Ponga goes flying…
and Qld get the penalty. A bit of madness there from NSW as Frizell shoves Munster out of the way on the kick-chase then goes into Ponga, who was already in the air fielding the kick. That could have been nasty as Qld now go on the attack to look for their first points.
TRY to the Blues!
After being held up on one side, he makes no mistake this time. What a player he is this kid. Just makes things happen. Chases the bomb and flies right over the top of Ponga, who had a leap but did not have the height. Near the posts and this will be 6-0 to the Blues after the kick.
Blues tryCredit:SMH
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Qld go close!
Great kick in behind from Cherry-Evans and Chambers beat the NSW chasing pack to the pill but it bounced out of his grasp. Near-thing for NSW and they survive to punch it out of their red zone.
And squandered..
That's ordinary from NSW. Maloney catches the drop out and hands it off to Saifiti but it's a mile forward. Dear oh dear big let-off for Qld who were doing some big shifts in defence early.
NSW held up…
They are spinning it fast and Wighton looks great early. Tom Trbojevic over the line on the other side but held up so NSW keep the ball. Fast, crisp start for NSW and they earn a repeat set.
Error from Qld…
Kaufusi with the knock-on although Cleary had a hand on that, so nice break for NSW early. The Blues with the scrum feed near halfway but you can already see how slippery this track is. Both teams' little men struggling with their feet.
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Away we go…
Ponga kicks off and Origin II is underway. Daniel Saifiti with a good charge on his first touch as NSW try to get a strong first set under their belt. Wighton with the kick and that's a powerful start for the Blues.
Anthems done…
and I must admit I didn't even check who was singing or not. It matters not because Origin II is about to GO.
Not long now…
Optus Stadium looks brilliant in Perth, almost 60k through the gates, as the teams go through their final talks in the dressing rooms. NSW join hands and get reRead More – Source
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