Total COLLAPSE! Strong words about the Blues loss in Game 2! | Kenty Blitz EP181
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What was the outcome of Game 2 and its significance?
Welcome to Kenny Blitz, your daily hit of NRL news. The origin post-mortem, mate. Queensland, 44-24. New South Wales led 12-8 at the break. Three tries in the first 15 minutes of the second half to Queensland.
What went wrong? It wasn't only three tries in the first 15 minutes. It was 36 points in 40 minutes. So, mate, to be fair, there's no single answer what went wrong. Is there? I'm struggling to put it all together. New South Wales played so well in that first half. Queensland played, I think, equally as well. You could argue Queensland probably played better because they lost Tino through HIA. They lost Munster through HIA. Two really vital players. Tino, you could argue, might have been looking for a break shortly after anyway.
He did cop a clip.
What went wrong for the Blues in Game 2?
I think it was a tackle.
Oh, yeah.
Paying Haas, but I agree with you. It came at a fortunate time.
How did coaching decisions impact the game?
Yeah, it did. And it got him off the field. He probably would have only stayed on for three or four, maybe more sets. But they certainly didn't need to lose Munster. And New South Wales were just completely underwhelming. Like underwhelming. Like I just don't know how they – pick up the pieces after this. It's going to take some almighty coaching from that coaching staff, not just Laurie, but all the assistants and even the players themselves when they get into the game, get into camp again, to try and
understand what happened and then be able to fix what happened. Because this was the narrative too, mate, wasn't it? Like we spoke about it previously leading into the game. It was like even though New South Wales had won game one, it was like Queensland had won. Like there was all these questions about Laurie's selection. There was the story from Travis in the Courier Mail talking about the fact that, you know, sources had spoken about Laurie not getting them motivated. Yeah.
What were the notable performances from the Queensland team?
Regardless if you agree with the story or not, you look at what has happened to New South Wales in the three previous games with the starts and something wasn't just right. Then in this game, they got off to a good start, had a little bit of luck with the Flegler knock-on to get them going with that try to Staggs early. But, mate, at halftime, Billy's gone into the rooms and he's done something He's done something to get Queensland to go out in the second half and start winning the battle. The line speed, the pressure, the pressure they put on the Blues and New South Wales just couldn't go with them.
Won the ruck.
So again, again, it goes back to coaching.
How did injuries affect the game dynamics?
That's funny. I remember years back going to Origin Camp and it was when, I think it was about 2001 or two, okay? Wayne Benner was Queensland coach. Wayne Pearce was the New South Wales coach. And it was when Benner had the shits, wasn't talking to the media, right? And Origin Camp was barred. I got on with Wayne, as you knew. and said, look, I'm coming up now. I'm going to do a story and all the rest of it. And he said, look, don't tell anyone I've let you come in, but you can come. You know what Wayne's like.
What tactical changes did Queensland implement in the second half?
Don't tell anyone. But Gary Belcher said, mate, piss off. You're not welcome. And Wayne said, hey, badge. So he let me stay. Anyway, I watched him train. And back then, the rule was, You weren't allowed to come up off the defensive line until the ball had cleared the ruck. Remember, you had to wait for it to clear. And Bennett had them coming up and back in defense, and he was playing the ball, putting his foot on the ball like that. As soon as his foot was on the ball, boom, off they go. And I said to him after, when training was over, he came over and sat down next to me, and players went off to have a meal. We sat there for an hour talking footy and stuff. I said, I noticed you're teaching him to cheat and play the ball there.
And he knew what he was doing. And he said, look, Paul, New South Wales did it to us in game one. He said, now... You're not allowed to do it. He said, but the ref let him get away with it. He said, so I'm not teaching my guys to do it. He said, but I can't just – if New South Wales do it in game two, I can't just send a message out and say, hey, they're doing it, let's do it too.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What was the outcome of Game 2 and its significance?
0:01–0:51
2
What went wrong for the Blues in Game 2?
0:51–0:55
3
How did coaching decisions impact the game?
0:55–1:53
4
What were the notable performances from the Queensland team?
1:53–2:34
5
How did injuries affect the game dynamics?
2:34–3:06
6
What tactical changes did Queensland implement in the second half?
3:06–4:52
7
What are the implications of player selections for the decider?
4:52–9:09
8
Can New South Wales make a comeback in the next game?
9:09–26:14
Speakers
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