Did you realise how big the State of Origin beast would become?

We knew it was big.

We knew it was the best of the best, really.

Like, that's been our era because, you know, international football Australia was pretty dominant.

So...

When it came to the best against the best, it was New South Wales versus Queensland.

It was a tough game.

Was there an air of confidence about them or what did you pick up?

Did you realise how big the state of origin beast would become?

We knew it was big.

We knew it was the best of the best, really.

Especially in our era, because international football in Australia was pretty dominant.

So when it came to the best against the best, it was New South Wales versus Queensland.

It was a tough game.

It was a level above Australia.

Was there an air of confidence about them or what did you pick up?

Um, game one we're never in doubt, was it, for the Mighty Blues? Brash, what, what did you make of game one?

Mate, we were never in doubt to lose.

It was...

I was...

It was unbelievable.

Um, we weren't in the game for, you know, 60 minutes and, uh, then obviously Tonga got, uh, put his head in the wrong spot, which he does a fair bit.

And, um, uh, the game changed and, and we had a chance to win and obviously Luckily, um, you know, uh, and, uh, Tedesco caught that ball in the end because if he didn't, the, the, the missed, the bottom try just before that would've been all the headlines.

You surely don't need a coach to get you up for, for an Origin game.

You surely don't need a coach to get you up for an Origin game.

Mate, that's absolutely correct.

The thing is, in that last...

The whole day is a tough day because you're waiting, you're anticipating.

All you want to do is get out there and play.

You get in the dressing room and your thoughts in your head, you start getting that nervous energy.

But you're talking to your teammates, you're making sure you're all right.

As a fullback, how hard are they to defend and what do you need from the rest of the team? Do you need guys to go out and put pressure on them? Because they've got two attacking kickers and they're very good at short kicks, where do you stand? Are you favouring the Munster or are you favouring Sam Walker?

You surely don't need a coach to get you up for an Origin game.

That's absolutely correct.

The thing is, In that last day, the whole day is a tough day because you're waiting, you're anticipating.

All you want to do is get out there and play.

You get in the dressing room and your thoughts in your head, you start getting that nervous energy.

But you're talking to your teammates, you're making sure you're all right.

You're talking to yourself a bit.

As a fullback, how hard are they to defend and what do you need from the rest of the team? Do you need guys to go out and put pressure on them? Because they've got two attacking kickers and they're very good at short kicks, where do you stand? Are you favouring the Munster or are you favouring Sammy Walker?

You surely don't need a coach to get you up for an Origin game.

That's absolutely correct.

The thing is, In that last, you know, the last day, the whole day is a tough day because you're waiting, you're anticipating.

All you want to do is get out there and play.

You get in the investing room and like your thoughts in your head, you start getting that nervous energy.

But you're talking to your teammates, you're making sure you're all right.

You're talking to yourself a bit.

As a fullback, how hard are they to defend and what do you need from the rest of the team? Do you need guys to go out and put pressure on them? Because they've got two attacking kickers and they're very good at short kicks, where do you stand? Are you favouring the Munster or are you favouring Sam Walker?