New South Wales stars Jarryd Hayne and Michael Ennis unbelievably missed the team bus to Suncorp Stadium last night as the embarrassed and humiliated Blues crashed to an inglorious 34 6 loss to mighty Queensland.

It is understands Hayne and Ennis somehow failed to board the bus from their team hotel and the pair forced to catch a taxi through Brisbane's peak hour traffic to Suncorp Stadium.

The players mixed up their departure time and officials on the bus counted off 19 players, forgetting it was now an extended 21 man squad.

But it was a debacle for a NSW side that is now the worst in 102 years of rugby league.

No Blues side since 1908 has ever lost five straight series.

Queensland toyed with NSW last night, scoring six tries to one   the gap between the two states widening with every match.

The game was nasty, bitter and full of niggle.

There were punches, head butts and scuffles   but it was Queensland who walked out of Suncorp Stadium with that smug, winning smile.