Blues legend Phil Gould reckons Billy Slater’s recreation plan for Origin II will to try to comprise the scoreline for a lot of the primary hour earlier than counting on his playmakers to win it for the Maroons on the loss of life.
“His mentality is perhaps to only maintain the scoreline shut after which belief (Cameron) Munster and (Kalyn) Ponga to get the win on the again finish, which is just about a Queensland mindset,” he mentioned on Vast World of Sports activities’ Six Tackles with Gus.
“Queensland ahead packs have all the time been picked on work ethic … in Origin you in all probability want somewhat bit greater than that.”
However whereas he thinks that is Billy’s plan, he would not like his probabilities of it coming off.
“I feel the NSW ahead pack is way extra balanced, much more harmful, and has much more strike and extra versatility, and there may be extra impression from the bench,” he mentioned.
“I am unable to see NSW shedding, I simply cannot.
“As a lot as I respect Queensland and what Origin is and the way these video games can change, on the floor of it I am unable to see how Queensland win.”
Queensland Maroons coach Billy Slater addresses media in Perth. Getty
