Conceding 50 points in the last Wheelchair State of Origin is underpinning the NSW Blues preparations for the next tussle with Queensland due to be held in Townsville on 23 July.
The NSW team was named last week with six Australian players and two debutants in coach Edie George’s 10-man side.
The memories of the postponed 2021 Origin match – a 50-30 win by Queensland in Sydney last January – are still strong.
“They’re all pretty hungry for this game – all highly...