1 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: Hello and welcome to an O three sixty rugby league. 2 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: From every angle, Queensland has done it again. With their 3 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: backs to the wall and series on the line. Kevin 4 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 1: Monster inspired the Maroons to a stunning victory in Perth, 5 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 1: with the stage now set for an epic finale in Sydney. 6 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 2: So much on the line for the Blues to prospect 7 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 2: of their second consecutive series win. For Queensland, chance to 8 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 2: keep the series alive. Blue White puts it on the toe. 9 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 2: Kick forward by criton Brian toe. 10 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: He plays it down. 11 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 3: Died, he goes. 12 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 2: Out the back expire they've got them tenby Hine. Fino 13 00:00:55,440 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 2: scores for Queensland. He'll kick out wine chance the Wiphee. 14 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 2: Queensland have believe at Aubie half great Ghost of Munster. 15 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 2: Muster goes in for Queensland. It is all of the Roons. 16 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 4: It is only. 17 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 3: Half Clearings to his outside, comes. 18 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:19,119 Speaker 2: Back to the middle. 19 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 3: It just keeps on giving. 20 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: Stefano you doin Kommando standing in the line, died. 21 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 2: Short, Paul Man comes back to Capewell. 22 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 3: They lead by twenty penalty camp What are your thoughts 23 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 3: on matter? Hot? I can't tell you what I wanted 24 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 3: to think. So I'm not gonna say New South Wales 25 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 3: they got fine power to chase down this school board. 26 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 3: They need to get Stephen Crichton and Latrell Mitchell into 27 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 3: this contest. 28 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 2: Comes to Mitchel, quick hands. Brian Thomas scores neutle store 29 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 2: from Latron Mitchell under pressure, Edwards on the sweep, brightened 30 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 2: to watch the sideline and also the time here come 31 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:09,360 Speaker 2: the Blues were. 32 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 3: On the sideline. 33 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 2: Another good kick and another one that hits the upright 34 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 2: and stays out. 35 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 3: He is low light out the back. 36 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 2: Bitch too off for the time, want to chat back? 37 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 2: This is this is an enormous kick me and it's 38 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:28,960 Speaker 2: a tough one to put them within striking distance. Missus 39 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:32,919 Speaker 2: in the right hand side once again, blue light, rubbers, 40 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:38,399 Speaker 2: rides and crimes and James Rice, you said, wild boy, 41 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 2: what a second half? Cleary the first man often passed 42 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:46,399 Speaker 2: lost the ball. Big defensive stands for Queensland. 43 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:47,639 Speaker 4: That's what Queenslanders do. 44 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, they do it together. Queensland will send state of 45 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,839 Speaker 2: origin for twenty twenty five to a signy showdown. 46 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 3: That's what Also we'll see how we're young. 47 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 2: Game three Queensland twenty six had been the Blues in 48 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 2: p twenty four. 49 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 1: What a win it was from the Queensland Orange joining 50 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 1: me the Queenslander himself, Gordon Tallas. Let's been a journeys 51 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 1: in buzz Rothfield and James Hooper and guys. 52 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 3: It's official. 53 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: The Blues are in crisis. But we did it after 54 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:26,080 Speaker 1: game one, so we thought it was appropriate to do 55 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 1: it after game too, Gordy, straight off the bat, how 56 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: do you feel? 57 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:31,920 Speaker 3: Oh, well, it was good. I think we had to 58 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:35,839 Speaker 3: play like that obviously after game one, especially last year 59 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 3: losing the series, the boys had to react and they did. 60 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 3: They went out there and they had a great first half, 61 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 3: probably put the Q in irak and New South Wales 62 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 3: were coming to get us in the end. But it 63 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 3: was a great night to be a Queenslander too. 64 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 4: The NRL is not in crisis. From full time last 65 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 4: night till mid afternoon this afternoon, they sold twenty thousand 66 00:03:56,720 --> 00:04:00,120 Speaker 4: tickets to the decider in a couple of weeks, so 67 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 4: if you want to go to that game, they'd tell 68 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 4: me there's a couple of thousand left. So that result 69 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 4: last night has set us up for a must watch event. 70 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 3: It was going to be a ripper. 