LIVE: Freddy's telling answer to Blues coaching questions

Brad Fittler has fixed a telling reply amid ongoing uncertainty astir his aboriginal arsenic NSW Blues coach.

Both Fittler's and Queensland manager Billy Slater's contracts arsenic coaches ended aft the 2023 State of Origin series.

Having won 2 bid connected the trot from his archetypal 2 attempts arsenic coach, Billy Slater looks definite to astatine slightest beryllium offered an extension.

But contempt a 3-3 grounds successful his six years arsenic Blues coach, Fittler is thought to beryllium connected the outer.

On Nine's Sunday Footy Show, newsman Danika Mason asked Fittler straight if helium wanted the job, and the Blues icon refused to springiness an unfastened answer.

"It's conscionable astir getting the champion person," helium said.

"Let's interest astir that archetypal and past we volition benignant of speech astir that and instrumentality it from there."

He was past asked if helium inactive had "the occurrence successful (his) belly," and the reply was telling.

"We volition see," Fittler said.

Also connected the panel, Slater said being Origin manager was a pugnacious job, winning oregon losing.

"It's a batch mentally, a batch emotionally. And, you know, you've got to see a batch of parts of your life, similar your family," helium said.

"So there's a batch that goes into it. At the aforesaid time, it's important to us. Our States are important to us. This squad has been a large portion of my beingness for a agelong play of clip and I've truly enjoyed my clip helping young men beryllium inspirations for our state."