Queensland have ensured that long serving coach Roger Bossert will go out on a high and saved some face following last match's disastrous outcome with a thrilling, inspired 18-17 victory over the New South Wales Blues today.
New South Wales Queensland
1 Matthew Burke 1 Rhys Wesser
2 Hazem El Masri 2 Brett Dallas
3 Matt King 3 Josh Hannay
4 Timana Tahu 4 Shaun Berrigan
5 Trent Pariah 5 Wendell Sailor
6 Craig Gower 6 Darren Lockyer
7 Andrew Johns © 7 Scott Prince ©
8 Jason Stevens 8 Steven Price
9 Danny Buderus 9 Cameron Smith
10 Mark O'Meley 10 Petero Civoniceva
11 Steve Menzies 11 Michael Crocker
12 Craig Fitzgibbon 12 Brad Thorn
13 David Lyons 13 Dallas Johnson
++Interchange
14 Ben Kennedy 14 Chris Flannery
15 Craig Wing 15 Tim Smith
16 Lance Thompson 16 Luke Williamson
17 Ben Creagh 17 Nathan Sharpe
0:00 Queensland Kicks off
Ball on New South Wales 30 m line
0:38 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 34 metres gained
Good backline movement by New South Wales
Short kick by New South Wales
Ball taken by Queensland
Ball on Queensland 17 m line
1:27 Queensland: 5 tackles, 36 metres gained
Good forward play by Queensland
Kick and chase by Queensland
Ball on New South Wales 10 m line
2:12 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 44 metres gained
Poor defence by Queensland
Kick and chase by New South Wales
Ball picked up in in-goal by Queensland
Ball on Queensland 10 m line
2:57 Queensland: 5 tackles, 33 metres gained
Good backline movement by Queensland
Kick and chase by Queensland
Ball rolls over dead ball line
Ball on New South Wales 20 m line
3:42 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 49 metres gained
Good forward play by New South Wales
Short kick by New South Wales
Ball rolls over dead ball line
Ball on Queensland 20 m line
4:45 Queensland: 5 tackles, 12 metres gained
Great defence by New South Wales
Kick and chase by Queensland
Ball rolls over dead ball line
Ball on New South Wales 20 m line
5:11 New South Wales: 1 tackles, 29 metres gained
Good forward play by New South Wales
Queensland penalised for play-the-ball infringement.
PENALTY to New South Wales
Andrew Johns kicks for touch
Ball finds touch 5 m out
Ball on Queensland 5 m line
5:32 New South Wales: 1 tackles, 0 metres gained
Good backline movement by New South Wales
New South Wales is attacking the line
Great defence by Queensland
Craig Gower knocks-on
Ball turned over to Queensland
Ball on Queensland 10 m line
5:54 Queensland: 1 tackles, 37 metres gained
Great line break by Michael Crocker
Cameron Smith knocks-on
Ball turned over to New South Wales
Ball on Queensland 47 m line
6:40 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 9 metres gained
Sloppy play by New South Wales
Short kick by New South Wales
Ball taken by Queensland
Ball on Queensland 10 m line
7:18 Queensland: 5 tackles, 86 metres gained
Great run by Wendell Sailor
New South Wales penalised for fighting.
PENALTY to Queensland
Queensland penalty goal attempt missed
New South Wales takes 20m drop out
Ball on Queensland 41 m line
8:47 Queensland: 5 tackles, 54 metres gained
Great run by Rhys Wesser
Queensland is attacking the line
Great defence by New South Wales
Ball taken safely in field of play by New South Wales
INTERCHANGE: Nathan Sharpe ON - Michael Crocker OFF
Ball on New South Wales 15 m line
9:20 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 24 metres gained
Sloppy play by New South Wales
Queensland penalised for head-high tackle.
PENALTY to New South Wales
Andrew Johns kicks for touch
Ball finds touch 5 m out
Ball on Queensland 5 m line
9:44 New South Wales: 2 tackles, 0 metres gained
Bad defence by Queensland
Queensland penalised for offside.
PENALTY to New South Wales
Trent Pariah scores penalty goal
SCORE: 2 - 0
10:44 Queensland Kicks off
Ball on New South Wales 36 m line
11:04 New South Wales: 2 tackles, 43 metres gained
Great run by Hazem El Masri
Queensland penalised for dangerous tackle.
