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It’s the greatest time of the year – if you are a rugby league fan, from Queensland.
That’s right, the State Of Origin decider is upon us, and it doesn’t get much better if you are a fan of the team that likes winning deciders – aka Queensland.
Sure, the cockroaches may have snatched 2024 in a game III decider – but history shows that it doesn’t happen very often.
But right around the country, Blues fans are pumping themselves up to believe it could really happen again. Does lightening strike twice? Does a Sydney game 3 mean there’s even more of a chance of that happening?
This very New South Walesesque need to convince themselves that their players really want to win comes off the back of a long couple of decade for the cashed up Southerners, who seemingly always find a way to choke when everything seems to be going in their favour.
So, in honour of the Blues long and storied history of choking, please see the 7 most hilarious times the Blues absolutely bottled a State of Origin Decider.
1. 2020: Is there a more NSW Blues example of choking than losing to ‘the worst Origin team in 40 years?’ If you are actually asking yourself the question, there isn’t. Coming out and talking shit about how bad the Maroons team was and then losing in Game 3 is some of the funniest shit ever.
2. 2015: Oh the Bwuesss just won their first series in 9 years last year. The new dawn was here and they were going to win a decider at Lang Park. 52-6 hahahahahahaha. 52 points to 6, in an Origin decider. Actually wild hey.
3. 1995: Seriously, Neville’s Nobody’s at Number 3? That shit was inspiring and incredible, but it’s not as funny as what was a record loss in 2015 after a drought breaking win. The Blues capitulating against a team of ‘nobodies’ coach by Fatty is still obviously very funny though. With a young Freddy and Joey in there as well. Nothing funnier than seeing Fatty get one over Gus.
4. 2022: Pretty up there with 2015 really. Off the back of one of the most embarrassing losses in their history (to the worst origin team in 40 years), the Blues fumbled the bag again in 2021. Fumbled the bag and gave it straight to big bad Benny Hunt.
5. 2014: Yeah, look the Blues did actually win. But it was their first win in 9 years and Greg Bird did literally choke after copping a forearm from Nate Myles. So it was an objectively funny choking moment.
6. 2012: It was so cute, they really thought they were gonna win that year. Had multiple opportunities to win a series at the death, but of course, choked. 20-21 to ensure the dynasty lived on for another year. Fucking embarassing if you ask us.
7. 1983 Wally and the boys absolutely folding the Blues back in the day when NSW were somehow more well endowed as an organisation as they are now. 43-22 bahahaha. That’s a pumping.
