil Gould = NRL Prophet 😂

[@percyfree9831]

Yehh Billy got rattled by Madge chat

[@amarkovER]

James Tedesco being out of the blues team enabled their backline to actually touch the ball.

[@nagibkanaan2464]

TEd is a hog

[@TomEbial-d6g]

Iam a fan of state of origin game ever since. But to my understanding there is a twist and turn in its original meaning. The law that qualify some pacific players to play origin game but the heritages does not qualify them. So what's the meaning of origin ? Can someone clarify my misunderstanding of origin.

[@AmbroseGerzen]

I want everyone in Queensland to accept the fact that origin 24 is now over and NSW have won the series.Could have been 3nil but we played 12 man to their 13

[@JoshuaGordon-i1r]

💙💙

[@cjkupa]

Great selections and not sure what Queensland were thinking with there's - Sorry Billy this might be your last rodeo

[@TheShepdawg9]

Lol what?!?

[@fredokit2060]

I were small at paramatta

[@theodorebandamartin]

they said the same thing about Fitler when he started🤣🤣

[@janicewilson-tx4ck]

Remember 2010 clean sweep or white wash just how I like to address it ❤❤❤

[@daleireland]

Up the blues

[@vanessaking5223]

Brad filter take note mate

[@werl789]

Still struggling to see how the 2 in the middle are on the panel. Is there even 1 person hanging off their words? Or is it the Gus & Gal show?

[@percyfree9831]

I still rekon its dumb for our team to be listed a day before Queensland, Blues mainly picked best players available thankfully

[@janicewilson-tx4ck]

Back to club land football origin 24 gone & dusted another 12 months awaits ❤❤❤

[@thomasrodwell563]

Freddy picked his mates. Madge picks soldiers.

[@Mr.Zen_73]

Madge bought out the proverbial squirrel grip for Billy, and he just couldn't handle the squeeze!

[@clutch7548]

Sounds like you buy into media BS lol. Blues were the better team, they deserved it. Aint about coach vs coach lmao go watch Home & Away, and Neighbours

[@Mr.Zen_73]

@@clutch7548 The Blues have often had the 'better team' but then lose mostly because of poor coaching and tactics. You obviously know fvck all about State of Origin.

[@fattlane1866]

​@@Mr.Zen_73you must mean in recent years, because there's no way NSW had the better team from about 2006 onwards through the dynasty 😂

[@Mr.Zen_73]

@@fattlane1866 i've been watching SOO since 1982 so I might know a thing or two you muppet 🤣

[@fattlane1866]

@@Mr.Zen_73 hey don't call me a Muppet, that hurts my feelings 😂

[@percyfree9831]

Crito & Watto changed th 3rd game up as just as Freddy said Blues have gotta Try something, these 2 players did & scraped ball to Luai who ran away to link with th Beast to score Try, another strong run later by Barney gave imputus for Moses to put on moves for fine try & Blues all but home, strong D by likes of Hass late kept Queensland at bay

[@kingzo9183]

Madge beat Qld thru the middle nothing more nothing less they took advantage of their bigger pack and wore Qld down in game 3 same what he did with the kiwis

[@TheShepdawg9]

No, his team just had all the ball early in each game

[@kingzo9183]

@@TheShepdawg9 no his team wore the Qld forwards hass and Martin made carrigan and cotter run and defend all night qld couldn’t get their backs into the game billy was out coached on not picking forwards like Fifita and Madge showed billy what happens when you show your hand too soon

[@TheShepdawg9]

@@kingzo9183 Use. Punctuation. Please.

[@kingzo9183]

@@TheShepdawg9 we aren’t the same. Footy iq wise .oh well , goodbye . cheerio

[@TheShepdawg9]

@@kingzo9183 use it properly.

[@stevieTee_21]

I live in Qld and the maroon supporters took that loss to heart. They think qld unbeatable at Lang Park. So good to see the blue boys bash em physically… there was no doubt after G3 nsw better side

[@swartchalk6745]

I just think QLD didnt have their heart in it for this series. After winning 2 series and winning game 1 easily they just didnt have the desire that NSW had in gane 2 and 3

[@dbo4506]

Easily..? They played 12 blokes and the game was alive with 10mins to go. QLD would’ve been worried that they had a team of 12 getting a roll on and dominating field position for the majority of that game. And anyone that says their heart wasn’t in game 3 is blind. They tried their guts out.

