By Casey O'Connor
How good was Origin One? (sorry sub-editor and Blue’s supporter but you were warned). That was undoubtedly one of the Maroons finest performances and the old firm of Slater, Smith, Thurston and throw in Hannay are back terrorising the Blues; no longer on the field but from the Coaches’ Box.
On the field Cameron Munster did his own terrorising as he menaced the opposition and left immortal Joey Johns speechless at times. By the end of the game Phil Gould bore a more than sneaking resemblance to one of those Easter Island statues. Not happy Jan! But if you’re a Maroon supporter who cares.
One swallow does not make a summer and while Maroon supporters bask in success, we all know there are sure to be some changes in the Blue’s line up before game two. Look for Addo Carr to return (wonder who thought leaving him out was a good selection) and perhaps we will see Latrell (fit but lacking match fitness) Mitchell on the bench.
Perth will not be easy and after the Blues have a had a taste of Billy’s Maroons it should be another cracker.
Great news on the soccer (football) front with the Socceroos doing it the hard way and booking a place in the 2022 World Cup after a tense penalty shootout in their final qualifying game against the more fancied Peru.
It is certainly going to be a terrific way to wrap up the year with the FIFA World Cup action and the ICC Men’s and Ladies T20 World Cup!
Lot’s to look forward to.
Casey
Casey’s round 15 NRL tips
Rabbitohs; Cowboys; Storm; Sharks; panthers; roosters; Raiders; Bulldogs
(Please explain – How did the Bulldogs beat the Eels on Monday night – “Noddy you’re a genius” and cost me a perfect round)
