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That was the powerful message from the NSW Blues coach after his team crumbled in Game 2 on Wednesday night as the Queensland Maroons forced a series decider at Suncorp Stadium. <\/p>\n
Daley was surprisingly upbeat despite the 44-24 loss to the Maroons<\/a>, with the Blues coach both \u201cdisappointed\u201d but also \u201cexcited\u201d about the \u201cwonderful challenge\u201d that awaits his playing group.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m disappointed, but also excited about the fact that everyone loves going to Suncorp,\u201d Daley said.<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone loves going up there to play, so it\u2019s a great opportunity for us to play our best football in the series.\u201d<\/p>\n Of course, all NSW fans would have hoped it did not even get to that point in the first place.<\/p>\n But the Blues were their own worst enemy on Wednesday night, making 12 errors compared to just four from the Maroons, who had eight more linebreaks than NSW and ran for nearly 300 more metres.<\/p>\n \u201cQueensland were very good but we just missed the mark, so we\u2019ve got to have a real hard look at ourselves and come up with the answers, which I\u2019m sure we will,\u201d Daley added.<\/p>\n \u201c(It is a) good opportunity for us to go up to Queensland and try and win a series.\u201d<\/p>\n MORE ORIGIN NEWS<\/p>\n NSW RATINGS: MCG massacre sparks big Teddy debate; Moses call Daley can\u2019t escape<\/a><\/p>\n QLD RATINGS: Star exposes Madge\u2019s brutal Broncos call; Billy\u2019s masterstroke selection <\/a><\/p>\n Billy on impressive 2nd half thrashing | 11:37<\/p>\n So, will Daley make changes as he desperately tries to win back the shield?<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll look at the game and see where we\u2019re at,\u201d he cryptically replied.<\/p>\n \u201cYou just analyse everything, don\u2019t you?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI think Origins are all different. I think there were some good things out of the first half that we did,\u201d Daley later added when asked about any potential changes. <\/p>\n \u201cWe just weren\u2019t consistent enough with what we did throughout the 80 minutes. Queensland stuck to what they do well. Once momentum happens in this game, things turn pretty quickly. <\/p>\n \u201cSo while we\u2019re disappointed, you don\u2019t lose trust or faith in guys. You know what they\u2019re capable of doing. You\u2019ve just got to be able to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n One change plenty of Blues fans were calling for before Game 2 was to start Cameron Murray and the South Sydney lock forward made an immediate impact before also setting up Mitch Barnett\u2019s late consolation try. <\/p>\n Meanwhile, Daley may also have to reconsider the make-up of his bench after hooker Apisai Koroisau failed to get on the field while Addin Fonua-Blake and Ethan Strange got just 10 and 17 minutes respectively.<\/p>\n Get all the latest NRL news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports Sportmail. Sign up now!!!<\/a><\/p>\n Staggs high shot on Ponga leads to try | 00:27<\/p>\n Daley said it was a \u201cdifficult\u201d balancing act only made harder by the Kotoni Staggs sin bin.<\/p>\n \u201cSometimes with the way that the bench and the momentum happens and what you need at certain stages, it\u2019s quite difficult when you\u2019ve got certain players,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cTwo are always going to miss out. When we went down to 12, we had to take Addin back off because we felt like we needed more speed, rather than having a big guy there. <\/p>\n \u201cSo, there\u2019s plenty of things you think about in the coach\u2019s box. I think for us we just missed the mark in a few areas that we need to be better at.\u201d<\/p>\n Five-eighth Mitchell Moses also got an early mark, although Daley said there were no concerns for the Eels star\u2019s hamstring.<\/p>\n \u201cWe just wanted to look after him. There\u2019s nothing to gain by having him out there… he\u2019s all good,\u201d Daley said.<\/p>\n The Blues coach was quick to defend both Moses and halves partner Nathan Cleary from any criticism in the wake of the loss, crediting Queensland for winning the ruck and dominating the game as a result.<\/p>\n MORE ORIGIN NEWS<\/p>\n QLD PRESSER: Why Billy found it \u2018hard\u2019 to talk about Maroons star<\/a><\/p>\n