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\u201cWe spoke to Haumole when he didn\u2019t make game two about what we were looking for and since then, he\u2019s gone back and played well for his club and done what we\u2019ve asked him to do – it\u2019s more about that,\u201d Daley said on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose conversations are private – if Haumole wants to tell you, he can tell you – but as a coach, I wouldn\u2019t like to do that,.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe knew where we were and what we needed to see. It\u2019s been a good response from him and he\u2019s handled it really well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Olakau\u2019atu was willing to confirm the coach\u2019s criticism was around kick-chase and defensive efforts – and he thinks it was valid.<\/p>\n
Haumole Olakau’atu of the Blues looks on during game one of the 2026 Men’s State of Origin series between the New South Wales Blues and Queensland Maroons at Accor Stadium on May 27, 2026 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer\/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not going to lie and say I didn\u2019t go back and watch that game, it was the first thing I did,\u201d Olakau\u2019atu told Code Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI wanted to see what I did well in that game and the things I had to improve on.<\/p>\n \u201cI had to take a good hard look at myself and fix those little effort areas up.<\/p>\n \u201cLaurie was straight with me about it. He just said there were a couple of back to back effort areas that I lacked during the game.<\/p>\n \u201cHe wasn\u2019t wrong.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like I have done that over the last couple of weeks. Loz has been happy with my performances lately so I\u2019m pretty happy to be back in this squad and rewarded for my efforts.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m going to go out there and give it my all.\u201d<\/p>\n