The NSW coach fired a pre-game barb across the border at the besieged Maroons, claiming the Blues will want to win the series decider more than their desperate rivals.
A bullish Brad Fittler said he can’t see any other outcome than NSW wanting to win the State of Origin series decider more than Queensland, and warning his team they won’t get the rub of the green on Wednesday night.
“It’s not,” Fittler said. “It’s all set up for a good game. At the end of the day, for whatever reason some team is going to come out here and want it a bit more than the other. It needs to be us.” “I can’t control Ashley Klein,” Fittler said. “He’s a fair referee and I’m sure he’ll be fair [on Wednesday] night. We did our due diligence and asked [NRL referees boss Jared Maxwell] about things in the game. At the end of the day I find that can be futile as well.”Said captain James Tedesco: “We’re not going to expect many calls to go our way. That’s just how it is up here. That’s not an excuse or a reason why, that’s just how it is. I’m fine with that.
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