That is because as good as the Blues may have looked in the final 20 minutes, it is hard to ignore that all came with a one-man advantage. <\/p>\n
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So, New South Wales can\u2019t just go into Melbourne expecting to have the same success. <\/p>\n
But whenever anyone talks about bringing in potential replacements, it is first important to ask one question: are they actually an Origin player? <\/p>\n
As for what that actually means, let me explain with one example.<\/p>\n
Take Kurt Capewell and Haumole Olakau\u2019atu.<\/p>\n
When considering how their form translates from club land to Origin, one of the biggest factors you have to watch is what they do under fatigue. <\/p>\n
How do they respond when possession is against them? <\/p>\n
I feel like this is where New South Wales gets carried away with picking players that have plenty of highlights.<\/p>\n
To be clear, those kind of players like Olakau\u2019atu are deserving of playing at the highest level. Their form at club level warrants it. But it doesn\u2019t necessarily mean he will play that way in a Blues jumper. <\/p>\n
Queensland, on the other hand, have really got an understanding of what actually translates at the top level. <\/p>\n
Just think of a few names: Dallas Johnson, Nate Myles and, more recently, Capewell. These are players who are really able to contribute and nail their role under fatigue. <\/p>\n
If you watched the start of Game 1 and what was asked of Olakau\u2019atu, particularly in defence with how much effort he had to put in, you could just tell with Kurt Capewell \u2014 even if he hasn\u2019t been as dominant in club football \u2014 there is just no comparison between their performances at Origin level. <\/p>\n
Get all the latest NRL news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports Sportsmail. Sign up now!!!<\/a><\/p>\n ‘Has anyone really dominated Origin?’ | 01:02<\/p>\n That\u2019s not to say Olakau\u2019atu can\u2019t play a different role off the bench and contribute at Origin level, but I just think if you are going to make changes you\u2019ve got to consider how a player will impact the game when under fatigue.<\/p>\n Isaah Yeo is another example of that at the moment, just like Jake Trbojevic was towards the end of his origin career.<\/p>\n He is able to really dominate and contribute at club level but I felt like in Game 1 and probably in the past Isaah Yeo has never really dominated at Origin level. <\/p>\n Under fatigue, the team tends to fall back into using him as more of a first receiver pivot playing out the back in block shape, when I think it\u2019s just the one shape that NSW just can\u2019t fall back into because it just nullifies any opportunity of attack or bring Cleary into the game. Nath is best at origin when he is receiving the ball first receiver in front of his forwards, on the front foot dictating.<\/p>\n I just don\u2019t believe Isaah Yeo playing lock for New South Wales is the best option, which is why I would have Cam Murray there for Game 2.<\/p>\n Moving onto the halves, as good as Ethan Strange was, and I\u2019m one of his biggest fans, I would put Mitch Moses straight back into the five-eighth jumper if fully healthy (can train the whole camp).<\/p>\n I just think it would take the pressure off Nathan to be the primary kicking option while Moses would also be better at getting the Blues organised to execute their set pieces like the Maroons did.<\/p>\n REPORT CARD: Every team\u2019s season rated so far… from big surprises to disappointments<\/a><\/p>\n Moses set to return at Strange’s expense | 01:39<\/p>\n I felt like watching Queensland they were unbelievable in strategically targeting the Blues. <\/p>\n Take James Tedesco.<\/p>\n He may have scored the game-winning try but Billy Slater clearly had a great understanding of Tedesco\u2019s positioning on fifth plays and you could see that was executed perfectly with the first couple of tries, where the Maroons caught Tedesco out on kicks.<\/p>\n That would have been Billy Slater\u2019s doing. He would have thought about that straight away. As for New South Wales, as much as we really didn\u2019t get the opportunity to have a heap of good ball early, we weren\u2019t able to nail any real set pieces and a lot of our yardage was super compressed. <\/p>\n Which takes us back to Moses. <\/p>\n Everyone loved the way that Strange played, myself included. <\/p>\n But with the opportunity for Moses to come in, if he\u2019s able to, I would be taking Moses at six.<\/p>\n That also gives you the option to play Strange in the centres if Stephen Crichton isn\u2019t fit because when you think about the impact he had, a lot of it was just running, dominant defence and you can still do plenty of that in the centres. <\/p>\n But what about Casey McLean? Surely he\u2019s in the centres if Crichton is out? Well, I truly believe he should be starting on the wing.<\/p>\n I would then have Tolu Koula on the bench because I feel like he gives you that genuine option to go to fullback, centre or wing. <\/p>\n He is super versatile, and I\u2019m a big believer in reducing your amount of changes in-game. <\/p>\n For example, if Tedesco went down you wouldn\u2019t have to move one of the wingers or centres to fullback. <\/p>\n MORE NRL NEWS<\/p>\n TALKING PTS: \u2018Telling\u2019 reality behind shock Roosters call; words that may \u2018haunt\u2019 Galvin<\/a><\/p>\n