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RL:Johns' NSW spine change, 'big dog' call for Origin III

Laurie Daley is facing fresh calls to overhaul his NSW side as the battered Blues look to drag themselves off the canvas following a State of Origin game two hammering at the hands of Queensland.

But Daley is reluctant to rush into any decisions about the make-up of his team in the wake of the demoralising 44-24 defeat at the MCG that sent the series to a decider.

For a second-straight year, Daley's men blew a 1-0 series lead as they threw away a 12-8 halftime lead in Melbourne on Wednesday.

His Blues outfit will be forced to defy history to become just the second NSW team in the last 20 years to clinch a series at Suncorp Stadium in Origin III on July 8.

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