SuperCoach classic match: Joey's Origin masterclass


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<p>State of Origin Game 2 in 2005 will go down as one of the most memorable victories in New South Wales history.</p>



<p>Returning to NRL action just 10 days earlier from a lengthy
injury lay-off, halfback Andrew Johns was selected by coach Ricky Stuart
despite fitness concerns.</p>



<p>The rest has become Origin folklore, with the eighth Immortal orchestrating a 32-22 victory in Sydney with one of the greatest Origin performances of all-time.</p>



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<p>So how would Joey have fared in SuperCoach terms that night?</p>



<p>Unsurprisingly, the answer is seriously well…</p>



<p>Joey kicked three from three conversions, had two
try-assists, two linebreaks and a 40/20 to his name.</p>



<p>All statistics for the clash were available except for runs
over 8m.</p>



<p>Of his nine runs, we deemed six to be over 8m (two points each), and three to be under 8m (one point each).</p>



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<p>In total, he’d have amassed 107 points while keeping the
series alive for the Blues.</p>



<p>Aiding Joey’s masterclass was fullback Anthony Minichiello,
who also went substantially well in SuperCoach terms.</p>



<p>Mini crossed for two tries and had 11 tacklebreaks in his
stellar performance.</p>



<p>Of his 19 runs, we deemed 14 to be over 8m, and five to be
under 8m.</p>



<p>In total, he fell narrowly short of Joey with 104 points.</p>



<p>See the full breakdown of both players below.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Origin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Origin</a> Game II 2005.<br><br>The great Andrew Johns returns from injury to produce a stunning man-of-the-match performance to help level series.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NRL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NRL</a> <a href="https://t.co/A7D6Aw6P02">pic.twitter.com/A7D6Aw6P02</a></p>&mdash; NRL (@NRL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NRL/status/1133674342393344000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2019</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p><strong>ANDREW JOHNS</strong></p>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Stat</strong></td><td><strong>Tally</strong></td><td><strong>Points</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Goals</td><td>3</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>Runs</td><td>9 (6 over 8m, 3 under 8m)</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>Linebreak</td><td>2</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>Linebreak assist</td><td>1</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Try-assist</td><td>2</td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td>Tacklebreak</td><td>3</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Tackles</td><td>11</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>Forced dropout</td><td>1</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>40/20</td><td>1</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Missed tackle</td><td>3</td><td>-3</td></tr><tr><td>Errors</td><td>1</td><td>-2</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total</strong></td><td></td><td>107 points</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<p><strong>ANTHONY MINICHIELLO</strong></p>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Stat</strong></td><td><strong>Tally</strong></td><td><strong>Points</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Try</td><td>2</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>Runs</td><td>19 (14 over 8m, 5 under 8m)</td><td>33</td></tr><tr><td>Linebreak</td><td>1</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Tacklebreaks</td><td>11</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>Offloads</td><td>2</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Tackles</td><td>3</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Missed tackles</td><td>2</td><td>-2</td></tr><tr><td>Errors</td><td>2</td><td>-4</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total</strong></td><td></td><td><strong>104 points</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></figure>


SuperCoach classic match: Joey’s Origin masterclass

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