Former captain Buderus sees long-term dominance for Fittler’s men

SYDNEY: Danny Buderus isn’t prepared to declare this New South Wales (NSW) State of Origin team the finest Blues side ever — at least not yet.
Because NSW’s longest-serving captain says such accolades have to be earned over multiple series, not just one.
“It’s hard, it’s a one-off series and you look at what Queensland did for 10 years,” Buderus told AAP.
“There has been a lot of heartache for a lot of Blues fans for a long time just watching Queensland dominate.
“This team needs to stay together for a long time and just keep forcing it.”
The problem for Queensland: There’s every chance Brad Fittler’s team will remain dominant for some time given the gulf in class between the two sides.
“You never know where this group could end up,” said Buderus, who is in NSW camp as an assistant coach.
“They are all young and have their best years ahead of them as footy players.
“It could be one of the great teams, but we still have a lot of work ahead to label this team as that.”
Statistically at least, there will be little argument against this being the Blues’ greatest series if they complete their first whitewash in 21 years tonight. A further 29 or more points in Game three will break the record for most scored by a team in an Origin series.
One more Tom Trbojevic try will see him equal Ryan Girdler’s record of five from that same 2000 series.
Queensland meanwhile have just one try for the series. – 7 News