The Blues dominated the Maroons 28-4 in Game One at Suncorp Stadium prompting a huge turnover of players as Queensland seeks to keep the series alive at Allianz Stadium.

Kevin Walters stayed loyal in the opening game with Queensland’s older heads struggling to match it with the Blues’ youth.

Veterans Nate Myles, Aiden Guerra, Sam Thaiday and Jacob Lillyman have been dropped along with centre Justin O’Neill and winger Corey Oates with Walters looking to the future with the inclusions of debutants Valentine Holmes, Jarrod Wallace and Coen Hess. 

Joining them are veterans Billy Slater and Johnathan Thurston as well as Gavin Cooper, making for a vastly different side and one capable of toppling New South Wales on their home turf.

Not that Cordner is too concerned.

"It's been well-documented how they've made a few changes and also (have) the big inclusions of Johnathan Thurston and Billy Slater," Cordner said on Monday morning.

"If you put those guys in any footy side, they're going to be a better team, so we’re under no illusions how big a task it's going to be to try to win here on Wednesday night.

"In saying that, we're quietly confident that we can wrap up the series."

New South Wales made Queensland’s middle look like turnstiles in Game One with the Maroons unable to match the Blues’ speed and intensity.

The addition of Glasby, Cooper and the dynamite Hess should help alleviate defensive deficiencies and add a lot of spark in attack with the northerners failing to make good metres during the opening match of the series.  

"I think they're going to be a lot better defensively through the middle there through the ruck so we're going to be expecting that," Cordner said.

"Obviously with the likes of 'JT' coming back, he's going to help Cooper Cronk out a lot. He's been there and done that before so he's going to spark their attack.

"We're expecting them to be better on both sides of the ball and we're going to have to be good enough to match that.

"I think they've re-laid the turf and we know that – even on a good night – it can get really dewy, so with the likes of Slater at the back now and with their back five carrying it out of trouble, we're going to have to keep turning them around and kick into good positions where we can defend them."