G'day Bikebear,
I'm not a Facebook fan, but I signed up and tried to "like" your cause. Hopefully it worked.
Re StateOfOrigin - I lived in Qld in the days b4 origin and saw how unfair the system was until Artie led the caintoads to their 1st win of the new "fair comp".
Billy Slater is an inspirational talent that reminds me of Grahame "Changa" Langlands who, despite an average body size, with sublime skill and instinct, showed the rugby league world what "sporting class" means.
What's happened since is epic considering that the player base that Qld has to choose from is a fraction of NSW resources have but quality is more important than quantity in rugby league.
Saying all that I think that the Cockroaches might have a really good chance with their new, so very important halves combo - Qld watch out!