NSW have been given a cruel reminder of Queensland's dominance after Tuesday's captain's run at Suncorp Stadium was hijacked by a highlights package of the Maroons dynasty from 2006.
As NSW coach Laurie Daley put his team through their final paces ahead of Wednesday's do-or-die State of Origin encounter, dozens of Maroons tries were being shown on the two big screens either end of the arena.
However stadium officials quickly distanced themselves from any conspiracy theories, explaining that the video was for a Queensland Former Origin Greats luncheon hosted at the old Lang Park on Tuesday.
In what was the first time the Blues had returned to the venue since their record-breaking humiliation in last year's decider, players and officials were bewildered at the footage flashed across the stadium.
The Blues have won just three of their past 12 games in Brisbane, although two of them were dead rubbers and the other was when Cooper Cronk went off with a broken arm in 2014.