Live commentary: Blokes are more muscular now, and look fitter. Hagan had the worst seat in the house for all of it, the opposition coaching box. "Then he broke his jaw early in the season and he went back north again and trained as well as he thinks he ever had.". "Joey ended up coming back at the peak of his powers to demolish Queensland, leading to my own demise," he chuckles. Almost 12 months to the day, Johns had suffered a season-ending ACL rupture at Parramatta Stadium. Mouse over to Zoom- Click to enlarge. NSW have won the 2005 State of Origin series, coming back from 1-0 down.

Holden State of Origin Game 3 Maroons vs Blues Holden State of Origin. Even in the week leading into game two at ANZ Stadium, Johns had two more training sessions under Dickinson in Brisbane before Trent Barrett pulled up lame in NSW camp out at Dubbo. And thanks in no small part to Hagan himself, the most dominant performance in a sky-blue jersey is already in motion. NRL.com is live-streaming the classic Origin II contest from 2005 on Wednesday, from 7.30pm AEST. It is to be expected that the game is faster today. [State Of Origin][League Main] State Of Origin - Game 2, 2005 Date: 15-Jun-2005 Venue: Stadium_Australia Attendance: 82389 Referee: Steve Clark Half-Time: NSW 8, QLD 12 "It was run by a bloke called Scott Dickinson who was the strength and conditioning coach and he Suki Hobson, they worked with him on a one-on-one basis, and got him back to footy. Bulletin Latest Headlines direct to your inbox, © LeagueUnlimited | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer. 29 min: BIFF - A bit of a dust up after NSW back rower Ben Kennedy goes down following a head high from QLD forward Michael Crocker. #D28. Follows Berrigan being thrown into touch by King to give NSW possession. Other standouts in the forwards include Ben Kennedy, Nathan Hindmarsh and Jason Ryles who all did an enormous amount of work as did five eighth Braith Anasta. How about a sneaky rake over the sideline in the ninth minute, which he got away with, or a sly kick of the ball after a penalty in the 38th, which he did not. This Saturday night the Melbourne Storm and Parramatta Eels will clash in a top-four. You must provide an email address to create a Roar account, When using Facebook to create or log in to an account, you need to grant The Roar permission to see your email address, By joining The Roar you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions.

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Andrew Johns tries to get around Shaun Berrigan. The 2005 State of Origin series saw the 24th time that the annual three-game series between the Queensland and New South Wales representative rugby league football teams was contested entirely under 'state of origin' selection rules. Goals: Fitzgibbon 1/2, Johns 3/5, Suncorp Stadium Not that the state rivalry needs to be endlessly rehashed – I look forward to cheering on the Queensland stars in green and gold. But in the bowels of the Canberra's Bruce Stadium just one week on, a despondent Johns turns to Hagan, then Newcastle's coach since delivering a 2001 title in his first Knights campaign. Smith conversion attempt is unsuccessful. And then his head collided sickeningly with the shoulder of Warriors fullback Jerome Ropati, the champion No.7 leaving a trail of blood across the fresh concrete as he made his way to the sheds at the $30 million redeveloped EnergyAustralia Stadium in Newcastle. Andrew Johns’ long pass is a bit forgotten in light of his kicking. Kevin Walters has been tasked with uniting Brisbane after their worst-ever NRL season and he believes Craig Bellamy could play a key role in the job if he wants it. Half time: NSW 18-0 NSW 2-0.

Johnathan Thurston scores after Matt Sing makes a big break on his own side of half way. If you don't want to know the result beforehand, STOP READING NOW. There were not as many penalties around the play-the-ball in 2005.

Rewatching the game, it was bizarre, and wonderful, to see a team with the spine of Cam Smith, Darren Lockyer, Johnathan Thurston and Billy Slater get schooled by a team in blue. Kevin Walters has accepted the poisoned chalice as Broncos coach for next season, being chosen ahead of main rival Paul Green. 35 min: NEWS - NSW come close to scoring again when Gasnier gathers up a loose ball and touches down.
His badly broken jaw, which was displaced by two centimetres, had him watching from he stands once more for another seven weeks. An extraordinary half of football with the hunted New South Welshman turning into the hunters. Interchange: Ben Ross, Dane Carlaw, Casey McGuire, Matt Bowen.

