Finally NSW cracks a win

Its been a while but NSW has finally cracked it for a win. Not through sustained pressure and professional organisation but for once - we had the refs on side. Its no co-incidence that Queenslands rise to prominence came along with the Billy Harrigon mantra of talking to the players not penalising them. Trouble is the refs after Billy didn't talk to the players - they just didn't penalise them.

This allowed Queensland to pick a big pack who just lay all over the NSW forwards(like Kok Diesel on a Thai Lady boy). For years NSW persisted with the tatic of numbers in the tackle and fast play the balls, all to no avail as the referees would just allow queensland to reset their line have a rest, two quick schooners then finally get off the NSW players. After 6 years an average amount of penalties were blown in the match and suddenly Petro, and co are looking very old and tired.

Now if we can just stop Cameron Smith from throwing forward passes from dummy half we might acctually win a game. Still good to see that despite years of Queensland dominance they are still not stupid enough to give away their home games, only NSW would even out the ledger by sending a game to mebourne.

As far as the rest of the comp goes, the Dragons are on top but are suffering from the all to familar origin related lack of motivation. Just remember sporticus that this often happens with Wayne Bennett coached teams - and if they co-incide with a high injury toll then - THE DRAGONS ARE GONE for 2011.

Manly on the other hand are starting to look good. Rarely do their forwards get beaten despite having a pack of mostly no names (And I count King and Kite in this group having both peaked in 2008.)