🍺 PUB TEST: How Do You Feel About Ditching The Captain Mid-State Of Origin?

Does ditching the captain mid-Origin pass the pub test?

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
And Amanda Jamnas the Jonesy demand of answer the pub
test dumping dumping the captain mid season as it passed
the pub Test.

Speaker 2 (00:09):
We're talking about the Queensland Orangin side.

Speaker 3 (00:11):
He yeah, Dale Cherry Evans has been dropped as captain
and as a player for the second game, which is
next week. This decision, it says here, is notable. Is
the first time in nearly thirty years that Maron's captain
has been dropped during a series.

Speaker 2 (00:24):
I love DCE.

Speaker 4 (00:25):
I just I'm always He's one of those players I'm
just always impressed with and when he plays for Queensland,
I just accept that he.

Speaker 2 (00:31):
Plays for queens ad like Valentine Holmes. But I'm.

Speaker 3 (00:35):
You said, the role of the captain not just to
be a good player, but they set the vibe for them.

Speaker 4 (00:39):
But he has such confidence as a player. When you
see him walk on the field, it's like he can
do no wrong. He can feel that, he feels he's
born to do this. Yes, and that's that's what a
captain that brings to a side.

Speaker 2 (00:53):
Is that confidence. You know, it's like having a good parent.

Speaker 3 (00:55):
Well that means so do you think that obviously Billy
Slater thinks that he's not doing that well enough.

Speaker 4 (01:01):
I guess so I can't be in Billy Slater's head
because I really rated Billy Slater as well. He knows
more about the game than I do. But I just feel,
hang on, isn't this a little bit knee jerk?

Speaker 3 (01:10):
You guys, how do you feel Dale Cherry Evans being
dumped as captain mid season? Does it pass the pub test? Surely,
regardless of whether he's the captain or not. Even if
he wasn't the.

Speaker 5 (01:23):
Captain, he needs to be used.

Speaker 3 (01:25):
Yes, it does. When you're playing for your state, everything
is important. No second best, Well, I'm.

Speaker 5 (01:30):
New South Welshman's through and through, however, dropping DCE mid tournament. No,
he comes down to the captain. Yeah. Sure, he's on
the field to do what the coach asks, but also
comes down to the whole squad to make the game
come across the line.

Speaker 3 (01:45):
It's all about someone there mentioned. No second best