“I know what Billy is like and I’ve played with him and he is diligent at what he does,” Munster said.

“He has come into the camp and he has watched some video on us and he has picked a good game plan for us against the Blues tonight.

“With guys like him and Cameron Smith and[Johnathan Thurston],they believe in the jersey and we’ve been missing that and he put a lot of belief into us and it showed tonight.

“With a lot of boys and there were questions about them being in the team but it showed;we play for each other.”

So with that belief,the Maroons head to Perth with a chance to clinch the series. The Blues,on the other hand,are fighting to save their hopes of lifting the shield for the fourth time in five years.

“It is a leg in the door but we did that a couple of years ago when we won the first game and then lost two in a row,” Munster said. “[NSW] will come out and play a good style of footy and chance it in the second game because they are down 1-0.”

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