State of Origin glory beckons if Maroons can shut down Blues star Todd Carney

STOP Todd Carney and return home as Origin kings for a seventh straight year. The equation could be that simple for Queensland in Game Two.

STOP Todd Carney and return home as State of Origin kings for a seventh straight year.

The equation could be that simple for Queensland tomorrow night, when reformed bad boy Todd Carney carries the hopes of his downtrodden state on to Sydney's ANZ Stadium.

After a weekend in which Blues coach Ricky Stuart again made himself an object of Maroon ridicule , NSW captain Paul Gallen returned the focus to matters on-field yesterday, warning the "real Todd Carney" could find cracks in Queensland's fine defensive wall.

Former Penrith hothead Mark Geyer added the name of the man who lost the plot in Origin I - centre Michael Jennings - as a Blue to watch.

NSW scored just two tries from kicks despite early Origin I dominance, but Gallen said former Dally M winner Carney would improve from his nervous debut in Melbourne.

Teammates say Carney was a "bit of a mess" before his debut.

"You guys have all seen before what Origin can do to quality first graders ... he admitted he was nervous. It was a big stage and a big arena," Gallen said.

"It happens to everyone."

Geyer said Jennings was the man who would win the game, ambitiously comparing him to Maroon legend Steve Renouf.

"Jennings will be the game breaker - potentially, Michael can be as good as Renouf," Geyer said.

"Michael just has to realise the world isn't against him. He will kick arse."

Gallen insisted the Blues "were not concerned about what happened in the past".

Queensland have won 10 of the past 12 Origin games and have made a habit of storming the Blues' fortress, winning on five of their past seven trips to ANZ Stadium.

The Maroons have also kept NSW below 20 points in 16 of the past 19 Origins.

"It's like any game, if you've got pressure and got opportunities you've got to make the most of it," Gallen said. "We had a bit of ball early in the second half and we scored an early try but other than that we didn't make the most of it.

"They're the areas we've got to finetune.

"We know what needs to be done to beat Queensland and we're going to go out there and try to execute our game plan.

"If we do that we're going to be tough to beat. This is the best Origin team I've played with in my 10 or 11 games."