PENALTY to New South Wales
Trent Pariah scores penalty goal
SCORE: 4 - 0
12:04 Queensland Kicks off
Ball on New South Wales 28 m line
12:26 New South Wales: 3 tackles, 5 metres gained
Sloppy play by New South Wales
Steve Menzies knocks-on
SCRUM: Ball to Queensland
Ball on New South Wales 33 m line
13:10 Queensland: 5 tackles, 16 metres gained
Sloppy play by Queensland
Queensland is attacking the line
Great defence by New South Wales
Ball taken safely in field of play by New South Wales
Ball on New South Wales 7 m line
13:31 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 87 metres gained
Great run by Timana Tahu
New South Wales is attacking the line
Great defence by Queensland
Ball taken safely in field of play by Queensland
Ball on Queensland 18 m line
14:12 Queensland: 5 tackles, 9 metres gained
Sloppy play by Queensland
Kick and chase by Queensland
Ball picked up in in-goal by New South Wales
Ball on New South Wales 10 m line
14:56 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 41 metres gained
Good forward play by New South Wales
Kick and chase by New South Wales
Ball picked up in in-goal by Queensland
INTERCHANGE: Ben Kennedy ON - David Lyons OFF
Ball on Queensland 10 m line
15:33 Queensland: 5 tackles, 10 metres gained
Great defence by New South Wales
Queensland kicks and finds touch
SCRUM: Ball to New South Wales
Ball on New South Wales 37 m line
16:15 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 19 metres gained
Lacklustre play by New South Wales
New South Wales kicks and finds touch
SCRUM: Ball to Queensland
Ball on Queensland 10 m line
17:10 Queensland: 5 tackles, -4 metres gained
Lacklustre play by Queensland
Kick and chase by Queensland
Ball on New South Wales 17 m line
17:39 New South Wales: 3 tackles, 48 metres gained
Great line break by Steve Menzies
Andrew Johns knocks-on
Ball turned over to Queensland
Ball on Queensland 35 m line
18:40 Queensland: 5 tackles, 56 metres gained
Great line break by Wendell Sailor
Queensland is attacking the line
Great defence by New South Wales
Ball taken safely in field of play by New South Wales
INTERCHANGE: Tim Smith ON - Cameron Smith OFF
Ball on New South Wales 8 m line
19:04 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 92 metres gained
Bad defence by Queensland
New South Wales is attacking the line
New South Wales puts kick into the in-goal
Great defence by Queensland
Ball taken safely in field of play by Queensland
Scott Prince suffers minor injury.
Ball on Queensland 5 m line
19:46 Queensland: 5 tackles, 86 metres gained
Great line break by Nathan Sharpe
New South Wales penalised for head-high tackle.
PENALTY to Queensland
Darren Lockyer kicks for touch
Ball finds touch 9 m out
Ball on New South Wales 9 m line
20:28 Queensland: 4 tackles, 4 metres gained
Poor defence by New South Wales
Queensland is attacking the line
Great defence by New South Wales
Tim Smith knocks-on
SCRUM: Ball to New South Wales
Ball on New South Wales 10 m line
20:55 New South Wales: 2 tackles, 6 metres gained
Lacklustre play by New South Wales
Andrew Johns is forced into touch.
