Your early Origin teams 2024

[FaceBreaker]

This game 1 team will be one of the most important selections in Mcguires career as a coach. He has already said he is picking on form.

I am calling BS on this and I say he is going to select the same duds. Tedesco should not be playing origin. Remember last year brandy aka scrotom neck coming out insulting all of us blues fans for saying Tedesco was over it? As someone said they look at his run meters which doesn’t say much considering he is a ball hog.

My spine:

1.) Turbo
6.) Hynes
7.) Cleary
9.) Api

 

[bradyk]

I've been looking though NSW's options in the middle (bench) and Curran is a pretty good smoky especially knowing Maguire's style. Eel form ruining Paulo and RCG's chances too. Also we should be locking Curran up long term asap.

 

[Freakzilla]

I've been looking though NSW's options in the middle (bench) and Curran is a pretty good smoky especially knowing Maguire's style. Eel form ruining Paulo and RCG's chances too. Also we should be locking Curran up long term asap.

I'd have these 5 as my Origin middles right now.

Payne Haas
Taniela Paseka
Jake Trbojevic
Cameron Murray
Stefano Utoikamanu

 

[bradyk]

I'd have these 5 as my Origin middles right now.

Payne Haas
Taniela Paseka
Jake Trbojevic
Cameron Murray
Stefano Utoikamanu

Yeah, he's a smoky. His effort levels much higher than 2 of those guys and I have Murray down as an edge.

 

[Freakzilla]

Yeah, he's a smoky. His effort levels much higher than 2 of those guys and I have Murray down as an edge.

Murray is way better in the middle than on an edge.

 

[Moedogg]

Murray is way better in the middle than on an edge.

Murray is useless on the edge. Play him in the middle or don't pick him at all.

 

[Dogs4eva13]

Luai, Teddy and Yeo was a terrible combination, the ball never got to the edges and our strike players. Luai seems to be gone, however I still think Teddy and Yeo don’t work well together. Would be a big call to drop one of them. Other option would be to just play Yeo as an out and out prop or stick home on the left edge.

 

[Rod67]

Doubt they’ll be to many changes to Blues squad and while Teddy will be one of the first picked as he’s captain, I feel they have to select Edwards on the bench at the very least.

How many more concussions can Teddy take? On form over the last few seasons I’d have Edwards ahead of Teddy. Time is catching up with both Teddy and even Turbo which isn’t meant to be a knock on these 2 great rep players, more to do with are they as good as they once were? Answer to that is no but they’re more than likely a lock for the side when being picked and while I’m OK with that I’m sure the Maroons will be ecstatic about that.

 

[Ewan McGrady]

I've been looking though NSW's options in the middle (bench) and Curran is a pretty good smoky especially knowing Maguire's style. Eel form ruining Paulo and RCG's chances too. Also we should be locking Curran up long term asap.

Surely Curran over Jurbo

 

[Freakzilla]

Surely Curran over Jurbo

No. The Blues are always better when Jake is on the field in Origin. He's even better than Yeo at Origin level.

 

[Moedogg]

1. Teddy
2. Foxx
3. Critta
4. Burton
5. To'o
6.
7. Cleary
8. Haas
9. API
10.paseka
11. Olokauatu
11. Martin
12.
13. Yeo

14. Utoikamanu

 

[Brendan7]

Please pick Tedesco

Regards

Every QLD fan

The single worst FB option but please pick the bloke. Edwards, Papenhasen, Drinkwater, Turbo all ahead.

 

[Moedogg]

Who else thinks Burton might be a smokey for center?

Big body, and can unsettle Walsh in Origin with those high bombs? Plus he already has a combo with JAC.

If they're going to play Turbo out of position then why not Burton? He'd probably be the best center in the game if he played there regularly anyway.

 

[Freakzilla]

Who else thinks Burton might be a smokey for center?

Big body, and can unsettle Walsh in Origin with those high bombs? Plus he already has a combo with JAC.

If they're going to play Turbo out of position then why not Burton? He'd probably be the best center in the game if he played there regularly anyway.

Burton is a top 5 centre in the NRL if he played there for us plus he has played well for the Blues at centre before but Bradman Best was the best player in game 3 last year & deserves to retain his spot.

 

[Moedogg]

Burton is a top 5 centre in the NRL if he played there for us plus he has played well for the Blues at centre before but Bradman Best was the best player in game 3 last year & deserves to retain his spot.

Cody Walker was the player in game 3 last year as well but I doubt McGuire will pick him.

 

[Freakzilla]

Cody Walker was the player in game 3 last year as well but I doubt McGuire will pick him.

Cody Walker has been beyond shit all season. Best has been OK. Burton hasn't done anything this year to suggest that he should be picked for Origin.

Also Walker is 34 & Best is 22. Best is the future of the Blues.

 

[alwaysthesun]

Who else thinks Burton might be a smokey for center?

Big body, and can unsettle Walsh in Origin with those high bombs? Plus he already has a combo with JAC.

If they're going to play Turbo out of position then why not Burton? He'd probably be the best center in the game if he played there regularly anyway.

if our attack is strong up until selections, that five-eighth spot is well and truly up for grabs.. Burton is a big body and has proven at least in his debut that he can play in that arena

 

[bradyk]

Angus Crichton's probably played himself into the team, especially with injury to Murray.

 

[CMP]

1. Turbo
2. Suaalii
3. Crichton
4. Best
5. To’o
6. Hynes
7. Cleary
8. Haas
9. Api
10. Jake Turbo
11. Ola’kauatu
12. Murray
13. Yeo

14. Burton
15. Utoikamanu
16. Palo
17.

 

[Wearnze]

Murray is now out of Origin.

I reckon McINNes should make his debut.

Crichton should also make the side.