They looked ready to throw punches on Monday night, but Andrew Fifita reckons his flare-up with Origin teammate James Tamou is all in the past.
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In the 17th minute, with the Cowboys leading 6-0, Fifita took a hit-up right into the path of the North Queensland forward - and his shoulder.
Fifita reacted by throwing the ball at Tamou, with the two trading barbs before teammates separated them.
So, exactly what pleasantries were exchanged?
"I knew it was a shoulder charge right away and i started laughing at him and said, 'oh, no, no , no, no,' Fifita said during day three of Origin camp in Coffs Harbour.
"And then i leaned into him and whispered, 'i'll see you later on in the room, roomie.'"
When the two are on representative duties outside of New South Wales they share a room - but Fifita is with two backrowers this year in Camp Coffs.
"Whatever happens on the footy field stays on the footy field," Fifita said.
"Jimmy is still one of my best mates in the Origin team.
"Everyone has been saying we've got mad beef but to be honest we've been laughing about it the whole time."
A grade one shoulder charge by the MRC would have killed off any chance of Tamou representing New South Wales although, in the eyes of Cowboys coach Paul Green, there was nothing in it.
“They penalised him, I think that’s enough," Green said after the game.
Fifita picked up one Dally M vote during the Sharks' 13-10 win, giving him 14 points for the season and the joint Dally M lead with early pace-setter Josh Hodgson and 2013 winner Cooper Cronk.