SCRUM: Ball to Queensland
Ball on New South Wales 16 m line
21:34 Queensland: 5 tackles, 11 metres gained
Great line break by Tim Smith
Queensland is attacking the line
Great defence by New South Wales
Ball taken safely in field of play by New South Wales
Ball on New South Wales 6 m line
22:19 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 33 metres gained
Good backline movement by New South Wales
Kick and chase by New South Wales
Ball rolls over dead ball line
Ball on Queensland 20 m line
22:56 Queensland: 2 tackles, 0 metres gained
Lacklustre play by Queensland
Rhys Wesser knocks-on
Ball turned over to New South Wales
Ball on Queensland 20 m line
24:03 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 15 metres gained
Great run by Timana Tahu
New South Wales is attacking the line
New South Wales puts kick into the in-goal
Great defence by Queensland
Ball taken safely in field of play by Queensland
INTERCHANGE: David Lyons ON - Jason Stevens OFF
Ball on Queensland 18 m line
24:09 Queensland: 1 tackles, 41 metres gained
Bad defence by New South Wales
Wendell Sailor knocks-on
Ball turned over to New South Wales
INTERCHANGE: Cameron Smith ON - Brett Dallas OFF
Ball on New South Wales 41 m line
24:47 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 52 metres gained
Great line break by Ben Kennedy
New South Wales is attacking the line
Great defence by Queensland
Ball taken safely in field of play by Queensland
Ball on Queensland 1 m line
25:02 Queensland: 2 tackles, 25 metres gained
Poor defence by New South Wales
Dallas Johnson knocks-on
SCRUM: Ball to New South Wales
Ball on Queensland 26 m line
25:54 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 1 metres gained
Sloppy play by New South Wales
Short kick by New South Wales
Ball picked up in in-goal by Queensland
Ball on Queensland 10 m line
26:20 Queensland: 4 tackles, 43 metres gained
Poor defence by New South Wales
New South Wales penalised for holding the player down.
PENALTY to Queensland
Darren Lockyer kicks for touch
Ball finds touch 4 m out
Ball on New South Wales 4 m line
27:00 Queensland: 5 tackles, -1 metres gained
Good backline movement by Queensland
Queensland is attacking the line
Great defence by New South Wales
Fair catch taken in-goal by New South Wales
New South Wales takes 20 m tap
Ball on New South Wales 20 m line
27:42 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 79 metres gained
Great line break by Steve Menzies
New South Wales is attacking the line
New South Wales puts kick into the in-goal
Great defence by Queensland
Fair catch taken in-goal by Queensland
Queensland takes 20 m tap
Ball on Queensland 20 m line
28:10 Queensland: 1 tackles, 41 metres gained
Great line break by Steven Price
Short kick by Queensland
Ball on New South Wales 10 m line
28:47 New South Wales: 4 tackles, 37 metres gained
Bad defence by Queensland
Steve Menzies is forced into touch.
SCRUM: Ball to Queensland
Ball on New South Wales 47 m line
29:29 Queensland: 5 tackles, 47 metres gained
Poor defence by New South Wales
Queensland is attacking the line
Great defence by New South Wales
Ball taken safely in field of play by New South Wales
Ball on New South Wales 19 m line
29:45 New South Wales: 2 tackles, 37 metres gained
Great run by Hazem El Masri
Steve Menzies knocks-on
Ball turned over to Queensland
Ball on Queensland 44 m line
30:43 Queensland: 5 tackles, 42 metres gained
Bad defence by New South Wales
Queensland is attacking the line
Great defence by New South Wales
Ball taken safely in field of play by New South Wales
David Lyons suffers minor injury.
Ball on New South Wales 3 m line
31:09 New South Wales: 3 tackles, -2 metres gained
Lacklustre play by New South Wales
Kick and chase by New South Wales
Ball on Queensland 22 m line
31:24 Queensland: 2 tackles, 28 metres gained
Poor defence by New South Wales
Darren Lockyer is forced into touch.
SCRUM: Ball to New South Wales
Ball on New South Wales 50 m line
32:24 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 45 metres gained
Bad defence by Queensland
New South Wales is attacking the line
New South Wales puts kick into the in-goal
Great defence by Queensland
Ball taken safely in field of play by Queensland
Ball on Queensland 9 m line
32:35 Queensland: 2 tackles, 3 metres gained
Lacklustre play by Queensland
Wendell Sailor knocks-on
Ball turned over to New South Wales
Rhys Wesser suffers serious injury.
