Full Time
70:00
7:40pm Fri November 13, 2020
Origin - Sunshine Coast Stadium, Bokarina / Kabi Kabi
70min

FULL TIME at Sunshine Coast Stadium and Queensland have won the 2020 State Of Origin with a 24-18 victory

69min

Conversion: NSW Women
Attempted by Quincy Dodd.

Quincy Dodd misses the conversion and NSW need a converted try with 8 seconds left

QLD Women lead QLD Women 24 - 18 NSW Women
69min

Try: NSW Women
Scored by Botille Vette-Welsh. Kick to come.

Botille Vette-Welsh gets through and scores after dummying and going straight through... might be a last chance grandstand finish yet

QLD Women lead QLD Women 24 - 18 NSW Women
69min

Conversion: NSW Women
Attempted by Quincy Dodd.

Quincy Dodd from basically in front rushes the conversion attempt and hooks it badly

QLD Women lead QLD Women 24 - 14 NSW Women
68min

Try: NSW Women
Scored by Filomina Hanisi. Kick to come.

Filomina Hanisi runs through off the inside ball from veteran Kylie Hilder and scores next to the posts

QLD Women lead QLD Women 24 - 14 NSW Women
62min

Try: NSW Women
Scored by Tiana Penitani. Kick to come.

GREEN LIGHTS: Tiana Penitani gets over in the corner as the Blues spin it right

QLD Women lead QLD Women 24 - 10 NSW Women
61min

Conversion: NSW Women
Attempted by Melanie Howard.

Melanie Howard's conversion isn't even close to going near the uprights meaning the Blues still need 3 tries

QLD Women lead QLD Women 24 - 6 NSW Women
61min

NSW need three tries in 11 minutes if they want to level things and getting the ball from the kick-off is as good a chance as any

60min

Conversion: QLD Women
Kicked by Lauren Brown.

Lauren Brown converts this one without needing to hook the ball

QLD Women lead QLD Women 24 - 6 NSW Women
59min

Try: QLD Women
Scored by Stephanie Hancock. Kick to come.

STEPH HANCOCK FROM DUMMY HALF - Yep you read that right, the veteran forward steps to her right, dummies and gets over from dummy half

QLD Women lead QLD Women 22 - 6 NSW Women
54min

Conversion: QLD Women
Kicked by Lauren Brown.

That conversion can't be described accurately enough... Brown started it left and let it hook back across to go through the posts

QLD Women lead QLD Women 18 - 6 NSW Women
53min

Try: QLD Women
Scored by Tarryn Aiken. Kick to come.

Tarryn Aiken goes through an easy gap and scores Queensland's third of the evening

QLD Women lead QLD Women 16 - 6 NSW Women
52min

PENALTY QLD - Contact on Ali Brigginshaw as she kicked ruled to have not been a tackle by referee Belinda Sharpe. Didn't look to be much in it

51min

CHALLENGE UNSUCCESSFUL - NSW unsuccessful on their challenge as Video Ref Shayne Hayne says that it was knocked back by Karina Brown and knocked on by Shanice Parker

50min

CAPTAINS CHALLENGE - NSW challenging a knock-on call after it's knocked back initially by QLD

47min

Good kick from Melanie Howard and a strong tackle from Sergis and Penitani nearly push Ciesiolka back into the ingoal

44min

Conversion: QLD Women
Kicked by Lauren Brown.

Lauren Brown converts the try from in front and against the run of play, QLD are in front

QLD Women lead QLD Women 12 - 6 NSW Women
43min

Try: QLD Women
Scored by Tamika Upton. Kick to come.

Tarryn Aiken dummies and goes through the middle of the Blues and the Rockhampton Rocket is there on the inside and Upton streaks through to score under the post

QLD Women lead QLD Women 10 - 6 NSW Women
42min

NSW try the barge over on the last through Kezie Apps but the Maroons are there to bring Apps down

41min

NSW on the attack after a QLD error and NSW up inside the QLD 20 on tackle 4

40min

Melanie Howard again tries to use the wind but this time it doesn't have any angle and the ball ends up going dead by a long way... QLD with a much needed 7 tackle set

37min

Outstanding kick from Melanie Howard as she uses the wind to effect as she kicks it deep and it bounces over the touchline 5m out from the QLD line

36min

Shanice Parker is flying through after a good kick sits up after a great grubber but the bounce is just too high for Parker who knocks it into touch

