Inglis had scored a try and was carving holes in the Blues in the opening 15 minutes of Origin II in Sydney before a 22nd-minute high shot from the NSW five-eighth ended his night early.

Barrett was handed a two-game suspension for the swinging arm but it's clear the Queenslanders want to dish out some justice of their own after what they considered a cheap shot on their most dangerous player.

It takes a lot to rile the usually laid-back Inglis but Barrett has spectacularly succeeded where others have failed. When asked if he was disappointed in Barrett, Inglis replied: "I think the whole rugby league world is. We didn't think Trent Barrett had it in him."

In an ominous warning for Barrett, the powerful Storm three-quarter failed to rule out an act of retaliation.

"We'll just let things take care of themselves on [next] Wednesday night. We'll see how things go," he said.

Inglis can't remember the shot from Barrett but has seen replays, the first of which on the team bus back to the hotel after the Maroons had wrapped up game two and the series at ANZ Stadium.

He was initially philosophical about the incident, which left him heavily concussed and needing dental work at the end of the season. But it's apparent the anger has been steadily brewing for the past three weeks.

Queensland coach Mal Meninga said Barrett should have been marched from the field and although Inglis refused to say whether the act was deliberate, it's clear he believes there was some intention there.

"Everyone's got their own opinions on it," he said.

There were initial concerns Inglis had suffered a broken jaw but subsequent scans ruled out serious damage. Even so, it meant he was in a daze as Queensland cracked the beers to celebrate a historic fourth-straight series victory.

Maroons back-rower Sam Thaiday said the tackle was "sickening" but insisted he wasn't out for revenge, instead handing that task to Maroons firebrand Mick Crocker, a player not known for being shy on the trigger. "That's his area of expertise," he said.