NSW half Mitchell Moses was all business when he spoke to Paul Gallen. Asked what the Blues needed to do tonight, the Eels No 7 responded: “Kick well, finish our sets, get them coming off our line and take it to them. They’re not happy with the way they performed game two so they’ll come out fired up, so are we.”
ShareQueensland veteran Ben Hunt had a word with Johnathan Thurston on the team bus on the way into the stadium.
“Mate, it’s going to be a fast, physical game. They’re going to come out similar to what they did in Melbourne. We need to match that. I think it’s going to be won in the middle, through the trenches with the big boys. That’s going to start in the first 20 minutes.”
ShareSome sad news today with the announcement of the death of rugby league commentator David Morrow.
Vale Thirsty. His voice will live on forever in his legendary call of one of the greatest moments (and arguably the greatest series) in international rugby league history. https://t.co/tYXiyfeTSf pic.twitter.com/NDMQmt9SVT
— Lachlan Jeffery (@LachlanJeffery) July 17, 2024
Michael Maguire has been forced into making just one change to his run-on side for the decider with Bradman Best replacing the injured Latrell Mitchell in the centres. Madge has also tweaked his bench with Mitchell Barnett set to make his Origin debut, with Haumole Olakau’atu missing out.
1. Dylan Edwards 2. Brian To’o 3. Bradman...
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