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Forward intimidator Carl Webb says Queensland will not be sucked into being left a man down by talk Wednesday's return State of Origin rugby league match against New South Walea could feature a bit of biff at Telstra Stadium.
Rookie referee Shayne Hayne is facing a potential powderkeg
with the ridiculed Blues promising retribution after Queensland out-muscled their pack in the opening match in Brisbane last month.
Webb, a former amateur boxing champion who's equipped to handle any fisticuffs, said he doubted things would come to blows on Wednesday night.
"As for all this talk about blueing and the ref, I didn't think any of us as players are thinking that at all," said Webb, itching to play in Sydney after being a late withdrawal from the opening game of the three-match series.
"Anything like that could leave us a man down and we all know if a blue starts and you have to have to play a man down, it can hurt you."
Webb said there was no doubt the Blues would lift their aggression after being bagged for not standing up to Queensland in the opening game.
"The intensity will be higher, because they've got so much to lose," the Cowboys enforcer said.
"But at Origin level you can't take your focus off the game for one minute because it will come back and hurt you.
"Our mindset has to be to go out their and play football first and foremost. That's the way we're all thinking."
The cyclonic weather which blacked out most of the New South Wales central coast last night has played havoc with Queensland's preparations right down to watching video of their rivals.
The Maroons were forced to cancel two training sessions and also called off a weights session at a sports recreational facility which was blacked out by the storms.
They finally trained indoors at the Mt Penang Correctional Centre where they did weights, boxing, skipping and tackling practice.
The Maroons will be hoping the lights don't go out on Wednesday like they did at their five-star beachside accommodation at Terrigal in the NSW central coast, which was blacked out by wild weather.
"We've go no electricity and it's battle even finding the toilet," Webb said.
"There's no lights, no TV, no sound, it's a bit depressing but I'm sure we'll be all right.
"I hope they get the power back up soon though. We've got no TV, no lights, it gives you and idea how our grandparents lived.
"We've had a few training venue changes and other stuff but it's not dampening our preparation."
Webb said he did not care what the conditions were like on Wednesday.
"I don't care what we play on. We can play it in someone's back yard, a car park, I don't care, we'll get it done anyway.
New South Wales met with punter support today with Sportingbet Australia crunching the Blues' odds from $1,87 to $1.82 following a $16,000 bet them to level the series.
Queensland, who are winless in 11 attempts at Telstra Stadium, are out to $2.
- AAP