Ball on Queensland 12 m line
33:26 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 7 metres gained
Great line break by Danny Buderus
New South Wales is attacking the line
New South Wales puts kick into the in-goal
Great defence by Queensland
Ball taken safely in field of play by Queensland
Ball on Queensland 10 m line
33:51 Queensland: 4 tackles, 36 metres gained
Good backline movement by Queensland
Petero Civoniceva knocks-on
Ball turned over to New South Wales
Ball on Queensland 46 m line
34:58 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 41 metres gained
Bad defence by Queensland
New South Wales is attacking the line
Craig Gower scores a try for New South Wales
SCORE: 8 - 0
Try converted by Trent Pariah
SCORE: 10 - 0
35:58 Queensland Kicks off
Ball on New South Wales 38 m line
36:33 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 18 metres gained
Sloppy play by New South Wales
Kick and chase by New South Wales
Ball picked up in in-goal by Queensland
INTERCHANGE: Ben Creagh ON - Hazem El Masri OFF
Ball on Queensland 10 m line
37:09 Queensland: 5 tackles, 42 metres gained
Poor defence by New South Wales
Kick and chase by Queensland
Ball picked up in in-goal by New South Wales
Ball on New South Wales 10 m line
37:36 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 0 metres gained
Lacklustre play by New South Wales
New South Wales kicks and finds touch
SCRUM: Ball to Queensland
Ball on New South Wales 29 m line
38:05 Queensland: 2 tackles, 24 metres gained
Bad defence by New South Wales
Queensland is attacking the line
Darren Lockyer scores a try for Queensland
SCORE: 10 - 4
Try converted by Josh Hannay
SCORE: 10 - 6
39:05 New South Wales Kicks off
INTERCHANGE: Jason Stevens ON - Mark O'Meley OFF
Ball on Queensland 16 m line
39:14 Queensland: 1 tackles, -5 metres gained
Great defence by New South Wales
Nathan Sharpe knocks-on
Ball turned over to New South Wales
INTERCHANGE: Chris Flannery ON - Steven Price OFF
Ball on Queensland 11 m line
40:00 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 6 metres gained
Great line break by Steve Menzies
New South Wales is attacking the line
New South Wales puts kick into the in-goal
Great defence by Queensland
Ball taken safely in field of play by Queensland
INTERCHANGE: Craig Wing ON - Ben Creagh OFF
***HALF TIME***
New South Wales 10 Queensland 6
40:00 New South Wales Kicks off
Ball on Queensland 11 m line
40:53 Queensland: 6 tackles, 63 metres gained
Bad defence by New South Wales
Ball turned over to New South Wales on 6th tackle.
Ball on New South Wales 26 m line
41:30 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 73 metres gained
Great line break by Steve Menzies
New South Wales is attacking the line
New South Wales puts kick into the in-goal
Great defence by Queensland
Fair catch taken in-goal by Queensland
Queensland takes 20 m tap
Ball on Queensland 20 m line
42:16 Queensland: 3 tackles, 40 metres gained
Great line break by Wendell Sailor
Tim Smith is forced into touch.
SCRUM: Ball to New South Wales
Ball on New South Wales 40 m line
43:19 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 43 metres gained
Good backline movement by New South Wales
New South Wales is attacking the line
New South Wales puts kick into the in-goal
Great defence by Queensland
Fair catch taken in-goal by Queensland
Queensland takes 20 m tap
Ball on Queensland 20 m line
43:51 Queensland: 2 tackles, 41 metres gained
Great line break by Wendell Sailor
Short kick by Queensland
Ball on New South Wales 14 m line
44:40 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 81 metres gained
Great run by Matthew Burke
New South Wales is attacking the line
New South Wales puts kick into the in-goal
Great defence by Queensland
Ball taken safely in field of play by Queensland
Ball on Queensland 4 m line
45:24 Queensland: 5 tackles, 48 metres gained
Good backline movement by Queensland
Kick and chase by Queensland
Ball rolls over dead ball line
Ball on New South Wales 20 m line
46:05 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 26 metres gained
Good forward play by New South Wales
Kick and chase by New South Wales
Ball picked up in in-goal by Queensland
INTERCHANGE: Mark O'Meley ON - Jason Stevens OFF
Ball on Queensland 10 m line
46:31 Queensland: 5 tackles, 58 metres gained
Great line break by Nathan Sharpe
Short kick by Queensland
Ball taken by New South Wales
Ball on New South Wales 10 m line
47:11 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 15 metres gained
Great defence by Queensland
Kick and chase by New South Wales
Ball rolls over dead ball line
Ball on Queensland 20 m line
47:57 Queensland: 5 tackles, 36 metres gained
Good forward play by Queensland
New South Wales penalised for offside.
