Fact is, QLD have winners that take charge when required and it lifts their weakest player on paper, and NSW have downhill skiers who crumble when the pressure is on them.
100% - Queenslanders are Queenslanders first, second, third and fourth and Australians fifth
NSW people are Australians first and of their town second, except Sydney people who are self important up themselves wankers, which is why Country pants City so often.
When it comes to Origin, Queenslanders put everything and then some into everything they do. They are utterly determined to beat NSW. To fail to do so, would cause their Worlds to end.
NSW try, but they don't Queensland try.
Success is 90% perspiration and 10% inspiration - well those Queenslanders perspire for the cause far more than NSW lads do. It just means so much more to them. NSW talk of Origin in the lead up to Origin and during it. Queensland live it all year round. Go to Brisbane and you see people everywhere wearing Queensland branded stuff. Come to NSW and you see anything BUT NSW branded stuff.