Kevin Walters has rated Queensland’s come from behind State of Origin I win a “five or maybe six out of 10”, warning NSW the Maroons will be better when they clash on Sunday.A fired-up Walters again claimed he expected to win, with just two injury-enforced changes to his Maroons side that won 18-14 — compared to seven for the Blues.Forwards Jarrod Wallace and Tim Glasby have been recalled and added to the bench, replacing Joe Ofahengaue (knee) and Jai Arrow (ankle).Walters has stuck with his controversial gung-ho approach to Sunday’s State of Origin II clash, refusing to talk about his opposition or even mention the state “NSW”.He didn’t even have to mention “NSW” or the “Blues” when he appeared to take a thinly-veiled swipe at the lack of loyalty on display south of the Tweed River.Initially asked about NSW coach Brad Fittler’s seven team changes after they lost Origin I, Walters said: “I’m here to talk about the Queensland team and how good this Queensland team is going to be in game two.“The other team have done what they’ve done, but that doesn’t bother me one little bit.” When questioned if he slept better knowing strike centre Latrell Mitchell had been axed by NSW, Walters again dug in his heels.“I sleep easier knowing this Queensland team we’ve picked is a good side and will be a great side,” he said.“Our work this week will be all about fine tuning some areas of our game that need to get better and will get better.”But Walters seemed to have a dig at Fittler when he followed up questions about the NSW changes by saying loyalty had always been Queensland’s greatest asset.The Maroons only made two injury enforced changes for game two after their Origin I win.“We’ve been very loyal. I have a great belief in this team and the only changes we’ve had have been forced,” Walters said.
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