“I always thought I should have been playing, but it’s not my decision in the end. Because I felt fine, it would have been disappointing to watch tonight feeling the way I did.”

Despite commentators and fans questioning the fullback’s performance in Origin I, Trbojevic said he didn’t feel the need to prove himself before Blues selection.

“There’s obviously a lot of talk, but it was great that we got the result we wanted, and to go out there and play some footy,” Trbojevic said.

“Maybe [there was motivation to play another game before Origin], but I’m a Manly player. I want to play for my team, and I want to go out there, and I don’t want to be sitting on the sideline when you feel good.”

The Blues will face Queensland without halfback Nathan Cleary (hamstring) and hooker Api Koroisau (broken jaw), so the odds are stacked against them.

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However, Trbojevic has won in Brisbane before and, although difficult, he said it was not impossible.

“It’s still a long time away but, you know, [I’m] disappointed with how we finished [in Adelaide],” Trbojevic said.

“It’s a challenge [to win in Brisbane], there’s no other way around it – we’ve got to win. We’ve got a long week, we’ll build that up, and we’ll work out how we can be better, and go out there and do a job.

“It is a tough place to win, but it’s definitely doable. It’s 50,000 Queenslanders there, and they’re playing at home ... we’ve just got to find a way to play our game for 80 minutes and hopefully come out on top.”