Mitchell sees new era for New South Wales

BRISBANE: Not so long ago Latrell Mitchell was convinced New South Wales (NSW) were “never going to win” a State of Origin game, let alone a series.
But after sparking the Blues’ Origin series-clinching 26-0 game two rout of Queensland on Sunday, Mitchell said enduring the Maroons’ decade of dominance had given him a “hunger” to take NSW to another level.
Mitchell dominated Origin two’s first half, muscling up in defence before appearing to break the Maroons’ spirit with a runaway 85m intercept try.
The Rabbitohs star and inspirational skipper James Tedesco proved the difference as NSW kept Queensland scoreless at Suncorp Stadium for the first time to claim their third series win in four years.
Mitchell looked like a man with a point to prove after his Origin future had appeared up in the air following his post-game one dumping two years ago.
But the 24-year-old said he had been spurred on by years of watching Queensland torment the Blues.
Mitchell admitted he was still smarting after witnessing the Maroons claim 11 titles in 12 years, a record-breaking streak that finally stalled in 2018.
He was revelling in the Blues’ change of fortunes on Sunday night, warning Queensland that NSW were “built different” these days.
“There’s a hunger there,” Mitchell said.
“NSW have obviously lost for a very long time and as if you could beat that Queensland team they had over that period — it was unbelievable.” – NRL