PENALTY to Queensland
Darren Lockyer kicks for touch
Ball finds touch 20 m out
INTERCHANGE: Hazem El Masri ON - Ben Kennedy OFF
Ball on New South Wales 20 m line
48:26 Queensland: 3 tackles, -3 metres gained
Lacklustre play by Queensland
New South Wales penalised for offside.
PENALTY to Queensland
Darren Lockyer kicks for touch
Ball finds touch 6 m out
Ball on New South Wales 6 m line
48:51 Queensland: 1 tackles, 1 metres gained
Great line break by Wendell Sailor
Queensland is attacking the line
Great defence by New South Wales
Cameron Smith is forced into touch.
SCRUM: Ball to New South Wales
Ball on New South Wales 10 m line
49:48 New South Wales: 4 tackles, 81 metres gained
Bad defence by Queensland
New South Wales is attacking the line
Great defence by Queensland
Craig Gower is forced into touch.
SCRUM: Ball to Queensland
Ball on Queensland 10 m line
50:56 Queensland: 5 tackles, 47 metres gained
Great run by Darren Lockyer
New South Wales penalised for holding the player down.
PENALTY to Queensland
Darren Lockyer kicks for touch
Ball finds touch 5 m out
Ball on New South Wales 5 m line
51:54 Queensland: 5 tackles, 0 metres gained
Good backline movement by Queensland
Queensland is attacking the line
Queensland puts kick into the in-goal
Great defence by New South Wales
Ball taken safely in field of play by New South Wales
Ball on New South Wales 18 m line
52:39 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 31 metres gained
Poor defence by Queensland
Kick and chase by New South Wales
Ball on Queensland 10 m line
53:06 Queensland: 5 tackles, 37 metres gained
Good forward play by Queensland
Kick and chase by Queensland
Ball rolls over dead ball line
Ball on New South Wales 20 m line
53:33 New South Wales: 1 tackles, 40 metres gained
Bad defence by Queensland
Queensland penalised for head-high tackle.
PENALTY to New South Wales
Andrew Johns kicks for touch
Ball on Queensland 27 m line
54:13 New South Wales: 3 tackles, -5 metres gained
Great defence by Queensland
Craig Gower knocks-on
SCRUM: Ball to Queensland
Danny Buderus suffers minor injury.
INTERCHANGE: Ben Kennedy ON - Danny Buderus OFF
Ball on Queensland 32 m line
55:21 Queensland: 6 tackles, 63 metres gained
Great run by Wendell Sailor
Queensland is attacking the line
Queensland runs on the last tackle
Great defence by New South Wales
Ball turned over to New South Wales on 6th tackle.
Ball on New South Wales 10 m line
55:50 New South Wales: 4 tackles, 10 metres gained
Lacklustre play by New South Wales
Matt King knocks-on
Ball turned over to Queensland
Ball on New South Wales 20 m line
56:10 Queensland: 1 tackles, 15 metres gained
Great line break by Nathan Sharpe
Queensland is attacking the line
Great defence by New South Wales
Shaun Berrigan knocks-on
SCRUM: Ball to New South Wales
Ball on New South Wales 10 m line
57:01 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 40 metres gained
Good backline movement by New South Wales
Kick and chase by New South Wales
Ball rolls over dead ball line
Ball on Queensland 20 m line
57:53 Queensland: 5 tackles, 59 metres gained
Great line break by Wendell Sailor
Short kick by Queensland
Ball picked up in in-goal by New South Wales
INTERCHANGE: Steven Price ON - Petero Civoniceva OFF
Ball on New South Wales 10 m line
58:10 New South Wales: 3 tackles, 36 metres gained
Great run by Matt King
Steve Menzies knocks-on
Ball turned over to Queensland
Ball on New South Wales 46 m line
58:48 Queensland: 5 tackles, 41 metres gained
Great run by Cameron Smith
Queensland is attacking the line
Queensland puts kick into the in-goal
Great defence by New South Wales
Fair catch taken in-goal by New South Wales
New South Wales takes 20 m tap
Ball on New South Wales 20 m line
59:44 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 70 metres gained
Great run by Matt King
New South Wales is attacking the line
New South Wales puts kick into the in-goal
Great defence by Queensland
Ball taken safely in field of play by Queensland
