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Queensland State of Origin great tells Maroons stars to throw the rule book out the window and warns game three is 'going to explode'

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  • Queensland Origin legend Corey Parker is fired up
  • Wants to see some Maroons aggression in game three
  • Series is on the line come July 17 in Brisbane

By Andrew Prentice For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 01:37 BST, 10 July 2024 | Updated: 01:37 BST, 10 July 2024

Queensland Origin great Corey Parker has pleaded for the Maroons to 'belt someone' and do whatever it takes to win the series decider against NSW at Suncorp Stadium.

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

Parker, who played 19 games for his state before turning his attention to commentary, believes physicality will be key come July 17 in Brisbane.


'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.

Queensland Origin great Corey Parker (pictured left) has pleaded for the Maroons to 'belt someone' and do whatever it takes to win the series decider against NSW 

It comes after Billy Slater's men were monstered by the rampant NSW Blues in game two at the MCG last month, with the contest over before halftime (pictured, Maroons star Reuben Cotter)

Queensland had no answers to the likes of NSW stars Spencer Leniu (pictured right), Liam Martin and Cameron Murray

'Do not let NSW bully us. If that's our mindset, we win this decider.'

Famed Maroons enforcer Gorden Tallis agreed with Parker, saying the onus is on the current squad to be a modern day version of Arthur Beetson, Petero Civoniceva or Shane Webcke.

'The boys need to regroup, put themselves back together,' he said.

'Some people say we got outmuscled [in Melbourne]. Some people say we even got bullied.'

It comes as backrower Kurt Capewell denied the Maroons were monstered in Melbourne.

'I wouldn't say pushed around or monstered … but they [NSW] definitely beat us,' he said.

'Obviously they had all the momentum at the start of the game and we weren't at our best, so they took advantage of that.

'We'll just look at us and where we think we went wrong and work on that.... so we can put our best foot forward and get the job done in front of our home crowd.'

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