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Jasper Bruce

Embarrassment can be good motivator, NSW coach Fittler

NSW coach Brad Fittler hopes memories of their late Game 1 collapse inspire his team in Origin II. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Coach Brad Fittler is urging NSW to use the "embarrassment" of blowing the State of Origin series opener as motivation to create history, admitting the loss still burns him ahead of Wednesday's must-win second game.

The Blues were sitting pretty with 12 minutes to play in Game I at Adelaide Oval, up by two points and with an extra man advantage after Queensland's Tom Flegler was sin-binned.

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