Naked Twin wrote:Gosling1 wrote:Oh I will watch alright - not missed a game since Big Artie ran out onto Lang Park in 1980.

Short memory Gos, Artie only played 3 games for QLD, 17 for NSW prior to that, scored a few tries only for NSW, was named in the Australian side only from playing for the Blues. QLD dumped in him as a selector which caused the great man great pain.
short memory ? Artie played 17 games for NSW before the first SOO game played in 1980 ? what games were they ?
I am talking about the 3rd game of the series played in 1980. That 3rd game was the very first called a State of Origin game. There were no state of origin games played prior to that - they were simple called interstate rep. games and had no impact or significance to anybody at all really......but that all changed in July 1980 at Lang Park.