71 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 5: Given all the changes that Billy made and it was 72 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 5: only DC and both Firmer who were dropped out of 73 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:19,040 Speaker 5: the side, but there were nine positional changes in terms 74 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 5: of who was stationed where on the field. That's major 75 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:25,840 Speaker 5: surgery and I think given what was at stake the 76 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:28,600 Speaker 5: pre game lead up the fact that Billy had to 77 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 5: come out on the morning of the game and do 78 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 5: that press conference with the apology to Paul Green's family, 79 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 5: it was an immense victory for the Marines. I'd put 80 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 5: it up there as good as when you captain that 81 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 5: side in two thousand and one and Wayne made all 82 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 5: those changes when he was coach and Alfie came back 83 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 5: for the final game. Were also in twenty twenty when 84 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 5: they were written off by our great mate Dennis and 85 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 5: Bullfrog as the worst Coinsland side of all time. 86 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 1: Last year, Captain Kevin Monster Crossing Live to him a 87 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: little later on in the show, so we'll ask him 88 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:02,239 Speaker 1: about his performance and also what it rates in terms 89 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 1: of his performances and origin for him. Now, Gordy Queensland 90 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:07,239 Speaker 1: needed to be better. 91 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 3: They were better. How did they beat New South Wales O? 92 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:14,279 Speaker 3: Well just but we beat them one aford earlier. I 93 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 3: thought you know, with a really big side, we had 94 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 3: to get up. We had to cut down their time 95 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 3: and space and you had to be as one. I 96 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 3: thought our line spied was good. I thought our contact 97 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 3: was great. In game one, I think we missed fifty 98 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 3: something tackles. Last night there was thirty. So we were 99 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 3: better in the collision. New South was probably probably went 100 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:33,160 Speaker 3: away with what they were so good at. But I 101 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:35,479 Speaker 3: thought we were better in the collision and we won 102 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:37,600 Speaker 3: to feel those battles, you know, and some of those 103 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 3: hits last night we're out steaming. 104 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, they were, You're right, Like from the they set 105 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:44,159 Speaker 1: the tone from the get go, which they didn't do 106 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:44,720 Speaker 1: in game one. 107 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 3: You could tell. 108 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 1: Straight away that you could, even by the look in 109 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 1: their eyes, the way they were carrying, their body language, 110 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: their speed of the line, their contact, their kick chase, 111 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 1: their kicking game was the lead and a lot better 112 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 1: than New South Wales was, which wasn't in Game one, 113 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: and all that were lad. 114 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:05,159 Speaker 4: God, you talk about those first half tries and you 115 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 4: know it should have nearly been a match winning lead, 116 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 4: which turned out to be the most impressive thing was 117 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 4: that last five minutes of defense, and particularly when Ponga 118 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 4: did that. It was a controversial knock on. I thought 119 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:19,479 Speaker 4: which got the Blues another six. 120 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 3: Isn't it. 121 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 4: I thought the Blues were paying a dollar eight to win. 122 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 4: At that stage they were gone Queenside, coming to get us. 123 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 4: But they found something that is so typical of Queensland 124 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:33,600 Speaker 4: sides and look, New South Wales have done it before, 125 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:36,919 Speaker 4: but the gate was open there for the Blues to 126 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:38,039 Speaker 4: us to do it. 127 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:40,040 Speaker 3: You kept us the four one game, you kept us 128 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 3: a six month game, so that's not too bad. But 129 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 3: when they were coming, they had the momentum for us 130 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:46,359 Speaker 3: to dig the heels and it was on the line. 131 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 3: New South Wales had everything going in their favor and 132 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 3: I don't know how many says we just what's the replay? Inside? 133 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 3: It felt like, you know, they're on their trial and 134 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:57,039 Speaker 3: for probably the last fifteen minutes and it just and 135 00:06:57,080 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 3: you've got to keep on turning up buzz. And that's 136 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 3: what they did to keep it alive, to sell out 137 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 3: your stage. 138 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 4: Make you're in a much better mood than you were. 139 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 4: This we wake up such a difference between you as 140 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 4: a winner and loser. 141 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 3: I'm never seen a happier man. 142 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 1: So good, so good, and Billy Slattery he had to 143 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 1: make some tough calls and it's fair to say that 144 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 1: he's been vindicated with those. Every call that he made 145 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: would turned out to be a master straight Let's start 146 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 1: with DC dropped, d c didn't came in, didn't was outstanding. 147 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 1: A lot of people questioned whether that was the right 148 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 1: decision from the head coach, and he's got this one right. 149 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 3: Deedon's is one of those players and energy player. He 150 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 3: runs a lot. I think he freed up Cameron months. 