Halves were dreadful. Luai actively poor but at least went after the game, Cleary defended well but barely fired a shot. The forward pack was atrocious though and QLD were fantastic. They won the ruck, they kicked well, scrambled well and they held the ball. No I don't think Johns/Fitler would have changed much playing behind a pack that was trounced. Edwards and To'o made almost as many metres as the entire NSW pack, starting and bench.
I think next year the spine needs to be Pap/Cleary/Moses/Api/Murray with Yeo at prop. The rigid Panther structure doesn't work against 17 guys with elite fitness, discipline. If the coach can't get that Panther spine to play a different system, the pivot point needs to change to Moses with the other guys fitting around him.