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Broncos 30 d Knights 14

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BREAKING NEWS

Guess who’s back!! Adam Reynolds is named in the reserves in the 24 jersey and is expected to play tomorrow night

Meanwhile Patty Carrigan, Reece Walsh and Payne Haas all expected to backup tomorrow with Selwyn Cobbo uncertain at this stage

Commentators, fans stunned by 'inexplicable' referee moment that halted Origin epic

Simon Brunsdon

Rugby league fans were lucky to witness what was one of the best State of Origin contests ever played on Wednesday night.

New South Wales prevailed 14-4 after an epic 80-minute arm wrestle in which a try wasn't even scored until the 64th minute.

The Blues then crossed the line twice in quick succession to secure just their third ever Origin decider victory in Brisbane, and first in 19 years.

But while the players ran themselves into the ground and had fans off their seats, the atmosphere was flattened momentarily by a truly bizarre incident late in the game.

Referee Ashley Klein is an Origin veteran but viewers would have been puzzled by a moment in the 77th minute of the contest.

Queensland was desperately trying to wrest back a 10-point deficit when Daly Cherry-Evans put a kick through the NSW defensive line.

Selwyn Cobbo poked his nose through and almost collected the bouncing ball but it went over his head, and was collected by Blues hero Bradman Best.

Klein blew his whistle to stop the game and what came out of his mouth shocked pretty much everyone except himself, and was 40 metres out from the goal line.

"I have no try," Klein began.

"We're looking at a professional foul and the possibility of a penalty try for someone maybe taking out Reece Walsh."

The Nine commentators were among the majority who had no idea what Klein had seen.

"Wow," Cameron Smith said while Andrew Johns just muttered, "please".

"We thought we had seen it all tonight," Smith said.

"You can not give a penalty try from that, you just can not."

Even Smith - a Queensland legend - was dumfounded at the suggestion of a penalty try when Walsh had five players several metres closer to the ball than himself.

Walsh had run into the back of Blues star Jarome Luai and, luckily, Bunker referee Grant Atkins immediately knocked back Klein's suggestion.

"Jarome Luai holds his space (and) turns to face the ball, there is no illegal act by Jarome Luai," Atkins said.

Smith and Johns were conspicuously quiet in the commentary box, no doubt wondering where Klein got the suggestion from.

Former NRL player Adrian Vowles led the chorus of confusion on social media about Klein's review.

The Blues had previously won just 10 of 60 penalty counts in Brisbane and NSW coach Michael Maguire had spoken to the NRL before the game to ensure his side got fair treatment.

NSW did win Wednesday's count 9-6.

Klein let a number of acts go throughout the contest, including Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow's continuous escorts to keep Zac Lomax out of the jumping contest when Mitchell Moses was peppering his wing with bombs.

Blues captain Isaah Yeo also spoke to Klein at half time about Queensland holding Blues players down in tackles to slow their play-the-balls.

But it was Maroons coach Billy Slater who complained about Klein's performance following the game.

"Things just weren't going our way, it didn't feel like we got the bounce of the ball or the rub of the green and that tells in the end with fatigue," Slater said.

"I'm sure the referee will review his own game. I'm sure his boss will review his game."

Source: www.nine.com.au

Patty was phenomenal in a losing side 💪

80 MINUTES PLAYED
58 TACKLES
4 MISSED
16 HIT UPS
164 RUN METRES
61 POST CONTACT METRES
1 TACKLE BREAK

NSW get it done at Suncorp in a decider for the first time in nearly 20 years! No matter who you support, most would have that game as one of the greatest of all time in the origin arena. Angus Crichton man of the series, well deserved.

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NSW 14 d QLD 4

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Arguably the greatest half of state of origin we’ve ever seen

QLD 2 NSW 0

Ashley Klein you should never referee another origin game again. Possibly just sabotaged a cracking game of footy, neither player shouldn’t of went to the bin

QLD 0 NSW 0
31st minute

GAMEDAY!

QUEENSLANDER!

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Dragons 30 d Broncos 26

Halftime at Suncorp Stadium and the Dragons lead Broncos 22-6

Ruck is a million miles an hour; the Dragons will put 60 on us if we don’t slow it down, discipline as well and hold the ball!

Ready to go 🔒

Piakura has joined the club injury list😔

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Happy 22nd birthday to Reece Walsh ⚡️

Kevin Walters has announced his team list to face the Dragons in a must win game this Saturday night

Ponga excited to hit the field in the Queensland jersey with Reece Walsh.

Welcome Baxter 🐴🫡

Queensland have named their Origin 3 team 🔥 thoughts on the team? 🤔 //

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Panthers 14 d Broncos 6

Huge fight, lot to work on but good signs by the boys against the #1 side in the competition

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Broncos 6 lead Panthers 4

I’m a day early.
In this weekend’s Sunday telegraph it’s the 15-1 countdown of the great players to have left Brisbane for another club.
Must have debuted for the Broncos and I’m including players from the Brisbane comp.
Who makes your list ?

Back at home tonight 🏠

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