Sledging Ben Te'o in Origin a 'no go' area Mal Meninga and Laurie Daley at their joint press conference at Moore Park Picture: Gregg Porteous Source: News Limited Ben Te'o talks to Queensland coach Mal Meninga during the build-up to Origin I. Source: The Courier-Mail NSW coach Laurie Daley has moved to assure embattled Queensland forward Ben Te'o no Blues player would resort to sledging him in the opening State of Origin match. Te'o"s state of mind continues to be one of Maroons coach Mal Meninga's greatest concerns ahead of Wednesday night's series opener at ANZ Stadium in Sydney. The South Sydney forward faces the prospect of charges against him, following an assault allegation levelled against him by a young woman last month. Speaking at today's official media call for the opposing coaches, Meninga admitted he was still not 100 per cent sure Te'o would be right to play given the impact the allegations and subsequent inquiries had taken on the Souths backrower. "It's been a tough week - a tough couple of weeks actually - for Ben and the fact of the matter is it is still not over," Meninga said. We are just surrounding him - supporting him as a group. We don't know what decisions are going to be made regarding the matter - that's not for us to comment on. All I can say is whilst he is allowed to play he will remain with us as part of the group. Still, with the countdown to kick-off officially underway, Meninga said he was conscious of monitoring Te'o"s mindset, with Canberra young gun Josh Papalli on standby should Te'o not be right. "Having Ben in the right head space is a bit of a concern - no doubt about that," Meninga said. We are talking to him every day just seeing how he is going. You know, we talk about this team being a family and that is an important part of being a family...looking out for one another. When people are going through tough times you care for them. That absolutely goes for the young woman in this matter too. I absolutely feel for her and I am not in the business of judging anyone in relation to this. We will just have to wait and see what the outcome. As for the suggestion Te'o could be subjected to taunts over the matter, the normally laid-back Daley was adamant it was a "no go" area. "I can guarantee you that will not happen," Daley stated with some conviction. Speaking for the first time since entering Maroons" camp Te'o told Queensland Rugby League TV he was drawing on the experience of the senior players. "I'll be working on getting my preparation right, hydration and diet and trying to relax and not play the game in my head too early," Te'o said. It's only my second (Origin) game but there's plenty of experienced blokes in the team if I need to talk to them.