LIVE: Greats 'scary' prediction amid Blues Origin flop

Blues fable Phil Gould has predicted Queensland could beryllium connected the brink of different decennary of Origin domination if NSW-based NRL clubs don't benignant retired their improvement programs.

The Blues' dense nonaccomplishment successful crippled 2 has prompted calls for a broom to beryllium swept done the squad – including manager Brad Fittler.

Speaking connected Wide World of Sports' Six Tackles with Gus podcast, Gould warned against making drastic changes and said helium wasn't definite a amended squad could beryllium picked for crippled 3 than the 1 that mislaid connected Wednesday night.

"In presumption of players ... whether determination is simply a caller manager oregon whether Brad continues, it volition beryllium absorbing to spot what tact they take," helium said.

"I wouldn't beryllium changing excessively much. I've been a spot disquieted since COVID... different than the Panthers determination hasn't truly been immoderate different NRL nine with a beardown improvement programme that is bringing done players who tin correspond our state.

"We tin find alternate players, but whether oregon not they're going to nutrient a amended squad I conscionable don't cognize astatine the moment."

Six Panthers ran onto the tract for the Blues successful crippled one, and 5 successful crippled 2 aft Nathan Cleary's injury.

The lone different clubs with much than 1 typical were the Tigers (albeit 1 successful each game), Bulldogs, Eels and Rabbitohs with two.

Gould said making wholesale changes to the broadside to effort and triumph crippled 3 was a atrocious idea.

"If you marque wide changes to this squad for crippled 3 arsenic immoderate benignant of experiment, I deliberation you conscionable manus the 3-0 triumph consecutive to Queensland," helium said.

"(The Queensland team) is young, and the bulk of it is going to beryllium unneurotic for a agelong time. It's a scary situation, we cognize what Queensland did to america for a decade."

Origin III volition beryllium held astatine Sydney's Accor Stadium connected July 12.