Do Or Die For Mighty Maroons

One more sleep before the cane toads line up against the cockroaches at the home of Origin. This is do or die for the Maroons no team has lost four series in a row and those southerners are talking up the dynasty again. (QLD won the first 5 years, 80-84 but is not counted as series wins as the first two years were one off games).

This game is sure to go down in Qld origin folklore.

Here is the Weekly Fix Blue Print - State of Origin 2 2006.





Queensland:
1 Karmichael Hunt: Simple don't let anyone score and hang of Lockyer's shoulder and
stay conscious

2 Adam Mogg: All of NSW think you are a joke and your club sux. Your role is to score
everytime you touch the ball and inflict as much pain on anything blue.

3 Steven Bell: Back up hodges whenever he gets in a fight

4 Justin Hodges: Get in as many fights as possible. Knock out Eric Grothe Jr

5 Brent Tate: Score match winning try. Grapple tackle Melbourne's Matt King into unconsciousness

6 Darren Lockyer, (captain) Prove your the world's best player. Let others do the tackling

7 Johnathan Thurston: Time to make your mark. Dally M means nothing without dominating at the highest level. May the force be with you.

8 Steve Price: Play like it is your last game. First scrum smash Buderus

9 Cameron Smith: Time for you to play for Australia. Finish off Pricey's good work on Buderus.

10 Petero Civoniceva: Kite and Hindmarsh reckon your soft. Keep this in mind every hitup. Aim hitup at Buderus if Price and Smith haven't already dealt with him.

11 Jacob Lillyman: Cut Mason in half and become a living legend.

12 Carl Webb: The Enforcer. Make sure everyone plays there role and cause mayham

13 Dallas Johnson: Get angry. Make more tackles than any other player

Subs:
14 Shaun Berrigan: score tries
15 Chris Flannery: Finish all fights
16 Sam Thaiday: Take over Webbs role
17 Nate Myles: Get sent off

Coach: Mal Meninga: Punch out Benny Elias

New South Wales:
1 Brett Hodgson (Wests Tigers)
2 Matt King (Melbourne Storm)
3 Mark Gasnier (St.George-Illawarra Dragons)
4 Timana Tahu (Parramatta Eels)
5 Eric Grothe Jnr (Parramatta Eels)
6 Braith Anasta (Sydney Roosters)
7 Brett Finch (Sydney Roosters)
8 Willie Mason (The Bulldogs)
9 Danny Buderus, captain (Newcastle Knights)
10 Brent Kite (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles)
11 Steve Simpson (Newcastle Knights)
12 Nathan Hindmarsh (Parramatta Eels)
13 Andrew Ryan (The Bulldogs)

Subs:
14 Luke Bailey (St.George-Illawarra Dragons)
15 Steve Menzies (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles)
16 Mark O'Meley (The Bulldogs)
17 Craig Wing (Sydney Roosters)

Coach: Graham Murray