NSW 18 d QLD 6.
NO TRY QLD: Touch judge has called it back ! Good call from Dave Munro.
QLD need to throw something here.
UNSUCCESSFUL
CHALLENGE NSW: Call is offside.
PENALTY QLD: Offside.
Angus Crichton with no chill - chucking Ponga's headgear back into him.
Cleary's attempt is wide right...
Trell takes it as Munster kicks for Coates...
QLD need to start throwing the hail mary plays out.
Lomax takes it!
Lomax now shanks it.
NSW take a bow and that should seal Origin I. Great cross-field kick from Cleary, taken on the full by Lomax who threw a speculator out the back into the arms of Connor Watson. The Roosters hooker redeemed himself from an earlier miscue to throw a spectacular offload to Dylan Edwards to score the game sealing try
Last tackle coming up.
SIX AGAIN NSW: Ruck infringe,emt.
SIX AGAIN NSW: Ruck infringement.
Official attendance: 52, 483
Pass is called forward.
Hammer has been brilliantly contained by Crichton.
Moeaki Fotuaika has put it down.
PENALTY QLD: High tackle.
Edwards spills it.
No advantage there!
Cleary creating effort there! Nice jink and run but the pass to Watson bounces off his chest.
Connor Watson is coming in for Reece Robson.
Tino's pass is intercepted by Hudson Young.
Beau Fermor is on for his QLD debut right on cue.
Hospital offload from Hudson Young... just needs to take that tackle.
Connor Watson and Beau Fermor the only two players not used yet.
CHALLENGE QLD UNSUCCESSFUL
QLD CHALLENGE: On field ruling is loose carry.
Stephen Crichton is in some discomfort.
Mitch Barnett back into the game.
Really important final 20 here for NSW. This is the most important period in Origin football.
Good kick return from Valentine Holmes.
Here comes the Knights talk in Joey Johns in the booth "Kalyn Ponga needs to get the ball"
PENALTY NSW: Flop by Reuben Cotter.
Munster's kick is played at - 6 TO GO!
Good kick from Munster - forced dead by Moses.
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow has been quiet tonight - largely in part due to Stephen Crichton's defence.
PENALTY QLD: Second effort from Latrell Mitchell - completely unneccessary.
Hudson Young is ON.
One heck of a bomb take from Dylan Edwards.
NSW goes to the right, the ball to Lomax should've been better for that play to work.
Big period for QLD right here in defence.
SIX AGAIN NSW: Inside 10m.
PENALTY NSW: Scrum clock violation.
KP has spilt the ball... a major mistake from Ponga...
This feels like an Origin game.
To'o with a nice kick return.
Brian To'o is warming up on the sideline.
Hang on... we have a challenge from NSW and that is a clear strip from Nanai.
Trell loses it!!
Holmes misses the kick.
Latrell Mitchell was SMASHED! Jeremiah Nanai hit him with everything, QLD quickly shifted to the right, it was a brilliant flick pass from Robert Toia to Xavier Coates and QLD have hit back brilliantly.
So the NSW trainer tried to spill some water on the ball... QLD go for a trick play on the scrum and Val is crushed over the sideline.
Lomax comes up with an error.
Recovered by King! Great work from the Blues.
Good sliding tackle from Cleary.
PENALTY QLD: Liam Martin with a flop tackle there.
Horrible kick from Moses given the circumstances... get out of jail for QLD.
Back underway for the second half.
Holmes nails it
To'o is going to the bin
VIDEO REF: Klein has NO TRY but there is a strong case for a penalty try.
SIX AGAIN QLD: Inside 10m
SIX AGAIN QLD: Ruck infringement.
QLD have the final say before the break.
QLD have some soul searching to do at the break...
Cleary is having a shocker - his goal kicking resembles his form in 2025... not great.
In the shadows of half-time, QLD's discipline continued to desert them. On the end of a six-one penalty count, the Blues continued their right side rage as Cleary double pumped to fool the defence, before finding Edwards and then found Lomax for his second try.
Good shot on Leniu.
Harry Grant has been split open here.
PENALTY NSW: Disrupting the ruck.
FIVE-ONE penalty count for the Blues at Suncorp seems unheard of.
PENALTY NSW: Leg pull
Cleary almost breaks them, good tackle by Lindsay Collins but his pass inside was touched by Patrick Carrigan restarting the count.