State of Origin III Follows some lead up from Anasta and Nathan Hindmarsh and then Andrew Johns sets up the final pass from close range. In early 2005 Johns boasted two premierships, three Dally M Medals, … Michael Jennings comes to mind. NSW had a gallery of stars. With NSW coming back from a torrid opening 15 minutes, it was no place for the faint hearted with some big defence happening up front. The Maroons lead the series 1-0, and have the likes of Darren Lockyer, Johnathan Thurston, Billy Slater and Cameron Smith in their midst, filling seats further down the Greyhound. Cameron Smith developed a brilliantly cunning kicking game very early in his career, particularly the early to space. Tall, fast, and strong, he even managed to run down Billy Slater in full flight. It makes me think that blaming Craig Bellamy and that “successful” Melbourne Storm team of the late 2000s is a bit unfounded. The 2006 State of Origin series was the 25th year that the annual best-of-three series of interstate rugby league football matches between the Queensland and New South Wales representative teams was contested entirely under 'state of origin' selection rules. For QLD, Danny Nutley looks to be their hardest working forward while Matt Bowen is chancing his hand from the back. Ray Warren made basic mistakes even back then, to the point that he called Andrew Johns ‘Mathew’ with no correction. Match summary: That was some of the best footy of his career across the back end of 2005 and '06. State of Origin results and statistics have been accumulating since the 1980 State of Origin game.Every game played under State of Origin selection rules, including the additional 1987 exhibition match and the matches played between New South Wales and Queensland for the Super League Tri-series are detailed below unless stated otherwise. I don’t think it’s just age. QUEENSLAND MAROONS 10
Anthony Minichiello, Matt King, Mark Gasnier, Matt Cooper, Luke Rooney, Braith Anasta, Andrew Johns, Steve Simpson, Danny Buderus (c), Jason Ryles, Nathan Hindmarsh, Craig Fitzgibbon, Ben Kennedy. NSW pick up the dregs and have plenty of players in support, Tahu taking the last pass. QLD shot to bits. 77 min: TRY - QLD. Leagueunlimited.com players of the match: "Joey was absolutely at his lowest point, he was playing, but he was thinking and saying 'am I going to be able to play at this level again?' Game 3 - Wednesday 6th July 2005 "It was a pretty confronting conversation we had at the stadium there.

Thurston was always tough as nails. Oops! NSW went further ahead in the second half with three more tries, including a four-pointer to winger Matt King who posted his hat trick in the 65th minute. It's near impossible to coach against combinations like that, and a player like Joey in that form.". Newcastle club comrades Michael Hagan and Andrew Johns were on opposite sides of the state divide in 2005. Winger Timana Tahu scores in the corner after Matt Bowen is unable to handle the ball mid-field just inside the QLD half. At this stage, its hard to see anything but a Blues victory in this deciding Origin match. If so, what did you think? NSW 18-0. The State of Origin series is an annual best-of-three rugby league matches between two Australian state representative sides, the New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons.. Fulltime score: Blues won 32 to 22 at Telstra Stadium.

AU $20.00 + AU $20.00 shipping . 31 min: TRY - NSW. Thanks for that qr3900. NSW get a penalty and now QLD have to soak up the pressure.

In response, the QAS released a public statement declaring Johns's rehab was "a private contract exclusive to QAS work commitments", and that "the QAS will also receive payment for Andrew's use of QAS strength and conditioning whilst he trained in Brisbane". NSW 32-6. "He had a new understanding of being patient I think, that came through in his footy from that medical scare, he really enjoyed his footy in that 18 months and was at the peak of his powers. Interchange: Ben Ross, Ashley Harrison, Corey Parker, Tonie Carroll (NB, Carroll moved into run on side before kick off). All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owner. Winger Matt King scores 8m in from touch after receiving a pass from Johns who sees the overlap. Australia's Test selectors brushed Johns for the Anzac Test. 1 - B Kennedy (NSW). And not only were they not, no one seems to have expected them to be, suggesting it was not just Origin. Queensland team "I remember just trying to give him a lot of reassurance, telling him to stay patient and he would get his confidence back.". It hit, of course, and resulted in a rebound which was picked up by Anthony Minichiello. I was expecting to see big lumbering hits and slow play the balls, but I was surprised to see the pace of this game.

The players did not dive, or try to cheat anywhere near as much.

Cameron Smith and Darren Lockyer were all brains and tactics, leading games with cunning and nous. Matthew Bowen, Ty Williams, Shaun Berrigan, Paul Bowman, Matt Sing, Darren Lockyer, Johnathan Thurston, Petero Civoniceva, Cameron Smith, Danny Nutley, Michael Crocker, Brad Thorn, Chris Flannery. And the future Immortal feared he was no longer fit for first grade. New South Wales have taken out the 2005 State of Origin series with a resounding 32-10 victory over Queensland at Suncorp Stadium tonight. NSW 32-10. I saw a number of instances at which I thought “that’s a penalty”. Andrew Johns is calling the shots from half back and if QLD are a chance, they have to shut him down. Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work NSW 14-0. It's a bit sad how vividly I remember that game, the 40-20, there was a switch play with Danny Buderus where Joey went right, the defence and attack all went right, except for Bedsy. With the footy season over for another year, I found myself forced to reflect on what could only be called a disappointing year for NSW. Picture Information.

Always a good sign from "the Eighth". The comments are property of their posters, all the rest is © 2003-2020 Interactive Omnimedia Pty Ltd. You can syndicate our news using one of the RSS feeds. 76 min: BIFF - QLD forward Ben Ross taking exception to being roughed up in the tackle. NSW 28-0, 65 min: TRY - NSW I was shocked. NSW are targetting QLD five eighth Darren Lockyer with the big men running at him.

Mark Gasnier scores 10m wide of the posts after he flys up to catch an Andrew Johns kick, the taller Gasnier getting over the top of Shaun Berrigan. Opens image gallery. "Of course, Joey swings back left through the ruck and Bedsy scores.