In one of the most physical encounters in years the Maroons held their nerve and forced the Blues to lose theirs
Tom Dearden, Corey Oates, Jai Arrow and Valentine Holmes celebrate Queensland’s Game 2 State of Origin win in Brisbane.Tom Dearden, Corey Oates, Jai Arrow and Valentine Holmes celebrate Queensland’s Game 2 State of Origin win in Brisbane.Last modified on Thu 14 Jul 2022 02.12 BSTteam, nothing is more true to its brand than a victory against all odds. The Maroons faithful are revelling – again – after the most Queensland of wins in Wednesday’s decider at Suncorp Stadium.
Mercurial fullback Kalyn Ponga played his finest game in Queensland colours, scoring the decisive try to put the Maroons back on top for the final time and playing a hand in everything. Debutant Dearden was a livewire who enjoyed such a wonderful debut he will put pressure on skipper Daly Cherry-Evans going forward. Wally Lewis medal winner Patrick Carrigan – who only debuted in the opener – showed he has no reverse gear with another dominant forward display.
For the Blues, the chickens well and truly came home to roost. The long list of bizarre selection choices Brad Fittler made throughout the series exploded in his face as his team lost what, on paper, looked an un-loseable match. Siosifa Talakai is arguably not in the best half dozen Blues centres or the top dozen backrowers but won selection on his versatility. In a gritty second half he was penalised for an incorrect play-the-ball coming out from his own end and then missed a simple tackle on his own line that allowed Ponga to score the try that put Queensland on top.
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