151 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 3: I think Cameron, with his respect, probably gave a bit 152 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 3: too much to daily Cherry Evans for like run on 153 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 3: the side. But as a combination, I thought they were 154 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 3: outstanding last night and they had to be playing playing. 155 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:53,400 Speaker 3: You know, the sixth and seven for New South Wales 156 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 3: had one full cons in a row. 157 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 5: He had the blow torch on him. Tommy didn't know question. 158 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 5: Gus Gauld came out and obviously put a eap of 159 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:04,680 Speaker 5: pressure on the fact that he was a rookie playmaker 160 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 5: and also questioned and I thought rightly so, I think 161 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 5: most people did, how Coinsland's kicking game was going to work. 162 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 5: DC is such a prolific long kicker of the football, 163 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 5: but it's straight in Coinsland's attacking so much broth you 164 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 5: must have I know you're a Blue, but yeah, the 165 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 5: tip your hat to the way that the way that did. 166 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:26,000 Speaker 5: And also Monthster just was so direct. 167 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:26,120 Speaker 3: With the ball. 168 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 1: Kevin was after game one, wasn't happy with his running game. 169 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 1: I went back to Melbourne and just rendered all games. 170 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 1: He could tell that he'd either been given a message 171 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 1: from Billy or just gone back with his own intention 172 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 1: to run the football more, be more directors. That's when 173 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 1: he's at his best and didn't is a threat at 174 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:46,559 Speaker 1: any time because he goes deep in the line. He's courageous. 175 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:49,320 Speaker 1: He takes the line on a number of times and 176 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 1: he thinks run first. We showed his Cameron and so 177 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 1: that they were great, but their kicking game so if 178 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:57,080 Speaker 1: you were concerned about their kicking game it was. 179 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:00,440 Speaker 3: It was out standing the last night in the wed 180 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 3: It has to be so in the web. That's when 181 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 3: your kicking game has to be spot on and it was. 182 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:08,920 Speaker 1: Now Kemra Munster obviously great last night play the match 183 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 1: led the team superbly. 184 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 3: Is he the long term captain now? Absolutely? You know what, 185 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 3: I think he's waited for this moment. You know how 186 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:23,319 Speaker 3: you're just not sure. But when he got it how 187 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:25,720 Speaker 3: we addressed it. We spoke to him last Sunday on 188 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 3: radio and he actually put everything on himself, which means 189 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 3: that he owned the side. The way he played was 190 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 3: absolutely outstanding. Leaders come in all shapes and sizes, but 191 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 3: they certainly followed him. 192 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 5: What I found some interesting Gordian buzzles. He wasn't always 193 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:44,600 Speaker 5: the most logical choice camera monster, because he isn't the 194 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:47,560 Speaker 5: captain for the Melbourne Storm, and you've got Harry Grant 195 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:50,320 Speaker 5: who is, and then you've also got players like Tino 196 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 5: and other senior figures that are in that as he 197 00:09:57,120 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 5: basically had five or half a dozen choice is that 198 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:03,959 Speaker 5: he could have gone with. But clearly Billy, being the 199 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 5: sharp tactician that he is, has thought, okay, well, which 200 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:09,440 Speaker 5: players are going to lift the most and which player 201 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 5: is going to revel in the responsibility. And it's that 202 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:16,839 Speaker 5: care free Alarican that Cameron can sometimes be. He's also 203 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:20,839 Speaker 5: got to steally focus and he just that added responsibility. 204 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:21,439 Speaker 5: He reveled in it. 205 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:23,920 Speaker 4: I thought he came of age as a rugby league 206 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 4: player last night, the all round rugby league player, and 207 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 4: it was his body language and the way he discussed 208 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 4: things with the referee. Remember there was a general warning 209 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 4: and he politely says, is that a warning? 210 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:34,719 Speaker 3: Sir? 211 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 4: And you know he and then he went down and 212 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 4: he told all his players and I couldn't believe it 213 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:43,960 Speaker 4: was the Cameron monster of two or three years ago. 214 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 3: And he enjoyed the moment. Look, he scored that Troy. 215 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 3: He went back. He was like he was rallying the troops. 216 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:50,600 Speaker 3: He was getting the crowd behind him. It was a 217 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:52,080 Speaker 3: fantastic notl I'm proud. 