PLAY BY PLAY

FIRST 40

4TH MINUTE

A diving winger Corey Oates nearly opens the scoring for Queensland after latching on to a Cooper Cronk grubber kick but couldn’t make the grounding.

6TH MINUTE

The Blues go up the other end and take the lead. Andrew Fifita pops an offload for James Maloney, who runs up the middle to score and then converts his own try.

NSW 6, QLD 0

23RD MINUTE

Fifita goes off for a concussion test after copping a hit to the head from Josh McGuire. He’d made a barnstorming start, with one try assist and 96 run metres.

35TH MINUTE

Simply spectacular from Oates, who plucks a sensational Cronk crossfield kick out of the air to score Queensland’s first try. Conversion attempt misses.

NSW 6, QLD 4

39TH MINUTE

Fifita comes back on and kick-starts the Blues’ set before they extend their lead, with James Tedesco setting up Mitchell Pearce under the posts.

NSW 12, QLD 4