On the advice of touch judge Jeff Younis, Sutton sent it to be reviewed by the NRL bunker after he had ruled it as a try on the field. The bunker denied the try as replays appeared to show Morris only marginally failed to ground the ball. So close: Josh Morris goes within centimetres of scoring for NSW. Credit:Getty Images Daley said he had "no idea" about whether Morris' effort should have been ruled a try, but when pressed further didn't hold back on his assessment of Sutton and Cummins. "Put it this way, I'll be asking those two referees to not be officiating in game two," Daley snarled. "There's your story. Based on history and based on that game." Both sides were granted four penalties in the dour affair.

Daley's Queensland counterpart, Kevin Walters, joked "we can get them back in" when asked about the performance of Sutton and Cummins, the latter who was subject to an Anzac Day tirade from Roosters coach Trent Robinson. No try: Robbie Farah speaks to referee Gerard Sutton after the bunker decision to deny Josh Morris a try. Credit:Getty Images "Being honest, we did get some nice calls – favourable calls – and you need them at this level," Walters said. "You make your own luck, too. All of those 50-50 calls certainly went Queensland's way." The game's most celebrated referee Bill Harrigan was quick to condemn Daley's attack on the referees, the major talking point of a scrappy affair. "It was disappointing and it's always disappointing to see the questions lead that way," Harrigan told Triple M. "When he does have an opportunity to review it on video he will see [the Morris call] was a dead set no try. That decision was correct.

"What will be interesting is to see how much pull a coach has in this day and age with the appointment of referees." NSW forced a series decider last year after losing the first game in Sydney, but face a monumental task of squaring the series at Suncorp Stadium after emerging victorious at the Melbourne Cricket Ground last year. But Daley and Blues skipper Paul Gallen remained upbeat about their side's chances of securing an unlikely series victory. "The mentality changes to a must-win game in game two, and if we apply that effort and execute a bit better, I think we can level it," Gallen said. Added Daley: "There were some really encouraging signs for us. We're a young team with new blood and we always knew we were going to be better as the series rolled on.