Blues halves must hit the ground running ... and run the show
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Cleary is still only 21 years of age and, by his own admission, hasn’t been in peak form so far this season. How confident is he coming into this pressure-cooker atmosphere at Suncorp Stadium? Is he ready to step up and take the reigns of this Origin team without the calming voice of James Maloney in his ear?
Walker is in great personal form and playing for the high-flying Rabbitohs. But he is still a rookie at this level. This is his first Origin match. Can he get his game on, or will he be sitting back early, getting a feel for what this Origin football is all about?
If these two lads wait for an invitation to play, if they wait for permission, if they hesitate or err on the side of caution for fear of making a mistake, this game will pass them by and Queensland will be off and gone in a twinkling. Stealing that famous line from the poem The Man from Snowy River, if Queensland get the jump on NSW early: “We may bid the mob good day. No man can hold them down the other side”.
NSW need to dominate this match from the time the national anthem has concluded.
Obviously the Blues forwards need to set a solid platform. They are more than capable of commanding the advantage line and dominating the middle of the field. If they can get on top of the Maroons forwards, this will allow dummy half Damien Cook and James Tedesco to come into the game. I can see all this as a distinct possibility. However, it will mean little unless Cleary and Walker are throwing themselves at the game.
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