Footy great Cameron Smith reveals what Queensland MUST do on the first play of Origin game three - as he tells Maroons to play dirty

Queensland legend Cameron Smith believes the Maroons should send a big message to the Blues with their first play in the State of Origin decider on Wednesday night at Suncorp Stadium.

It comes after Billy Slater's men were bullied by the rampant Cockroaches in game two at the MCG last month, with the contest all but over before halftime.

Smith, who played 42 Origin matches for Queensland and was part of 11 series wins, has urged the maroons to kick-off to start the decider.

'Whether that's we receive or kick off… they need to run like they've been shot out of a cannon,' he told SENQ Breakfast.

'They need to be returning the ball like they want to run over someone and really make an impact for their footy side and say "hey look this is the way things are going to go for our team tonight".

'If we win the toss, I'd be kicking off, and say hey boys let's send a message right now, not only to the opposition but we're going to send a message to the referee and we're sending a message to the crowd about this is the way this team's going to play tonight and put it on the blues.'

Smith believes the Maroons will need to be ruthless and aggressive to combat the powerful Blues forward pack.

'Rough them up, get amongst them, push the boundaries like they did in game two,' he said.

'You look back over the last however long you want to look back at the game of rugby league, there's been no team that has gone on to win a big game like this one tomorrow night without pushing the boundaries of the rules.'

Origin great Corey Parker has also recently pleaded for the Maroons to 'belt someone' and do whatever it takes to win the series decider.

Parker, who played 19 games for his state before turning his attention to commentary, believes physicality will be key to winning.

'Can someone in Queensland f***ing stand up to these blokes?' he said.

'[Jeremiah] Nanai and [Lindsay] Collins and co....fire up. Have the mindset where you say 'boys, if we need to do 10 in the bin for belting someone, do it'.

'Let's stick it to the Blues.'

Parker feels game three will have a 'powder keg moment' where 'something is going to explode.'

'Something big is brewing....'Queensland need to get some mongrel. They need to win the contest, whether that's a run, a tackle, a decoy run,' he told News Corp.