Matt King has described the NSW State of Origin team as the “love of his life” after being named as Laurie Daley’s permanent replacement as the new Blues head coach. King played nine games for the Blues and has been part of the coaching staff under Daley and Michael Maguire over the last three series. “I’m very clear on what it looks like to be the head coach of NSW,” King said on Tuesday. Matt King has been named the new head coach of the NSW State of Origin team. Credit: AAPBe the first to know: Add 7NEWS as your preferred news source on GoogleStorm football manager Frank Ponissi will remain in charge as the Blues’ head of performance under King.