I'm the first to admit Hayne was terrible but he's still not a patch on Pearce's Origin highlight reel.
And I actually think Pearce played ok tonight.
Hayne is talked up as the greatest NSW player in history, most of all by Hayne himself. I think we can expect more out of him that Pearce, or any other player in the side.
Pearce played well in the first half, and then shut up shop along with the rest of the blues spine in the second. Maloney disappears from the field from all but the 4th tackle of each NSW attacking set but no one will have a bad word to say about him.
Hayne and Graham cost NSW the game. Hayne with some of the most selfish plays in origin history, and Graham with just boneheaded penalties plus some pathetic defence on Gagai's 2 tries.
If NSW were to change anyone, I'd drop those 2 idiots