Origin 2 REACTION! | NSW Defensive Collapse, QLD Blueprint & Cobbo Magic!
6/17/202640 min
Game 2 reaction is here — Cooper and Matty break down a wild Origin 2 thriller, from QLD's tactics to NSW's right-edge defensive nightmare. Then Selwyn Cobbo's finger-tip magic steals the show as the moment of the match. Plus: Where's Api?, Cameron Murray's impact, and the "if we're gonna beat em" blueprint for Game 3.
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First 90 secondsCooper Johns· Host0:00
You know what? I think, I think Laurie's got 'em right where he wants 'em.
Matty Johns· Host0:04
[laughs] [laughs] We've got 'em.
Cooper Johns· Host0:09
[laughs] You know what? It's all part of the master plan, my friend. Suncorp decider game three. Uh, this is what State of Origin's all about. But, um, for our li- if you're listening on podcast or Spotify, uh, hit the subscribe button for us. And if you're watching on the YouTube, let's try get our YouTube subscribers to 30,000. And guess what, Matthew, we've still got some Mate Verse Mate caps still available.
Matty Johns· Host0:30
Oh, the decider.
Cooper Johns· Host0:31
New South Wales flew off the shelf in the first game because obviously they won.
Matty Johns· Host0:35
Yeah.
Cooper Johns· Host0:36
Now Queensland winning, so get in before game three so you can wear 'em to your, your respective pubs or if you're going to the game.
Matty Johns· Host0:41
Yes.
Cooper Johns· Host0:42
Uh, but what a game that was. Quite a unique one. We're gonna go through a bit of an overview of the game, um, people's performances, some potential changes in game three coming to Suncorp.
Matty Johns· Host0:51
Yeah.
Cooper Johns· Host0:52
But the biggest moment, Matthew, we spoke about it- Mm ... during the game and, uh, you s- I, I think a lot of the people at home would've got the same sort of vibe.
Matty Johns· Host1:00
Yeah.
Cooper Johns· Host1:01
That defensive set right before halftime. Queensland were on the ropes. New South Wales, I think they were up 12- eight.
Matty Johns· Host1:07
Mm.
Cooper Johns· Host1:08
And they had two, two sets and an attack. They had a repeat set, a six again there.
Matty Johns· Host1:14
Yep.
Cooper Johns· Host1:15
Queensland were out on their feet, and they m- they managed to, to stop New South Wales- Oh ... who had a lot of momentum.
Matty Johns· Host1:21
Yep.
Cooper Johns· Host1:22
And we said it at the time, we said, "If Queensland stop this, I think they run away in the second half and win it." It was such a defining moment