State of Origin | U19s | Match Thread

[u/bradbull]

Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
Thursday, June 20, 2024
7:45pm AEST / 9:45pm NZST
^{Watch on Nine, Nine NOW, Kayo or Foxtel}

[u/Bubbaganoush83]

Qld players don't hit their peak until their mid 30's.

[u/Herrtz74]

Seems mean to only allow Purdue out of QLD when he’s playing fg for cows or rep duties, but it seems to be helping him turn into a fucken ripping player

[u/Trohsboy]

I didn't get to watch the game, how was Coby Black?

[u/velvetherring → u/Trohsboy]

Excellent kicking. I didn't notice much else about him though.

[u/SignalNegotiation389]

I genuinely thought someone was gonna die with how angry they all were lmao

[u/wayneslittlehead → u/SignalNegotiation389]

I forgot how much passion you have at 19

[u/NotAmericanDontCare → u/wayneslittlehead]

Passion

Hormones 

Raging testosterone 

[u/nick170100]

What did I miss about a scrotum on TV? Only sorting comments by top now

[u/diodosdszosxisdi → u/nick170100]

the abyss of mcleans butthole and the skin of the balls terrorised those who whitnessed the incident. the ghost of tedesco lives on through casey mclean

[u/ScramblesTDB → u/nick170100]

The night is dark and scary and full of terrors. 

[u/ScramblesTDB]

QLD have won 1 U20/U19 games since it's "inception" in 2012. 1 in 10 including today, covid made them miss a few years.

 NSW Men have won 4 out of 12 in the same period. 

Is the NSW men's team as weak as the rest of the NSW population?. Are you wash as a NSWelshman once you turn 21?.

There needs to be an investigation into to weak success conversion rate.

[u/BastingGecko3 → u/ScramblesTDB]

Having arguably the greatest Origin spine to ever play the game probably helps.

[u/ScramblesTDB → u/BastingGecko3]

That explains the first few years, that spine hasn't run out for half a decade.

[u/BastingGecko3 → u/ScramblesTDB]

And QLD are 3/5 series in that time.

[u/velvetherring → u/ScramblesTDB]

My loose theory is this:

The NSW development system is more streamlined where clubs directly manage the development of players from mid teens where as in Queensland players are distributed between multiple feeders where NRL clubs don't necessarily have direct input in their development or the same facilities that NSW teens do.

This makes for typically faster development of NSW players at the expense of it being a more system based approach so players come through one specific clubs system and don't step outside it much hence why they don't mix as well in open origin.

Queensland players eventually catch up physically once they get into being directly trained by their NRL club but the slower development means they have more exposure to different systems and clubs so more easily vibe with their QLD teammates.

At the age of 19 the game is still largely a 'biggest strongest fastest' wins comp so the junior reps for NSW dominate.

[u/Particular-Tap1211 → u/velvetherring]

Interesting observation

[u/moogorb → u/ScramblesTDB]

Clearly it's due to the ability of the players to migrate out of Queensland into better states where their brain capacity can grow and develop into becoming greater humans. Some may call this evolution.

[u/diamondgrin → u/ScramblesTDB]

Maybe Queensland spirit comes on like a second puberty and the u19s haven't quite developed it yet

[u/RoyRoyHesOurBoy]

I guess QLD just don't get u/19's State of Origin

[u/StevenuranSmithusamy]

I think nsw made friends for life

[u/tdlan]

Those two blues players use to same speech writer?

[u/Mysterious-Wave2691]

They really spent all of about $50 on the shields for both the men's and womens U19s

[u/VasectoMyspace → u/Mysterious-Wave2691]

Our family Christmas Cataan Championship Shield is on the same level as these one.

[u/Simp_For_Orcas → u/VasectoMyspace]

man I'd love it if anyone I know was into Catan as much as I am. I play Catan Universe nearly everyday. Just got into 1500 ELO which I think is considered Masters.

actually maybe that's why they don't want to play

[u/VasectoMyspace → u/Simp_For_Orcas]

I only play with the family when we have a gathering, but I’ve literally never lost. I made the trophy with my name on it a dozen times to shame them into playing better lol

[u/InflatableRaft → u/Mysterious-Wave2691]

Not surprising considering they refused to pay to have pocket refs

[u/aatrain96]

There is no reason M.Arthur can't be the 14 and spell Hands for 20 or minutes. He had a solid captains knock of a game.

