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IF NSW can pull off rugby league's greatest upset on Wednesday night, Laurie Daley owes Hastings Hotel publican Robbie Trembath a phone call.
"They can thank us later, we'll be claiming it for sure if they win,'' Trembath said.
"All that pressure I put on Josh Reynolds out there, it's sharpened him up for the match.''
Trent Merrin attacks during the opposed session. Picture: Gregg Porteous Source: News Corp Australia
It was difficult to gauge who got more out of Sunday morning's opposed training session in Coffs Harbour; Daley's Blues or the best of the Group 3 Country Rugby League competition.
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A collection of plumbers, electricians, cement renderers and part-time footballers, some of who drove three hours even after "playing yesterday and a few beers last night'', to act as sparring partners for Daley's heavyweights.
James Tamou against the Group 3 repesentive team. Picture: Gregg Porteous Source: News Corp Australia
The 65-minute hit-out before the Blues left Coffs for Brisbane was never about the scoreline. It was about NSW finding their rhythm against 17 moving targets.
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NSW had spent the previous five days in Camp Coffs perfecting their attacking plays, their line speed and goal-line defence.
With the players earning a day off on Monday before a final field session at Suncorp Stadium on Tuesday, Sunday was a crucial opportunity for Daley and his coaching stuff to analyse every player under fatigue.
Aaron Woods takes a hit-up. Picture: Gregg Porteous Source: News Corp Australia
The "soft contact" was nothing new for Daley's Blues, having used the same Sunday session last year to run through their Origin I tactics against the best under-20 players available.
And while the standard wasn't of NRL quality, it would be naive to think that despite the drop in class of their opposition that the intensity or motivation wasn't there.
"Smith, Smith, Smith,'' NSW's Trent Merrin barked as Country's hooker took off from dummy-half.
"Let's make this count, maintain the pressure,'' Trent Hodkinson screamed after pouncing on a loose ball.
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NSW tyro Anthony Watmough has been around rugby league long enough to know what works and what doesn't when it comes to preparing for big matches.
And he was in no doubt that the session was invaluable practice just three days out from the all-important State of Origin opener.
"We can run through our plays as much as we want with no defenders, but until you actually run through them with defenders and see what you need to work on, you're just going through the motions,'' Watmough said. "We got a lot out of today."
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