Were The Queensland Maroons Robbed? Gorden Tallis & Brandon Smith Recap An UNBELIEVABLE Origin Opener

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Gorden Tallis and Brandon Smith join Charlie White to discuss the controversial opening game of the 2026 State of Origin series.

Gorden Tallis & Brandon Smith join Charlie White to recap an unbelievable and controversial opening game to the 2026 State of Origin series!  JOIN OUR PATREON FOR JUST $5 PER MONTH: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheByeRoundPodcast NordVPN Special Offer:  https://nordvpn.com/jamesgraham Great Southern Bank: https://bit.ly/4cG2RKd Enquire About Our Studio: https://thebyeround.com/pages/contact Email: thebyeround@gmail.com Ladbrokes: https://www.ladbrokes.com.au/ Hyundai: https://www.hyundai.com/au/ Follow The Bye Round On: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebyeround/?hl=en TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@thebyeround?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebyeround 0:00 Nord VPN 2:43 James Tedesco Brilliance 4:40 Kalyn Ponga Send-Off 8:45 Nathan Cleary's Final 15-minutes 10:56 Ethan Strange's Debut 13:59 Do NSW Make Any Changes For Game 2? 17:04 Are We Overhyping NSW? 19:35 Walker, Plath & Fifita's Debuts 23:45 Does Reece Walsh Play In Game 2? 24:51 Are QLD Still Favourites To Win The Series? 30:02 QLD Changes For Game 2 32:56 NSW Changes For Game 2 36:01 Cheese Reflects On Jai Arrow MND Diagnosis 39:50 Ashley Klein See omnystudio.com/listener for…

People in this episode

Host: Charlie White

Guests: Gorden Tallis, Brandon Smith

Topics covered

• State of Origin
• rugby
• game recap
• controversy
• player performances
• team changes

Keywords

• Queensland Maroons
• State of Origin opener
• rugby recap
• player analysis
• game controversy
• team strategies

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