Tyson Frizell admits he's in no shape to play mind games.
But the NSW second-rower is unmoved by Queensland's curious decision to slap a ban on their players even mentioning the Blues ahead of State of Origin I.
The bizarre move is the brainchild of "Coach Whisperer" Bradley Charles Stubbs, with Maroons players now under strict instructions not to talk about NSW.
Frizell sat out the Blues' first field session on Tuesday as he recovers from a concussion, and wasn't keen on playing along with Queensland's novel approach.
"I'm not good at mind games. My mind's not good at the moment. I'm not playing mind games, that's for sure," Frizell said on Tuesday.
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"I don't know the reasoning behind it, but I guess it's a thing that they're trying to get a mindset of focusing on themselves.
"They're such a dominant side and done it for along time. It's obviously something they've done for themselves to get ready for the game."
Asked if he thought it was a strange decision, Frizell said: "I don't know.
"I'm sure they'd have to bring up our names in video when they do some video on us. But probably to the media, it's something they've held back on."
Frizell was knocked out in a sickening head collision with Cronulla back Josh Dugan on Sunday and failed to return to the game.
Sydney Roosters second-rower Angus Crichton trained on the right edge on Tuesday, and is likely to spell Frizell in that position next week.
Frizell is expected to up his recuperation with some light skills on Wednesday, while players take part in community and school visits.
The St George Illawarra star is then aiming to return to full contact on Thursday.
"It's part of the protocols. I don't think I'll have any issues," Frizell said.
"There's things in place that I need to pass before I'm able to get to full training but come next Wednesday I'll be 100 per cent fine."
