BRONCOS supercoach Wayne Bennett has turned up the heat on NSW, saying his club halves Ben Hunt and Anthony Milford will ensure the Maroons dominate State of Origin until 2025.

As the Blues pick up the pieces from their Origin I defeat, Bennett labelled Milford, Hunt and Daly Cherry-Evans the Maroons triumvirate that will subject NSW to another decade of pain.

Bennett views Milford and Hunt as Brisbane’s most formidable halves since the Allan Langer-Kevin Walters union and the duo tore the Raiders apart in Canberra on Saturday night.

In their best combined display, Milford produced a game-high five tackle busts, while Hunt was superb, creating three tries and four line-break assists in Brisbane’s 24-12 victory.

Bennett has played a key role not only in Brisbane’s revival but that of Queensland, presiding over the Emerging Origin system since 2001 when the Maroons’ fortunes and depth were at rock bottom.

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media_camera Anthony Milford has begun to warm to the five-eighth position.

Hunt, Milford and Cherry-Evans are graduates of Bennett’s QAS program and the master mentor warned the embattled Blues the misery will continue well after Johnathan Thurston and Cooper Cronk retire.

“The Maroons are in a very fortunate position,” Bennett said.

“We have the next generation of halfback and five-eighths in Hunt and Milford.

“Queensland have now got Michael Morgan in the queue as well.

“When Johnathan and Cooper come to the end of their careers, these guys (Hunt and Milford) are going to take their place.

“Cherry-Evans is already there, so in my eyes, with this group, Queensland have another decade of success ahead of them.”

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While Cherry-Evans is widely viewed as Cronk’s successor, Hunt has emerged as a legitimate threat after his shock breakthrough with the Australian side for last year’s Four Nations.

At just 25, Hunt is 11 months younger than Cherry-Evans, while Milford, last year’s Queensland under-20s five-eighth, is still six weeks shy of his 21st birthday.

When Cherry-Evans succumbed to injury in Camp Maroon last week, there was a push for Hunt to be his utility replacement, only for selectors to opt for Cowboys sensation Michael Morgan.

Speaking for the first time since being overlooked by Maroons selectors, Hunt said losing out to Morgan was further motivation to clinch his maiden Origin jumper.

“It was a little bit disappointing to miss out, but I also knew I didn’t deserve to be there,” Hunt said.

“To be honest, I’m happy for Michael Morgan to get the start, he’s playing great football and he deserved the nod ahead of me.

“It’s my goal to play Origin, but I wasn’t up to scratch at the time (the side was chosen) and I have to be playing better football to get into that arena.

“The selectors made the right call. I have to play better football if I want to be there, but the last two weeks I’ve been building and hopefully I’m in the mix again.”

Milford began the season slowly but Bennett says his new five-eighth recruit and Hunt are cultivating a lethal combination.

“They can still get a lot better,” he warned. “But they are at least running the footy and they both want the ball, the rest we can finetune and get better.

“Ben’s kicking game has improved a lot, it’s a real credit to him.”