From my understanding of the Origin phenomenon, it has always been the wealth of players NSW has VS the few players that QLD has. It has been critised that NSW always changed their players when something doesn't work, while QLD stick to their player even though they lost or got thrashed. BUT, isn't that what State Of Origin is all about.
QLD can't afford to change their team, they don't have enough players to pick from. Imagine if all 13 of the QLD starting players got injured, does QLD have enough depth to pick another 13 players plus the subs?
While in the case of NSW, if all 13 players are injured. There are enough players to pick another 26 or even 39 players to make up a team. Hence, NSW have always had the luxury of picking and changing players to suit their needs.
The Aura of the Origin games have always been the idea of the skillful Blues player VS the passionate Maroons player.
Now, the question for the Blues, which 13 cockroaches do you pick to start the game and beat the cane toads.
While for the Maroons, the question has always been. Can our cane toads stand up to the cockroaches and beat them in an Origin game.
