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State of Origin: Game III
Queensland may have restored some pride with a comfortable win over NSW in game three of the State of Origin series, but NSW were the ones celebrating at the end of the match after finally getting their hands back on the Origin shield.
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The Maroons dominated the game from the opening whistle but were held out for 37 minutes by a magnificent Blue wall of defence.
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Greg Inglis had what appeared a certain try denied.
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Trent Hodkinson scored the first points of the match, nailing a penalty to give the visitors the lead, but it was a rare foray forward by Laurie Daley's side in the opening stanza, frsutrating many of their fans.
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Skipper Cameron Smith broke the try deadlock, latching onto Daly Cherry-Evans' perfect kick to score under the posts.
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Cherry-Evans had broken the line, before snapping the ball in Smith's path to give Queensland a 6-2 lead at halftime.
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A Billy Slater try immediately after the restart extended the Maroons' lead to 12-2.
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Queensland went further ahead when they were awarded a penalty by this Greg Bird tackle on Nate Myles.
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Myles appeared to extract some retribution with an elbow to the throat of Blues back-rower Bird that also saw his name go on report and sparked a minor scuffle.
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From the resulting penalty Josh Dugan darted over to score, prompting exuberant celebrations from some of his teammates.
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