The post-match headlines were dominated by the flying fists of Dane Gagai and Matt Burton, the concussions in the opening minutes and Ben Hunt’s little legs lugging Queensland to a memorable State of Origin victory.
Even if you factor in recency bias, game three of last year’s series might be the best Origin game ever played. But what were the lessons for Brad Fittler and his NSW Blues out of the 22-12 defeat in the decider few gave Queensland had a chance of winning?
“I think we just took a backward step,” Blues back-rower Liam Martin says. “We sort of didn’t stand up for ourselves as a forward pack. That was probably the biggest drama there. We won’t be doing that again.”“I don’t think so,” NSW captain James Tedesco says. “That’s not what I took out of it. “There was a lot of aggression and fire, but that’s a standard Origin game. I don’t think we were bullied. There was the one altercation [with Burton] but that’s pretty normal for that game.
Three on one: Tino Fa’asuamaleaui and the Maroons got stuck into Matt Burton in last year’s Origin decider.Andrew Johns is the biggest advocate for this play - to make metres out of your own end, don’t be afraid to shift the ball wide. It’s a tactic Fittler will be aware of before this year’s series and NSW prop Junior Paulo insists it’s up to every man to try to dominate their own individual battle in that part of the field.
He then pulled off a 40-20 on an early tackle which swung the momentum Queensland’s way before the most outrageous of the lot, Cherry-Evans hoofing the ball downfield after just two tackles in one set when the Maroons had hit the lead.Bang down the front door with the halves running
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