Match Centre

QLD hang on to win Game III

Grubber on the last by Peachey goes to Hunt and he's caught on his tryline. a minute left,

Addo-Carr with a break down the wing, the Blues are eventually pulled down 30m shy of the QLD line.

NSW spread it left with a long pass and Holmes with a diving intercept, saves the day for QLD.

QLD knock the ball out of the Blues hands on the last. NSW regathers and gets six again, 10m from the QLD line.

DROP OUT QLD - Cleary with a nice grubber and Gagai cleans up inside his own in-goal, evades one tackle but is eventually wrapped up

SCRUM NSW - Chambers with a knock on. NSW gets another set of 6.

PENALTY NSW - Chambers kicks the ball out of Addo-Carr's hands as he was playing the ball.

Bad pass by De Belin goes behind Maloney's head and the Maroons clean up, 20m from their own line.

PENALTY NSW - Maroons offside. Blues needed that. They start their set on halfway. NSW looks tired.

Another great Maroons grubber, but Maloney cleans up and somehow gets back in the field of play.

SCRUM NSW - Great defensive set by QLD, hemmed the Blues inside their own 20m again. Maloney attempted a chip but it just went into touch, 20m from the Blues line.

Munster with a gentle grubber and Tom Trbojevic cleans up and stays in the field of play.

PENALTY QLD - NSW on the attack and all but score, only for play to be called back after Klemmer tripped Hunt.

QLD lose the ball 20m from their own line. Blues on the attack now.

SCRUM QLD - Crichton makes a good run and pass, but Roberts is slightly out of position and the pass goes behind him and into touch.

Jake Trbojevic offloads to his brother, but the pass goes forward.

PENALTY QLD - Sims has played the ball and then stupidly tackles the marker Ben Hunt

SCRUM NSW - Chambers runs towards the line and as he's being bundled into touch, he drops it forward.

Maloney rushes up on DCE and shuts him down.

PENALTY QLD - Cleary offside. Maroons with a fresh set, 10m from the Blues line.

SCRUM QLD - Blues with a stray pass that goes into touch just inside the Blues half.

Hunt kicks on the 4th and he follows through to tackle Trbojevic on the Blues 10m

Cleary with a grubber in to the QLD in-goal and Slater is equal to the task, getting back into the field of play.

Cooks sneaky little grubber has been magnificently reeled in by McGuire

PENALTY NSW - Blues with a set inside the Maroons half,.

PENALTY QLD - Roberts holding down again. QLD starts another set inside the Blues half.

DCE's cross kick is taken in-goal by CLeary. NSW has a 7 tackle set

Munster put in a grubber that very nearly saw Slater score. It hits the upright and the Blues reel it in. However the play comes back to Maloney who stopped in the way of Slater who was running through. Maloney is sent to the sin bin

DROP OUT NSW - DCE again with another great grubber and it hits Tedesco on the chest as he is shielding it over the dead ball line.

DROP OUT NSW - DCE with another great grubber and Tom Trbojevic is forced dead after cleaning up.

SCRUM QLD - Accidental offisde by Cordner, 10m from his own line.

DROP OUT NSW - DCE with another grubber and Cleary is forced to take it dead.

PENALTY QLD - Roberts holding down too long in the tackle.

Great defensive set by Queensland. NS kicks on the last, just 20m from their own line. They start their set on halfway.

QLD kick on the third and Tom Trbojevic goes back to clean up and does enough to get back into the field of play.

Tedesco very nearly scores. Tom Trbojevic attempts to bat the kick back but it travels slightly forward,

Blues slowed down the Maroons play in that set. DCE managed to get a good kick away,.

Late offload by Kaufusi close to the line. NHone of the Maroons were ready for it and Maloney dives on the loose ball.

DROP OUT NSW - Chambers grubbers into the Blues in-goal and Tedesco dives on it

PENALTY QLD - Blues offside. Maroons have all the momentum so far. The Blues have been starved of the ball.

Cook with a bust through the middle and makes 40m

SCRUM NSW - Good defence forces a Maroons error

DROP OUT NSW - DCE was a lovely grubber and Addo-Carr forces it dead

Chambers comes up and in and forces the Blues to turn the ball over near halfway

SCRUM NSW - DCE puts in a cross kick and Slater leaps above the pack and takes it, however it bobbled ever so slightly into Cleary's hand.

PENALTY QLD - Mitchell pinged for a shoulder charge on Slater.

DCE passes the ball on third tackle. That'll please the Maroons fans. Munster kicks on the last and the Maroons hem the Blues inside their own 10. Great opening set.

The Blues get us underway!