State of Origin 2024

[Equaliser]

2024 MAROONS CAMP MEMBERS​

• Jai Arrow (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
• AJ Brimson (Gold Coast Titans)
• Kurt Capewell (New Zealand Warriors)
• Pat Carrigan (Brisbane Broncos)
• Daly Cherry-Evans (Manly Sea Eagles)
• Xavier Coates (Melbourne Storm)
• Selwyn Cobbo (Brisbane Broncos)
• Lindsay Collins (Sydney Roosters)
• Reuben Cotter (North Queensland Cowboys)
• Tom Dearden (North Queensland Cowboys)
• Tino Fa’asuamaleaui (Gold Coast Titans)
• Beau Fermor (Gold Coast Titans)
• David Fifita (Gold Coast Titans)
• Thomas Flegler (The Dolphins)
• Moeaki Fotuaika (Gold Coast Titans)
• Dane Gagai (Newcastle Knights)
• Tom Gilbert (The Dolphins)
• Harry Grant (Melbourne Storm)
• Valentine Holmes (North Queensland Cowboys)
• J’maine Hopgood (Parramatta Eels)
• Corey Horsburgh (Canberra Raiders)
• Ben Hunt (St George Illawarra Dragons)
• Felise Kaufusi (The Dolphins)
• Heilum Luki (North Queensland Cowboys)
• Ezra Mam (Brisbane Broncos)
• Cameron Munster (Melbourne Storm)
• Jeremiah Nanai (North Queensland Cowboys)
• Corey Oates (Brisbane Broncos)
• Kalyn Ponga (Newcastle Knights)
• Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (The Dolphins)
• Murray Taulagi (North Queensland Cowboys)
• Sam Walker (Sydney Roosters)
• Reece Walsh (Brisbane Broncos)
• Christian Welch (Melbourne Storm)

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Doesn't mean much this time of the season but anyway.

 

[Equaliser]

• Jai Arrow (South Sydney Rabbitohs) - Probably make the 17
• AJ Brimson (Gold Coast Titans) - Doubtful but maybe as a utility
• Kurt Capewell (New Zealand Warriors) - No
• Pat Carrigan (Brisbane Broncos) - Yes
• Daly Cherry-Evans (Manly Sea Eagles) - Yes. No other options. If he goes into decline this year, someone had better step up soon or we are going to have a halfback crisis. No one from the Cowboys, Broncos or GC busting down the door. Might go with Dearden at 7.
• Xavier Coates (Melbourne Storm) - maybe
• Selwyn Cobbo (Brisbane Broncos) - Probably
• Lindsay Collins (Sydney Roosters) - Probably
• Reuben Cotter (North Queensland Cowboys) - Probably
• Tom Dearden (North Queensland Cowboys) - Probably
• Tino Fa’asuamaleaui (Gold Coast Titans) - Yes
• Beau Fermor (Gold Coast Titans) - Maybe
• David Fifita (Gold Coast Titans) - Yes
• Thomas Flegler (The Dolphins) - Yes
• Moeaki Fotuaika (Gold Coast Titans) - Maybe
• Dane Gagai (Newcastle Knights) - Doubtful. Younger players ready to step up
• Tom Gilbert (The Dolphins) - Yes
• Harry Grant (Melbourne Storm) - Yes
• Valentine Holmes (North Queensland Cowboys) - Probably
• J’maine Hopgood (Parramatta Eels) - Doubtful
• Corey Horsburgh (Canberra Raiders) - Doubtful
• Ben Hunt (St George Illawarra Dragons) - Probably as a utility
• Felise Kaufusi (The Dolphins) - Doubtful. Younger players ready to step up
• Heilum Luki (North Queensland Cowboys) - Maybe
• Ezra Mam (Brisbane Broncos) - Doubtful. We still have Munster around for a bit yet.
• Cameron Munster (Melbourne Storm) - Yes
• Jeremiah Nanai (North Queensland Cowboys) - Yes
• Corey Oates (Brisbane Broncos) - Doubtful
• Kalyn Ponga (Newcastle Knights) - Yes. If not fullback, centre.
• Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (The Dolphins) - Yes
• Murray Taulagi (North Queensland Cowboys) - Has some tough competition. Maybe it will be him or Holmes.
• Sam Walker (Sydney Roosters) - Doubtful. Overrated.
• Reece Walsh (Brisbane Broncos) - Probably but has some very serious competition from Ponga.
• Christian Welch (Melbourne Storm) - Doubtful. Was demoted to the bench for Melbourne last year.

