"And no penalties in the first and not many in the second half and I'm still trying to catch my breath. "One of the hardest games I've ever played," he says. 'One of the hardest games I've ever played': Cameron Munster "Lindsay Collins was fantastic and he's a big guy but he's got great habits in the game and Patrick Carrigan, we knew when he was on the field and he changed the momentum of the set and it was probably the best set in the first half on the back of his carries and he made a statement with the defence. It is those moments that makes me proud of this group. Reuben Cotter is just that sort of player. "I did a press conference and the one asked me. "Reuben Cotter played 80 minutes, 51 tackles, in his first Origin in Sydney. "The fact that we lost two guys we did not anticipate, Xavier Coates and Jeremiah Nanai and we had to fill the spots with the two interchanges out of the plan and we had to leave guys out there that should not have been left out there," he says. Slater singles out Reuben Cotter for praise. "Yes, footy was important and the way that we played, but it was the Queensland spirit and the diving on loose balls and those little moments, that is what wins you the games." I did not think I would feel so connected to these young men this quickly and the way that they played tonight. "It was, I don't know, the word that comes to mind is pride. "I did not know how I would be and I was closer to Craig Bellamy than I thought I would be. Here's some more from Queensland coach, Billy Slater. 'I was so proud of this group': Billy Slater
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