NSW coach Laurie Daley must embrace the new generation of Blues players

IT’S time for NSW to look to the future and coach Laurie Daley must blood the next generation of Blues in game three — see how the team should look here.

Tyson Frizell showed he’s more than ready for Origin footy.

PHIL Gould has hit out at the “selfishness’’ within the Blues’ senior leadership as coach Laurie Daley vows to stick by the under-fire veteran Blues.

Instead of a glimpse to the future, Origin III will likely be a farewell procession to the elder statesmen.

“It’s as frustrating as hell,” Gould said on Channel 9’s post match show.

“Over a period I’ve said I’ve been astonished by the selfishness around this camp and this team and the leadership group and I don’t think it’s allowed the team to evolve and have its own culture and chemistry.”

“It’s always been about a few individuals and not about the state and the team and it’s no good sugar coating the bitter pill.

“Until that element is removed from it, NSW can’t get over the line against this side.”

The representative rookies did enough on Wednesday night to be ­excited about the future.

Debutant Tyson Frizell, a third-choice backrow option behind the injured Boyd Cordner and suspended Wade Graham, was a breath of fresh air.

Frizell ran the ball hard, scored a try and almost had a second. He chased 80m after little winger Dane Gagai to almost stop a try.

Paul Gallen and Robbie Farah dejected after the Maroons score a try in game two.

“For us, that (moment) will keep getting shown in years to come,’’ Daley said.

“That effort is expected of us when we pull on the blue shirt, it was an Origin moment for us that we’ll show pathway players and the ­senior boys as well.’’

Josh Mansour proved a handful every time he touched the ball.

Halfback Adam Reynolds looked to have improved again before he broke down with a shoulder injury. Dylan Walker gave away too many penalties, and looked ready to be terrorised by Greg Inglis, but did well to hold his nerve.

Jack Bird put on a good step and almost had his own four-pointer late. Put simply, these kids proved you can never be too young for the big stage. They have swagger.

They survived the most hostile environment that can be dished up in rugby league.

Greg Inglis tackles Dylan Walker.

Now Daley needs to pick a few more fresh faces and roll them out at ANZ Stadium for game three. Why not, the series is over. And the only way you will generate interest is to talk up the Origin potential of our new brigade. Sadly, Daley was not as enthusiastic about wholesale changes.

“No, we’re there to win. We’ll be there to win game three,’’ Daley said.

“I’d rather them play when you know they’re ready rather than thinking they’re ready.

“I harp back on my own experience, I wasn’t ready, and I don’t want that happening to our young guys.’’

But Frizell was considered not ready. How else do you explain how far down the pecking order he was. And he blitzed it.

Bring in Bryce Cartwright. The kid is a star.

If you don’t believe it, watch him play for Penrith against Souths tomorrow night.

Tyson Frizell scores for the Blues.

Bring in Wests Tigers’ speedster James Tedesco but keep Moylan. Bring back Graham, who would have relished the hostile Suncorp environment.

If you really wanted to get funky, you could even give Nathan Peats’ the No. 9 jumper that has been worn successfully by Robbie Farah for so many years. Introducing young blokes means Daley will have to ditch loyalty and punt a few of his senior troops.

It would take a brave man to deny skipper Paul Gallen his Origin farewell.

That won’t happen.

But rugby league is a business. Origin is big business.

Just ask the NSWRL officials who would have known right after fulltime last that a dead-rubber in Sydney will cost them thousands, maybe millions of dollars.

State of Origin 2016 Game II

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NEW LOOK BLUES — GAME THREE

1. James Tedesco

2. Josh Mansour

3. Joey Leilua

4. Blake Ferguson

5. Tom Trbojevic

6. Jack Bird

7. James Maloney

8. Aaron Woods (c)

9. Nathan Peats

10. Andrew Fifita

11. Tyson Frizell

12. Bryce Cartwright

13. Josh Jackson

BENCH

14. Matt Moylan

15. David Klemmer

16. James Tamou

17. Wade Graham