Queensland Stun Nsw In Sydney To Complete Origin Series Turnaround

2025 State of Origin - Game three

New South Wales (0) 12

Tries: Crichton, To'o Goals: Lomax 2

Queensland (20) 24

Tries: Coates, Dearden 2, Grant Goals: Holmes 4

Queensland won a 25th State of Origin bid aft a stunning first-half capacity group them connected nan measurement to beating New South Wales successful a game-three decider successful Sydney.

The Maroons built their lead courtesy of Valentine Holmes' kicking and a trio of tries from Xavier Coates, Tom Dearden and Harry Grant successful nan first half.

Stephen Crichton touched down astatine nan area to get nan Blues disconnected nan people arsenic they worked into nan crippled aft nan break.

Queensland rallied precocious connected and Dearden crossed for his 2nd to wrap up an emphatic bid win, pinch Brian To'o rubbing down for a NSW consolation soon earlier full-time.

Queensland group up a decider courtesy of a constrictive 26-24 triumph successful Perth connected 18 June aft New South Wales had won nan first crippled 18-6 connected 28 May.

Any ideas that nan Blues would canter to triumph successful their ain backyard successful crippled 3 looked improbable arsenic Queensland swiftly took power successful a sensational first half.

Origin debutant Gehamat Shibasaki hit New South Wales' Zac Lomax successful a conflict to nan line, earlier he offloaded to Coates who drove successful astatine nan corner.

Queensland's 2nd was moreover amended pinch Robert Toia reacting quickly to support nan shot live earlier he was hauled into touch, arsenic nan Maroons utilized their consequent subordinate advantage to nonstop Dearden through.

Grant's effort came arsenic he showed tremendous powerfulness to hit 3 NSW defenders and went successful astatine nan post, stunning a vocal crowd successful Sydney.

In nan 2nd half, Dearden put successful a sensational try-saving tackle to contradict To'o from racing successful astatine nan area but NSW were connected nan committee conscionable minutes later erstwhile Crichton spotted a spread and raced through.

After Kurt Mann recovered nan shot and won different group of six tackles little than a metre from nan line, Queensland made judge of nan triumph erstwhile they yet fed nan shot to Dearden who went successful pinch easiness for his 2nd of nan night, capping disconnected an awesome performance.

To'o's try, connected nan verge of full-time, was excessively little, excessively precocious for New South Wales, who seldom looked for illustration challenging Queensland successful nan 80 minutes.

Queensland: Tabuai-Fidow; Coates, Toia, Shibasaki, Holmes; Munster, Dearden; Papali'i, Grant, Fa'asuamaleaui, Cotter, Capewell, Loiero

Interchanges: Mann, Collins, Nanai, Carrigan

New South Wales: Edwards; To'o, Crichton, Mitchell, Lomax; Luai, Cleary; King, Robson, Haas, Martin, Crichton, Yeo

Interchanges: Watson, Leniu, Young, Utoikamanu

Referee: Ashley Klein