The Blues have inflicted a 50-6 flogging over the Maroons in game I, with NSW led by a masterclass display from centre Tom Trbojevic
“We just didn’t give them what we hoped,” says DCE. “We’ve got to shrug it off. We’ve got to.”
Meanwhile, Damien Cook is over the moon: “They’re pretty impressive . We have to make sure we do it again.”It’s all over and was over a long time ago. Complete and total domination, Townsville silence, Tom Trbojevic sublime. NSW head to Suncorp Stadium ahead by the length of the Randwick straight.Apart from their dire defence, Qld have played far too lateral
They seem to have been so obsessed with space and width they forgot to just plough it through the middle. That has to change in game two, Josh Papalii will be useful on that front. And Coates has caught one! But he’s collared, gets the offload away, back inside to Gagai but Yeo covers brilliantly to deny him the try. Heart and soul stuff from NSW there, very good signs for them even with the massive lead and only a few minutes left on the clock.
Even when Qld get some good ball it goes wrong - this time Cleary with the one-on-one strip near his own line. Stop the fight!Just perfect. Cleary out of dummy half, Tedesco toys with them, dummies inside, they flick passes inside to Trbojevic and skips away under the posts. What a night for the Blues, what a massacre. It’s his second Origin hat-trick and he CANNOT be stopped this kid. Here comes the half century for the Blues.
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