 

[Red]

Fullbacks, centres and wingers. Very rarely on the bench:

• Ponga
• Walsh
• Hammer
• Cobbo
• Taulagi
• Holmes
• Coates

So one of those will miss out. I guess chances are at least two will miss at least part of the series due to injury or suspension.

 

[Chris]

Fullbacks, centres and wingers. Very rarely on the bench:

• Ponga
• Walsh
• Hammer
• Cobbo
• Taulagi
• Holmes
• Coates

So one of those will miss out. I guess chances are at least two will miss at least part of the series due to injury or suspension.

A serious amount of talent in the backs. I reckon we will start warm favourites. Tom Turbo at fullback, Cleary at halfback and Mitchell one of the centres might cause some very serious trouble for us.

 

[Jetty]

Remember this game is on

I'm going big:

QLD by 20
MoM: Grant
First try: Hammer, of course

 

[Equaliser]

I just don't know about Cobbo on the bench and only 2 forwards.

• NSW by 8
• MoM: Angus Crighton
• First try: Holmes

 

[Red]

I just don't know about Cobbo on the bench and only 2 forwards.

• NSW by 8
• MoM: Angus Crighton
• First try: Holmes

It's a worry for sure.

Maroons by 8
First try - Nanai
MoM - Nanai

 

[Dolph]

It's a worry for sure.

Maroons by 8
First try - Nanai
MoM - Nanai

• QLD by 2
• MoM - Collins
• First try - Walsh

 

[Red]

Game ruined in the first 8min. I thought Walsh crouched at least 30cm just before he was hit. If he was standing upright, would've been hit around the chest.

 

[Equaliser]

Game ruined in the first 8min. I thought Walsh crouched at least 30cm just before he was hit. If he was standing upright, would've been hit around the chest.

NSW did pretty well until the last 10min. Better game than one would've expected.

 

[Equaliser]

NSW team is much better for game 2. Moses is much better than Hynes. Murray much better than McInees. Mitchell much better than Suaalii. Though not sure about Connor Watson on the bench. Don't they have a better utility player? Jake Trbojevic is also massively overrated.

 

[mr_c]

NSW team is much better for game 2. Moses is much better than Hynes. Murray much better than McInees. much better than Suaalii. Though not sure about Connor Watson on the bench. Don't they have a better utility player? Jake Trbojevic is also massively overrated.

to be honnest the guys that they brought on are rocks n diamonds mitchell lucky theres a suspesion , jakes there 4 his defence very rarely misses a tackle , teddys hard done by missing out thought hes played well all season

 

[Dolph]

to be honnest the guys that they brought on are rocks n diamonds mitchell lucky theres a suspesion , jakes there 4 his defence very rarely misses a tackle , teddys hard done by missing out thought hes played well all season

Murray is massively better than McInnes. That's the biggest in for them.

 

[Red]

to be honnest the guys that they brought on are rocks n diamonds mitchell lucky theres a suspesion , jakes there 4 his defence very rarely misses a tackle , teddys hard done by missing out thought hes played well all season

I'd honestly say that as a centre, Mitchell is much more diamonds than rocks. As a fullback, I think you're right. Not so much rocks but just doesn't get involved as much as the best fullbacks.

 

[mr_c]

Murray is massively better than McInnes. That's the biggest in for them.

yeah of course , thats because murrays allways been where he was, cam mcinness has had evolve outta been hooker wouldnt be to many hookers that started at second row as origin player or test level that started as a hooker

 

[Dolph]

yeah of course , thats because murrays allways been where he was, cam mcinness has had evolve outta been hooker wouldnt be to many hookers that started at second row as origin player or test level that started as a hooker

McInnes was the lock, not second row.

 

[Josh]

SOO 2​

NSW are going to be much harder to beat tonight. Not just because they will have 13 on the field but because the changes they have made make the team much better. But I'm still going to be optimistic and say:

QLD by 2
MoM - Collins
First try - Hammer (of course)

 

[Red]

After game one, when for a lot of the second half it looked like they might run us down with 12 men......

• NSW by
• MoM = Haas
• First try = Moses

 

[Equaliser]

After game one, when for a lot of the second half it looked like they might run us down with 12 men......

• NSW by
• MoM = Haas
• First try = Moses

Blasthamy

QLD by 4
MoM: Grant
First try: Hunt

 

[Jetty]

Should be a good game. Evenly matched.
QLD by 10
First try = Hammer
MoM = Dearden