[@swartchalk6745]

@@dbo4506 i agree they played their guts out. But winning two series and coming in knowing they can beat the NSW is different when you believe you got something. Laat 2 series we were the underdogs the whole team we had to win. This year we were the reigning champions i dont believe the boys wanted it just as bad. Great team I wouldnt change anyone on the roster, billy is also a great coach, everyone one of them have showned their are origin quality players but theres a big difference when you have to win and to win. Do you get me?

[@1362pc]

Qld lost due to abnormal low levels of possession...Not one penalty against NSW for offside in game 3...hhhmmm

[@100konglish]

“Stand by your source” come on!!! Report it if you wish, but surely there has to be some substance, cant just write anything and throw it out there

[@macdedeh69]

honestly mate, mightve been a ploy by nsw to rattle slater even more but cmon.. report factual information. these journos just throw things out there and hope one of em sticks

[@kevwill4692]

Blues win 1 series and look at them lol Queensland has won 24 series, New South Wales 17 and 3 years in a row QLD 4 NSW 2 but lets not forget the big 8

[@bradhodges8833]

Yippi yi yippi yippi yi yippi yippi yi 😂😂😂😂 derrrrrrr go qweenlan !!

[@fredokit2060]

Cronulla under Flanagan hahha

[@percyfree9831]

It looked like Queensland threw game 2 when ya watch D efforts many times

[@nathansmart1532]

That's why your a Couch Potato and these Players are in a Battle,Horses for Courses though Your Mum surely must be PROUD !

[@Dude-etiquette]

Just shows you NSW wasted how many years on Fittler who was more interested in how he looked on camera and had no coaching experience

[@percyfree9831]

It was as if Queensland threw th game away in game 2

[@johnnyrarere]

Munster wouldn't have given NSW a breath

[@thomasrodwell563]

@johnnyrarere Munster is overrated. Would've been 3-0 to NSW if he played 😂

[@johnnyrarere]

@@thomasrodwell563 yea right

[@nathanbroad4736]

how did billy panic before game 3 with the changes when hes said that was his plan all along. reports came out the week before that might happen

[@hoggers7572]

Leaving Fifita out is horrendous call NSW fans were over the moon when they saw he was out

[@clutch7548]

@@hoggers7572The game was a defensive WAR for 80 minutes. Davey cant play that much. And the Blues forwards wouldve been up for the challenge anyway

[@xpsylentzer_8039]

Fafita is good on the ball but he isn’t that great off the ball playing for Te Ari’i titans on the weekend showed that. plus he’s only like a 20-25 minute forward and would have cost them more than he would have made an impact.

[@fattlane1866]

​@@clutch7548I still think an extra forward on his bench might have helped keep his pack a bit fresher, both sides had a mountain of work to do in defence and NSW had the advantage with their bench. Not that I care, I'm glad slater made those decisions and I'm glad to see the blues win 😂

[@1362pc]

The NSW RL media lie..

[@percyfree9831]

Wrong Gal I felt Blues coulda won 1st game in 2nd half if ysed interchange better an relied more on our skilful forwards to break Queensland down, & we hung in there in spite of poor tactics until later in game

[@crazyprayingmantis5596]

It didn't do anything for the Tigers ☺️ Coaches get way too much credit for wins a d way too much criticism for loses, they have a very small impact on the result

[@petermcgrath6260]

Anyway, Cobbo's impact was nil! Betya he doesn't get a guernsey next year!

[@1362pc]

Qld will have 3 big forwards back and Munster...the small Qld forwards will be gone....Hunt gone...Holmes gone....DCE 1/10 in game 3

[@petermcgrath6260]

@@1362pc game changer big Tino!

[@marvinparker2711]

No one cares about the coaches , it’s players on the field that matter

[@hoggers7572]

Fittler cost us in a era where we should have been dominate ..he left Edwards out Hudson Young plus Nicho Cook playing centre

[@maxfish4770]

​@@hoggers7572💯

[@nahyeah7249]

Gotta be a problem between Billy and Dave Fifita I reckon. Makes absolutely zero sense he wasnt picked for game 3

[@1362pc]

Makes perfect sense

[@nahyeah7249]

@@1362pc Hindsight is 20/20 but the forwards lost that game for QLD. Fifita was playing off his head in those wins the Titans grabbed during origin. You dont know footy if you think leaving him out was the right choice

[@MrAndrewChung]

gus hates wildler. rightly so.

