Australian Politics Forum - State of Origin!!!

philperth2010 Moderator Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20561 Perth Gender:	State of Origin!!! May 21^st, 2014 at 12:27pm The teams have been announced for the State of Origin series which IMO produces some of the best games of the year.....I am looking forward to Queensland once again winning the series!!! http://www.theroar.com.au/2014/05/20/nsw-blues-team-2014-state-origin-game-1-exp...
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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 38868 Gender:	Re: State of Origin!!! Reply #2 - May 21^st, 2014 at 4:05pm Hard to go past Qld with two games at Lang Park. But, NSW does have the Team capable of winning.
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philperth2010 Moderator Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20561 Perth Gender:	Re: State of Origin!!! Reply #3 - May 21^st, 2014 at 4:37pm Aussie wrote on May 21^st, 2014 at 4:05pm: Hard to go past Qld with two games at Lang Park. But, NSW does have the Team capable of winning. Do you know how the fixtures works Aussie.....Do the venues alternate every year or is it a set format???
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Reply #4 - May 21^st, 2014 at 5:07pm

philperth2010 wrote on May 21^st, 2014 at 4:37pm:

Aussie wrote on May 21^st, 2014 at 4:05pm:

Hard to go past Qld with two games at Lang Park. But, NSW does have the Team capable of winning.

Do you know how the fixtures works Aussie.....Do the venues alternate every year or is it a set format???

Huh

It seems to vary. It is either 2 games here and 1 in NSW or 2 there and 1 here, alternating each year. But I seem to recall an Origin game in Melbourne, and the other two shared between NSW and Qld.

Whether Melbourne gets a game in any given year will be a purely commercial decision

They are charging up to $250.00 per ticket to next week's game at Lang Park. The minimum is $80.00 and all of them are long gone.

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Reply #5 - May 21^st, 2014 at 5:33pm

Aussie wrote on May 21^st, 2014 at 5:07pm:

philperth2010 wrote on May 21^st, 2014 at 4:37pm:

Aussie wrote on May 21^st, 2014 at 4:05pm:

Hard to go past Qld with two games at Lang Park. But, NSW does have the Team capable of winning.

Do you know how the fixtures works Aussie.....Do the venues alternate every year or is it a set format???

Huh

It seems to vary. It is either 2 games here and 1 in NSW or 2 there and 1 here, alternating each year. But I seem to recall an Origin game in Melbourne, and the other two shared between NSW and Qld.

Whether Melbourne gets a game in any given year will be a purely commercial decision

They are charging up to $250.00 per ticket to next week's game at Lang Park. The minimum is $80.00 and all of them are long gone.

Thanks Aussie.....Seems rather steep for a working class game IMO.....Looks like I will have to watch it on the telle instead!!!

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Reply #6 - May 28^th, 2014 at 3:32pm

Paid $85 for a seat on the 30 meter line, and thought it was good value. Watched the game hoping for the good atmosphere to make up for the cost of getting in and paying high dollar for chips, squid rings and a bottle of coke. Not much noise for 50,000+ people at the game, except when something exciting was happening. Was quiet for the 90% of the game, and it was like watching a movie on the big screen. You get more atmosphere watching it on the television.

Somehow, I had the feeling that the stadium was playing an artificial atmosphere over the loud speaker system, to make up for the lack of crowd noise.

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Swagman Gold Member Offline Beware of cheap imitations...... Posts: 15095 Illawarra NSW Gender:	Re: State of Origin!!! Reply #7 - May 28^th, 2014 at 8:19pm Go BLUES
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 40780 Gender:	Re: State of Origin!!! Reply #8 - May 28^th, 2014 at 9:16pm nsw are thrashing us
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Swagman Gold Member Offline Beware of cheap imitations...... Posts: 15095 Illawarra NSW Gender:	Re: State of Origin!!! Reply #9 - May 28^th, 2014 at 10:39pm
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 40780 Gender:	Re: State of Origin!!! Reply #10 - May 28^th, 2014 at 10:46pm well done.
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Swagman Gold Member Offline Beware of cheap imitations...... Posts: 15095 Illawarra NSW Gender:	Re: State of Origin!!! Reply #11 - May 28^th, 2014 at 11:04pm *BLUE-LANDER............*
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 40780 Gender:	Re: State of Origin!!! Reply #12 - May 28^th, 2014 at 11:08pm I am in pain uuuuuuuuggggggggghhhhhhh
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 40780 Gender:	Re: State of Origin!!! Reply #13 - May 28^th, 2014 at 11:09pm Thurston is too old
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philperth2010 Moderator Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20561 Perth Gender:	Re: State of Origin!!! Reply #14 - May 29^th, 2014 at 12:23am Quote: NSW’s 12-8 win in State of Origin game one http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/eight-huge-talking-points-from-nsws-128-win-in-... Well done NSW!!!
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Poll
Question: Who will win the series?
Queensland 6 (42.9%) NSW 8 (57.1%) Total votes: 14 « Created by: philperth2010 on: May 21^st, 2014 at 12:28pm »