To join the conversation, please log in. Win/Loss Record: Played 10: Queensland 59, NSW 48, Drawn 2. Game 3 - Tuesday 1st July 2008 brilliant lead up play from Maloney and Graham before Wighton gets the ball to Add-Carr. Addo-Carr – Tedesco – Trbojevic… Perfection! We backed ourselves to play footy. Scrambling defence keeps the Maroons at bay there. "We didn't shy away from the physical confrontation, and I thought our first half was really controlled and probably really set up the game.". “I need to know the players that we’re going to pick and what we’re going to deliver,” Fittler said. And the locals were entertained by a NSW masterclass sparked by two men absent for game one but were recalled under different circumstances. [State Of Origin][League Main] State Of Origin - Game 2, 2008 Date: 11-Jun-2008 Venue: Lang Park Attendance: 52416 Referee: Tony Archer Half-Time: NSW 0, QLD 16 You can find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out Melbourne toughman Dale Finucane was elevated to the starting side on debut and has duly rewarded Brad Fittler with an excellent initial display, controlling the middle of the field and, along with Tyson Frizell, helping the Blues to dominate the middle. Mitchell scored a double for the Roosters but they couldn’t find a place for the star after a horror first outing in Game I. Latrell Mitchell score two tries for the Roosters against the Bulldogs.Source:News Corp Australia. The players who have had the monumental task of captaining their state at origin level. The State of Origin series is an annual best-of-three rugby league matches between two Australian state representative sides, the New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons.. "So, look, we needed to come and win this game. At its commencement each side had won twelve Origin series with two series drawn. The Blues regained the ascendancy after Tyson Frizell ran a good right-edge line to score, and the lead should’ve doubled when the Blues’ had a three-on-one opportunity. PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 23: Tom Trbojevic of New South Wales is congratulated by team mates after crossing for try during game two of the 2019 State of Origin … Trbojevic got his third when he finished off a 70-metre team effort in the 55th minute, and then Josh Addo-Carr got on the end of a Wade Graham grubber. All times AEST (GMT +10). We lacked that little bit of hunger. The first 'state of origin' game was an Australian Football game between Western Australia (WA) and Victoria, at Subiaco Oval in Perth on 8 October 1977. The weekend of chaos saw has seen Mitchell Pearce come in and then rule himself out of contention with James Maloney receiving a stunning Origin return. Queensland look a little stuck in the mud, with their forwards struggling to get anything going and their backs not quite able to get involved. Brad Fittler said the decision to drop Mitchell “was my hardest decision in coaching so far”. home Team. Maloney converts and NSW extend their lead. Invalid postcode. Controversy marred Queensland’s response when referee Gerard Sutton ruled a penalty try for Will Chambers in the 14th minute. Matches were first played in 1980, and the first series played in 1982. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites.
A Maroons win in Perth will clinch the series for Queensland, while NSW need to win to keep it alive ahead of game three in Sydney on July 10. Playing at prop forward, Beetson captained Queensland in the first ever State of Origin game at Lang Park in 1980 and wore the number 11 jumper. Seven News revealed the Mitchell bombshell earlier in the afternoon as wholesale changes were required. The NSW team is in and Brad Fittler has dropped an absolute bombshell with his “hardest decision in coaching so far”. None other than Tom Trbojevic who goes on to score his hat-trick. Queensland also saw Jai Arrow go down with an ankle injury but Queensland have made few changed. SOO 2017 Round 2 Blues v Maroons Full Match Replay. Tom Trbojevic and Blake Ferguson have been called reinstated to the side with Jack Wighton set to start at centre. ", NSW win! James Maloney's impact has been apparent with the Penrith playmaker laying on two tries and kicking a 40/20 in an excellent return to Origin football. CAPTAINS OF ORIGIN Game by game, state by state. he converts to add two more to the score. They might have the lead but NSW aren't taking it for granted. Speaking on Fox Sports, Matthew Johns said “I’ve never seen a more chaotic and crazy last few days leading up to Origin selection”. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Wade Graham joins James Maloney in the halves. In the words of football historian John Devaney: Queensland continued to follow this up by winning the first two games of the 2009 series becoming the first state to win four series in a row. Nationwide News Pty Limited Copyright © 2020. State of Origin The State of Origin series is the annual best-of-three rugby league football match series between the New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons. “As a coach I need to be comfortable with the players that I picked are going to go out there and have that.”.
“We were down to 12 players last year twice and we just sort of fought through it. #uptheblues pic.twitter.com/w7qYYX5uPv. Maloney converts from the sideline and NSW have absolutely run away with this one. news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site.
