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Maroons Continue winning Streak – Queensland 34-23 NSW

ebbs — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:25:08 +0000

The Queensland Maroons won the 2011 State of Origin series 2-1, with another amazing show from skipper Darren Lockyer. The Maroons went in 24-10 to the good at half time and then ran out 34-24 winners in front of a full house 52,498 fans at Suncorp Stadium on Wednesday night. This win takes them to six straight series wins and is a fitting send off for the retiring skipper.

Scorers

Queensland
Tries: Inglis 2, Thaiday, Smith, Yow Yeh and Slater
Goals: Thurston 4, Smith.
NSW Blues
Tries: Minichiello, Uate, Hayne and Bird
Goals Suward 4

Blues Win State of Origin Game Two – NSW Blues 18-6 Queensland Maroons

ebbs — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:13:10 +0000

THE 2011 Harvey Norman State of Origin series is heading for a deciding match in Brisbane on July 6 after the Blues levelled the series with an 18-8 victory at ANZ Stadium.

NSW scored three tries to one, but it was the Maroons who were on the score sheet first through a penalty goal to Johnathan Thurston, followed by Cameron Smith beating two New South Wales defenders to score next to the posts. Thurston slotted the conversion for an 8-0 lead. NSW hit back when Luke Lewis leapt high to grab a Jamie Soward kick, with the Dragons five-eighth converting to bridge the gap to two points. Giving us the half-time score of: Blues 6-8 Maroons.

Queensland was kept scoreless in the second half as the Blues posted tries to débutante Will Hopoate and Anthony Minichiello to keep the series alive. With a final score of:

NSW Blues 18-6 Queensland Maroons

Scorers

NEW SOUTH WALES BLUES
Tries: Luke Lewis, Will Hopoate, Anthony Minichiello
Goals: Jamie Soward 3 goals
QUEENSLAND MAROONS
Tries: Cameron Smith
Goals: Johnathan Thurston 2

Attendance: 81, 965

Game 3 Wed 6July Suncorp Stadium Brisbane

GAME TWO SQUADS 15 June 2011

ebbs — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:28:00 +0000

Here are the squads for Wednesdays second game in the 2011 State of Origin Series.

Squads

NSW Blues
Josh Dugan (Canberra Raiders)
Jarryd Hayne (Parramatta Eels)
Will Hopoate (Manly Sea Eagles)
Mark Gasnier (St George Illawarra Dragons)
Akuila Uate (Newcastle Knights)
Jamie Soward (St George Illawarra Dragons)
Mitchell Pearce (Sydney Roosters)
Paul Gallen (C) (Cronulla Sharks)
Michael Ennis (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
Tim Mannah (Parramatta Eels)
Beau Scott (St George Illawarra Dragons)
Ben Creagh (St George Illawarra Dragons)
Greg Bird (Gold Coast Titans)
Trent Merrin (St George Illawarra Dragons)
Kurt Gidley (Newcastle Knights)
Anthony Watmough (Manly Sea Eagles)
Luke Lewis (Penrith Panthers)

XXXX Queensland Maroons:
Billy Slater (Melbourne Storm)
Darius Boyd (St George Illawarra Dragons)
Dane Nielsen (Melbourne Storm)
Greg Inglis (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Jharal Yow Yeh (Brisbane Broncos)
Darren Lockyer (c) (Brisbane Broncos)
Johnathan Thurston (North QLD Cowboys)
Matthew Scott (North QLD Cowboys)
Cameron Smith (Melbourne Storm)
Petero Civoniceva (Penrith Panthers)
Nate Myles (Sydney Roosters)
Sam Thaiday (Brisbane Broncos)
Ashley Harrison (Gold Coast Titans)
Interchange
Cooper Cronk (Melbourne Storm)
Corey Parker (Brisbane Broncos)
David Taylor (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Ben Hannant (Brisbane Broncos)
Jacob Lillyman (NZ Warriors)

State of Origin Match Schedule 2011

ebbs — Thu, 12 May 2011 14:29:25 +0000

Here is the schedule of games in the State of Origin Series for 2011.