35min

SECOND HALF IS GO - Scores are level at 6 all and both sides will be looking to strike first as NSW have first use of the ball with the wind at their backs

35min

HALF TIME - Despite having a gale force wind behind their backs - Queensland can only manage one try as they head into the sheds at 6-6 with NSW

34min

Some great play from Botille Vette-Welsh as she takes a difficult bomb from Ali Brigginshaw in the wind before getting an offload away

31min

PENALTY QLD: NSW push the QLDers back in the tackle but referee Belinda Sharpe says that it was too big of a push after she called held

29min

BUNKER: Tallisha Harden looks to be held up but Belinda Sharpe wants to check it. Shayne Hayne in the Mobile bunker takes a quick look and rules held up

27min

Conversion: NSW Women
Kicked by Melanie Howard.

Melanie Howard set up the try off her boot and now levels the scores off the boot

Tied up at QLD Women 6 - 6 NSW Women
24min

Try: NSW Women
Scored by Kezie Apps. Kick to come.

Melanie Howard dinks her kick behind the line so it just takes a bounce just short of Tamika Upton and that bounce favours the NSW captain who scores

QLD Women lead QLD Women 6 - 4 NSW Women
22min

Queensland again lack a touch of direction in their attack as Brittany Breayley puts the ball down

20min

Queensland waste an opportunity to go on the attack but then get a bonus of getting to attack again after Sergis is put into touch

19min

A good kick in behind the line towards the corner from Ali Brigginshaw forces Bottille Vette-Welsh into the corner to clean it up but she has nowhere to go and is taken touch ingoal

18min

Hannah Southwell ruled to have lost the ball whilst playing it but replays show it to be a tough call from referee Sharpe

17min

An error on halfway from Queensland gives NSW the ball as they look to hit back

16min

Conversion: QLD Women
Kicked by Lauren Brown.

Lauren Brown splits the uprights as she puts through the conversion from 10m to the left of the uprights.

QLD Women lead QLD Women 6 - 0 NSW Women
15min

Try: QLD Women
Scored by Tamika Upton. Kick to come.

UPTON GOES SOLO - Rugby League's Rockhampton Rocket takes a good catch off a kick on her own 20 and it's speed to burn as she goes straight through beats a brave last ditch effort from Botille Vette-Welsh to score.

QLD Women lead QLD Women 4 - 0 NSW Women
12min

Strange kick from Ali Brigginshaw that looked to be for herself but Botille Vette-Welsh reads it well

11min

Isabelle Kelly gets an offload away out to Shanice Parker but the officials call it forward. NSW looking dangerous down their left

10min

SIX MORE - NSW on attack and a stray QLD hand gets to the ball and NSW deep in attack get another set

8min

Ali Brigginshaw kicks from inside her 40 with the wind behind her and it goes dead by at least 5 metres

7min

NSW with some nerves early as they try to keep the ball alive as Isabelle Kelly tries to offload to Shanice Parker who didn't look entirely ready for it

6min

PENALTY NSW: Jess Sergis almost pops through the line but can't get through, QLD scared by her threat make a second effort in the tackle and referee Belinda Sharpe penalises it

5min

QLD run it on the last through Tazmin Gray not taking advantage of the overlap and Gray is brought down short of the line

4min

PENALTY QUEENSLAND: The Blues compound their error at the scrum with a penalty for not leaving the ruck quick enough. Brittany Breayley taps and goes

3min

A shallow kick from NSW comes off as the bounce favours the Blues and Lauren Brown desperate to clean it up before

2min

Good kick from Zahara Temara forces Botille Vette-Welsh into a corner and she can't make the yards outside of the NSW 10

1min

GAME ON! Belinda Sharpe calls time on and Queensland have first use of the ball in this contest

National anthem time at a wet and windy Sunshine Coast Stadium

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Belinda Sharpe

Touch Judges: Liam Kennedy, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski

Video Referee: Shayne Hayne

QUEENSLAND WOMEN (24)
Tries: Tamika Upton (2), Tarryn Aiken, Stephanie Hancock
Field Goals:
Conversions: Lauren Brown (4/4)
Penalty Goals:

NEW SOUTH WALES WOMEN (18)
Tries: Kezie Apps, Tiana Penitani, Filomina Hanisi, Botille Vette-Welsh
Field Goals:
Conversions: Melanie Howard (1/2), Quincy Dodd (0/2)
Penalty Goals: