In the State of Origin series opener at Accor Stadium, Queensland secured a dominant 38-10 victory over New South Wales, marking the largest win they’ve ever had in Sydney.
The match was marred by controversy following the send-off of NSW’s Joseph Suaalii for a high and late hit on Queensland’s Reece Walsh just seven minutes into the game. Suaalii’s ejection left a notable gap in NSW’s defense, which Queensland exploited to great effect.
NSW coach Michael Maguire criticized the NRL for inconsistency, referencing a similar incident involving Walsh that didn’t result in a send-off earlier in the season.
Queensland’s coach Billy Slater, meanwhile, chose not to comment on the specific incident. The send-off heavily influenced the game, as Queensland capitalized on the weakened NSW right edge, where Daly Cherry-Evans shone and Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow scored a hat-trick.
The victory puts Queensland one win away from a third consecutive series win, with upcoming games in Melbourne and Brisbane posing a significant challenge for NSW. Only once has a team come back to win the series after losing the first game at home and playing the remainder of the series away, a feat accomplished by the 1994 NSW team.
i competed at the games in the cross country
Wow. I wonder how often they do the aims games.
Thanks for this article Ava. It is very interesting and has much information for relations of participating athletes.
Hope you will write more informative articles and tell the weatherman to send pleasant Bay of Plenty conditions.
My school did Aims games
I really love this article