Origin Match Report ✏
Standout performances from centres Tom Trbojevic and Latrell Mitchell helped NSW claim their biggest State of Origin win with a 50-6 thrashing at Townsville's Queensland Country Bank Stadium on Wednesday night.
The Blues centres wreaked havoc throughout and scored five tries between them, Trbojevic embracing a roving role on the way to a hat-trick and Mitchell twice breaking the Queensland defensive line in the first half and scoring twice in the second. Trbojevic was everywhere in the early stages and the Manly superstar opened the scoring for the Blues with a try after 17 minutes which opened the floodgates, with debutant winger Brian To'o scoring twice the next 10 minutes in the left corner.
Queensland hit back in the 34th minute when Kurt Capewell scored during a dominant period for the hosts, who had lost prop Christian Welch to a failed HIA after 13 minutes. Trailing 20-6 at the break the Maroons needed to be first to score in the second half to keep their hopes alive but it wasn't to be, with Mitchell scooping up a grubber from Trbojevic to extend the Blues' lead.
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