Is NSW Origin coach Laurie Daley the man to end the rut? Laurie Daley is on the cusp of doing what Graham Murray, Craig Bellamy and Ricky Stuart failed to achieve - end Queensland's seven-year Origin dominance. LAURIE Daley stands on the edge of something special as he leads NSW into a series decider on home turf. After seven years of heartbreak, the first-time Origin coach will seal a dream introduction in the game's toughest gig if he can orchestrate a second win for the series at ANZ Stadium. If he does pull off the unthinkable it will be a win celebrated hard. Not just by Daley and his staff but by the three tortured souls who threw everything at Mal Meninga's champion side for seven long years, only to finish as failures. Graham Murray picked up the baton in 2006 with the chance to coach a NSW side that had tasted victory in three straight series. With 10 minutes to go in game three, Murray's side had a 10-point advantage and a fourth series win on the trot looked a fait accompli. It was then that a champion started to rise as the Maroons snatched victory from the jaws of defeat with two last-gasp tries to devastate the Blues. Blues coach Laurie Daley addresses his troops. Murray's side was flogged in 2007 and Craig Bellamy, perhaps the best coach in the game, was sent back to clubland with his tail between his legs after three straight series without success from 2008 to 2010. That brought Ricky Stuart - the last coach to taste success against the Maroons - back into the hot seat, setting up a compelling battle with Big Mal, his old Raiders sparring partner. Stuart went full-time, introduced the Emerging Blues, and in many ways brought the Origin contest back to life with his love of niggle and his ability to stir the pot with a wicked media soundbite. But for all his passion and desire, Stuart could only get his side achingly close to victory, without quite cracking it before passing the baton to another old clubmate, Laurie Daley. While Stuart was all fire and brimstone, Daley is Mr Relax and his laid-back approach to camp has given the Blues a feeling of tranquillity before battling the beast. It worked in game one. It didn't in game two. Blues coach Ricky Stuart consoles Robbie Farah after their game three defeat at Suncorp in last year's Origin series. But if he can work his magic on Wednesday night, Daley will be forever lauded as the coach who finally ended a dynasty.