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hindyscrack wrote:

The intensity and ferocity of that first 40 was amazing.

But hey, lets watch slow second rate rugby with some awful defending where some nice gaps will open up around the ruck for a few tries, thats entertainment!

The first 40 minutes had not one piece of skill...not 1. The "wow" factor that some desire only happens when fatigue kicks in....
Look at the NSW fist try.....you see similar tries week in week out in SL and the NRL.
Same with the first Q'lnd try......a bomb that a 10 year old could have defused......

SoO is a distraction from the NRL that assassinates attendances surrounding it and means SFA to anyone outside of the 2 states involved...the press/media build it up and "some fans" start to believe it.....

Don't get me wrong, SoO is pure theatre and the game in a few weeks will be must see TV.....but then again, so is masterchef.

[Sheldon]

If you don't like great defence watch the u20's.

hindyscrack wrote:

The intensity and ferocity of that first 40 was amazing.

But hey, lets watch slow second rate rugby with some awful defending where some nice gaps will open up around the ruck for a few tries, thats entertainment!

Regular attendee at the Stoop eh?

gutterfax wrote:

snip .

I watched the game with 2 lads from uni who have hardly watched any RL at all apart from a couple of Hull away games, and they absolutely loved it. There is more to RL than just scoring tries, and that showed this morning, 66 tackles from Farah and he was still getting to the ptb in the last minute, a massive effort.

gutterfax wrote:

The first 40 minutes had not one piece of skill...not 1.
Don't get me wrong, SoO is pure theatre and the game in a few weeks will be must see TV.....but then again, so is masterchef.

Stick to masterchef then. It's about your level.
Because you haven't got a clue about rugby league.

Goochie wrote:

I watched the game with 2 lads from uni who have hardly watched any RL at all apart from a couple of Hull away games, and they absolutely loved it. There is more to RL than just scoring tries, and that showed this morning, 66 tackles from Farah and he was still getting to the ptb in the last minute, a massive effort.

It was an average game of footie......nothing more, nothing less. Farah's tackle rate was great......up there with the often ignored Steele Retchless record at London...but because it was Origin, expect churches built to honour it soon

miscreant wrote:

Stick to masterchef then. It's about your level.
Because you haven't got a clue about rugby league.

Insightful as ever....

What moments of skill in the first 40 stood out for you then? Come on genius...rather than just try to look clever and fail, try to debate the issue without the personal insults?
1 x Try in 39 minutes......the only other opportunity was the comical miss by 4 Qlnders in the early stages.....Tate, Slater etc getting knocks.......that was about it.
Line breaks? Clever /lipped offloads?

Even St Billy of Slater made mistakes.....it was a very average game of footie.

You really need to get over your hatred of SOO

Been watching RL for almost 40 years and SOO is the most intense, captivating and enjoyable rugby league I have ever experienced. Include in that Grand Finals, Challenge Cup Finals, Internationals, etc... before you try smart ar$ed quips about being a Fax fan

Last night there was no shortage of skill, just as somebody mentioned two very good sides cancelling each other out. Positional play was supurb, Cronks kicking excellent, Carney's break sublime, and so on and so on. Considering the conditions it was a testament to the strength of the game at this level that is was as good as it was.

SOO also brings out pride and passion in players (and supporters) which is too often missing from modern sport. If all this doesnt excite you, maybe RL is not your game. And before you ask, i was at the game and its the best $85 i have spent in a long time.

Great game but considering it is the pinnacle of our game there were some basic core skill errors on display!

mark_m wrote:

Great game but considering it is the pinnacle of our game there were some basic core skill errors on display!

Which Basic core skills are you talking about?

gutterfax wrote:

It was an average game of footie......nothing more, nothing less. Farah's tackle rate was great......up there with the often ignored Steele Retchless record at London...but because it was Origin, expect churches built to honour it soon

Insightful as ever....

What moments of skill in the first 40 stood out for you then? Come on genius...rather than just try to look clever and fail, try to debate the issue without the personal insults?
1 x Try in 39 minutes......the only other opportunity was the comical miss by 4 Qlnders in the early stages.....Tate, Slater etc getting knocks.......that was about it.
Line breaks? Clever /lipped offloads?

Even St Billy of Slater made mistakes.....it was a very average game of footie.

You are making yourself look a little silly.
Good players and teams often cancel each other out, it was a wet pitch and an arm wrestle that went to the wire.
What did you want from the game?
If you want an open running games where defence is not practised to a very high level and average players can look like stand outs relative to their opponents then you are looking at the wrong game.