[u/Mysterious-Wave2691]

Abdo looks thrilled to be there

[u/VasectoMyspace → u/Mysterious-Wave2691]

The things you do for 900 a year…

Must be difficult.

[u/MintB3rry]

Very entertaining game. It's always cool to see these games and see potential future stars.

I just realised these young men were all born around the start of the QLD dynasty, so it's probably a real cathartic for those NSW boys to get the win tonight.

[u/ThePickaxePenguin → u/MintB3rry]

Jesus that makes me feel old

[u/totalacehole]

As is tradition with any Origin loss, I'll be blaming that on the referees and/or bunker.

I won't be taking any further questions.

[u/Zero_Focks → u/totalacehole]

Did you see that ludicrous display last night? The thing about the bunker is they always just walk it in.

[u/censored_]

The blues forwards were insane they were rolling

[u/pehpehsha2]

Chevy Stewart best on ground for me. Really looked like a class above, great to see after his performance last year. Matt Arthur impressed. Some of those props for NSW look like they'll be gun in first grade in a few years. McLean looked he'll be playing full time first grade soon too

Leota for QLD, man it did not look good, feel bad for him. He had an awkwardness to him, maybe he's still getting used to his massive body or something

[u/insty1]

I've always said u19 boys and girls origin are the most important origin

[u/JoeyJoJunior → u/[deleted]]

Off to bed grandpa, you were only meant to have 1 beer on a weeknight, not 6

[u/diodosdszosxisdi → u/[deleted]]

you would pussy out if one of women playerss ran at you

[u/ldemech → u/[deleted]]

Thats some honest soil indeed

[u/totalacehole → u/[deleted]]

This fella loves his footy

[u/censored_ → u/[deleted]]

Old man yells at cloud

[u/censored_ → u/[deleted]]

Ok boomer

[u/T0kenAussie]

Ben teo mistakes

• Sam Stephenson is a right centre and plays him on the left. No set plays to shift to him either

• defence was static and there wasn’t any movement to close the gap so the nsw halves had a field day picking the holes

• attacking sets all relied on Coby black kicking at the end and trying to pin down the blues. Only works with aggressive defensive systems not the passive system teo ran

• haven’t checked benches but seems like teos team was smaller in the middle. Power forward plays were non existent

[u/PuzzleThyme → u/T0kenAussie]

He made some poor selections too. A lot of guys sitting at home watching who should have really earned the right to be there tonight.

[u/StevenuranSmithusamy → u/T0kenAussie]

Huen didn't kick at all. Dont know enough about his game but on first glance he doesn't seem like a proper 5/8 to me. Having a 2nd kicker wouldve definitely lowered the burden on Black

I actually thought Symonds and Armstrong were our 2 best forwards despite not being that big

[u/shaker8989]

QLDs best was the fullback. Was super solid. QLD forwards started well but faded while NSW got better. Leota was officially worst on ground, poor kid will be super disappointed with his showing.

[u/VasectoMyspace → u/shaker8989]

I would say Black. His kicking game kept us in it.

[u/shaker8989 → u/VasectoMyspace]

I think he was good, but I think he needed to take charge of the game down the stretch and he didn't really do it, will throw in the missed tackle on the winning try too.

He's got an unreal leg though. Perfect situation at Red Hill learning from Reynolds.

[u/VasectoMyspace → u/shaker8989]

I don’t see how he makes the other 16 players stop coughing up the ball for no reason TBH

[u/StevenuranSmithusamy]

Chevy, Woods, Black and Purdue all had rippers

Also very impressed with qlds headgear gang, they worked really hard in the first half

[u/PeteOdeath]

Good game. Congrats NSW. While I don’t think QLD deserved to win I do think that first try of ours wasn’t forward. Could have made a big difference.

[u/diodosdszosxisdi → u/PeteOdeath]

we will give you that and we get the one that was denied by the bunker back and itd be same margin

[u/TommyToyotama → u/PeteOdeath]

NSW had one taken off that looked like a try too

[u/censored_ → u/PeteOdeath]

The 2 phantom knock on calls from the bunker made a difference too

[u/I_Like_Vitamins → u/PeteOdeath]

Johns didn't even think it was forward.

[u/I_Like_Vitamins → u/[deleted]]

Johns may ramble on a bit sometimes, but he's nearly always right when it comes to the footy side of things.

