Maroons enforcer Josh Papalii sent Wayne Bennett a text message before joining the Queensland camp to tell the master coach he was nervous about meeting him for the first time.
"You’d better be nervous," Bennett replied.
Papalii had played 14 Origins before Wednesday night’s 18-14 triumph against NSW at Adelaide Oval and is regarded as the best prop in the game but Bennett’s reputation and coaching record had him on edge.
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