Nate Myles in the incident that infuriated Blues fans.

Myles, who flew out of Brisbane with a heavily strapped elbow, will head to Sydney for scans on the injury he suffered in a tackle from Blues skipper Boyd Cordner. But he insists he has no issue with the tackle, despite Queenslanders crying foul over an alleged illegal chicken wing from the NSW back-rower playing his first game as captain of his state.

"Yeah, I felt it," Myles said. "I understand in Origin you can get away with a lot more stuff. It's just the arena mate, that's why it's so good. I'll go down and get some scans done, but I should be fine. It was my left elbow. I'll go down and get scans to clear it up. It should be fine."

It was Paul Gallen's brutal attack on Myles that forced the NRL to adopt a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to punching in the game. But Myles warns Origin risks losing its appeal if players are punished for every little misdemeanour, in what is renowned as one of the toughest sporting fixtures on the planet.

"What separates Origin from the NRL is the arena and the calibre of players and the brutality," Myles said. "People are there for different reasons – skill level, toughness. If we start treating it as a normal NRL round it will lose its aura. I'm the first one to say what happens in Origin stays on the field. As soon as it starts getting taken off it and people start bad-mouthing individuals, I think we'll lose the spark. It's Origin. Players understand it. I got nothing against what happened."