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State of Origin Game 3 player ratings: Who starred and who flopped

Jack Wighton and Mitchell Moses now know, first hand, the pressure that comes with lining up in the NSW halves.

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 14: Latrell Mitchell of the Blues scores a try during game three of the 2021 State of Origin Series between the New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons at Cbus Super Stadium on July 14, 2021 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)
GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 14: Latrell Mitchell of the Blues scores a try during game three of the 2021 State of Origin Series between the New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons at Cbus Super Stadium on July 14, 2021 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

Queensland denied NSW the ultimate State of Origin prize in Game III but it was the Blues backline who flexed its muscle to clinch the series in games one and two.

Tom Trbojevic was awarded Man of the Series, winning the 2021 Wally Lewis Medal over teammate Latrell Mitchell.

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For the Maroons, Kalyn Ponga, playing his first Origin in two years, starred for Queensland, while the much-maligned Ben Hunt proved the match winner.

Who starred and who flopped in the instant Origin classic on the Gold Coast?

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