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B. Stewart in 4-0 NSW kick to come.

***Carney misses***

Hannant in 6-4 QLD HT

Video ref and conversion allowing.

Classic from the Maroons, got to be fair to them. NSW have had by far the better of the half, yet go in the sheds two points down.

Pathetic attempt from Uate.

40 minutes of some of the most boring footie this year......

I think you're been too kind to him as well, he didn't even make a play for it, completely bottled it.

Not boring at all.
Brutal hits in defence and pretty good handling considering the conditions.

Its a SOO arm wrestle between two quality teams, not a SL Club games with Scoots and teams giving up at half time to lose by a cricket score.

Strong first half imo. NSW should be dominating the way the pack is playing, but the halves aren't providing anything. Any passes to the threequarters in the opposition half yet? Awful. Bird is also incredibly frustrating, very good player but he is killing them in attack and a bit dumb today to be honest.

Slater again showing he isn't as perfect as people think he is, especially defending.

How the hell does he gets in the Blues team?

Not just a bottler, his tackling is pathetic.

and also not even Australian, but that's another debate. He looked ordinary for Aus in last years 4N's imo

Cronk sin-bin pulling back carney.

6-6

Carney break up the middle, B.Stewart in under the posts.

Justice.

12-6 NSW

Morris try imo, Hayne break from kick return, think Thurston ripped it out

16-6 NSW

Looks like Hayne kicked it anyway. Carney misses.

Inglis try from Boyd grabbing the crossfield bomb.

16-10 NSW QLD kick to come.

Thurston kicks from the sideline.

16-12 NSW

68 minutes gone, Robbie Farah 63 tackles!

Tate ball in hands from a bomb ready to score, Jennings out of nowhere to punch it from his hands!

this game is getting good..!

16-12 FT

Uate knock on meant a try was wiped off.

What a game. So intense.

Well done NSW, sets it up for a good Final in Brisbane.

As with the first game, best team lost.

Roll on 4th July.

These games are not clear cut, each team has their moment where they get on top and look to be in the ascendancy only to see the game ebb and flow from one critical play or mistake.
Both teams had their moments tonight where they seemed in charge.

Gallen is a machine, Carney did a lot better than last game but needs to kick goals better, Civ is past it, Qld had several player hobbling from early on.

Too many shots around the neck and hands on faces getting up from the play the ball.

A dry hard track will be a totally different game where NSW will hope to unleash their speed merchants in Jennings, Hayne and Uate. Qld will hope to do similar but with more structure through their backline rather than broken field ad hoc running.

Great game to watch, especially cheering on the Blues in a room of Queenslanders, he third NSW try should have been pulled for the knock on in the build up for mine though

Roll on Game 3!

is it just me or is state of origin just reffed totally different? for example plenty of high shots, alot of time messing around in the ruck and alot of offsides.

if that game was played at normal speed robbie fahara wouldn't of made all them tackles he would be in hospital now.

all the untouchable aussies showed they are only human aswell today none more so than billy slater, im not having an injury means you make poor passes and knock on.

and uate is nowhere near close to being the best winger in the world.

it was a good game if there was a middle from superleague ruck speed and state of origin then it would be such a better game all round.