Tell that to mark Carroll, Paul harrigon, Tom learoyd-lahrs, Greg bird, Paul gallen, joey johns....
That qld is more passionate is a myth thats perpetuated by qlders. They may have won the last 5 series but they've all been close and the deciding game was always close, poor decisions by NSW both in selections and on the field in crucial situations is what has cost them, not lack of passion. And it wasn't that long ago NSW had won four series in a row and everyone was saying origin is dead because it was so one sided our way.....
Edit- it was 3-0 to Qld last yr, so they weren't all close series