Maroons assistant coach Josh Hannay may have unintentionally taken a swipe at the Blues when discussing Queensland’s process at the selection table and subsequent on-field success.
While it’s to be expected that teams undergo less change when they’re winning, the Maroons are set to use only 22 different players in the 2023 series, compared to the Blues’ 28.
Blues coach Brad Fittler has copped plenty of criticism for a number of selections this year, and how he’s utlilised them, most notably the omission of 2022 Dally M medallist Nicho Hynes from Games II and III after the Sharks half only played 12 minutes at centre in Game I.
Fittler has also been criticised for the make-up of his bench for Game III, with the Blues set to…