Origin Preview, Rivalry Going Cold & Ref Fears
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
G'day, welcome to Kentie Blitz, your daily hit of NRL news. And Kentie, we are on Origin Eve, only a few hours till kick-off.
Why is the State of Origin losing its edge?
Are you excited? I am actually.
I always get excited for Origin. Are you going out tonight? No, I'm not going out. I was invited out, but I don't know if I've quite got the batteries to last the distance these days.
It's a bit of a late start.
Well, yeah. Look, I spoke to Dave Trodden this morning. He invited me out in the New South Wales Rugby League box, which they have to now share with the Queensland Rugby League. No. Really? Yeah, yeah. They used to have a box each, obviously.
What are the concerns surrounding rookie halves in the upcoming Origin?
Yeah. And now, though, the NRL basically has bid for it to get more money. Mate, that's cheap.
What is Billy's strategy for the Origin match?
It's told them that they've got to share a box. That's cheap. It is cheap. Yeah, it's pretty high. They're lucky. They get on now. Like Dave's tried and bossed the New South Wales Rugby League.
What are the fears regarding refereeing in the Origin game?
Ben Eichen obviously bossed the Queensland. They actually get on quite well, have great respect for each other. And the boards that they bring into the box, they all get on. In the old days, mate, they would have had New South Wales over this side and Queensland over that side. And you would run the risk of being a brawl halfway through the game over something.
How does the Cleary vs. Walker matchup impact the game?
Wow.
Who were some of the old heads of New South Wales and Queensland?
Oh, the old Tossa Turner days. Look, Queensland, and I say this respectfully, is slightly mad. They're a little bit more passionate, I would say. And certainly, as soon as a decision goes the wrong way, they let it be known fairly quickly. And the problem you would have is, is they'd get in slinging matches. That wasn't a penalty bullshit, it wasn't. He'd been doing it all day sort of stuff. Well, between the boxes. Well, no, they wouldn't do that, but they'd argue about it later, and they'd argue publicly about it later. These days, they're all quite as church mice. And a couple of years ago, I was in the box that they shared when it was played in New South Wales, and once again, it was all very quiet and respectful, and everybody just took their place and sat down and watched the game.
Two conversations. I remember it was Queensland won the game, actually. It was at New South Wales. Queensland won the game, so it would have been two years ago. And a bit of a hollow feeling in the room after it, because the Queenslanders couldn't really celebrate because they were in New South Wales, and the New South Wales guys were just devastated. But interesting tonight, see how it goes. Good feed in the box? Would it be good feed? Oh, yeah, it goes all right. It goes all right. It's all finger food stuff. A couple of party pies, halftime? A little bit better than that, but... Yeah, I'm a man of simple taste.
You are these days, particularly. You're very svelte.
Well, I don't know about that. But look, anyway, the whole thing is you don't go there for the feed.
Yeah. Well, Kenny, you were talking before about the great news which has come out today about the Origin.
Yeah, tremendous news. I turned on the news this morning to see what was going on. I found out that the Blues went out for their official walk or unofficial walk and the coaches went and had a coffee in the bistro. It is so dead. Why is that? Why is it? Look, the Wild West days don't exist anymore. The interesting part about all this, Warren, is what are the repercussions and what's it going to lead to? Because in the early days of Origin – With the Wally Lewis days, I've said this before, Wally hated New South Wales so much that when they played for Australia together, he didn't talk to them. I remember being at a function actually, 2005. It was the 25th anniversary of Origin. And the function was at Suncorp Stadium.
And after it was over, I went out to get a cab back to the airport to fly back to Sydney. Wayne Pearce came out. Blocker Roach came out and Benny Elias came out. And we're sitting there and I said, look, I'm on the way to the thing. And Junior, him and I were talking first. I said, mate, just jump in the cab with me. We'll go.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:09
2
Why is the State of Origin losing its edge?
0:09–0:37
3
What are the concerns surrounding rookie halves in the upcoming Origin?
0:37–0:42
4
What is Billy's strategy for the Origin match?
0:42–0:52
5
What are the fears regarding refereeing in the Origin game?
0:52–1:10
6
How does the Cleary vs. Walker matchup impact the game?
1:10–7:45
7
How do the conditions affect the gameplay in the Origin?
7:45–11:42
8
What historical context influences the rivalry in State of Origin?
11:42–42:09
Speakers
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