Andrew Johns says Cameron Munster’s loss is worth up to 14 points against Queensland.
The Maroons have been forced into a remodel with Munster and Murray Taulagi giving positive to COVID-19, denying Queensland the services of one of their best players.
“If you look at both games, the first game was out of this world,” Johns told QLDER’s Wide World of Sports program.
“The second game was a bit quiet, because New South Wales was very good, but it still scored a try.
“If you put a point value without Munster, you have to say there are 10, 12 or even 14 points difference.
Johns admitted that while Tom Dearden has big shoes to fill in at five-eighths, it’s defensive midfielder Daly Cherry-Evans who will have to step up.
“The big challenge, I don’t think he’s coming to Dearden, I think the big challenge is in Daly, he’s going to have a lot more responsibility and he’s going to have to do a lot of kicks,” Johns said. explained.
“A lot of pressure on Daly.”