NRL legend Brent Tate believes Brad Fittler should not have met with referee Ashley Klein after the series opened.
NSW was desperately close to getting the win and Fittler shared his feelings about the craft at the post-match press conference.
‘Freddy’ highlighted the speed of the ruck as an area the Maroons handled and held a meeting with referee Ashley Klein highlighting other moments he thought were going against his team, including Lindsay Collins holding Junior Paulo in the melee before the Cherry-Evans trial.
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“I don’t like the fact that we’re talking about Ashley Klein, I don’t like the fact that Freddy has met him, I think at the end of the day it’s very difficult,” Tate told Fox Sports. News.
“Refereeing and refereeing do not determine the game, you do it, going out and doing the work.
“When you run hard and how you fight to get a fast game of the ball, that determines whether you get a penalty or not or if you have a fast ruck speed.
“That happens with the Blues and sometimes you should let it go and try to be better like they will in the second game.
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“Is the blues complaining? It’s absolutely like that, so hopefully it doesn’t influence the outcome too much.”
Now, after the craft of opening the series has been much studied, Tate believes the tone of the game will be marked in the first ten minutes with Klein’s craft as a “fascinating” factor.
“It will be fascinating to see how he runs the party because there has been a lot in the media and there has been a lot of talk about‘ Freddy ’Fittler’s meeting with him,” Tate said.
“I think we will have a real indication of how the match will be run soon, I still hope it will be a free match, that’s what Origin is all about.
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“Origin is about pushing the limits, it’s about trying to get all the advantages you can and both teams will overcome the limits of ruck speed and play offside, so that’s what Origin is all about.”
Meanwhile, Maroons legend believes the pressure will be on Cameron Munster following the performance of a party man at the opening of the series.
The Blues strikers will look to flood the Storm star at all times, but Tate still believes the five-eighth can do the job.
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“I think every time he gets the ball there will be a lot of pressure on him, I hope his last play and his kick options will have a lot of heat coming from the NSW strikers and I would expect him to be. the defensive, ”Tate said.
“There is a bit of pressure on Cam Munster, even though he played so well in the first game, they named him, he would expect a great performance from himself, so there is additional pressure.
“But the best thing about great players is that they always do the job, so I hope Cam comes out and lives up to the excitement and expectation he had put in.”
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If Munster does, the Cowboys, Warriors and Broncos winger believes he could engrave his name in Queensland folklore alongside Maroons legends.
“If Cam really wants to become the Origin player we all know he is and I guess he adds to that legacy he has, if he comes out and plays well tonight, it will be a big carrot for him,” Tate said. dit.
“It will go down in folklore almost as we talk about some of the Queensland legends, Cam can really elevate this Cameron 2.0 to another stratosphere if that’s possible.
“He plays well tonight and that legend grows.”