'Got me flush': Walsh, Suaalii break silence on ugly hit

The two players involved in the most explosive moment from State of Origin I have broken their silence on the ugly incident.

The clash left Walsh unconscious on the turf and ended his night due to category one concussion symptoms.

Suaalii is now facing a four or five-week suspension and will almost certainly be unavailable for Origin II.

Walsh fronted Nine's Today cameras outside the team hotel on Thursday morning and was sporting a shiner under one of his eyes.

"He got me flush on the chin I think," Walsh said.

"It's all part of the game, it was a good hit. Just got to keep rolling with the punches.

"I don't really want to comment too much on that (punishment for Suaalii) side, I'll let other people take care of that.

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"At the end of the day you make a decision and you've got to live with it."

At the same time Walsh was speaking to Nine, Suaalii took to Instagram to break his silence on the incident.

It was the young centre's first foray into Origin football and it was one of the most unfortunate debuts in the contest's history.

"Mixed emotions," Suaalii wrote.

"Disappointed (to) let my brothers, fam and state down.

"Blessed and honoured to put the blue jersey on. Onto the next."

Queensland overcame the Walsh loss to beat the 12-man Blues 38-10 in Sydney.

Hamison Tabuai-Fidow was moved from centre to fullback and scored a hat-trick in the absence of his regular No.1.

Selwyn Cobbo came off the bench to fill in at centre and was one of the best players on the field.

"He's a freak, mate," Walsh said of Tabuai-Fidow.

"I said to (coach) Billy (Slater) 'just give me one more chance mate, please'… it's really good.

"We get all the little details right. He filled in and he did an amazing job. We always keep adapting.

"Adversity comes and we take it in our stride."

Game two is in Melbourne on June 26.

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