NSW prop James Tamou aims to pay Blues back with win James Tamou trains with the Blues at Parramatta Stadium. RECALLED NSW enforcer James Tamou admits he is sick of Queensland's dominance and wants to repay the Blues by ending Mal Meninga's record dynasty in the Origin decider. But Tamou must first stop his fired-up clubmate Johnathan Thurston, who has pledged to hit back in Origin III after his "embarrassing" performance for the Cowboys in Canberra on Sunday. Tamou was a man in Origin purgatory that night, forced to watch NSW's heavy loss from his Townsville loungeroom after being hit with a two-match ban and $20,000 fine for drink-driving. Handed a reprieve by NSW coach Laurie Daley, the Blues' bookend is now seeking atonement in the biggest game of his career. Queensland are tantalisingly close to an eighth straight Origin crown, but Tamou is determined to spoil the party as Daley banks on his 113kg frame to be the bedrock of a Blues boilover. "It's been seven long years, I wasn't part of the past, but being part of the Blues it's a part of me now," Tamou said. We've had enough of losing. I'd love to help bring them down. It would mean a lot to me. This is the stuff footballers dream of. It would definitely be a big goal to do it (end Queensland's reign), not just for me but all the Blues boys. Tamou, though, is wary of the Thurston threat. His Cowboys colleague suffered a miserable day out in Canberra, conceding two tries as Maroons teammate Josh Papalii worked him over defensively in a 26-18 loss. A gutted Thurston later said the Origin decider was the last thing on his mind. But when asked if game three represents an opportunity to atone for his Canberra shocker, the Maroons pivot said: "Definitely ... I need to work on my performance. Friday is shaping as D-day for NSW with Paul Gallen and key back-rower Greg Bird to improve fitness. Like Thurston, Tamou will confront his own demons. An hour before the naming of the NSW side on Sunday evening, Tamou believed he didn't deserve to be picked for the Origin decider. Now back in sky blue, Tamou is on a mission to pay back Daley and the NSW teammates he let down with his night of shame in Townsville. The Test prop amassed 120m from 13 hit-ups against the Raiders, 69m less than Cowboys teammate and Maroons front-row rival Matt Scott. "When I got suspended, I sent a text to the whole team apologising because I had let them down," he said. Watching that game was just as hard. I was sitting at my house in the corner, sometimes it was hard to watch because I wasn't out there. Being in this game I won't let this one pass by. I will roll my sleeves up and do everything I can for NSW. It will be a great honour. Coming out of game one, my thoughts were on game two straight away. Unfortunately, I got suspended, but I will take the same mentality into game three and try to do as well as I can.