PENALTY NSW: Harry Grant kicks it out of the ruck.
Lindsay Collins is on for QLD.
There is Spencer Leniu with the boo's at Suncorp.
Cleary hooks it.
NSW then doubled their advantage after a Harry Grant error coming out of yardage. Some classy lead-up work from Moses and Cleary found Latrell Mitchell who delivered a great pass under pressure to Brian To'o who finished it off brilliantly to score.
SIX AGAIN NSW: Inside 10m.
Harry Grant spills it.
Trent Loiero is in for his QLD debut.
Cleary's kick comes off the upright and bounces out.
It was tense football with both sides having several chances early in the contest. Angus Crichton broke the game open with a late offload nearly putting Mitch Moses into space. On the ensuing last tackle, the Blues played hot potato with Cleary and Edwards playing central roles in the attack. Stephen Crichton then summed it up with a draw and pass to Zac Lomax to score a great NSW team try.
Nanai has the grabs at the ball but it lands on the ground in favour of Mitchell Moses.
Not a great kick from NSW and QLD start their set from 40m out from their own line.
Grant goes from dummy half... he is tackled and it'll be a turnover.
Max King is on for his NSW debut.
To'o loses it! QLD come up with an attacking kick result.
QLD seem to be throwing more risk out there - NSW playing a little within themselves.
Barnett with a big time ankle tap on DCE! QLD have gone after Latrell in defence with some success.
NSW just having too much ease going up field at the moment - something QLD have to address pretty urgently.
Nice break from Coates - best bit of ball movement from QLD.
Lomax knocks on in the contest - NSW will turn it over 10 x 10.
This is great defence from NSW! Latrell Mitchell up in the face of DCE.
Reece Robson running more from dummy half at the moment! Good signs from NSW.
Munster kicks early! Trying to change momentum in this game.
Nails it does Nathan Cleary ! NSW goes 2-0 up as we get our first play of the Telstra ad.
Cleary will shoot for goal.
CHALLENGE SUCCESSFUL NSW
Barnett loses the ball... then NSW have challenged this one.
Knock on from Holmes in the contest and it'll be a scrum for NSW.
Poor play there from QLD, Grant rushed the kick for Coates as DCE was tackled on play 5... To'o catches it in the in-goal and it is a free seven-tackle set.
Cleary threw that pass...
Bad pass from Moses and DCE comes up with possession and earns his side a penalty. They needed to find an answer to stop the movement across the ruck from NSW in the middle.
Good shot from Moeaki Fotuaika.
PENALTY NSW: Second effort by Tino Fa'asuamaleaui across the ruck.
NSW fire the first warning - kick to Lomax and bat back! Some nice movement across the ruck there from the NSW forward pack.
More of a grapple tackle against Pat Carrigan across the head of Dyl Edwards.
PENALTY NSW: High tackle and we have a bit of a biff in the first two minutes.
Both sides through their opening sets. NSW with a slight advantage in the field position battle !
Off and running for the AMPOL State of Origin.
One of only seven times a year we will have to watch Channel Nine tonight (all three Women's/Men's Origin) + NRL Grand Final.
The teams have their final paces as we will have a Welcome to Country and the National Anthem.
Referee is Ashley Klein, refereeing his 10th consecutive State of Origin fixture, his 18th total Origin fixture. Touch judges are Phil Henderson and Dave Munro, Chris Butler is in the Bunker.
Well it is here, the first State of Origin game for season 2025. NSW looking to defend their Origin crown, while QLD are looking for revenge following last season's heartbreak. We welcome four new Origin players into the arena with Rob Toia, Beau Fermor, Trent Loiero (QLD) and Max King (NSW) making their Origin debuts tonight. Stephen Crichton has been passed FIT to play as has Payne Haas for the Blues. Meanwhile, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow has been declared fit following a scare this week.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ashley Klein
Touch Judges: Dave Munro, Phil Henderson
Video Referee: Chris Butler
QUEENSLAND (6)
Tries: Xavier Coates
Conversions: Valentine Holmes (0/1)
Penalty Goals: Valentine Holmes (1/1)
NEW SOUTH WALES (18)
Tries: Zac Lomax (2), Brian To'o, Dylan Edwards
Field Goals: Nathan Cleary (0/1)
Conversions: Nathan Cleary (0/3), Zac Lomax (0/1)
Penalty Goals: Nathan Cleary (1/1)