Blues enforcer Payne Haas said he is prepared for a chorus of boos from the crowd he usually calls home in Wednesday night’s Origin decider.
Determined to defy the odds and keep the series alive at The Cauldron, the Brisbane prop knows the Blues are in for a torrid reception at a ground where they have lost five of their past six Origins.
“I don’t hear it while I’m playing but when I run out, that’s when I notice it and it’s pretty crazy… it's a pretty hostile ground.
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