218 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: Of you because you talk about those moments where he's 219 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: not the captain of Melbourne and the Alaric and and 220 00:10:57,040 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 1: you know, having his issues years ago, and I think 221 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:03,080 Speaker 1: over time a lot of people probably haven't taken him 222 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 1: serious in that department as a leader, and he's always 223 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:08,640 Speaker 1: believed that he is one. I know it hurt him 224 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 1: not getting the captaincy at Melbourne. That's something we sort 225 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 1: of spoke about. And to give and to give be 226 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 1: given the captaincy of Queens then who is which is 227 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 1: everything to him? 228 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 5: Was? 229 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 1: You could see I could tell you know when he 230 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:21,199 Speaker 1: when he got and how much it meant to him, 231 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 1: and you could see by his performance what it means 232 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 1: to him. But he was under a lot of pressure too, 233 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: Like he didn't want to come out, he coming as. 234 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 3: The underdone queens. The massive pressure, enormous pressure. 235 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 5: You think of all the champions that have worn that 236 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 5: number six jumper, from Wally Lewis to Darren Lockey to 237 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 5: Kevin Wolders and for Cameron to go out and yeah, 238 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 5: for Cameron to go out and produce the all round 239 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 5: dominant leadership display that he did, it's a credit for him. 240 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 3: What about Harry Grant. 241 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 1: We were the first to be critical of him and 242 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:56,680 Speaker 1: his performance in Game one, and I think he would 243 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:59,000 Speaker 1: admit he didn't play great in Game one, but what 244 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:01,719 Speaker 1: a response like he went back to Melbourne, played the 245 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:05,520 Speaker 1: eighty minutes last weekend and with the intention of getting 246 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 1: like a horse, really getting himself set for the race 247 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 1: which was which was yesterday or last night, and boy 248 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 1: did he deliver. 249 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:14,960 Speaker 3: He was outstanding. Gordy I think fifty odd tackles as well. 250 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 3: Obviously he had a poor night in Game one, but 251 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:19,200 Speaker 3: I say, you want him to come out and respond, 252 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 3: and he did that. He went back to Maltain storm 253 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 3: was fantastic. They do get at him a lot, They 254 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:26,199 Speaker 3: try to take away his energy, but just the way 255 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 3: he steered him around the park and really tough conditions 256 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 3: for both sides. Last night, I thought, I thought Harry 257 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:33,080 Speaker 3: was absolutely outstanding. 258 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 5: When we sat here and critiqued his performance after the 259 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 5: State of Origin one and the Marines had lost eight 260 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:41,679 Speaker 5: and six and Harry took, by his own admission, had 261 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:44,920 Speaker 5: taken some wrong options. We said at the time he 262 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:47,840 Speaker 5: won't play two games as bad as that. Last night, 263 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 5: once again, he just vindicated what a champion he is. 264 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 5: Buzz you must. 265 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 4: Have been for Do you want to put him on 266 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 4: the bench? 267 00:12:56,880 --> 00:12:58,840 Speaker 3: Didn't cat or something? 268 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:00,720 Speaker 5: Yes, he wanted ruber Cott at hooker. 269 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, Look, Harry Grant. 270 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 5: He's only a part time Coinsland. 271 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:08,720 Speaker 4: Harry Grant's the best hooker forward in the country at 272 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 4: the moment. 273 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 3: He showed last night. 274 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 4: And look, every player at this level is going to 275 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:15,560 Speaker 4: have a bad night all right now. He had a shocker, 276 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 4: Let's be serious in game one. It just was not him. 277 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 4: But if they were picking the Australian side tomorrow, he 278 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 4: would be one of the first chosen. 279 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:26,199 Speaker 3: It's the hooker. He was brilliant last night. 280 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 1: What about the coach Billy Slater? He is the hero today. 281 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:31,440 Speaker 1: But there was a hell of a lot of drama 282 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:33,720 Speaker 1: leading up to this game. You mentioned it had to 283 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 1: apologize to the poor Green family, had the dramas with 284 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,080 Speaker 1: Aaron Woods in the press conference the day before that, 285 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 1: and if he hadn't got the result last night, who 286 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:45,320 Speaker 1: knows what pressure he would have been feeling this morning. 287 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:48,319 Speaker 1: So it was a monumental result for him. 288 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:50,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was. 289 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 4: And look what he said on game Eve was unfortunate 290 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:56,959 Speaker 4: and it was wrong. He should never have said that. 291 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:02,320 Speaker 4: From that moment though, phone called Amanda Green to me 292 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:04,559 Speaker 4: showed the real Billy Slater, a man with a lot 293 00:14:04,559 --> 00:14:07,960 Speaker 4: of class who owned up to making a terrible mistake 294 00:14:08,040 --> 00:14:12,040 Speaker 4: and upsetting the Green family with the way Paul was 295 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 4: brought into the story. I do know Amanda Green, Paul's wife, 296 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:19,640 Speaker 4: has spoken to Jess Hallerin and The Australian this afternoon 297 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 4: and released his statement. And Amanda is completely fine now 298 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 4: with Billy Slater. She really really appreciated and respected his 299 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 4: phone call. They were upset when they saw the press conference, 300 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 4: but she's forgiven and she made it clear she's got 301 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 4: a lot of time for Billy and I think it's 302 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 4: a nice ending to a very very unfortunate story. 