HOLLYWOOD film star Matt Damon has become the latest State of Origin fan to criticise NSW coach Laurie Daley over his team selections for Origin Game 3.

The Invictus star may have delivered a memorable half time speech during the theatrical portrayal of South Africa’s 1993 Rugby World Cup triumph over New Zealand, but his words for the Blues’ mentor were somewhat less motivational.

Daley has been heavily criticised for his erratic team selections in the opening two games of the series.

He has also divided opinion with his decision against making widespread changes for Game 3 at ANZ Stadium on July 13.

The Jason Bourne action star has now joined the list of unhappy supporters.

When asked if he supports Daley’s selections for Game 3, Damon said Daley is making a mistake by not bringing in a new generation of younger players.

“I appreciate as an old guy myself that they went with kind of a more veteran group, but I wished they’d gone with a younger side,” Damon told Triple M’s Girds and Mikey.

“I think they’d have a better chance.”

Triple M host and NSW great Ryan Girdler also appeared to agree.

“You’re a genius,” Girdler told Damon.

Host Mikey Robins then said: “I think we have the next Blues coach in front of us”.

The greatest criticism of the NSW team under Daley has come from former NSW coaching great Phil Gould, who slammed the team as “selfish” immediately after the Blues’ 26-16 loss at Suncorp Stadium.

“It’s as frustrating as hell,” the Channel Nine commentator said during the post match show.

“Over a period I’ve said I’ve been astonished by the selfishness around this camp and this team and the leadership group and I don’t think it’s allowed the team to evolve and have its own culture and chemistry.

“It’s always been about a few individuals and not about the state and the team and it’s no good sugar-coating the bitter pill. Until that element is removed from it, NSW can’t get over the line against this side.”

NSW veteran Robbie Farah admitted his team is still trying to come to terms with Gould’s declaration.

Gould labelled the Blues leadership “selfish” and it is an assessment NSW have not shied away from ahead of next week’s dead rubber game three.

“When you lose you bring criticism upon yourself that is what happened, we are not immune to it,” Farah said.

“Any time you cop criticism it hurts, it is not easy to hear those sort of things.

“But you do take comfort from the fact that I spoke to Laurie and the coaching staff and the players and we believe in what we are doing here.”

In a response to NSW’s continued losing ways, Blues coach Laurie Daley dumped Greg Bird, Matt Moylan and Dylan Walker from his side for Origin III.

The retiring Gallen has been retained for his farewell Origin fixture.

But the axing of Bird is a sure sign from Daley, who will blood eight rookies this series, that NSW will be significantly overhauled in 2017.

Farah and Michael Jennings could be two other Blues for whom game three could be their last interstate outing.

“I haven’t thought that far ahead,” Farah said.

“I treat every Origin game as my last.”

Farah’s Wests Tigers teammate James Tedesco, who will make his Origin debut next week, is seen as a big part of the Blues’ future.

“They could not not pick, him, he just has to continue to do what he did at the ‘Tigers. If he does that he will look like he belongs in Origin,” Farah said.

— with AAP