FULLTIME :: Well done to Queensland! Champions of Origin again.
Queensland 22-6
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION QUEENSLAND: Conversion attempt by Cameron Smith unsuccessful.
Smith lines up one last kick and misses.
Queensland 22-6
PENALTY QLD! Markers not direct.. and the Maroons opt for the sticks.
Queensland 22-6
UNFORCED ERROR NEW SOUTH WALES: Andrew Fifita makes an unforced error.
Blues have just gone into frantic mode here.. and Fifita spills one at his feet.
Queensland 22-6
Maloney tried to pilot one to his winger but it just bulleted over the sideline.
Queensland 22-6
UNFORCED ERROR QUEENSLAND: Michael Morgan makes an unforced error.
Morgan tries to snap the ball in the air but knocks on.
Queensland 22-6
The ball comes back from the Pearce kick but Dugan can't profit this time.
Queensland 22-6
PENALTY BLUES! Strip as Fifita was trying to offload.
Queensland 22-6
UNFORCED ERROR QUEENSLAND: Josh Mcguire makes an unforced error.
Small bobble from McGuire.
Queensland 22-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION QUEENSLAND: Conversion attempt by Cameron Smith successful.
Smith from close range this time. Nails it.
Queensland 22-6
TRY QUEENSLAND: Scored by Jarrod Wallace. Kick to come.
That will be game! The Maroons have just looked more hungry for the ball! Munster just stopped, propped then threw a speculator to Wallace who just had to run it over.
Queensland 20-6
Once again Queensland are just rolling down the right as Slater goes through then finds Cronk who is tackled. Pearce has to take it dead. Six more.
Queensland 16-6
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION QUEENSLAND: Conversion attempt by Cameron Smith unsuccessful.
All three of his kicks has been from the same space.. missed this one though.
Queensland 16-6
TRY QUEENSLAND: Scored by Valentine Holmes. Kick to come.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Holmes reeled that in beautifully then evaded one before he slammed it down.
Queensland 16-6
BUNKER TIME! Holmes might have a hat-trick. Checking grounding.
Queensland 12-6
Queensland tried to swing it right again, the pass was slightly behind Gagai and he was bundled over.
Queensland 12-6
PENALTY MAROONS! Graham reefed it out.
Queensland 12-6
Another pinpoint kick but Queensland recover!
Queensland 12-6
PENALTY BLUES! Trbojevic wrestles in the tackle and earns the whistle.
Queensland 12-6
The defense has ramped up here! Blues force an error through their tackling and here they go..
Queensland 12-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEW SOUTH WALES: Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.
Maloney from besides the post, knocks it over.
Queensland 12-6
TRY NEW SOUTH WALES: Scored by Josh Dugan. Kick to come.
Blues finally get on the board! Maloney put it pinpoint on a spot that Dugan wrestled it away from Holmes to stride in.
Queensland 12-4
Cronk went himself on last and launched it forward.
Queensland 12-0
UNFORCED ERROR QUEENSLAND: Will Chambers makes an unforced error.
The visitors just can't wrap up the ball! Papalii was looking to offload for an age then found Slater who couldn't link with Chambers.
Queensland 12-0
UNFORCED ERROR NEW SOUTH WALES: Boyd Cordner makes an unforced error.
Blues try to shift it right and Cordner spills it.
Queensland 12-0
KICK-OFF! Here we go again!
Queensland 12-0
So we're almost ready for the last forty of the series! New South Wales need to do the almost impossible and defeat Queensland after they lead at the break. The Storm spine was splendid in that half and shutting down Smith is a key - he has made serious in-roads down the middle on several occasions.
Queensland 12-0
UNSUCCESSFUL FIELD GOAL QUEENSLAND: Field goal attempt by Cooper Cronk unsuccessful.
Cronk tries to put some icing on the first half cake. It skewed wide and Tedesco takes us to the break.
Queensland 12-0
UNFORCED ERROR NEW SOUTH WALES: Josh Dugan makes an unforced error.
Dugan gets outside his man, and tries to flick it Ferguson but it popped out.
Queensland 12-0
PENALTY BLUES! Strip against the Maroons. Last chance for the Blues.
Queensland 12-0
Queensland have a falcon to Gillette that found Glasby wide open in space.. the Maroons go quickly through the hands but it went forward.
