The Melbourne Storm five-eighth was at his scintillating best, turning in a dazzling display to be named man of the match at Accor Stadium.
But only for a second, because in the blink of an eye he can turn a game inside out. He leaves defenders sitting on their heels. Those who lunge forward so often end with their ankles in a twist while their hands clutch at thin air.inspired the Maroons to a State of Origin series lead“I think I play my best footy like that. Like we spoke about, that is where I play my best footy and I was lucky,” Munster told Nine’s post-match coverage.
Munster was clearly the best afield in Queensland’s 16-10 win, but Pat Carrigan wasn’t far behind in a representative debut to remember.Yet there was another debutant who is likely to take the lion’s share of the limelight. That would be coach Billy Slater, the former Queensland fullback who has come back for more after spending years terrorising NSW fans during an era of unprecedented interstate dominance.
“With guys like him and Cameron Smith and [Johnathan Thurston], they believe in the jersey and we’ve been missing that and he put a lot of belief into us and it showed tonight.