303 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 5: Pressure can do incredible things to coaches in the Origin arena, 304 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 5: and we saw it a few seasons ago with Freddie Fitler, 305 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 5: who when he first came in had a fantastic start 306 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 5: to his career in charge of the Blues, brought in 307 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 5: the and the Earth thing and i'll raft of different 308 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 5: gravy style of looking at things. But then after losing 309 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 5: a series in twenty twenty and the wheel started to 310 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 5: come off a little bit, well, you could really see 311 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 5: the pressure started to get to Freddie. And it felt 312 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 5: as watching Billy in the press conference the day before 313 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 5: last night, that clearly the pressure was starting to get 314 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 5: to him. And I think he would acknowledge that now 315 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:29,320 Speaker 5: that I'd no issue with what he said, aside from 316 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:31,640 Speaker 5: when he brought up Paul Green. I thought, okay, well, 317 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 5: I can't really see the correlation there. 318 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:37,040 Speaker 1: His apology was genuine, and I believe they're a bit 319 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 1: of it, but he can't overlook what he did that day. 320 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 1: And you know, bringing the Paul Green family into it 321 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 1: suicides a horrible thing and they will be grieving for 322 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:50,040 Speaker 1: the rest of their lives. As I said last week, 323 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:53,480 Speaker 1: I've experienced and it was just unnecessary and hopefully learn 324 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:55,680 Speaker 1: from a billy, you know. Like I think we've spoken 325 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 1: about coaches in the past, like it's how you react 326 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 1: when you're under pressure. It really shows what you what 327 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 1: you're made of, and that's what gives you longevity in 328 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 1: our game, is how you respond to pressure and how 329 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 1: you respond to losses. And that's why the great coaches 330 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:10,600 Speaker 1: respond so well, you know. So I think it was 331 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: a good learning curve for him, But he's response in 332 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 1: terms of on the field and the players, they definitely 333 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 1: aimed up for him, didn't. 334 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 3: They absolutely, And he owned that moment. Yeah, you know 335 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 3: what we you do feel the pressure, you know what 336 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 3: I mean? And I feel I'm not even part of 337 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:26,800 Speaker 3: it now, but just like around Origin and like I 338 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 3: was up in Ken's yes, stay and what it means 339 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 3: and when you coach your so well or play like 340 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 3: you feel that pressure. And I couldn't imagine going out 341 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 3: there sitting in a box. You've done everything possible, but 342 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 3: I feel helpless, Like you feel like you can't do 343 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 3: anything as a coach. You'd rather be playing, And like 344 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:46,120 Speaker 3: they sit there and we always, you know, we always 345 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:49,160 Speaker 3: critique them, but it's a high pressure job coaching Queensland 346 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 3: and you so well and they do a fantastic. 347 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what, it is a high pressure job too, 348 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 1: God being a referee. So let's get to the penalty count. 349 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 1: Now you're feelthy there. There's probably a lot of New 350 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:02,760 Speaker 1: South Wales fairs waiting for this moment where we talk 351 00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 1: about the penalty count eight mil in the first half 352 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:09,720 Speaker 1: to Queensland when New South Wales that ill disciplined. 353 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:13,199 Speaker 4: I think New South Wales were ill disciplined and I 354 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 4: don't have too many problems with the eight penalties they conceded. 355 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 4: The problem I do have is that anyone can look 356 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:25,239 Speaker 4: at that first half of football on a replay and 357 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 4: find four or five areas of the game where Queensland 358 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 4: could quite easily have been panelized as well. In my eyes, 359 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:36,879 Speaker 4: he was referring one side for a majority of that 360 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:39,879 Speaker 4: first half. I know we're ill disciplined, and I'm not 361 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:43,159 Speaker 4: even blaming it for the loss because we had our 362 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:46,920 Speaker 4: chance in the second half to get back. But Gordie, 363 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:51,639 Speaker 4: you cannot be perfect in origin for forty five minutes possible. 364 00:17:51,840 --> 00:17:55,960 Speaker 3: We were you weren't We weren't we were? I read 365 00:17:56,000 --> 00:18:00,480 Speaker 3: about it. We weren't you, weren't we weren't made it 366 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 3: happen to listen. We didn't talk about it. In Game 367 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:05,160 Speaker 3: two last year when we got blown off the park. 368 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:10,400 Speaker 3: I think there was six or seven restartt set restarts, 369 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 3: and we couldn't keep up when you're defending and