Greetings football fans.
A tipping comp for all our registered tipsters. This is only open to the registered tipsters on this site (that is, people participating in the NRL season tipping comp). The prize for the outright winner is $50 cash. In the event of a draw/draws the prizes will be split evenly among the winners. The Thinker (and Wally Lewis) cannot win, and The Thinker will determine the final winner/s. The Thinker will contact winners directly by email to organise prizes.
The competition is named in honour of what Ms Thinker regularly tells me is the most under-rated Elton John album of all time. I'm not so sure, but I don't like to get into arguments about such things with Ms Thinker, so here we are.
The idea is to score the lowest score possible. The perfect score is zero. The lower your score, the better you've done.
How to play
Tipsters will need to add their competition entries in the comments section on this page before the start of each Origin game. You will need to provide the following in your entry:
- How many points you think NSW will score in game three
- How many points you think QLD will score in game three
- How many tries you think the back three from both teams will score in game three. That is, the fullbacks and wingers for both teams. In the event of injuries, sin bins, interchanges, HIAs etc, players slotted into those positions during the course of the game will be included in the tally. The Thinker will make the final judgement on the final tally for this element of the competition. I'll be fair and reasonable.
As an example, let's say I think the score will be NSW 20 - QLD 18, and I think the fullbacks and wingers will score 4 tries in the match. Let's say the actual result is NSW 24 - QLD 16, and the fullbacks and wingers scored 5 tries in the match. My score will be as follows: +4 (NSW score prediction) plus +2 (QLD score prediction) plus +1 (try tally prediction) equals 7 points. As you can see, the lower your total, the closer your prediction was to the final result. Hopefully I've made that complicated enough but not too complicated to be annoying. But if anyone has any questions, feel free to ask.
Entires must be submitted before each Origin game commences. I will provide a competition update after each game so you can see how you are travelling. Below are our results after the first two games of the 2026 series:
Too Low for Zero - final scores for the 2026 Origin Series
| Tipster | Game one tally | Game two tally | Game three tally | Total points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taka | 14 | 34 | 6 | 54 |
| Wild Oscar | 6 | 20 | 29 | 55 |
| BigPeteBx | 5 | 29 | 21 | 55 |
| Footy Chick | 10 | 24 | 24 | 58 |
| Doobynuts | 16 | 31 | 12 | 59 |
| Tigerholic | 19 | 32 | 8 | 59 |
| Gummy Sharks | 8 | 40 | 14 | 62 |
| Mad Max | 14 | 26 | 26 | 66 |
| Walby | 11 | 39 | 17 | 67 |
| No Woman No Try | 6 | 32 | 31 | 69 |
| Mary S | 9 | 29 | 31 | 69 |
| Rob181 | 9 | 27 | 34 | 70 |
| The Don | 11 | 31 | 28 | 70 |
| Hardyards | 19 | 20 | 33 | 72 |
| Big Footy Fan | 8 | 31 | 36 | 75 |
| The Tide Head | 14 | 25 | 36 | 75 |
| The Thinker | 9 | 31 | 35 | 75 |
| Bradapple | 16 | 40 | 19 | 75 |
| JP92 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 76 |
| Elizabeth | 16 | 27 | 36 | 79 |
| MalM61 | 6 | 40 | 36 | 82 |
| JK Bubble | 23 | 29 | 36 | 88 |
| a | 13 | 40 | 36 | 89 |
| Bronco Legend | 23 | 40 | 36 | 99 |
| Ryzpaz | 38 | 40 | 36 | 114 |
Comments
Submitted by TheDon on
Qld 28
NSW 20
Back 3 - 4 Tries
Submitted by The Thinker on
Qld 30
NSW 16
Back three - 5 tries
Submitted by big footy fan on
QLD 32
NSW 16
Back three - 4 Tries
Submitted by tigerholic on
Afternoon All
My prediction for game 3 as follows:
First try scorer Bradman Best
NSW 32
QLD 16
4 tries for the back 3.
