And how the hell does that benefit QLD when they lose their fullback?
NSW obviously went in with a plan to try and rattle up Walsh. They rolled the dice and lost.
As a Queenslander, I don't give a flying f**k if you, or any other New South Welshman enjoyed the game. If McGuire was a coaches asshole, he could have tried to adapt his game plan to defend with 12.
A clever coach could have defended with the fullback (you know the one that they had who wasn't illegally knocked out of the game) up in the line.*
* A really clever one could have relied on their super fast winger Addo Carr to get back and cut off any deep kicks. Or Burton's massive boot to keep turning the Maroons around. But you select who you select and Madge didn't have a team that could deal with that scenario.