ORIGIN 2: NSW Dominant but Queensland Never Say Die
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IN ALMOST every facet and major statistic, the Blues were all over Queensland on Wednesday night in State of Origin II at ANZ Stadium.
Yet, still, this champion Maroons team found a way when they had no right to.
NSW’s forwards were once again the more-dominant pack – running for 1486 metres to 1317.
Queensland made more errors – eight to seven – and had to come up with more tackles – 312 to 278. They also missed 10 more tackles.
Coming into the game, so much of the focus was trained on Andrew Fifita and Queensland’s need to quell his influence after his game-turning performance in game one.
However, with the Maroons holding the Cronulla prop well, it was the rest of the Blues’ pack who stood up.
However, the Maroons still managed to pull it out of the fire. Their fabled never-say-die attitude came to the fore as Michael Morgan produced a magical flick pass to send Dane Gagai over in the 77th minute and the series to a decider in three weeks.