The Maroons face a must-win battle this Thursday night at Allianz Stadium, with pressure mounting to avoid a State of Origin series defeat after a bruising 32-12 loss to the Blues in Game 1 on home soil.
Queensland were left "disappointed" by their own performance in Brisbane, with head coach Tahnee Norris admitting the squad veered away from their intended strategy.
"They went away from how they wanted to play," Norris said.
"But it’s definitely all stuff that we can fix internally."
The Maroons are no strangers to bouncing back under pressure. In last year’s series, they suffered a similar opening defeat (22-12) but stormed back to claim the title – a scenario Norris reminded reporters of.
"We’ve done that before," she said.
"We’ve gotta be greedy in this game.
"We’ve been fortunate over the last couple of years with the spine that we’ve got. Those experienced players like Ali Brigginshaw, she knows… how to come back."
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Brigginshaw, one of the Maroons’ most seasoned leaders, supported the coach’s confidence but acknowledged the sting of Game 1 is still there.
"There’s lots of learnings and there’s lots of things that we can fix from Game 1," the Maroons captain said.
"It’s not panic stations, it’s not changing the team… it’s just about working on what we can do.
"We took that to heart, and I don't think we've actually gotten over that loss. I think we'll use that fire going into Thursday.
"I feel like we're back there again, like last year, and it's just about us."
One key area the team is looking to strengthen is leadership through the middle of the field – something Brigginshaw believes was lacking in the opener.
"Duzzi [Chelsea Lenarduzzi] is a particular player that can be a leader, and that’s probably what we missed – a bit of leadership through the middle," she added.
Game 2 kicks off on Thursday, May 15 at Sydney’s Allianz Stadium – home turf for the Blues, who will be hungry to seal the series in front of their fans.
But if history has shown anything, it’s that the Maroons are able to come back from their backs being against the wall.