Angus Crichton awarded the Wally Lewis Medal!
THAT'S GAME AND NEW SOUTH WALES ARE THE 2024 STATE OF ORIGIN CHAMPIONS!!!!
NSW run out their final set towards victory!
SIXTY SECONDS...
The NSW chant is louder than the Queensland one at Suncorp!! Two minutes to go
2 and a half minutes remaining... NSW are in possession
Jarome Luai cleared of any illegal act... overruled!
Potential professional foul and penalty try... WHAT?!
Potential professional foul and penalty try... WHAT?!
Queensland feed the scrum and take the Hail Mary kick...
Mitchell Moses has left the field with a suspected torn bicep
Liam Martin makes an unforced error... 4 minutes to go...
Selwyn Cobbo penalised for a tackle on Dylan Edwards while in the air... NSW ball... 5 minutes to go
What a tackle from Brian To'o!!!!
NSW error, QLD ball... just over 8 minutes to go
NSW given six more on the last tackle... they're on now!
Lomax adds another 2... NSW by 10!!
WOW... A GREAT RUN FROM Mitchell Moses TO BEAT A BUNCH OF QUEENSLAND DEFENDERS AND SCORES FOR THE BLUES!!
A massive penalty for NSW for ruck interference from Kalyn Ponga
It looked bad off the boot, but he nails it from the other sideline!!
After an absolute blinding run from Jarome Luai, Bradman Bestcrosses the line for the first try of the game!!!
Holmes pushes the Maroons back in front
Another penalty for Queensland with Reece Robson on report for high contact on Harry Grant
Challenge unsuccessful... Queensland's ball
Queensland handed two penalties in a row... but wait - we have a Captain's Challenge!
Daly Cherry-Evans goes for his first 40/20 and it takes a wicked bounce before Brian To'o gathers and takes the ball back into NSW's half
Bradman Best has blood pouring from his mouth
Dylan Edwards has a great run from dummy half and NSW are making metres!
Dylan Edwards has a great run from dummy half and NSW are making metres!
Reece Walsh is down again in back play
Set restart for Queensland and they cross the half-way line
Another pearler of a kick from Jarome Luai and NSW have possession
Daly Cherry-Evans forces another drop out
Penalty Queensland... and Kalyn Ponga enters the chat!
Kalyn Ponga looks to be warming up on the sideline... will Billy bring him in soon?
A HUGE KICK FROM Zac Lomax FROM THE SIDELINE!!! WE'RE ALL TIED UP!!
NSW decide to take the 2 to even things up...
Some confusion around where the penalty has come from, but NSW have another set on the ...
Mitchell Moses is a bit ginger after that great tackle on Reece Walsh
Reece Walsh made a break but dragged over the sideline
NSW given the first penalty of the second half
We're back underway at Suncorp... 40 minutes remain in this decider!
Reuben Cotter is leading the tackle count with 31 made in the first half
Dylan Edwards has made the most metres of any player on both sides with 144 in the first 40 minutes
Haumole Olakau'atu has been relegated to the sheds for the remainder of the game for getting involved in the scuffle in the first half... even though he's not even playing!
QLD have conceded 5 penalties to NSW's 2... will we see this squared up in the second half?!
NSW have made 8 errors, while QLD have only made 5
NSW have had more possession, with 59% but the Queenslanders have a better completion rate (just) of 75% to 73%.
Queensland go into the break with a 2 point lead... after 39 minutes of no points, Valentine Holmes slots the penalty goal.
Spencer Leniu changes his line and runs into Daly Cherry-Evans and hands Queensland a penalty with seconds on the clock before half time...
An amazing tackle from Brian To'o on Selwyn Cobbo
We've got just over 60 seconds until half time...
Three minutes until the two binned players return
Ben Hunt has been deemed category 2 and may return after his assessment
Double knock-on, first from NSW... Tom Dearden thought he was away, but called back
NSW have had 60% of the possession at this point in time... but we're still nil-all
Daly Cherry-Evans goes long and Spencer Leniu brings it off the back fence!!
