The Blues and Maroons will be living on the edge when they battle for interstate supremacy at Suncorp Stadium on Wednesday night.
Wanting to get immersive before Wednesday’s State of Origin decider in Brisbane? Then, listen to the chorus ofFirst, the atmosphere at Suncorp Stadium for the players is akin to a giant nightclub with its pumping music and mesmerising, vibrant lighting.
NSW coach Michael Maguire’s “glass houses” comment raises the possibility Aerosmith’s words “Complication, aggravation; Is getting to you” apply to the Queensland camp.The problem for the NSW team in Brisbane is that the giant crowd can intimidate the referee as much as it can frighten a nervous player. The statistic of NSW winning the penalty count in Brisbane only nine times in 60 games suggests as much. Referees now have the option of a six-again ruling.
NSW’s edge back-rowers Angus Crichton and Liam Martin terrorised Queensland at the MCG, with Crichton in particular setting up opportunities on the left for Latrell Mitchell who ran past defenders doing a stunning impersonation of an open door. However, Ponga can be expected to play a floating role, similar to the position halfback Cooper Cronk adopted when the Maroons had Johnathan Thurston and Darren Lockyer as starting halves. Nevertheless, Queensland’s decision to have one less forward on the bench creates opportunities for the NSW’s “middles” to make ground up the centre of the field.Maguire places great importance on quick play-the-balls and will relish the opportunity of steam rolling the Maroons through the ruck.
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