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I've seen that one before, its a very clever way of paying Souths the ultimate compliment, our rapid accent into proffesionalism will shock & bewilder a lot of people, but who gives a ****, we'll be back where we belong

 

everyone previously hated you ****s anyway, just because of your foul ways, the fact that you have had no juniors for decades, the fact that every player you ever had was given to you by "uncle Nick", your clubs total disregard for junior Rugby league & nurturing it in your shitty district has always been a disgrace

 

Jesus mate it was sarcasm :roll:

 

Pick your top 17. At best youll have 1 maybe 2 more "juniors" then us, let aloneany other team in the comp. New Zealand Warriors id be willing to bet have more.

 

I bet the Titans out do everyone for Jnrs playing in their side

 

Is the Coal trian Taylor?

Havnt heard anything of the sort but I know the Titans are scratching like crazy to get a big damaging front rower

 

Gorden Tallis and Greg Alexander prepare to play Legends of Origin match for Premier's Flood Relief fund

• By Christopher Sutton
• FOX SPORTS
• January 25, 2011 2:00PM

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Legends Of Origin ... toe-to-toe for a good cause. Artwork: Miles Cox. Source: FOX SPORTS


Queensland hardman Gorden Tallis is already promising to go full throttle against his old adversaries in the Legends of Origin clash at Parramatta Stadium - and all for a good cause.

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Legends Of Origin Teams


New South Wales: Brad Fittler, Benny Elias, Eric Grothe, Gary Jack, Tim Brasher, Brett Kimmorley, Cliff Lyons, Terry Lamb, Mario Fenech, Mark Carroll, Luke Ricketson, Rod Wishart, Bryan Fletcher, Ryan Girdler, David Peachey, Paul Sironen, Greg Alexander, Mark Geyer, Phil Gould (coach).

Queensland: Mal Meninga, Wendell Sailor, Kerry Bousteed, Gary Belcher, Tony Currie, Robbie O’Davis, Adrian Lam, Sam Backo, Kerrod Walters, Gorden Tallis, Mark Coyne, Kevin Campion, Willie Carne, Colin Scott, Jamie Goddard, Mat Rogers, Jason Smith, Andrew Symonds, Wally Lewis (coach).

Referee: Bill Harrigan




"If they want to run hard, I'll tackle them as hard as they want to run," Tallis told foxsports.com.au of the match on Thursday.
"Simple as that."
And The Raging Bull has it on good authority that the interstate rivalry is alive and well among the game's former stars, with pre-match banter reaching fever pitch among the players most remembered for their Origin passion.
"Mark Carroll won't be able to help himself;" Tallis said.
"I played a game with him not long ago ... it was touch but he tackled Mario Fenech and there was nearly a couple of punches thrown.
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"Now those two are going to be on the same side.
"Mark Geyer's been talking it up ridiculous so those two guys I know for a fact cannot help themselves.
"But Sam Backo said he's going to knock them out."
Don't miss a minute of the legendary action when NSW and Queensland renew old rivalries, streaming LIVE from 7pm (EDT) Thursday on foxsports.com.au and Fox Sports 1HD and Fox Sports 1.
The hard hits aren't Tallis's biggest concern, however.
He said he had to think it over - briefly - when first invited to take part in the fundraiser.
"My first thought was do I really want to go out there and embarrass myself?" Tallis said.
"And I thought, 'yes, because I'm a Queenslander', and that's what happens when the people have gone through what they've been through."
While the entire country has felt the tragedy of the Queensland floods, it is no surprise that the cause cuts close to the bone for Tallis and his Maroons teammates.
"The TV footage didn't do what happened to Queensland justice," Tallis said.
"It was a lot worse to what the coverage was showing.
"I'm just blown away by the generosity of Triple M and Fox Sports for getting behind it and for all the players to put their egos in their pockets.
"I'm really looking forward to (playing) because it was overwhelming what happened to Queensland, and the support that the rugby league community have given has been really overwhelming as well."
Click here to donate to the Queensland flood relief appeal.
The match will feature players whose careers have spanned the past three decades, and New South Wales legend Greg Alexander says the Maroons will have a distinct advantage in the age department.
"Queensland are recruiting a couple of not-so-long-retired players like Kevin Campion and Wendell Sailor, so they've got a couple of blokes who have only just finished playing footy," Alexander lamented.
But Brandy tipped one of the Blues' own "younger" recruits as a potential game-breaker.
"I think Peach (David Peachey) is still playing country football ... he'll be the NSW team trump card," he said.
"But I expect Cliffy Lyons, although he's on the wrong side of 45, to still have it in terms of his ball skills.
"I'm looking forward to watching Cliffy mesmerise the Queenslanders with his ability to offload the footy and stand players up."
So with the Cane Toads promising to bring the biff and the Cockroaches talking up their silky skills, a good old-fashioned Origin battle is on the cards.
But this time around players and fans alike will be united for a common cause rather than divided by state lines.

 

pity Mark McGaw isnt in the NSW side so he can hammer Meninga again.

 

watch it at your local.

 

Rooster, it says in the article it's getting streamed on the foxsports website too.

 

Maybe NSW should play that team in real Origin this year... We couldn't do any worse could we?