The Maroons blew New South Wales off the park with a devastating second-half performance at the MCG. Adrian Proszenko

Billy Slater finds it “hard” to talk about Sam Walker.

“How good you want to be?” Laurie Daley asked.

Laurie Daley has some huge decision to make after the NSW Blues were humiliated by the Maroons in a second half hammering at the MCG.

Billy Slater resists the urge to play his trump card as the Maroons recover from an inexcusable early blunder. Here are five quick hits from State of Origin II.

New South Wales travelled to the MCG with the Origin series within their grasp but after the disaster that ensued, success has never felt further away.