1. JAMES GERMAN 7.5
Very involved in everything the Blues did in the attack, taking the first hauls and using quick feet and changes of direction. NSW second best player.
2. BRIAN TO’O 6.5
Aimed all night under the high ball on the left side of the Blues, but he squeezed his buttocks and handled everything he threw at him.
3. COTTON STAGGS 4.5
Limited opportunities but they seemed dangerous given the minimal space. Forced by a shoulder injury early in the second half.
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4. JACK WIGHTON 8
Robust and excellent full screen. He justified his selection in the center left by scoring the first try with brute force. He produced a defensive read to save DCE rehearsals in the first half and a huge shot to Lindsay Collins. Brilliant performance. The best of the blues.
5. DANIEL TUPOU 6
He produced a brilliant cross-country bombing, but the pass to James Tedesco was blocked. He was constantly coming in the middle of the field for hard drives.
6. JAROME LUAI 6
He put a lot of effort into providing variety in attack and produced two try assists and two line jump assists.
7. NATHAN CLEARY 6
Queensland did a brilliant job with the pressure of the kick limiting the creativity of the blues midfielder in the final innings options. Cameron Munster a class above.
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8. PAYNE HAAS 6.5
It was razed and the blues were only forwards to run more than 100 meters.
9. DAMIEN COOK 7
A brilliant bullet pass to pave the way for Jack Wighton’s opening rehearsal. He scored a maximum of 49 tackles alongside maroon debutant Reuben Cotter.
16. REAGAN CAMPBELL-GILLARD 6.5
He was tough on his return to the Arena of Origin and had an exceptional goal line defense.
15. LIAM MARTIN 6
He made 40 tackles and scrapped and made a claw on the right edge of the blues.
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12. TARIQ SIMS 5.5
He struggled a lot but could be under pressure to hold the position alongside Origin II in Perth. I needed an absolute belt to ensure continued selection.
13. ISAAC YEO 6.5
He was hit in the first hit of the game and stumbled upon the blow of Josh Papali’i. Surprisingly he stayed in the field. He was very close to scoring under the posts in the last play of the match.
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BANK
14. STEPHEN CRICHTON 4
Unhappy night. It was placed in the report to lift above the horizontal with the game’s initial tackle. Stripped of the ball by the genius Cameron Munster with the blues attacking in the second half.
11. CAMERON MURRAY 5.5
A weird bad night. He couldn’t run down the line in the half to deny Paulo an attempt that would have put NSW ahead again. Download intercepted in the second part. He scored a good late try, but Queensland dug.
10. JUNIOR PAUL 6
He made his presence felt when he was injected into the game and unfortunately had a quality try denied due to an obstruction by Cameron Murray.
17. RYAN MATTERSON 5.5
He carried the ball hard but had only very limited opportunities.