NRC Round 5: Queensland Country v Brisbane Sat 28 Sep Gladstone

[Finsbury Girl]

Shocked there wasn't a thread on this one.

Great game, finally the real Qld Country turned up after a horror couple of weeks.

All the big guns showed what we wanted to see. Some very loose defence from Brissie saw QC (Quade Cooper) storm to a big lead, with the usual blokes leading from the front, skipper Scott-Young, Blythe, Hockings, Hoopert and McDermott. Daugunu had his best game for country this season and of course big Harry Wilson was a wrecking ball but had a few errors in D. Saifoloi has his most assured game of the season as well and for once we saw the backs with a bit of space and Stewart, Boardman and Campbell cut loose.

For Brisbane Lucas was absolutely superb really showed his class in a losing team, looked like the bloke who could keep Brisbane in the game. So excited to see him for a full season for QLD. But how bloody good was Fraser McReight, the bloke can almost teleport, saved a hell of a lot of points with defence and pilfering. Man of the match. Mention for BPA thought he also played well.

Definitely a season of what could've been for Country.

Great commentary again from Jaybor.

 

[Brumby Runner]

You've really got some very good players (future stars) coming through the Qld ranks.

Both Hockings and Blyth were excellent. Have to say I favour Blyth but hardly a struck match between them.

Harry Wilson looks to me like he could be the best of them all in a year or two. A lot of K Read about him.

Stewart has found his best position at 12. A good creative player and also runs the ball well.

Fraser McReight is just a fantastic No 7 with potential to go the whole way to the Wallabies. And not so very far into the future I'd say. Looks like Pocock and plays like Pocock.

Still have a couple of reservations about Izaak Lucas, but when he runs the ball he can make the defense look rather inept.