Game One

Wed 25 May Queensland Maroons v New South Wales Blues Suncorp Stadium Brisbane

Games Two and Three

Wed 15 Jun New South Wales Blues v Queensland Maroons ANZ Stadium Sydney
Wed 06 Jul Queensland Maroons v New South Wales Blues Suncorp Stadium Brisbane

State of Origin Result Game 3 – NSW Blues 18-23 Qld Maroons

ebbs — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:24:47 +0000

It may have been a dead rubber, but both teams started the game with great intent. So for the first 20 minutes the Maroons pressured the Blues line but it held firm. Then on 20 minutes quick ball wide allowed Darius Boyd in for the first score to Queensland 0-4. Jonathon Thurston added the 2 with a beautiful kick 0-6. 28 minutes and the Maroons unlocked the Blues defence again with a simple dive over the line from Nate Myles, Thurston converting making the score 0-12. At last on 35
minutes the Blues got on the score sheet thanks to Paul Gallen and with Michael Gordon converting closed the gap to 6-12. But right on the end of the half Darren Lockyer slotted a 49 metre field goal to give us the half-time score of 6-13.

The second period and the Blues looked a more settled side stringing some phases together, so all it needed was for them to score first and they did just that on 47 minutes as Kurt Gidley dotted down and Gordon converting it was 12-13. The Blues then took the lead with a cheeky tap through and touch down by Greg Bird, again Gordon added the 2 to give us a score of 18-13 and still 10 minutes to go. 74 minutes and the Maroons came straight back with a well worked try to Billy Slater converted by Thurston and a score of 18-19. Then to rub it in an interception gifted play back to the Maroons and with the Blues light on cover Willie Tonga went in out wide on 79 minutes 18-23 with the kick to come from Israel Folau which missed so Queensland had the clean sweep for the first time since 1995 in front of 61,259 supporters, who had seen a much better match
leading to the final score of:

NSW Blues 18-23 Queensland Maroons.

Scorers

New South Wales
Tries: Gallen, Gidley, Bird Goals: Gordon 3
Queensland
Tries: Boyd, Myles, Slater, Tonga Goals: Thurston 3 Drop-goal: Lockyer

Teams

NSW Blues
Jarryd Hayne, Brett Morris, Michael Jennings, Beau Scott, Michael Gordon, Trent Barrett (capt), Mitchell Pearce, Jason King, Michael Ennis, Kade Snowden, Luke Lewis, Paul Gallen, Greg Bird. Interchange: Kurt Gidley, Tom Learoyd- Lahrs, Tim Mannah, Anthony Watmough.

Queensland Maroons
Billy Slater, Darius Boyd, Greg Inglis, Willie Tonga, Israel Folau, Darren Lockyer (capt), Johnathon Thurston, Matthew Scott, Cameron Smith, Petero Civoniceva, Nate Myles, Sam Thaiday, Ashley Harrison. Interchange: Cooper Cronk, David Shillington, Neville Costigan, David Taylor, Ben Lowe.

State of Origin Teams Game 3

ebbs — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:45:26 +0000

Can NSW Blues escape the whitewash and win the third encounter today? Kick-off 10:30 at the ANZ Stadium Sydney. Here are the teams:

NSW Blues Team

Jarryd Hayne, Brett Morris, Michael Jennings, Beau Scott, Michael Gordon, Trent Barrett (capt), Mitchell Pearce, Jason King, Michael Ennis, Kade Snowden, Luke Lewis, Paul Gallen, Greg Bird. Interchange: Kurt Gidley, Tom Learoyd- Lahrs, Tim Mannah, Anthony Watmough.

