NSW Rugby League boss Geoff Carr says there will be a sweeping review of the Blues' State of Origin set-up in the wake of the side's fifth straight series loss to Queensland.

Carr says the standard end-of-series review will be widened with all aspects of the NSW campaign up for discussion.

"Given the number of people that have spoken to me since last night's game, there are a lot of people with ideas that want to be heard," Carr told AAP on Thursday.

"Given the circumstance of where we're at, it's probably an opportunity to have a full review but a lot broader than what we normally would do because of the number of people that are passionate about the team and the number of people that want to contribute their ideas."

Carr said former players and coaches were among those wishing to have a voice and everything, including coaching and selection, would be on the table.

"All aspects are anyhow," he said.

"This will involve a broader range of people who have already shown an interest in making a contribution."

Carr said the format of the review was yet to be determined.

"We will wait for the end of the series like we always do because you need to review the series, not part of it," he said.

"It's probably the right time now for us to be inclusive and to see if we can come up with the way we can improve things."

Meanwhile, the Blues have refused to use the distractions surrounding their preparation as an excuse for their humiliating loss.

"I'd love to be able to use that as an excuse but I don't think it is," said disappointed Blues coach Craig Bellamy.

"Nobody wanted that (the racial scandal) to happen like it happened and nobody wanted it to keep going like it kept going.

"We were all aware of what our responsibilities and I thought we really stuck well to the task."

Asked about the inevitable calls for his axing as NSW coach, Bellamy told reporters: "They'd probably have every right (to demand his resignation)."

O'Donnell faces 3-4 weeks on the sideline after being charged with a grade two dangerous throw for his spear tackle on Darius Boyd which sparked an all-in brawl.

The North Queensland forward also headbutted Maroons mountain man David Taylor but was not cited for that incident.

O'Donnell's fellow enforcer Paul Gallen was charged with a grade one careless tackle for his high shot on Nate Myles but escaped punishment with an early guilty plea.

"It was a big week and we worked hard," said a shattered Gallen after the 28-point loss.

"I don't know what to say. It's just an empty feeling. They were just too good for us."

Blues hooker Michael Ennis said he was confident going into the match but also refused to blame the Andrew Johns saga on the loss.

"We had a great preparation," he said.

"We're just not playing for 80 minutes. In stages of the game we're just letting in soft tries and in Origin you don't get them back."

Blues vice-captain Trent Barrett said it was a "lonely place" out on the field watching the Maroons celebrate a fifth consecutive series victory.

"It hurts, particularly after we put in so much hard work," said Barrett, who has possibly played his last Origin.

"It's a pretty lonely place when you're sitting out their on your own.

"The domination that they've got at the moment has to stop eventually and we have to stop it pretty soon."

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