State of Origin Odds: Blues Hard At Work
June 11th, 2014 by TJ DilferNSW are on the brink of overturning eight years of misery in the State of Origin, and they were hard at work even before the announcements of the sides for Game 2. A look at the State of Origin odds shows you that they’ve gone from the longest odds any side has seen in recent times to some of the shortest – and it’s in large part down to hard work and a team spirit that helped them hold out in the dying minutes.
The key thing for the Blues is going to be tackling the challenge of the pressure that will be on them in Game 2, especially if they go ahead. It will be the easiest thing to do to try to defend a lead – in the series or in the game – but NSW are much better served taking the Maroons on in the way they did in Game 1. Things are looking good in the NSW camp as their preparations build for Game 2, with news that Josh Dugan will likely square off against Greg Inglis in the centres, while Game 1’s man-of-the-match Jarryd Hayne returns at full back and is the bookies’ favourite to score the first try for the Blues. It’s important that the NSW boys concentrate on their own preparations, especially with the uncertainty surrounding the Queensland selection, and the possibility that some key players might be injury affected. NSW coach Laurie Daley dismissed the injury talk as mind games in the run-up to the big game, and if he’s got that right, he’ll be working hard to make sure his squad’s focus is on how they’ll win the game, and not anything else…
All the State of Origin odds you need are at the end of that link – we’re looking forward to what could be another epic encounter!
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