The NSW squad has been changed extensively to try and stop Queensland from winning all three games. New to the team are props Jason King (Manly), Kade Snowden (Cronulla) and Tim Mannah (Parramatta), as well as goalkicking winger Michael Gordon (Penrith). Older players have been swapped for younger ones and apart from Trent Barrett all the NSW team are less than 30 years old.

Qld Maroons Team

Billy Slater, Darius Boyd, Greg Inglis, Willie Tonga, Israel Folau, Darren Lockyer (capt), Johnathon Thurston, Matthew Scott, Cameron Smith, Petero Civoniceva, Nate Myles, Sam Thaiday, Ashley Harrison. Interchange: Cooper Cronk, David Shillington, Neville Costigan, David Taylor, Ben Lowe. This side has minimal change from game 2 with Petero Civoniceva returning from injury replacing Ben Hannant.

Maroons cruise through – Queensland 34-6 New South Wales

ebbs — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:27:56 +0000

Queensland secured their fifth consecutive State of Origin series with a game in hand, following a comprehensive victory over New South Wales in game two in Brisbane. The Maroons scored six tries against a hard pressed Blues side as they ran riot at the Suncorp Stadium. The result capped a miserable week for New South Wales, who went into the game under a cloud of controversy with a player walk-out and allegations of racism.

Queensland were quickly into their stride and Greg Inglis crossed in the corner on three minutes, further scores came to Israel Folau and Darius Boyd before the break. Giving us the half-time score of; 16-0.

Willie Tonga, Folau and Cooper Cronk scored in the second half, whilst Brett White gained a late consolation try for the Blues. Giving us the final score of:

Queensland 34-6 New South Wales

Scorers

Queensland
Tries: Inglis, Folau 2, Boyd, Tonga, Cronk
Goals: Thurston 5

New South Wales
Try: White
Goal: Gidley

Teams

Queensland: Slater, Boyd, Inglis, Tonga, Folau, Lockyer, Thurston, Scott, Smith, Shillington, Myles, Thaiday, Harrison.
Replacements: Cronk, Hannant, Costigan, Taylor.

New South Wales: Hayne, Morris, Cooper, Scott, Monaghan, Barrett, Pearce, Weyman, Ennis, White, Creagh, Hindmarsh, Gallen.
Replacements: Waterhouse, Gidley, Learoyd-Lahrs, O’Donnell.

Referee: Tony Archer (Australia)

Maroons win State of Origin Game One – Blues 24-28 Maroons

ebbs — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:39:08 +0000

The Queensland Maroons took a big leap towards their fifth State of Origin title in a row as they won away in Sydney.

Atrocious conditions were the name of the day for the start of the State of Origin in front of a packed house Queensland kicked off with the Blues fielding and in the first few minutes we were surprised at the lack of errors, however on 3 minutes the Maroons spilled a kick right on their line but their defence held firm and a penalty allowed them to clear their lines. The name of the game was high up and unders by the Blues and on 8 minutes they were rewarded when a mix up and spilt kick catch saw Jarryd Hayne pounce on the loose ball, Jamie Lyon added the extras 6-0, The Maroons were stringing passes together and looking the more fluid running side and they got their reward on 15 minutes when the defence was outflanked and Darius Boyd dotted down, Jonathan Thurston adding the extras 6-6. Both sides were making errors however the next points came thanks to an error from the officials as the Maroons were adjudged to have played the ball forward from a kick and thus offside was awarded and Lyon took the 2 points on offer 29 minutes 8-6. The half was coming to a close and the error count stood at 4-6 when a kick through by the Maroons was missed by the Blues defence and Billy Slater pounced to score. Thurston added the 2 points and so the Maroons took the lead on 35 mins and this score of 8-12 held till half-time.

