Should I return to Australia early?

[Southy]

sooo sorry

 

[spawn]

State Of Origin is NOT to be joked about, 2 states officially go to war for 80 minutes 3 times a year, and happen to watch a football game

Do what you have to do Spiffy

 

[Southy]

GO THE MAROONS!!

 

[spawn]

Bah!

GO NSW!

 

[Southy]

BAH!! whaddya know mate

 

[spawn]

So you are back next Thursday and plan to regroup Spiffy?

 

[Spiff]

This is correct.

I think Qld will win - no Panthers players in the team, after all

 

[spawn]

Sad but true Spiffy

 

[Spiff]

But then there are no Panthers in the NSW team either... hmm, interesting.

Still, two games in NSW gives the upper hand to the Blues, but a Bennett-coached Broncos team in Queensland jumpers will make it a very close series indeed.

 

[spawn]

Gee, I cant believe noone from Penrith made a rep side!

Its strange, this is the first time I can ever remember Queensland being the firm favourites, im quite looking forward to game one!

 

[Spiff]

The team that won the previous year is always the favourite, while the losing team always goes into retrospective, coach-axing mode, wondering about the future of the State of Origin series as a whole. Well, that's what happened when Queensland got thumped in 2000!

 

[spawn]

I dont know, I cant recall Queensland EVER being a favourite........

Any time there is a big score, they always wonder about the future of SOO