MEN’S 55’S GAME 1 NSW 6 DEFEATED QLD 5 GAME 2 NSW 5 DEFEATED QLD 2 GAME 3 NSW 2 DEFEATED BY QLD 3 SERIES WINNERS: NSW PLAYER OF THE SERIES: JOE LANCUBA, NSW When we spoke to Men’s 55's Coach Bruce Agar, he said the boys were in good spirits going into Game 2 after a tight contest yesterday. “We came into this game knowing we had a lot of things to correct and the guys were a lot more focused which resulted in a very good win for us,” said Agar. “We just had to keep that pressure on Queensland, keep our head and at the end of the day we just had more discipline on the park.” “Look we did it the tough way, going into a drop off in that second game but we prepared for that and got the win at the end of the day,” said Krahe. “I was nervous but quietly confident we would get the job done.” The whole game was a tough contest for the Men’s 50s but the boys managed to get up in the 5 on 5 drop off to seal the victory for the Men’s 50s. MEN’S 35’S GAME 1 NSW 6 DEFEATED BY QLD 7 GAME 2 NSW 5 DEFEATED BY QLD 9 GAME 3 NSW 5 DEFEATED BY QLD 11 SERIES WINNERS: QLD “Unfortunately we went down 9-5 with too many injuries leading into this game, it is ultimately what let us down and it really exposed us,” said Coach Michael McDonald. The Men’s 35’s had a tightly contested Game 1; however with key play makers in Daniel Rushworth and Shane Warman carrying injuries into Day 2, it was always an uphill battle. Today that battle was won by Queensland but Coach Michael McDonald sees a bigger picture and says they’ll be stronger next cycle. “There is always a bigger picture, and we will definitely have a few takeaways from this.” WOMEN’S 40’S NSW 1 DEFEATED BY QLD 3 NSW 3 DEFEATED BY QLD 5 NSW 2 DEFEATED QLD 0 SERIES WINNERS: QLD Women’s 40s Coach Scott Oliver said whilst Queensland got up 2-1 it was pleasing to end the series with the win. “That team out there in Game 3 was the team that has been training and the team that should have come out to play in the first and second games,” said Scott Oliver. “I think we showed patches of our best in both Games 1 and 2, where we were leading but just lost ourselves in the back end of the game.” The Women’s 40s team kept Queensland scoreless in the third game and is a credit to their structured defensive game. MEN’S 45’S GAME 1 NSW 8 DEFEATED QLD 5 GAME 2 NSW 4 DEFEATED QLD 3 GAME 3 NSW 5 DEFEATED QLD 1 SERIES WINNERS: NSW PLAYER OF THE SERIES: MARK LEONARD NSW The NSW Men’s 45's team took out the series in a 5 on 5 drop off in Game 2. An amazing dive in the corner that coach Peter Vincent classified as ‘Outstanding!’ sealed the win for senior division. “We came here to win a series and that is exactly what we did,” said Peter Vincent. “Only running with 11 fit players towards the end, but the boys dug deep and we got by through attitude, mental toughness and hanging in there.” Eltakchi has been playing for his state for a number of Origin’s and said it is always a privilege to put on the blue jersey. “There is a bigger picture here, we are obviously out here playing for our state and everything counts in order to keep New South Wales on top,” said Eltakchi. MEN’S 40’S NSW 12 DEFEATED QLD 5 NSW 6 DEFEATED QLD 3 NSW 8 DEFEATED QLD 4 SERIES WINNERS: NSW PLAYER OF THE SERIES: DARREN REYNOLDSON, NSW Tony Eltakchi was relieved to get the series win over Queensland but said they didn’t make it easy for them in game 1. “It was really tough, they came out firing and they had too because they had everything to play for,” said Tony Eltakchi. “They just threw absolutely everything at us but we got up 6-3.” MEN’S 50’S GAME 1 NSW 7 DEFEATED QLD 5 GAME 2 NSW 4 DEFEATED QLD 3 GAME 3 NSW 4 DEFEATED QLD 3 SERIES WINNERS: NSW PLAYER OF THE SERIES: MARK HEARNDEN, NSW “Victory is good!” said coach Paul Krahe following their second game, and series win against Queensland. This State of Origin campaign is Paul Krahe’s first as a head coach and he couldn’t be prouder of his teams performance. Keeping In Touch 2018 | 27