The second period and you felt if the Maroons scored first they would run away with it, so when on 48 minutes poor defence allowed Darren Lockyer to take the gap, the conversion was missed and so the score moved to 8-16. Now it was crucial for the Blues to score next and another error from a kick saw Anthony Watmough over on 57 minutes, with the conversion from Lyon the score was 14-16 and all to play for again. The next 10 minutes and the Maroons took the game away with tries on 62 minutes by Greg Inglis and 67 by Sam Thaiday with conversions by Thurston saw the score out to 14-28 and with just 10 minutes on the clock game over. However the Blues were not done and scored two late tries by Jamal Idris and a lucky one by Ben Creagh with one conversion brought us the final score of:

NSW Aussie Blues 24-28 Queensland Maroons.

Scorers

New South Wales
Tries: Hayne, Watmough, Idris, Creagh
Goals: Lyon 4

Queensland
Tries: Boyd, Slater, Lockyer, Inglis, Thaiday
Goals: Thurston 4

Teams

NSW: Kurt Gidley (c); Brett Morris, Matt Cooper, Timana Tahu, Jarryd Hayne; Jamie Lyon, Brett Kimmorley; Michael Weyman, Michael Ennis, Josh Perry; Trent Waterhouse, Ben Creagh; Anthony Watmough.
Replacements: Jamal Idris, Tom Learoyd-Lahrs, Luke Lewis, Brett White.

Queensland: Billy Slater; Darius Boyd, Greg Inglis, Willie Tonga, Israel Folau; Darren Lockyer (c), Johnathan Thurston; Matthew Scott, Matt Ballin, Petero Civoniceva; Nate Myles, Sam Thaiday; Ashley Harrison.
Replacements: Cooper Cronk, David Shillington, Neville Costigan, David Taylor.

Attendance 68,735

The two teams meet in the second game of the series in Brisbane on 16 June.

State of Origin Game 1 Teams

ebbs — Tue, 25 May 2010 10:07:39 +0000

We are pleased to be able to bring you both team line-ups for Wednesdays Game 1 of the Harvey Norman State of Origin Series at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium on 26 May. Coverage in UK on SkySport1 10:30am.

Follows the team for the XXXX Maroons

01. Billy Slater – Melbourne Storm
02. Darius Boyd – St George Illawarra Dragons
03. Greg Inglis – Melbourne Storm
04. Willie Tonga – North Queensland Cowboys
05. Israel Folau – Brisbane Broncos
06. Darren Lockyer – Brisbane Broncos
07. Johnathan Thurston – North Queensland Cowboys
08. Matthew Scott – North Queensland Cowboys
09. Cameron Smith – Melbourne Storm
10. Petero Civoniceva – Penrith Panthers
11. Nate Myles – Sydney Roosters
12. Sam Thaiday – Brisbane Broncos
13. Ashley Harrison – Gold Coast Titans
14. Cooper Cronk – Melbourne Storm
15. David Shillington – Canberra Raiders
16. Neville Costigan – St George Illawarra Dragons
17. David Taylor – South Sydney Rabbitohs

Follows the NSW Aussie Blues team.

01. Kurt Gidley (c) – Newcastle Knights
02. Brett Morris – St George Illawarra Dragons
03. Matt Cooper – St George Illawarra Dragons
04. Timana Tahu – Parramatta Eels
05. Jarryd Hayne – Parramatta Eels
06. Jamie Lyon – Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
07. Brett Kimmorley – Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
08. Michael Weyman – St George Illawarra Dragons
09. Michael Ennis – Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
10.Josh Perry – Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
11. Trent Waterhouse – Penrith Panthers
12. Ben Creagh – St George Illawarra Dragons
13. Anthony Watmough – Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
14. Jamal Idris – Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
15. Tom Learoyd-Lahrs – Canberra Raiders
16. Luke Lewis – Penrith Panthers
17. Brett White – Melbourne Storm

2010 State of Origin

ebbs — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:29:42 +0000

2010 State of Origin Fixtures.

Fixtures

Wed 26 May New South Wales Blues v Queensland Maroons ANZ Stadium Sydney
Wed 16 Jun Queensland Maroons v New South Wales Blues Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
Wed 7 July New South Wales Blues v Queensland Maroons ANZ Stadium Sydney