[@mudgut69]

Getting rid of Fittler won the series.

[@bernyoz]

Slater was withdrawn

[@MikeDelta5697]

Put Turbo and Latrell Pairing at Centre and Cleary in the mix and this would've been a whitewash

[@joshkellerman4553]

Crichton best right centre in the game, no chance he gets removed

[@MikeDelta5697]

@@joshkellerman4553 yeah but The turbo and Latrell Pairing just has so much points in them. Literally 30 points off just a centre pairing is crazy. Think about it. Maybe play Turbo Wide of Critta In Defence and In attack, let turbo do aa he pleases. I know Lomax had a good game but Turbo is just another level. Anyways I'm just saying this to counter the excuses the qlders are using. They're complaining about have Munster and Tino out. I love our Team tho. Anyone will do the job and Madge's coaching really brings out the best

[@stevvvvveperry]

​@MikeDelta5697 I'm a big Turbo fan, but he benefited from being across from Kurt Capewell in the 21 series, as soon as Hammer came in they nullified Turbo. He needs to be Fullback or wing and Edwards will be NSW Fullback for years and To'o and Lomax are the best Wingers in the comp. Turbo is going to have to wait for an injury to get a crack.

[@clutch7548]

@@MikeDelta5697Lmao a guaranteed 30 points from having them? Give yourself a damn uppercut. It was one series.

[@themanwithnothingtolose]

No

[@TheShepdawg9]

Lol thats not what happened. The ref just gave 70+% of the ball to nsw at the start of games 2 and 3, and the toll that took on the qld team negated their explosiveness in attack. By the time QLD had a decent amount of ball in both games they were knackered, which is what happens when you don't have the ball for 8 sets in a row.

[@1362pc]

THAT is exactly what worries me about future series...NSW were allowed to be offside the whole of game 3...and so Qld didn't score

[@TheShepdawg9]

@@1362pc I noticed that too

[@ВсеволодФеднов]

Brown Donna Anderson Gary Anderson Kimberly

[@davidroberts9976]

What is it with ch9 and women

[@clutch7548]

This show is 4 men 99% of the time… Dont be scared the first sight of a woman champ

[@seanmawson6286]

What is it with you and Men😮😮😮

[@maxfish4770]

You don't like women?

[@MBKMA69]

Agree…. How many guys are commentating about the Netball???? I like to hear my footy from those that have played the game…. because their talking to punters of which probably 70-80% played league as kids, teenagers, adults, at all levels and grades. So, like the ex-NRL panellists, they understand the nuances of the game. Listening to someone proffering opinions when they have NEVER played the game is just yawnsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mitchellryan7509]

QLD just dont get origin

[@tekariyannyponenge1914]

You forgot who defeated the kangroos

[@janicewilson-tx4ck]

NSW just don't get clean sweeps stop talking it's over origin 24 QLD will come back strong next year we bleed&breed Red generation after generation up the Mighty QLD Maroons ❤❤❤❤ 2010 3-nil that's history we know about origin

[@paythepiper6283]

Great game, but if TT had of played left center instead of 'hands' Best, NSW probably would have scored a couple more and Queensland may have folded again.

[@fredokit2060]

Worst origin captain ever😂

[@Shickz]

Why do they have a woman lead anchor talking about an all men’s sport? Woke Australia strikes again

[@RobertLewis-el9ub]

Lot of rubbish - QLD didn't have the talent available. Except for two players, essentially third string forward pack.

[@grantmcphail9042]

In 2005 nsw was calling for the end of origin as the had won 3 in a row then qld won 8 in a row then nsw won a series and they started saying they were back and winn forever what happen . Same of crap everytime nsw wins but hopefully next year when qld wins we will not listen to joey johns carry on like cry baby like he always does when qld wins

[@stevvvvveperry]

You got this back the front, a paper up in QLD said Origin was dead after the 2005 decider when Joey Johns humped you losers into the ground.

[@JDP-88]

NSW never said that you moron, that was QLD. Far out revisionist history much?

[@maxfish4770]

Nope, fittler goooone. Billy losing the series at home, new south Wales chant at suncorp. The bubble has burst 😂

[@darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth]

The ref cost QLD the series, end of story.

[@humesy69]

Yeah nah. The ref let QLD get away with murder in the ruck in game 3. Just about every NSW play-the-ball was slowed down with extended wrestle. If that had been policed properly, the score would not have been close. Blues forward pack dominated the Maroons. That was the main factor.

[@maxfish4770]

Bahahaha grasshopper Jr did his best to keep you in it

[@darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth]

@@maxfish4770 Real talk, NSW were blessed, you know it.

[@humesy69]

@darkstars-torpedoes-of-truthYou drank Slater / DCE's Kool Aid. Ie Swallowed their poor excuses for losing (to a better side). Coach and captain both blaming the ref is just so poor and can only contribute to a losing culture

[@maxfish4770]

@@darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth nope they bashed qld and you had grasshopper in your pocket, they laid all over ruck and still got steam rolled 🤣

[@1362pc]

What BS....game 2 was a rort...30% possession, and game 3 less than 40%..the refs did a great job

[@morrisitnit8344]

nsw was not a better team, it was the strongest team... for a while... teams with big, strong, fast players have won competitions on a regular basis... the bigger, the stronger the better,,, athleticism solely is no longer a winning formula,,, that is where Qld failed.

[@stevieTee_21]

I hate qld

[@thecountofmontecristo8280]

STFU!!! These guys are just trying to build narratives after the fact. QLD were probably the weakest they've been in recent years with the absence of Cameron Munster a massive blow and a lot of the Broncos players really down on form at club level. Along with relying on ageing players in Kafusi, Gagai and Capewell it was primed for NSW. Comparatively anyone could see this was NSW's most dangerous side in years. Maguire/selectors picked all the right players. Latrell Mitchell played his part, Lomax who has been deserving of a start for a few series was finally picked and was brilliant, while Edwards was his typical go forward, error free self at full back. BUT despite all that QLD still put up a valiant fight at home, as they typically do. This NSW team with all that advantage should have won far more convincingly so let's not kid ourselves. QLD did nothing for 80 minutes, barely got into striking distance and yet managed to stop NSW for 60 + minutes from taking the lead. If Freddy had been in charge he would have won this series with that advantage. Let's not forget that in 2022 NSW with 2 minutes on the clock were attacking QLD's line and if not for the Hunt interception perhaps score and win. Madge deserves to be commended for what he has achieved, but he didn't do anything particularly unique or special with the media or the players that got them over the line. It was simply more fortunate circumstances that favoured NSW. Careful not to big him up too much, he may just disappoint you next year.

[@PabloEscobarMedellin]

no is reading that trust me. QLD suck

[@leithkawana9811]

@@PabloEscobarMedellini just read all of that lil bro bro

[@maccaspope2275]

Fittler should have won 5 series in a row with the talent her had, he was a rubbish coach after 2019

[@geoffreymori5959]

Qld had their best team on the field. It wasn't weak to be honest. Maybe the weakest or worst Qld team was in the 2020 series. Qld had youngsters like Beau Fermor, Trent Loiero, Dave Fifita but opted for Capewell and Kaufusi trying to recreate that 2022 series win.

[@clutch7548]

@@maccaspope2275Origin isnt just about talent🤡 And i think Ponga, Munster, DCE, Hunt are decent spine players too. The forwards will die for Queensland. Any team like that has a chance to win

[@knight099159]

If it wasn't for Klein in game 1 it would have been 3-0

[@travismiller1491]

Qld would of won if NSW didn't get penalities from knock ons. LMAO, gift em one this year. Let's see if they can actually start a streak 😂😂

[@themanwithnothingtolose]

Qld lost because they don't have any forwards to get them in good field positionbto attack. Cope you loser

[@__aceee9619]

Penalty from knock ons? You mean penalty for tackling with out the ball... 🤡

[@SosianaVi]

You need tissue 😢

[@maxfish4770]

Go to specsavers champ, get your one maroon eye tested

[@tiktok-shorts7la]

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