Year in year out, the Qld forwards hold their own or have an edge on nsw's.
Then the magic of Qld's 9, 7, 6 and 1 engineers the victory.
Those player numbers above are amongst the greatest players ever to play the game. As a nsw supporter I take a lot from just from watching their talent. The Thurston and Lockyer halves combination was the best I've ever seen. Cronk isn't the immortal that Lockyer will be, but he is still right up there! Then you have to add Inglis, Smith and Slater to the combination! Sorry guys, but heart isn't enough when you are against heart and game breaking TALENT.