QLD Premier Rules NSW Players Must Always Be At Least 1.5M Apart During Origin Decider

New South Wales’ 2020 State of Origin campaign has hit a stumbling block at the 11th hour.

Ahead of tonight’s deciding match in Brisbane, the Queensland Premier has announced that NSW players must maintain a minimum distance of 1.5 metres at all times on the field.

“I understand it’s not ideal, but I’m trying to reduce the chance of Covid transmission between the NSW players,” says Annastacia Palaszczuk.

“The infection rate in NSW is still relatively high.”

But the social distancing measure has drawn the ire of NSW Origin coach Brad Filter.

“She can’t just go and make up new rules willy nilly,” he says. “We might be OK with the 1.5m rule while in attack, but it’s going to leave gaping holes in our defensive line.”

Fitler says he believes Ms Palaszczuk is simply trying to do everything she can to ensure Queensland wins tonight’s match.

“She doesn’t care about Coronavirus at all,” he says.