Andrew Johns's State of Origin reaction pilloried on social media

NSW legend Andrew Johns has been roundly criticised on social media for a monosyllabic efficiency on Channel 9’s State of Origin protection.

Forty minutes after the Blues’ shock 22-12 loss to Queensland within the decider at Lang Park, Johns joined the panel to wrap up the thrilling recreation.

Host James Bracey welcomed him to the dialog, and Johns began as he supposed to go on.

“Yeah. Nice effort. Nice recreation,” he mentioned.

When requested in regards to the biff returning to State of Origin — which he was clearly desperate to see whereas commentating, calling on the referees to let the gamers battle — he nonetheless struggled for phrases.

A man in Maroon holding a ball runs and screams with joy — Johns was not unsuitable when he mentioned the decider was a “nice recreation”.(Getty Photographs: Bradley Kanaris)

“Every thing’s at stake. No tomorrows,” he mentioned.

And when Bracey addressed Johns’s obvious battle to get phrases out…

“It simply means a lot to me,” Johns mentioned.

After Queensland famous person and assistant coach Cameron Smith spoke in regards to the ferocity of the sport and the way tight it was, Paul Vautin once more requested Johns for his tackle the place he thought the sport was received and misplaced.

“It is simply these large moments, simply the large moments,” he mentioned.

However it didn’t have the jovial tone that’s typically peppered into Origin discussions, with an ungainly silence following, earlier than Smith pivoted again to speaking in regards to the thrilling conflict that they had simply witnessed.

Viewers had been shocked and never overly impressed with Johns’s effort.