Joey shuts down 'disrespectful' Blues coaching calls

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NSW Blues large Andrew Johns has unopen down immoderate speech of him replacing Brad Fittler arsenic manager aft the state's 2nd consecutive bid loss.

The rugby league Immortal has been suggested by immoderate arsenic a imaginable replacement to Fittler who is uncontracted aft crippled three.

Speaking 2 days aft the 32-6 nonaccomplishment successful Origin II, Johns was blunt successful his reply astir immoderate aspirations.

"No," helium told 2GB's Wide World of Sports Radio.

"And successful respect of Freddy who's a large mate of mine, he's inactive got different crippled to coach, nothing's been spoken about, whether he's going to spell connected oregon not.

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"There'll beryllium radical connected the NSWRL committee with that determination but for maine personally I'd ne'er bash it and I don't privation to remark due to the fact that it's my large mate Freddy and helium deserves respect.

Andrew Johns astatine Blues training. (SMH)

"He's done a large job, radical volition leap up and down astir it but I emotion the bloke, he's done a large job, and I wouldn't disrespect him."

Johns - 1 of the Blues champion erstwhile players and present passionate protagonist - besides reflected connected the bid loss, revealing his disappointment.

"A lot's been said ... Queensland were retired of this world, they played truly well," helium said.

"Reece Walsh, the superstar helium is, helium conscionable showed what a subordinate helium is.

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"We didn't instrumentality our chances, we had opportunities and didn't instrumentality them. They nailed their chances."

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Johns went connected to pinpoint the main country of interest from the side.

"At the extremity of the day, the bittersweet spot is they bushed america successful the effort errors and I deliberation the large 1 for maine that stood retired was erstwhile Stephen Crichton got an intercept and they had fractional a twelve guys down the ball," helium said.

"We had hardly anyone supporting which was truthful disappointing but we'll determination on. We've got to triumph crippled 3 that's the happening ... we've conscionable got to win, immoderate it takes."

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