INTERCHANGE: Jason Stevens ON - Hazem El Masri OFF
Ball on Queensland 11 m line
60:05 Queensland: 4 tackles, 15 metres gained
Lacklustre play by Queensland
Michael Crocker knocks-on
SCRUM: Ball to New South Wales
Ball on Queensland 26 m line
60:50 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 21 metres gained
Good backline movement by New South Wales
New South Wales is attacking the line
New South Wales puts kick into the in-goal
Ben Kennedy scores a try for New South Wales
SCORE: 14 - 6
Try converted by Trent Pariah
SCORE: 16 - 6
61:50 Queensland Kicks off
INTERCHANGE: Brett Dallas ON - Chris Flannery OFF
Ball on New South Wales 18 m line
62:24 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 45 metres gained
Good backline movement by New South Wales
Short kick by New South Wales
Ball taken by Queensland
INTERCHANGE: Ben Creagh ON - Ben Kennedy OFF
Ball on Queensland 10 m line
63:06 Queensland: 5 tackles, 2 metres gained
Great defence by New South Wales
Kick and chase by Queensland
Ball on New South Wales 10 m line
63:16 New South Wales: 1 tackles, 0 metres gained
Lacklustre play by New South Wales
Andrew Johns knocks-on
Ball turned over to Queensland
Ball on New South Wales 10 m line
63:57 Queensland: 4 tackles, 5 metres gained
Good backline movement by Queensland
Queensland is attacking the line
Great defence by New South Wales
Cameron Smith knocks-on
SCRUM: Ball to New South Wales
INTERCHANGE: Luke Williamson ON - Tim Smith OFF
Ball on New South Wales 10 m line
64:37 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 23 metres gained
Sloppy play by New South Wales
Kick and chase by New South Wales
Ball on Queensland 10 m line
65:28 Queensland: 5 tackles, 47 metres gained
Bad defence by New South Wales
Kick and chase by Queensland
Ball on New South Wales 10 m line
65:49 New South Wales: 2 tackles, 0 metres gained
Sloppy play by New South Wales
Trent Pariah knocks-on
Ball turned over to Queensland
INTERCHANGE: Danny Buderus ON - Jason Stevens OFF
Ball on New South Wales 10 m line
66:41 Queensland: 5 tackles, 5 metres gained
Good backline movement by Queensland
Queensland is attacking the line
Great defence by New South Wales
Fair catch taken in-goal by New South Wales
New South Wales takes 20 m tap
Ball on New South Wales 20 m line
67:23 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 24 metres gained
Sloppy play by New South Wales
Kick and chase by New South Wales
Ball on Queensland 10 m line
67:59 Queensland: 5 tackles, 21 metres gained
Lacklustre play by Queensland
Kick and chase by Queensland
Ball picked up in in-goal by New South Wales
Ball on New South Wales 10 m line
68:22 New South Wales: 3 tackles, 1 metres gained
Lacklustre play by New South Wales
Andrew Johns knocks-on
SCRUM: Ball to Queensland
Ball on New South Wales 11 m line
68:58 Queensland: 5 tackles, 6 metres gained
Good backline movement by Queensland
Queensland is attacking the line
Cameron Smith scores a try for Queensland
SCORE: 16 - 10
Try converted by Josh Hannay
SCORE: 16 - 12
69:58 New South Wales Kicks off
INTERCHANGE: Hazem El Masri ON - Andrew Johns OFF
Ball on Queensland 25 m line
70:42 Queensland: 5 tackles, 70 metres gained
Great line break by Nathan Sharpe
Queensland is attacking the line
Queensland puts kick into the in-goal
Great defence by New South Wales
Fair catch taken in-goal by New South Wales
New South Wales takes 20 m tap
INTERCHANGE: Petero Civoniceva ON - Scott Prince OFF
Ball on New South Wales 20 m line
71:11 New South Wales: 2 tackles, 28 metres gained
Poor defence by Queensland
Craig Gower knocks-on
SCRUM: Ball to Queensland
Ball on New South Wales 48 m line
71:52 Queensland: 4 tackles, 15 metres gained
Sloppy play by Queensland
Luke Williamson is forced into touch.
SCRUM: Ball to New South Wales
INTERCHANGE: Chris Flannery ON - Darren Lockyer OFF
Ball on New South Wales 33 m line
72:38 New South Wales: 6 tackles, 35 metres gained
Good backline movement by New South Wales
Ball turned over to Queensland on 6th tackle.