All the best
Tiger
Submitted by David.C-Manly1st. on
My State Of Origin Game:3
QLD 30 vs N.S.W 18
QLD 2 Back
N.S.W 1 Back
Man of the match
Sam Walker
Player of the series
Sam Walker or Selwyn Cobbo
Go Queensland
Hope Haumole Olaku’atu goes well being Sea Eagles Fan.
Cheers
David
Submitted by Rob181 on
Hi All
My State of Origin tips are
Qld 32
NSW 18
Tries by back three = 4
Walker to be targeted by NSW forwards
Enjoy the game
RobB
Submitted by Footy chick on
QLD 28
NSW 24
Tries 4
Thank you Thinker xx
Submitted by Mary S on
QLD 31
NSW 24
Tries 4
Cheers,
Mary
Submitted by Mad Max on
Points for QLD - 34
Points for NSW - 30
Tries by back three - 6
Thanks The Thinker
Submitted by bradapple on
NSW 24
QLD 22
Back 3 tries 5
Submitted by No Woman No Try on
QLD - 26
NSW - 16
Back three - 5 tries
Cheers,
NWNT
Submitted by Wild Oscar on
QLD 33
NSW 26
Tries 6
Thanks Thinker
Submitted by Mary S on
So none are missed -
1) Submitted by Gummy Sharks on Mon 6/7/26 - 4:59pm AEST
NSW 30 QLD 22
TRIES by back 3 =6
2)Submitted by doobynuts on Mon 6/7/26 - 5:35pm AEST
NSW 25 QLD 18
Trie by back 3 = 3
3)Submitted by Taka on Tue 7/7/26 - 1:19pm AEST
NSW 28
QLD 14
BACK THREE - 4 tries.
4) Submitted by rickstar4life on Tue 7/7/26 - 4:30pm AEST
Qld - 34
NSW - 16
first try scorer - Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
player of the match - Kalyn Ponga
Back 3 - 4 tries
5)Submitted by Walby on Wed 8/7/26 - 7:05am AEST
NSW 20 QLD 18
Tries from the back 3 x 3
Cheers
Mary
Submitted by BigPeteBx on
Too Low for Zero - The Decider.
Been fresh down this way.
NSW - 34
QLD - 26
Back 3 Tries = 5
Good Luck everyone and thanks Thinker for running the Challenge Comp again - BigPeteBx
Submitted by Hardyards on
Hey Thinker, my guess is
QLD - 32
NSW - 20
Back three - 5 tries
My thanks for running this mate.
Cheers
Submitted by The Thinker on
Greetings Origin fans
After a quick (unofficial) count it looks like we have a tie for first place. I'll confirm officially soon.
Thanks to everyone who took part this Origin series.
All the best
The Thinker
Submitted by The Thinker on
Oops...I clearly spoke too soon.
I think we have an outright winner...from the clouds
All the best
The Thinker
Submitted by Fittler sucks on
That referring was pathetic, no sin bin for the head high shoulder charge on ponga , first try a double movement third try from an illegal strip then the knock on. I am nearly done with the NRL. Hollow victory for thr scuM COCKROACHES
Submitted by The Thinker on
Greetings Origin fans
I have (finally) updated the table in our State of Origin competition. We had a couple of NSW fans come from the clouds to shake up the leaderboard, and our best game 3 performer did enough to win the whole thing by a solitary point.
Congrats to Taka for the win. I'll contact you directly by email to organise your $50 prize.
Thanks to everyone for taking part this year. Congrats to NSW and Laurie Daley on the series win. Sometimes, good guys don't finish last.
All the best
The Thinker
Submitted by Mary S on
Congratulations Taka - well done!
@ The Thinker,
I have to agree with your comment "Sometimes, good guys don't finish last."
I personally feel, that with all the inconsistencies in refereeing & bunker stuff-ups over the series, that QLD came out on top in spirit and tenacity, even though numbers indicate otherwise.
Cheers,
Mary
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