Laurie Daley: It's been a great week for the Blues but Maroons will come back hard I never get tired of the feeling that goes with a winning dressing room. I loved it as a player and I can tell you now I love it just as much as a coach. I was driving back to my home town of Junee yesterday for my sister's 50th birthday. It's about a five-hour drive which is good because it gave me plenty of time to think about all that has gone on this week - and, just as importantly, where we are heading from here. What a week it has been for NSW and I am so glad we have a victory to celebrate. I don't need to remind the players and after seven straight series defeats, I probably don't need to remind you, winning one game doesn't win an Origin series. The fact is the next game is on Queensland's turf and they will be fired up. We know they will come back at us twice as hard - so that is what we have to prepare for. I was extremely proud of the boys' efforts on Wednesday night and that is pretty much what I told them in the rooms after the game. Winners are grinner: Victorious NSW coach Laurie Daley. We sat down together and we had a beer and I told them that they had done a great job and represented their state with great pride and commitment - and that they should be proud of their effort. I also told them they had earned the right to head to Brisbane together in three weeks' time. That, barring injury, this squad will move forward as one and the guys who were a part of the win on Wednesday night will now get the chance to back it up in Brisbane. There has been a lot said and written about what this win means for the Blues but again I go back to the fact that you don't win an Origin series on the back of the effort you put in for one game. I was still happy to see the boys celebrate after the game because when you have played at this level you know any Origin is a victory in itself and they had earned the right to enjoy the moment. It was nothing over the top but it was a good night all the same. When we left the ground we all headed back to the team hotel for a feed and to meet up with our families and it was just great to be a part of it. I know the boys really enjoyed being together and the fact that their hard work had been rewarded with a win. But by now their focus will be back on their clubs and this weekend's round and I told them that is the way it should be until they return to camp to get ready for game two. Like I said, we know that Queensland will be hurting and they will improve and I know we will do the same. Like any Origin played in Brisbane, it is going to be a very intense atmosphere and we are under no illusions about how big the challenge is. But in saying that I really do believe we have a lot of improvement in us - and as good as we played on Wednesday night the effort they put in throughout the camp will only bring us closer together as a team. I don't really want to single out any individuals because I really was so proud of the entire group. They went out with a commitment to each other that they were going to compete for every play, for every minute, and they did. Now they have to do it again. As for the Paul Gallen-Nate Myles incident, I'm reluctant to give it any more air because in my opinion it has already had enough- and it has taken the spotlight away from where I think it should be. What I will say is that I was proud of the way Paul Gallen handled himself. From my perspective, Gal did what he had to do and he stood up for himself and his teammates. I don't have a problem with that. I think it's also worth noting one other person who hasn't complained about it is Nate Myles himself. We all know Nate is as tough as they come and he is a proud Queenslander - and he says he has no gripes. We have no gripes.