Origin Series Loss

While I am disappointed that New South Wales lost the series tonight, I am able to look at the loss philosophically and say that we probably didn't deserve to win.

There was a lot of ordinary in the play from both teams where only one or two players proved the difference. Cameron Smith was that difference along with playmaker Johnathon Thurstan. Their awareness around the rucks created the go forward and made plenty of easy metres up the guts.

No one really stood out as playing badly in the New South Wales team. There were just plenty who were very unspectacular. Braith Anasta disappeared, I don't think he took a kick for the whole game. Jamie Lyon proved that he didn't really deserve his place with a lacklustre performance. Brett Kimmorley while working very hard lacked flair in attack. As a result they never looked like breaking the Queensland line. Their only try was a soft dive from dummy half.

I don't think the selectors will make wholesale changes for game three, despite a few not really showing they deserve it. Not even Jarrod Mullen, even though he is the next big thing in rugby league. Let him start afresh next year with a brand new series.

Now for the dead rubber which arguably shouldn't be played now that the series is won. The players say they are playing for pride. It needs to be more than that for clubs to potentially lose their star players for the business end of the season.