Stats that tell the tale of Origin I

THE STATS THAT TELL THE TALE OF QUEENSLAND'S WIN IN STATE OF ORIGIN I:

* Maroons fullback Darius Boyd tallied a try assist, a line break, a line-break assist, five tackle breaks and 165m from 15 runs in a man-of-the-match performance

* Maroons captain Cameron Smith tallied up a game-high 49 tackles as Queensland enjoyed victory on the back of a stout second-half defensive effort

* Blues interchange utility Dylan Walker managed just one run for nine metres and an error as he played just the final nine minutes

* Queensland bench forwards Josh McGuire and Josh Papalii combined for 106m each in 13 and 11 runs respectively

* NSW were tackled in Queensland's 20m zone 35 times for just one try

* The Blues managed 11 offloads to four, but produced the same number of line breaks as Queensland, which was two

* Queensland winger Dane Gagai scored the Maroons' only try, made one line break, two tackle breaks and 162m from a game-high 20 runs

Source: Fox Sports Stats