Queenslands Win 11th Origin Series in 12 years as Blues Defeated… AGAIN
Story by The Sydney Morning Herald.
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STATE OF ORIGIN is almost dead. If NSW couldn’t win this year, then when? Not even after blowing a near Origin monopoly to bits in game one.
Hovering their finger over the detonate button at half-time in Origin II. They were poked. Prodded. Pushed a bit. The Origin movie always finishes the same way. Sequel after sequel.
And Laurie Daley’s post script? There will likely not be another re-run. Drained and defeated again – his fourth series in five years – this one will sting most. Probably longest.
No NSW coach has had the chance to right that many wrongs, regardless of how good the opposition has been he has tried to plot against.
Like a general trying to muster one last rebellion from his troops, he stalked the bench and stood on the sideline when his troops were just about conquered.
It needn’t matter.
It wasn’t the 2015 humiliation – at least not on the scoreboard – but make no mistake – this decider, Queensland’s from the get-go as they sauntered to a 22-6 win at Suncorp Stadium, was even more profound as they chalked up a 11th series win in 12 years.