[u/wowzap]

Woods is eligible to play next year too

[u/Dumpstar72 → u/wowzap]

For someone who hadn’t played for a few weeks and had been playing flegg so really wasn’t playing against this size of player he looked good. He and seve had n the top 30 next year which will really fast track there development.

[u/False_Rice_5197 → u/wowzap]

Little ripper is in our top 30 next year

[u/Pisspoorefforts]

I saw 18 of the 19 things Bulldog Richie hates in that game. Fair to say he will be seething tonight.

[u/Carllsson → u/Pisspoorefforts]

Was buttholes one of them?

[u/Pisspoorefforts → u/Carllsson]

That was on his list of 19 things he loves.

[u/JoeyJoJunior]

What if we get rid of normal State of Origin, and just do U19s every year? U19 NSW Dynasty

[u/nick170100]

U19 origin > first grade origin

Ignore results definitely wasn’t because of results

[u/Raddnedge]

Good omens for NSW halfbacks named Mitchell.

[u/ZerksNAHTayan]

I know it’s glazing but liked what I saw from Casey. Has a tidy frame for a centre and showed some good instinct. Keen for him to hit first grade

[u/PuzzleThyme → u/ZerksNAHTayan]

He looked very good

[u/TommyToyotama → u/ZerksNAHTayan]

He looks really bloody quick. It’d be cool to have some genuine speed in the team.

[u/theMOBhasspoken1 → u/ZerksNAHTayan]

Someone said it earlier but you can definitely see a critta-type of build as his final version in the years to come. Exciting stuff so happy we got both brothers.

[u/thaakidd]

Ehh try off the back of being marched up field wrongfully stings, but they just made too many errors trying to over play their hands. The crop of talent coming to first grade in the next few years is exciting though. What a time to be a rugba leeg fan. Kasey Badger making correct calls never, QLD forever.

[u/theMOBhasspoken1]

Chevy, woods and leota were NSW best tonight

[u/shaker8989]

Genuinely cant believe the 1 out runs by QLD in those last 2 sets. You were gaining easy metres going wide and going nowhere up the centre most of the night. Had loads of overlaps missed down the stretch too. Teo needed to get someone out there and tell them to put it through the hands on every tackle.

[u/ScramblesTDB]

Good game.

Lots to be excited about in the future for both states.

[u/JCGremlo]

Man why all the kids on here always glazing Cody Black… hopeless

[u/PuzzleThyme → u/JCGremlo]

You’re getting downvoted but I actually agree. And not just off tonight - have watched pretty much every game he’s played in the last two years.

[u/ssssmmmmiiiitttthhhh → u/JCGremlo]

First time I've seen him play, very impressed. Looks to be just what we need when Reynolds retires. Solid with a good kicking game. Leave the flashy stuff to Ezra and Walsh

[u/JCGremlo → u/ssssmmmmiiiitttthhhh]

It’s a shit post but I like your take on it

[u/Charizard221_gaming → u/JCGremlo]

Confusing take. He had a great game tonight

[u/shaker8989 → u/JCGremlo]

His kicking game was fantastic tonight.

[u/T0kenAussie → u/JCGremlo]

Because the bears beat a soft wide bay bulls 130-0

[u/JCGremlo → u/T0kenAussie]

Changed my mind future immortal

[u/XLenceOfXecution]

Kids doing what the grown folk can’t do lately… Beat Queensland

[u/Charizard221_gaming]

Good stuff lads. Did the state proud there. Hopefully the actual Blues team shows that much passion and determination in game 2

[u/predw]

God I can’t wait to get Pasifiki Tonga and Halangahu into first grade

[u/bumpacius → u/predw]

Theyre both in the top 30 next year

[u/predw → u/bumpacius]

Hopefully they get plenty of NSW Cup in them towards the end of the year too, particularly Pasifiki Tonga - he’s a year older than Halangahu

[u/Maxman013]

Full credit to the boys 

[u/pugliaboy]

Always said u19’s is the real contest.

[u/Strez92 → u/pugliaboy]

Women’s under 19s to be specific.

[u/InflatableRaft]

Good to see what the Broncos fans have been going on about. Black is a handy footballer.

[u/secretcaboolturelab]

Which one of McClean's jatz gets man of the match? Or is a surprise win from his old fella?

