The Maroons finished Wednesday night’s State of Origin contest with 12 men on the field, yet still managed to beat NSW 26-18. Watch all the tries of the match below. All the highlights here:
Brad Fittler will have 80 minutes to coach for his job behind enemy lines after the Blues’ game one gambles backfired in the face of one of the gutsiest Queensland victories in Origin history.
When Lindsay Collins – all 194 centimetres and 106 kilograms of him – leapt above his Roosters captain for a bomb to send Cameron Munster over, the most famous of Maroons wins was in the bag. When Collins came on to replace him, he did so before Gilbert had left the field, giving away a penalty for having 14 players out there.Wingers Selwyn Cobbo and Murray Taulagi were both felled late in the contest. Tom Flegler had already been sin-binned by this point for collecting Tom Trbojevic high, so hooker Ben Hunt defended at right centre.
Two penalties preceded Queensland’s two opening tries, and they were the most basic infringements – an offside penalty called against rookie Tevita Pangai jnr, and stripping in a three-man tackle by fellow debutant Hudson Young.
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