After 80 minutes of State of Origin together, Queensland's halves are being urged by captain Greg Inglis to take "ownership" of the Maroons in Sunday's must-win game two in Sydney.
Halfback Ben Hunt and pivot Cameron Munster were already feeling the heat after failing to spark Queensland's attack in their 22-12 game one loss in Melbourne.
Maroons coach Kevin Walters made it clear he wasn't happy, cutting Hunt and Munster no slack despite combining for the first time behind a well beaten pack at the MCG.
And Inglis didn't mince his words either ahead of a game Queensland must win to keep the series alive.
Asked if he felt it was up to him to lift Queensland in their crunch clash, the inspirational centre said: "I have to put the ownership back on our halves".
Inglis suggested Munster should dip more into his running game but believed veteran No.1 Billy Slater's return in his 30th Origin would help their new-look spine that also features hooker Andrew McCullough.
"Cam Munster's biggest strength is his running but he can also ball play, that's why we picked him at six," Inglis said.
"But having Bill at the back will help those guys.
"That spine have trained well together the last week (at Gold Coast camp).
"I have full belief in our nine (McCullough), six (Munster) and seven (Hunt) and our one (Slater) is back as well."
While Inglis urged Munster to run, Queensland assistant Josh Hannay believed Hunt should take on the line more on Sunday.
He set up winger Dane Gagai's second half try with a well timed grubber but largely failed to test NSW's defence in game one.
"Benny Hunt's at his best when he's taking on the line," Hannay told Fox Sports.
"That's what we want from Ben as well, we don't want him to come into this environment and go into his shell.
"We want Ben Hunt to be the Ben Hunt we see at club level.
"(But) I think (Hunt's) combination with Cameron Munster, Billy at the back and obviously Andrew McCullough playing his second game as well, I think you'll see a lot better combinations happening there in game two."
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