Slater's stats from Melbourne's Round 3 win against Brisbane in March hardly set the world on fire.
Walters said Queensland were expected to be 1-17, with Johnathan Thurston cleared to play despite the fact his right knee is still strapped.
"It's going to be one hell of a game".
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"It was a surreal moment and we needed something special to stay in this series so we were fortunate", Gagai said.
"A lot of their players probably played the best game of their career - (Andrew) Fifita, (David) Klemmer, (James) Tedesco, they were all very good that night - but every other player did their job very well also and unfortunately, that wasn't the case for us". The fullback set-up a try for Mitchell Pearce off a set play which saw him burst through the middle.
"We got lucky in game one. I couldn't even hear myself think when those boos were going up when he was kicking".
Billy Slater at the Queensland Maroons State of Origin captain's run at ANZ Stadium. Instead, the Blues, galvanised by greater belief, held their nerve.
"I really don't know how he gets up for these matches".
I don't think it will allow NSW to have as much fast leg speed as it did in game one.
Slater is yet to commit to playing beyond this year given his torturous road back to the top, potentially paving the way for 2017 to be the last Origin series for him, Johnathan Thurston and Storm teammate Cooper Cronk. "They didn't go there once - I don't know what they were doing".
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"I just felt my calf". It was right there in front of me but I couldn't be a part of it the way I wanted to be a part of it.
"But we're certainly not getting ahead of ourselves".
The second of those proved expensive with a left-side shift allowing Darius Boyd in the centre position to pop the flawless pass out to Holmes, who capitalised on opposite man Blake Ferguson coming in to tiptoe down the touchline.
Slater was keen to stress there was no bad blood between the pair despite their competition for the position being portrayed in some circles as some sort of personal rivalry.
"I haven't seen Hulk Hogan or any of those guys", he said. In his first 20-minute stint, Woods had made 74 metres and finished the game with 120 metres from 15 carries. I can't wait to go up there in three weeks - it'll be the best preparation for us.
Queensland skipper Cameron Smith credited Thurston with the win.
Slater turned 34 on Sunday and knows he is nearing the end of his celebrated career but still plays with the joy of the kid that started his career in Innisfail nearly three decades ago.
"You go at him all night".
"If he's buggered, the defenders either side are so nervous, then you manipulate the holes inside and outside him".
Remarkably, the 26-year-old admitted he feels more of a caretaker in the Queensland side than a mainstay, despite proving to be a standout performer in all six appearances in the jersey to date.
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