But he knows better than most the way Queensland will hit back, especially after the return of Johnathan Thurston and Billy Slater.
The claims come just a week after Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan pointed fingers at Queensland skipper Cameron Smith for using the referees to Melbourne's advantage in the grand final rematch.
Walters on Tuesday reminded fans the once mighty Maroons - winners of 10 of the last 11 series - were in a transition phase ahead of game two. They've gone for form players and Slater should have been there for game one because he's still their best option at fullback.
For Queensland, tonight's game is all about new beginnings - not just with the fresh faces that will take the field, but in the realisation that the Blues' game-one performance set the bar for a new standard for NSW in Origin footy.
"We're hoping it's the same style of game as Origin I because that was a great spectacle".
"They've got some great inclusions with Johnathan Thurston and Billy Slater, but if we concentrate on what we can do and how we play to get ourselves right it doesn't really matter what they're going to come with because I'm pretty confident if we turn up on Wednesday night we can win".
"I've never felt the way I did before game one with the nerves and emotion", Cordner said.
"If that doesn't happen, then more than likely we'll end up with the same result".
"Before my grand final previous year, my motivation was that they beat me in the under-20s grand final in 2009; I was a bit filthy about that", Fifita said.
But the Maroons have also run drills all week focussing on front-row wrecking ball Andrew Fifita.
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NSW State of Origin captain Boyd Cordner takes part in a training session in Sydney.
Given his form since returning for the Storm in Round 3 (21 offloads, five tries, 53 tackle busts, nine line-break assists, 11 try assists and seven line breaks in 11 games) and the resumption of his nearly telepathic connection to Smith and Cooper Cronk, the Blues are expecting to see the best of Billy again.
Queensland knows it fell away in the second half in game one, unable to get enough possession to put serious pressure on the Blues to see how they would react.
"For him to put in the amount of work that he did put in and the hours that he had in his rehabilitation and doing his small exercises on his upper body to get himself right was really remarkable".
Unlike any team in the past decade, the game-one Maroons failed to carry out their individual assignments. "He's won six premierships and there's not many people with six rings around, so he knows how to get big games done and won", McGuire said.
"The (Maroons) know they have to win this one and it won't be easy playing on New South Wales' home ground where they don't particularly have a good record", Lewis said.
But Smith has still not lost hope. "I am looking forward to seeing him play for Queensland again", Smith said.
"I think playing rugby league was my sole motivation (during rehab)".
"That certainly planted the seed in wanting to get back here". Not with James Maloney dictating play and weapons like Hayne, Dugan and Tedesco primed and ready to go.
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