Blues coach Laurie Daley accepts blame for State of Origin II loss to Maroons

NSW coach Laurie Daley has taken the blame for the Blues’ poor first half in their 26-24 loss to Queensland in State of Origin II.

The Maroons levelled the series 1-1 in Perth on Wednesday night after holding off the fast-finishing Blues, who trailed 26-6 at half-time.

Although the Blues scored…