lol - you're a tough marker when it comes to parker
'brilliance' from two of his offloads resulted directly in two tries - i don't think they give the fill in captaincy gig to guys at the broncos who can't read the game
well done .....again to the maroons and hooray to petro who has given his state sterling service
blues effectively lost this one from their own mistakes in the 2nd dig - farrah's fumble and williams poor run from a kickoff reception and forcing a pass are just 2 examples
apart from a cuppla tries scored from kicks, the blue's kicking game is still atrocious and inferior - you rarely see the maroons put in wasteful kicks and they are more likely to keep cooler heads
whilst technically a shepherd and every man and his dog called for a no try (even wally), i thought the blues had every chance to get hodges
tate's punch, in any other game, would have seen a penalty against him - almost ALL players get their faces rubbed in or leant upon in a tackle, and tate should have sucked it up like every one else - it's plainly obvious what is happening in most tackles, but for some bizarre reason, the officials turn a blind eye to this behaviour - should be drummed out of the game
anyone else notice the 'lazy' runners protection that thurston received during the game? - nothing illegal that i'm aware of but it gave him more time during stressed periods for the maroons
if the blues or anyone want to tone down inglis's effectiveness, put emphasis on tackling his fending arm
very noticeable the change in the game after farrah copped the head knock
ultimately, i was a tad surprised that the blues kept in there and pushed the maroons right till the end given the lead in to half time and the 8 pt buffer
i don't think anyone can argue they hadn't got the money's worth during this series
