Two years his senior, fellow Aspley Devils junior Josh McGuire knows exactly what it feels like to be on the end of a Napa bell-ringer and the Maroons lock believes the Origin debutant can have a major influence on the outcome of Game One.
"Origin history, in particular Queensland's history, has been built on the back of people saying (they can't win)".
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"We just couldn't seem to handle him tonight", Queensland coach Kevin Walters said. What followed was a 52-6 flogging in game three at Suncorp Stadium.
"It was a disappointing night". If he is given good field position and momentum by the forwards combined with slick service from debutant Nathan Peats, then NSW are a great chance. Up front, they were mauled by Fifita, who scored a try, made seven tackle busts and charged for 146 metres.
The Maroons took a belting in the first half, but somehow were still in touch after Corey Oates' 35th-minute try.
NSW finished the half with two errors, Queensland none while they both conceded just one penalty each. That try was a big turning point in the game.
"The biggest job is to worry about ourselves", said prop Aaron Woods.
"He's certainly got his mother's colouring and he's a lot taller than Stan was but there is something in his DNA that makes him play the game in a very similar way to how Stan played", Murray told NRL.com.
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To a man the Blues big men stood up, led by man of the match Andrew Fifita.
Hayne looked delighted to be back playing Origin, launching into his usual "Hayne Plane" try celebration and even jumping into a patch of NSW supporters in the crowd after scoring his 10th career try for the Blues.
Some or all may make the cut for Origin II, with Walters facing widespread calls for change. But they're no longer the latter - although the return of the injured Johnathan Thurston in match two in Sydney will undoubtedly help.
If there was one area, apart from the scoreboard, where NSW truly dominated it was from the bench.
Mayor Bob Manning conceded both teams played well, one just played better.
Interchange: 14 Michael Morgan, 15 Sam Thaiday, 16 Aidan Guerra, 17 Jacob Lillyman. The great Billy Slater has been left out to the shock of all in the league community.
Ultimately it was New South Wales far superior over their Queensland counterparts, with pressure now being placed on the Maroons selectors after the decision the leave out State of Origin legend Billy Slater backfired spectacularly with Darius Boyd lodging in a woeful defensive performance and a lacklustre display from Justin O'Neill.
Curtis Scott and Reuben Garrick are another two players who line up in this fixture for the second time, and the established right-side centre-wing combination will look to use that to their advantage.
The Blues have also assembled a powerful squad with numerous stars of the Kangaroos team that thrashed the Kiwis 30-12 in the ANZAC Test, including former very bad boys Blake Ferguson and Josh Dugan, David Klemmer, Aaron Woods and new captain Boyd Cordner.
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