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Origin III in pictures: Emotional Billy Slater consoles Cameron Munster as pleasure meets pain following victory
Emily Patterson
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Slater consoles Munster
An emotional Billy Slater embraces Cameron Munster following a challenging few days in the build-up to game three.
Munster's father, Steven, died suddenly on Sunday.
Slater lost his own father, Ronnie, in January.
QLD clinch series
Maroon players and staff celebrate with the State of Origin Shield after winning game three 24-12.Shield aloft
Josh Papalii and Cameron Munster lift the State of Origin shield as the Maroons claim back bragging rights.Dearden double
Tom Dearden goes over again in the second half to seal the game-three result for Queensland.
Latrell zones in on Big Papa
Josh Papalii of the Maroons and Latrell Mitchell of the Blues come together after Brian To'o appeared to be hit high.
Maroon through and through
Maroons assistant coach Johnathan Thurston reacts on the sideline.Blues on the board
Stephen Crichton scores New South Wales' first try of the evening.
The rivalry visualised
Gehamat Shibasaki of the Maroons is tackled by opposing Blue Nathan Cleary.