Queensland State of Origin Captains Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 1980 Arthur Beetson 1981 Wally Lewis 1982 Wally Lewis Wally Lewis Wally Lewis 1983 Wally Lewis Wally Lewis Wally Lewis 1984 Wally Lewis Wally Lewis Wally Lewis 1985 Wally Lewis Wally Lewis Wally … The 2009 State of Origin series was the 28th time that the annual three-game series between the Queensland and New South Wales representative rugby league football teams was played entirely under 'state of origin' selection rules. Match: Blues vs Maroons F ull T ime. A handy lead at the break for NSW but we all saw what happened in game one. “We were a bit wishy-washy in Queensland. #Origin pic.twitter.com/ipbBCru77c. Register, Join the conversation, you are commenting as Logout. State of Origin 2012 series summary State of Origin 2013 series summary State of Origin 2014 series summary State of Origin 2015 series summary State of Origin 2016 series summary. "The boys had a really big game," Maloney said. Holden State of Origin Game 3 Blues vs Maroons Holden State of Origin. F1 2020: Daniel Ricciardo ‘I’ll drive faster’, five second p... AFL 2020: Port Adelaide defeat Geelong, Xavier Duursma KO, T... AFL: Umpires leave fans seeing red, Port Adelaide vs Geelong... Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Although we did only go down by four points, the things that made us great last year were the effort areas, we worked so hard for each other. Blues Scored 14 points. The 2008 State of Origin series was the 27th year that the annual best-of-three series of interstate rugby league football matches between the Queensland and New South Wales representative teams was contested entirely under 'state of origin' selection rules.
New South Wales won Game 1 on 21 May 2008, however, Queensland won Game 2 on 11 June 2008, and Game 3 on 2 July 2008. However NSW still took a 12-point lead into the sheds when James Tedesco rounded Michael Morgan and found Trbojevic supporting on the inside. Queensland have named a 20-man squad wuth few surprises from the team that won State of Origin game I. Queensland won game one of the series at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, coming back from an 8-0 deficit at halftime to claim an 18-14 win. Haas played 64 minutes in Brisbane’s 38-10 NRL defeat at Parramatta on Saturday but suffered a hamstring injury and won’t play in next Sunday’s clash in Perth. The Blues lead Queensland 18-6 after a wild and wet half in the west. Plenty of back and forth early on in this second half and NSW are travelling all right without Cleary on the field. TOMMY TURBO TRIPLE The first @NSWRL Blues hat-trick since 2005. away Team. A great first half.
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Trbojevic was two games back from a hamstring injury, and his first-half double gave Brad Fittler’s men an 18-6 halftime lead. Mitchell was one of the certainties for Origin in the early parts of the season but after a poor Origin game I, the Roosters star has suffered a stunning fall from grace. Centre Trbojevic, who recorded the first NSW hat trick since 2005, was also dominant in his return for the Blues. Back-to-back penalty goals took the advantage beyond two tries, before the Blues blew the game open with another two tries in the space of three minutes.
Maloney misses his first of the night but it's NSW by plenty at the moment. Series Wins (1982-2016)*: Queensland 18, NSW 14, Drawn 2 *(1980 and 1981 one game only) Record Crowd: James Maloney and Tom Trbojevic have steered NSW to a historic 38-6 rout of Queensland, sending this year’s State of Origin series to a decider. The Storm’s Dale Finucane, Tariq Sims and Wade Graham come onto a new look bench which Daniel Saifiti will take the spot of injured Knights teammate David Klemmer. Don't have an account? Giver turned receiver as Addo-Carr with a try of his own now after a point-perfect Wade Graham grubber finds its mark. We are back underway and some huge news from the NSW camp – Nathan Cleary is gone for the night with an ankle injury. It has seen a huge shuffle in the side after plenty of injuries in a devastating weekend of action. Payne Haas has succombed to injury with and join David Klemmer and Nick Cotric on the sideline. A record Optus Stadium crowd of 59,721 braved a first-half downpour for the first Origin game in Perth. "In Origin, when you get the momentum, you need to hold on to it and I thought our kick-chase was outstanding tonight," Cordner said. Brad Fittler was forced into many of his changes.Source:Getty Images. and passing to Tedesco. Fittler will have his work cut out for him in the sheds. A hattrick to Tom Trbojevic, a double to Addo-Carr and the cameo from Tyson Frizell added up to a huge win. The Fox makes a break down the side before palming Gagai off (and didn't we just love seeing that!) The Maroons centre was chasing an early Ben Hunt grubber only to be impeded by counterpart Jack Wighton as the ball rolled dead.