A crazy final tackle in that set for NSW - going from coast to coast and back again... an amazing kick from Stephen Crichton sees QLD go out in touch
Massive tackle from Bradman Best on Daly Cherry-Evans - batting the ball out and turning possession back to the Blues
Mitchell Moses tries to grubber through the line on the 3rd and Tom Dearden picks it up
NSW with another set inside the 10
Ben Hunt leaving the field for a HIA and Harry Grant returns to the field
Ben Hunt gets his head in the wrong spot going low on Spencer Leniu and cops a knee to the head.
NSW with a full set from 10m out
Foul play from Reece Walsh with a boot to the head
We're going up stairs... currently a no try for Stephen Crichton
Daly Cherry-Evans misjudges the drop out again and NSW get the ball back 20 metres out... followed by a six again
A great kick from Jarome Luai sees another drop out
Mitchell Barnett is tribute and takes the 10 minute break because Cameron Murray was on the bench... weird!!
After all that... it's a NSW penalty!
Cameron Murray is also sent to the bin for his involvement.
Jeremiah Nanai is sent to the bin for coming in over the top
Time off while the bunker reviews everything that just happened
WE'RE ON HERE!!!
Queensland error - NSW ball
Queensland given six again
A kick from Mitchell Moses goes over the dead ball line, gifting QLD a seven-tackle set.
Ben Hunt has entered the field with Harry Grant moving to the bench
NSW have put it back on QLD with Jarome Luai taking the short drop-out and Zac Lomax plucking it from the air... NSW ball!
Queensland now force a drop-out with a grubber put through from Daly Cherry-Evans
DCE nails the short drop-out this time and QLD are back in posession
A great kick from Bradman Best that sees Selwyn Cobbo caught in touch again
DCE shanks the drop-out and it only goes 20m
Cracking defence by the Blues - pushing Selwyn Cobbo back into touch on the second tackle after Reece Walsh was able to get himself out of touch on the first.
Angus Crichton has passed his HIA and will be returning to the game
Billy Slater has gone to his bench already with Jeremiah Nanai entering the field for Felise Kaufusi
Error Liam Martin - hit in a great tackle by Tom Dearden
NSW handed 6 again inside the 10
Mitchell Moses is hit late by Kurt Capewelland NSW are handed a penalty
Penalty QLD
Daly Cherry-Evans forces an error, causing Jarome Luai to lose the ball
The clock is back up and running!!
NSW have a huge set, starting on the half-way line and further helped with another penalty for Reuben Cotter and Kurt Capewell putting Stephen Crichton in a dangerous position
A great grubber from Mitchell Moses and he was potentially hit late, but play on. QLD have only made it to the 30 on their last tackle
Angus Crichton has been deemed a category 2 HIA and has another 12 minutes to prove he is fit to return to the game.
The official clock isn't working at Suncorp!! Hopefully someone is keeping an eye on the time!
Selwyn Cobbo taken over the sideline just a few metres out
We've got the first penalty of the game and a bit of push and shove as a result!
We've got time off for the moment while Angus Crichton is taken off and Mitchell Barnett is brought onto the field
Angus Crichton is down in back play and NSW are down one in defense.
NSW doesn't complete their first set with Bradman Best ankle tapped in the clear...
And we're off!!
The Maroons have run out onto the ground at Suncorp to a much more welcoming reception!!
NSW have entered the stadium to a very loud and hostile welcome from the people of Queensland
We've got just on 15 minutes until kick-off at Suncorp Stadium and Wally Lewis has just delivered the match ball.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ashley Klein
Touch Judges: Dave Munro, Chris Sutton
Video Referee: Grant Atkins
QUEENSLAND (4)
Tries:
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions:
Penalty Goals: Valentine Holmes (2/2)
NEW SOUTH WALES (14)
Tries: Bradman Best, Mitchell Moses
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Zac Lomax (2/2)
Penalty Goals: Zac Lomax (1/1)