Ball on Queensland 32 m line
73:04 Queensland: 3 tackles, 32 metres gained
Poor defence by New South Wales
Michael Crocker knocks-on
Ball turned over to New South Wales
INTERCHANGE: Tim Smith ON - Brett Dallas OFF
Ball on New South Wales 36 m line
73:37 New South Wales: 2 tackles, 49 metres gained
Great run by Timana Tahu
New South Wales is attacking the line
Trent Pariah scores drop goal
SCORE: 17 - 12
74:07 Queensland Kicks off
Ball on New South Wales 24 m line
74:22 New South Wales: 2 tackles, 1 metres gained
Sloppy play by New South Wales
Hazem El Masri knocks-on
Ball turned over to Queensland
Ball on New South Wales 25 m line
74:44 Queensland: 1 tackles, -1 metres gained
Lacklustre play by Queensland
Michael Crocker knocks-on
Ball turned over to New South Wales
Ball on New South Wales 26 m line
75:16 New South Wales: 2 tackles, 0 metres gained
Sloppy play by New South Wales
Trent Pariah knocks-on
Ball turned over to Queensland
Ball on New South Wales 26 m line
76:07 Queensland: 5 tackles, 21 metres gained
Lacklustre play by Queensland
Queensland is attacking the line
Great defence by New South Wales
Ball taken safely in field of play by New South Wales
Ball on New South Wales 4 m line
76:17 New South Wales: 2 tackles, 31 metres gained
Good forward play by New South Wales
Craig Gower knocks-on
SCRUM: Ball to Queensland
Ball on New South Wales 35 m line
77:04 Queensland: 3 tackles, 30 metres gained
Bad defence by New South Wales
New South Wales penalised for holding the player down.
PENALTY to Queensland
Cameron Smith kicks for touch
Ball finds touch 5 m out
Ball on New South Wales 5 m line
77:49 Queensland: 5 tackles, 0 metres gained
Great line break by Nathan Sharpe
Queensland is attacking the line
Cameron Smith scores a try for Queensland
SCORE: 17 - 16
Try converted by Josh Hannay
SCORE: 17 - 18
78:49 New South Wales Kicks off
Ball on Queensland 18 m line
79:34 Queensland: 5 tackles, 21 metres gained
Great defence by New South Wales
Kick and chase by Queensland
Ball on New South Wales 11 m line
80:00 New South Wales: 5 tackles, 29 metres gained
Good backline movement by New South Wales
Kick and chase by New South Wales
*** FULL TIME ***
New South Wales 17 Queensland 18
Stats:
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New South Wales
Tries -
Craig Gower
Ben Kennedy
Goals -
Trent Pariah 4 ( 4 )
1 drop goals to Trent Pariah
Queensland
Tries -
Cameron Smith x 2
Darren Lockyer
Goals -
Josh Hannay 3 ( 4 )
Player of the Match Awards
3 points : Wendell Sailor
2 points : Nathan Sharpe
1 point : Cameron Smith
Penalty Count
New South Wales- 5 : 7 -Queensland
Possession (%)
New South Wales- 49 : 50 -Queensland
Time in Opposition Half
New South Wales- 36 : 44 -Queensland
Handling Errors
New South Wales- 14 : 13 -Queensland
Completion Rate (%)
New South Wales- 66 : 65 -Queensland
Tackles
New South Wales- 232 : 225 -Queensland
HAHA!! Another Qld win in the last minute.
I have officially put in my resignation as Queensland Coach. It has been a pleasure to coach Qld over the years against such coaches as Chris Walker Bush, Anthony Magro and Big Mick. Matching wits with these coaches has been one of the highlights of my coaching career.
I feel that it is the right time to leave. I made up my mind after the second origin game that Queensland would be in better hands with someone else. The highlight of my Qld career was our series win in the 2004 / 2005 season. No other coach has led Qld to a series win in the modern era, so Im proud of that.
Long live Qld!!!
With the departure of Queensland's most successful Origin coach, the time is right for a new generation to step into the breach. If you're at all interested in guiding Queensland in the years to come, let me know.
