THE Blues campaign for a State of Origin series boilover has hit the skids - literally.

New South Wales players were left stranded on a traffic island after the team bus failed to negotiate a roundabout as they left Suncorp Stadium following the team’s final training session for Origin II in Brisbane.

The bus hit a gutter at the tight roundabout at the intersection of Castlemaine St and Heussler Tce, Milton, setting off the driver’s airbag.

No one was injured in the mishap but it did leave the driver red-faced, and the players had to pile into taxis to make their way back to the team hotel.

“Blues Marooned!” said the Maroons’ Facebook page.

“Is this a sign of things to come?”

media_camera Blues team players try to get the bus moving, but it wouldn't budge. Picture: Channel 9

NSW team spokesman Tristan Hay said there was no sign of sabotage and he believed the bus struck hit a curb, which caused a problem with the compression.

“It’s good it happened today, not tomorrow,” he said.

“We would have been trying to make our way through Brisbane without a bus. We might not have got to the game before kick-off.”

Laurie Daley’s Blues are chasing a win at Suncorp Stadium tomorrow night that would snap Queensland’s seven-series winning streak.

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Originally published as Blues bus bingle on Origin eve