{"id":55028,"date":"2025-07-16T22:49:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T22:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=55028"},"modified":"2025-07-16T22:49:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T22:49:45","slug":"tufuga-its-going-to-be-a-really-good-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=55028","title":{"rendered":"Tufuga: It\u2019s going to be a really good battle&#8230;.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d79db4796efc26332eabfc3f5dafbc76\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inarticle\">\r\n    <div class=\"hb-ad-inner\"> \r\n    <div class=\"hbagency_cls\"  id=\"hbagency_space_111930\"><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tufuga: It\u2019s going to be a really good battle&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Blues forward Cameron Tufuga is fired up for what he calls \u201ca really good battle\u201d ahead of Wednesday\u2019s State of Origin decider. As NSW prepares to face Queensland in the high-stakes clash at Suncorp Stadium, Tufuga believes the showdown will be physical, fast-paced, and fiercely contested.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-55030\" src=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/images-2025-07-16T234737.957-300x168.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/images-2025-07-16T234737.957-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/images-2025-07-16T234737.957.jpeg 739w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is what you play the game for,\u201d said Tufuga. \u201cYou want to test yourself against the best on the biggest stage. It\u2019s going to be brutal, but we\u2019re ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With Maroons enforcer Josh Papalii making a surprise return, Tufuga knows the middle will be where the match is won and lost. \u201cPapalii brings so much experience and power. We\u2019ve got to match that intensity early and not back down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tufuga, who\u2019s been a standout performer throughout the series, says the Blues\u2019 preparation has been \u201csharp and focused\u201d as they chase their first Origin series win in three years.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not just here to compete \u2013 we\u2019re here to win. It\u2019s going to be a battle, and we\u2019re embracing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kick-off is set for 8:10 PM AEST, with the Origin shield and bragging rights on the line.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tufuga: It\u2019s going to be a really good battle&#8230;.. &nbsp; Blues forward Cameron Tufuga is fired up for what he calls \u201ca really good battle\u201d ahead of Wednesday\u2019s State of Origin decider. As NSW prepares to face Queensland in the high-stakes clash at Suncorp Stadium, Tufuga believes the showdown will be physical, fast-paced, and fiercely [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":55029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[701],"class_list":["post-55028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-canberra-raiders"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tufuga: It\u2019s going to be a really good battle.....<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Tufuga: It\u2019s going to be a really good battle.....\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" 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