THE Blues have only won Game I, but veteran rugby league writer Phil Rothfield has seen enough to declare the NSW team unbeatable for Game II in Sydney.

NSW were extremely confident last year heading into the second game in Sydney with a 1-0 series lead, but capitulated in the second half and eventually lost the series.

However Rothfield saw enough in Game I this season to suggest they can’t lose Game II.

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“I think they are unbeatable,” Phil Rothfield told NRL 360.

“To do that in neutral territory was impressive.

“Johnathan Thurston, Cooper Cronk and Cameron Smith aren’t there.

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Rothfield is predicting a full house at ANZ Stadium will be enough to secure the Blues only their second series win since 2005.

“I spoke to my men at ANZ and Ticketek and 10 minutes from full-time when it looked like NSW were about to win, the lights lit up everywhere in the ticket offices.

“Everyone was buying tickets and they tell me it will be sold out.

“There will be 84,000 to 85,000 behind the Blues.

“On the back of a sellout crowd they can’t lose.”

However although crowd support helps, games of Origin are not won by the crowd and the Blues will look back on last year as evidence enough, that the series is far from over.

Game II will be played at ANZ Stadium on Sunday June 24.

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