NSW's Miracle Comeback! Ponga's Controversial Send Off & Still More Questions For Blues | The Journos
5/28/20261 hr
What a way to kick off State of Origin 2026! NSW Blues stole it from Queensland Maroons after a spectacular showing to claw themselves back from 20 points down. Though the biggest talking point was Kalyn Ponga's sending off but was it the right call? But did Billy Slater not picking Reece Walsh come back to bite him? How did referee Ashley Klein and the bunker fare? Sam Walker (the new Alfie) and Ethan Strange (the new Laurie) both had debuts to remember for their respective sides. Nathan Cleary and James Tedesco showed their class when it mattered most but is the criticism they cop in the Origin arena fair? What changes could expect from Game 2? Is Stephen Crichton's spot in danger? And big updates on PVL after Andrew Abdo resigned from NRL CEO! Tune in with the resident journos Danny Weidler and Adam Pengilly!
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First 90 secondsAdam Pengilly· Panelist0:00
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Danny Weidler· Panelist0:12
Well, we got a game on our hands.
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Lockie Pringle· Host0:32
Welcome to Triple M NRL Daily. It is the journo's show. It is an origin review special. As always, we've got Danny Widler, Adam Pengilly, and today, Lockie Pringle filling in for Charlie White. Uh, boys, I mean, there's no shortage of stuff to talk about after game one last night. It's a ... We've got a, I guess, an easy job today to break it all down. Um, and I can't ... And, you know, Charlie does tell me this is his favorite- Charlie?
Danny Weidler· Panelist0:58
Who's Charlie?
Lockie Pringle· Host0:59
[laughing] He says this is his favorite gig every week.
Danny Weidler· Panelist1:02
But he, he, he says that- So I, I can't believe he's missed this after origin ... he says that on every podcast he does.
Speaker 21:06
Charlie- I heard he- ...
Danny Weidler· Panelist1:07
is a schmoozer and a, he spins a lot of crap.
Lockie Pringle· Host1:10
He was with Reidy and, uh, Riccio on Tuesday and said, "This is my favorite day of the week, my favorite journos."
Speaker 21:15
Mm.
Lockie Pringle· Host1:15
And he says that to us the next day as well.
Danny Weidler· Panelist1:16
I reckon, I reckon we should start campaigning. We haven't even had a full podcast with Lockie yet. We should campaign to s- [laughing] ... have Lockie as our bloke. [laughing] And piss Charlie off.
Lockie Pringle· Host1:25
Wow. Full-time specialist. Uh, journo specialist. [laughing] Um,