[u/AmazingChicken99]

Queensland yet to win an U19 Men's game

Pretenders

[u/getHi9h]

Never seen so many mullets hug each other

[u/Strez92]

Maybe we should move Origin to Thursdays instead. NSW can clearly win close ones but also massive blow outs. Wednesday is just a day for them. Thursdays are better anyway, closer to the weekend

[u/TheRabbitToes]

Queensland just don’t get u19 origin

[u/WJack37]

Botched Captains challenge rulings and all, I don’t think a reasonable person could have watched this game and not thought the Blues were comfortably the better side. GGs

[u/InflatableRaft → u/WJack37]

True. Despite the scoreline, NSW just looked a cut above.

[u/Maxman013]

Leota MOTM for NSW

[u/Mr_Mac]

Very happy with Matt Arthur's game. Few flaws, but chip off the old block playing hooker for the whole game and not getting a break.

[u/diodosdszosxisdi → u/Mr_Mac]

hopefully gets his chance and banishes lussick from the bench forever

[u/RoyRoyHesOurBoy → u/Mr_Mac]

Overplayed his hand a little bit and played into NSW one-dimensional attack but I think they lacked a ball player in the 13 to shift the ball around. The NSW spine wasn't conducive to spreading the ball, it was very much 5 tackles, get to the kick.

[u/ImDisrespectful2Dirt → u/Mr_Mac]

He looked close to dead on his feet for the last 15 minutes and still kept turning up. Got some real heart there

[u/StevenuranSmithusamy]

Nsw won it through the middle but fuck me Qlds outside backs were mid

[u/nick170100]

Who cares about 1st grade origin

U/19 is where it’s at

[u/ThunderShark97]

Clear that Chevy has played Nrl, bloke has been a level above everyone else today.

[u/Caseyjb29]

Black has a nice big boot but he’s not done much else

[u/PuzzleThyme → u/Caseyjb29]

The huge gap in opinion about Coby Black tonight really says a lot about this subreddit

[u/InflatableRaft → u/Caseyjb29]

Tbf, he wasn't get a lot of help out there

[u/phyllicanderer → u/Caseyjb29]

Looks very unfinished

[u/loosechange-71 → u/Caseyjb29]

Can’t tackle to save his life

[u/Pisspoorefforts]

Easy Chevy Best on ground.

[u/lawkeeee]

i'm okay with this - qld have never won a game 2 when our u19s have won

[u/RS994 → u/lawkeeee]

You've lost a game 2 when you lost u19 though

[u/diamondgrin]

Last 5 mins from Coby has been horrid

[u/Mr_Mac]

"I'm Chevy Stewart, and you're not". Great game from the young bloke

[u/RoyRoyHesOurBoy → u/Mr_Mac]

"Who do you think you are? I AM"

[u/hellohalloallo]

Where the fuck was Leota

[u/Realistic_Chest_3934]

Chevy MOTM?

[u/ImDisrespectful2Dirt → u/Realistic_Chest_3934]

I’d go Chevy with Arthur second.

[u/WyattParkScoreboard]

I am so excited to see Stewart progress. He has superstar written all over him.

[u/Bvaugh]

Stewart has been so good at the back.

[u/PLEASE_DONT_PM]

Maybe they don't know how long the game is

[u/AmazingChicken99]

"The ball has been kicked to Stewart all night"

Breaking, fullback required to catch ball, thanks for the info Woods

[u/MPP_10]

Tackle in the air? This nerdy ref getting a few things wrong towards the end of the game

[u/Strez92]

Lol Chevy taken in the air too.

[u/nick170100]

Chevy is gonna be a gun in future

[u/spitey]

“He’s a player.”

More takes from Joey “Scoop” Johns coming live.

[u/One_Advertising2539]

Has Kasey had more than 1 look at anything tonight?

[u/superfrankieL → u/One_Advertising2539]

She hasn’t even looked once

[u/shortielah]

Pretty clearly taken in the air

[u/Maxman013]

Tackle in the air???

[u/icome3rd]

Tackled in the air much

[u/TomtheDon2K]

Chevy was taken in the air

[u/Lamington770]

Casey with the sigh of relief she can just support the on field decision.

Was a try though.

[u/Keenfordevon]

I’m literally so excited for 2026. Stewart, weekes, strange, savage and the 3 youngsters we brought on today.

