Vote for Qld’s most hated NSW Blues villain

From smug sledgers to serial grubs, rule-benders to microphone-hogging commentators, the NSW Blues have produced plenty of villains. Now it’s time to vote for your most hated.

Who is Queensland’s most hated NSW Blue? Vote now.

Queenslanders, it’s time to settle the score — again. Not on the field, but where it really matters – in the court of public opinion

The State of Origin rivalry isn’t just about who wins the series (it’s usually us).

It’s about who gets under our skin, who we love to hate, and who still makes our blood boil when we see that dreaded blue jersey.

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From smug sledgers to serial grubs, rule-benders to microphone-hogging commentators, the NSW Blues have produced plenty of villains over the decades.

So here it is — the definitive list of the Top 10 Most Hated Blues. Now it’s over to you. Scroll through the list, relive the pain, and vote at the bottom of the list to crown the Blue that boils your blood the most.

Paul Gallen

Paul Gallen and the infamous Nate Myles brawl. Picture: Mark Metcalfe

His arrogance and the way he pushed the rules to the limit makes him our number one for sure. And the way he whined after every single one of the very many NSW defeats he led his team to, well – he is the embodiment of everything we love to hate about the Blues.

Benny Elias

Benny Elias.

A close second, as a niggler and big mouth Benny has had no equal in the history of Origin. He would bait the Maroons into retaliation, and of course the refs would turn a blind eye to his theatrics. Classic Blues grub on the field.

Les Boyd

Les Boyd’s elbow on Darryl Brohman

Broke Darryl Brohman’s jaw with the most infamous elbow ever thrust out in State of Origin in 1983 and was never forgiven – by Brohman or Queensland.

Greg Bird

Greg Bird of NSW reacts after running into Nate Myles of QLD during the third State of Origin match played between Queensland and New South Wales. Pic Darren England.

Ultimate Blue grub. For Bird, a high tackle was every tackle. Did this bloke ever do anything legal on the field of play? If so, we can’t remember seeing it. We do remember booing him every time he touched the ball. And we are happy we did.

Phil Gould

Phil Gould.

Shut up Gus! Every Maroon really wishes you would put a sock in it. But we won’t be holding our breath.

The refs

We know they are paid by the NSWRL (now going by the name of the ARL) but really they shouldn’t make it so obvious at Origin time. The Grasshopper Barry Gommersal remains the yardstick by which all others are measured, and quite rightly.

Mark Geyer

Wally Lewis and Mark Geyer square off.

We will never forgive him for verbally abusing The King in 1991. The Emperor of Lang Park deserves respect, particularly from a Blue who ticks all the boxes: an arrogant grub who didn’t care about the rules.

Willie Mason

Willie Mason.

Big mouth? Arrogant? Disrespectful? Willie was a walking bingo card for why we hate the Blues.

Jarome Luai

Jarome Luai.

A more recent addition to the list, but he deserves his spot in this line up of Blue grubs thanks to his niggling and provocations – and his ridiculous on-field celebrations. Mate you scored, get over yourself. He also deserves his inclusion for disrespecting Selwyn two years ago.

Brett Hodgson

Gorden Tallis gives it to Brett Hodgson.

It was a forward pass mate. Admit it. It’s been 23 years.

Mitchell Pearce

Mitchell Pearce.

Lolllllzzzz.

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