Sadly I think QLD are in for at least 3 more series wins, whilst ever they have Smith / Cronk / Thurston / Slater / Inglis they just need to build a team that will do their jobs around them. So I think we will see them winning in 13/ 14 & 15 and by that stage most of the above will be around the 33 / 34 age group and may not be as good as they were. Its possible we won't win a series until they retire, which I'd be guessing would be 2016, so we might even have to suffer this **** for another 4 years.
Don't think I've changed to the " dark side" here just being realistic, as someone else has said it's a bit like NSW v AUSTRALIA when we play them, so it's understandable.