Queensland 12-0
Blues go down the left, Hayne dribbles one through that isn't played at. Turnover.
Queensland 12-0
PENALTY BLUES! Graham bends the line and gets the whistle. Tacklers hanging on too long.
Queensland 12-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION QUEENSLAND: Conversion attempt by Cameron Smith successful.
The man who started the whole move. Cam Smith - he has a kick from a similar distance.. and same result.
Queensland 12-0
TRY QUEENSLAND: Scored by Valentine Holmes. Kick to come.
Queensland are getting through at will! Cam Smith started it then shovelled it to Papalii who is taken. Next it was a chipped kick right to Val Holmes.
Queensland 10-0
UNFORCED ERROR NEW SOUTH WALES: Josh Dugan makes an unforced error.
The two Dragons players join up for a move as Frizell poked his nose through but Dugan dropped it.
Queensland 6-0
After a frantic opening quarter.. Munster hammers one into touch.
Queensland 6-0
UNFORCED ERROR QUEENSLAND: Cooper Cronk makes an unforced error.
Cronk went for the big swan dive and it cost him! It started to leave his grasp and did so, just before the line.
Queensland 6-0
BUNKER TIME! Quick succession for the bunker.. checking Cronk's grounding.
Queensland 6-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION QUEENSLAND: Conversion attempt by Cameron Smith successful.
The captain steps up for his first assignment.. and nails it.
Queensland 6-0
TRY QUEENSLAND: Scored by Valentine Holmes. Kick to come.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! The bunker confirms the live decision.. it started from a jagged Slater run that he offloaded and Holmes just put the jets on and just got it down.
Queensland 4-0
BUNKER TIME! Queensland might have the opener, checking the grounding.
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UNFORCED ERROR NEW SOUTH WALES: Andrew Fifita makes an unforced error.
The Blues were on the front foot with the first three tackles but the Maroons defense corrals Fifita who can't play it correctly.
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Queensland pile on the pressure but Tedesco wills it out! Blues on the counter!
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PENALTY QLD! A passive offside from Maloney after it was dropped. Big set for the Maroons now.
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Pearce and Cordner get their lines mixed up.. and Cordner rebounds it right to McGuire.
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SIX MORE Blues.. as Queensland touch a Woods offload.
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PENALTY BLUES! Woods is upended but the tacklers put a little too much work on him.
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It was looking ominous for the Blues in that set. Queensland swung it right to left on several occasions but I don't think McGuire kicking on fifth was planned.
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PENALTY QUEENSLAND! First shot to the home side! Slater with a trademark leap and the tacklers laid on too long.
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Maloney's kick on last is smothered by Smith so it is six more for the Blues.
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Blues have the ball on halfway! Here we go.. Origin three.. STARTS.. NOW!
A beautifully sung anthem from Paulini! Now it is game-time as Kashmir reverberates around the stadium.. the teams go through some last minute drills as we await the first whistle.
We get some zooming crowd shots of a maroon painted Suncorp Stadium with some small specks of Blue, as Boyd Cordner, to a chorus of boos leads the New South Welshmen out. To a heroes reception, next out is the home side.. led by Cameron Smith onto the turf.. we await the anthem then finally... kick-off!
Welcome to Origin three! The decider, the finale.. the Jonathan Thurston farewell tour.. oh he isn't playing.. well it is a deciding game, and NSW are looking to wrest the shield away from Queensland for the second time in a decade. It has been a strange series, NSW won here at Suncorp in game one while QLD produced a superb comeback at Stadium Australia in game two. So now the stage is set..
Can QLD produce another vintage performance with a new halves pairing.. or will Mitchell Pearce finally break his duck against QLD? Well I just want to wish them all well. Currently Bernard Fanning is singing a tribute to JT (we swear he isn't dead).. as a months worth of fireworks goes off.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Matt Cecchin, Gerard Sutton
Touch Judges: Brett Suttor, Chris Butler
Video Referee: Bernard Sutton, Ben Galea
QUEENSLAND (22)
Tries: Valentine Holmes (3), Jarrod Wallace
Field Goals: Cooper Cronk (0/1)
Conversions: Cameron Smith (3/5)
Penalty Goals:
NEW SOUTH WALES (6)
Tries: Josh Dugan
Field Goals:
Conversions: James Maloney (1/1)
Penalty Goals: