2024 State of Origin III - Game Day Thread

Game Day Information

:rugby_football: Match Queensland Maroons v New South Wales Blues
:stadium: Venue Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane QLD
:clock10: Time Wednesday 17th July 2024 8:05pm
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:sun_behind_rain_cloud: Weather :full_moon: Clear 11°C (:cloud_with_rain: Chance of Rain: <1% / :wind_face: Wind: W 16km/h)
:tv: Broadcast :tv: Channel 9 (FTA) [LIVE]
:tv: Fox League (Channel 502) [DELAYED]
:desktop_computer: NRL Live Pass [LIVE]
:kayo: Kayo Sports [DELAYED]
:radio: ABC Sydney 702AM [LIVE]
:radio: 2GB Sydney 873AM [LIVE]
:radio: MMM Sydney 104.9FM [LIVE]

Pregame Media

MATCH PREVIEW

Teams & Officials

Queensland Maroons NSW Blues
TEAM
Reece Walsh 1 FB 1 Dylan Edwards
Selwyn Cobbo 2 WG 2 Brian To’o
Dane Gagai 3 CE 3 Bradman Best
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 4 CE 4 Stephen Crichton
Valentine Holmes 5 WG 5 Zac Lomax
Tom Dearden 6 FE 6 Jarome Luai
© Daly Cherry-Evans 7 HB 7 Mitchell Moses
Reuben Cotter 8 PR 8 Jake Trbojevic ©
Ben Hunt 9 HK 9 Reece Robson
Lindsay Collins 10 PR 10 Payne Haas
Kurt Capewell 11 SR 11 Liam Martin
Jeremiah Nanai 12 SR 12 Angus Crichton
Patrick Carrigan 13 LK 13 Cameron Murray
INTERCHANGE
Harry Grant 14 INT 14 Connor Watson
Moeaki Fotuaika 15 INT 15 Isaah Yeo
Felise Kaufusi 16 INT 16 Mitchell Barnett
Kalyn Ponga 17 INT 17 Spencer Leniu
RESERVES
Trent Loiero 18 RSV 18 Matt Burton
Reed Mahoney 19 19 Joseph-Aukuso Sua’alii
COACH
Billy Slater HC HC Michael Maguire

Match Officials

State of Origin III
Referee Ashley Klein
Sideline Official Dave Munro
Chris Sutton
Video Referee Grant Atkins

:mega: Team Lists and Match Officals have been updated.

QUEENSLAND

NEW SOUTH WALES

GO THE BLUES - 13+

To’o 1st Try Scorer :wink:

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Firstly I want all Penrith players to get through the game unharmed.

Second I want a NSW victory.

Third I want Dylan to win MOTM.

My (very hesitant) pick- NSW to win in a landslide

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GO BLUES!!!

Hoping for our Panther boys to lead the way & get thru unscathed.

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I was expecting a low scoring arm wrestle, and so far that is what we have. I have NSW 16-12 in pick the score, fingers crossed.

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Brian To’o hit with a Grade 2 contract conduct charge for his involvement in an on-field brawl.

He will be charged 13% of his match fee.

No NRL games will be missed.

It’s been a great series. I get if it wasn’t for the send off in game 1 we would have clean swept that series.

It’s good to see that NSW has some depth now to cover positions.

Really impressed with Luai and Moses. Moses would not be my first pick at half, but he certainly rose to the occasion and delivered. Hopefully Nico Hynes never gets a look in again.

Now that the Origin is behind it, we are full steam ahead for the finals series and the “fourpeat” is on.

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NRL.com reports Dylan Edwards picked up a posterior cruciate ligament injury, expected to miss 2-4 weeks.

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I think Laurie will play this weekend, but if not is about a week away from injury recovery. He will do a great job at FB while Edwards recovers.

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In WW, Masked Panther is reporting that Isaiah Iongi will make his debut on Sunday at FB.

[ I don’t know how to link reports] :open_mouth:

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Though I also saw Peter Lang say that Laurie is a certain starter this week I guess we will find out for sure on the day.

Couldn’t have said it better myself.
:rofl::rofl::rofl:

I saw a video clip of the run-on for the Captain’s run & Laurie was front & centre, so looks like he’ll play. I didn’t see any of the SOO guys, so expect they will all rest.

As I typed this, the updated team came thru - Laurie in and NO SOO players backing up for us.

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