THE Blues have imploded, punching holes in Suncorp Stadium walls and taking turns to rip each other apart in the media.
The rot from another Queensland win set in at a record rate after the Maroons series-clinching 26-16 victory on Wednesday night.
As The Courier-Mail revealed on Thursday, a player punched a hole in a Suncorp Stadium wall post-match.
If only they could punch holes in the Maroons’ defence.
Stadium officials are filthy at the disrespect shown to their venue and want the culprit to foot the repair bill.
The wall damage is one of many problems plaguing the Blues.
Former Blues want Laurie Daley sacked for Geoff Toovey and Paul Gallen stood down for Origin III.
“Out with the old and in with the new,” Mark Geyer told Triple M on Thursday morning.
“It’s time to usher in the new brigade and say this is the 17 that we’re going to stick with for four or five years.
“They’re the ones that you stick with, not the ones that are tainted.”
Arguably the Blues greatest ever coach Phil Gould teed off on NSW’s culture.
“It’s as frustrating as hell,” Gould told Channel 9.
“Over a period I’ve said I’ve been astonished by the selfishness around this camp and this team and the leadership group and I don’t think it’s allowed the team to evolve and have its own culture and chemistry.
“It’s always been about a few individuals and not about the state and the team and it’s no good sugar coating the bitter pill.”
NSW clearly didn’t take their series loss well, as evidenced by the hole in Suncorp Stadium’s wall.
An official investigation was launched to confirm the culprit, whom The Courier-Mail has chosen not to name.
The player erupted during an ASADA drug test post-match and took his anger out on a hapless wall.
The player stormed off and Blues officials had to repeatedly tell him to get back in the testing room and comply with ASADA officials, which he eventually did.
Stadium management surveyed the damage on Thursday morning and sent an email to the NRL to help identify the player so he could be billed for damages.
NSW Rugby League said they were conducting their own investigation.
The wall had been reinforced post the 2011 floods and it is understood the player would have damaged his hand from the punch.
The damage is minor but stadium officials were disappointed at the disrespect shown to their venue.
“We are investigating the cause of the damage and will discuss it with the NRL,” a Suncorp Stadium spokesman said.
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