[u/VasectoMyspace]

Hold the ball FFS

Me, many times this year.

[u/-Bloodnut-]

god Woods is annoying to listen to

[u/lbiddl]

how is Aaron Woods easier to listen to in the commentary box than Cooper Cronk?

[u/getHi9h → u/lbiddl]

He's not

[u/lbiddl → u/getHi9h]

at least it doesn’t sound like he’s reading off palm cards that have one word written on them

[u/LycraBanForHams → u/lbiddl]

That's a pretty low bar

[u/lbiddl → u/LycraBanForHams]

i’m not saying it isn’t, just that it is absurd

[u/Geddpeart]

10 POINTS TO GRIFFINDOOR.

Casey it's the wrong sport

[u/Maxman013]

Wow Kasey with an understandable call, that’s a first 

[u/InflatableRaft]

Kasey: "I can't see shit"

[u/l33tbronze]

Kasey: "Penalty to the Newtown Jets. Decision made."

[u/superfrankieL]

Wonder what button Kasey will blindly press!

[u/shaker8989]

QLD goalline defence has been unreal tonight

[u/Malaxage918]

No matter the result Leota has managed to make me sad about the Broncos again

[u/ScramblesTDB → u/Malaxage918]

Needs a few years in Cup, still a baby. He even looks like a big dopey pup when he runs.

Couple years, fill out. He'll be right.

[u/PLEASE_DONT_PM → u/Malaxage918]

Looks like a winger that would fit right in

[u/Bvaugh]

Ref couldn’t have gotten a closer look.

[u/aatrain96]

Ref your right fucking there mate.

Make a call

[u/Maxman013]

Let’s see what Kasey comes up with this time 

[u/lbiddl → u/Maxman013]

penalty try, denying the player and opportunity to score

[u/shortielah → u/Maxman013]

Didn't even check it, I think it was closer than they think

[u/AmazingChicken99]

"I think QLD are really gonna have to take a chance now,"

Big if true Aaron, almost like they're losing

[u/T0kenAussie]

Ben teo is the worst coach

[u/TropicHorror → u/T0kenAussie]

We're doing better than last year. Errors have killed us

[u/theMOBhasspoken1]

11 for nsw looks so much like a mini Fafita

[u/WonderingCashew]

Geez these guys are fucking huge for under 19s. Reckon they are as big as first graders already

[u/Mr_Mac]

Need to coach out the tap on and quick passes from both sides. Lots of low % passes

[u/InflatableRaft]

LMAO! Draw and pass. How hard is it bro?

[u/TropicHorror → u/InflatableRaft]

When's your game, mate?

[u/Ronnnie7]

Chevy is only 18, another offseason of development is probably all he needs to be ready for first grade in a regular basis.

[u/getHi9h → u/Ronnnie7]

Yeah considering he has already played a bit of first grade, he will definitely be playing at the top level again

[u/Traditional_Cold2686]

Our wingers are ass

[u/Maxman013]

Ngl both teams have played like absolute shit in this second half 

[u/woodpecker91]

Christ the ball handling from QLD has been atrocious, just handing the ball over.

[u/RoyRoyHesOurBoy]

Everyone has been a gun and had the best game ever according to Woods

[u/ScramblesTDB]

Get Allen back on 

[u/nick170100]

u/19 qld just don’t get origin

[u/Pisspoorefforts → u/nick170100]

Fuck mate, to early to be crowing.

[u/Pisspoorefforts]

All the boys cramping

[u/l33tbronze → u/[deleted]]

It's not what you know...

[u/Realistic_Chest_3934]

Woods is in pain

[u/ThunderShark97]

When Chevy gets his man strength he'll be a gun.

[u/jackfroth23]

How Kasey keeps getting a gig is fkn beyond me

[u/TommyToyotama → u/jackfroth23]

I feel bad piling on but her bunker calls are consistently wrong.

[u/VasectoMyspace]

Christ, Fletcher is awful in live-commentary 😂

Like not even what he says - his voice is just painful to listen to for an entire game.

[u/Charizard221_gaming]

That guy’s headgear has fallen off so many times

[u/tdlan]

I already hate Chevy. Embarrassing himself with his whinging tonight

[u/nick170100]

U19 origin > euros > cops America > Origin game 2 IRL

Looking forward to the next couple of days