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| James Tedesco 6.5 Spilt his first bomb, and was never given the attacking opportunities he needed to create space. A solid effort without being outstanding. | FULLBACK | Billy Slater 9 How did Queensland leave this guy out of Origin I? Age is no barrier for Slater who terrorised the Blues big men in the middle. |
| Brett Morris 6 Try-saving tackle to stop Cooper Cronk from scoring, but had no chances with the ball. Did not make an error. | WING | Valentine Holmes 8.5 Scored a hat-trick with some remarkable finishes. Beat three Blues to score the opener while his third was a remarkable juggling act. |
| Josh Dugan 6 Scored NSW's try but did not take advantage of playing against makeshift centre Morgan. Also made two handling errors. | CENTRE | Will Chambers 7 Limited opportunities with the ball but again did a great job in containing Jarryd Hayne. Has become Maroons' great antagonist. |
| Jarryd Hayne 6 A very good match up against a world-class centre in Chambers. Contained Chambers well but he also had limited chances with the ball. | CENTRE | Michael Morgan 8 Brilliant lead-up to set up Holmes’ try. Dominated Josh Dugan. A very strong performance in his run-on debut. |
| Blake Ferguson 6 Ran for 96m but the bulk of that was returning the ball from his own end. Did not receive much clean ball to create anything. | WING | Dane Gagai 7.5 His quietest match of the series but only because of how strong he was in the opening two games. Dummy half running again proved a handful. |
| James Maloney 6.5 Chased down Tim Glasby to save a try and his boot laid on the Blues' try. Made important tackles but his kicking game was a little errant. | 5/8 | Cameron Munster 8.5 What a debut filling in for the great Johnathan Thurston. Has established himself as a long-term Origin player. Hand a hand in three tries. |
| Mitchell Pearce 5 Hard to impress when his forwards were on the back foot. Needed a better kicking game to ease the pressure. Never a threat with the ball. | H/BACK | Cooper Cronk 8 Fumbled short of the line but laid on the next dry with a pinpoint kick. If this was his Origin farewell, he did it in style. |
| Aaron Woods 5 Overcome in the opening exchanges. Could not replicate his efforts of game two. Kept on the back foot for most of the game. | PROP | Dylan Napa 8 Firebrand proved he can be Maroons' long-term prop. Overcame his NSW counterparts with stinging defence and strong carries. |
| Nathan Peats 6 Tackled himself to a standstill again, making the most for the Blues with 39. Did not offer anything with the football. | HOOKER | Cameron Smith 9 Aside from bombed try produced probably his best performance in Origin. Ran more in opening half than previous two games combined. |
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| Andrew Fifita 5 Was public enemy No.1 coming into the game and did little to quieten down the home crowd. Well short of his best performance. | PROP | Jarrod Wallace 7.5 After limited opportunities in his last game, Wallace was impressive. Scored an opportunist try and kept the Blues forward pack at bay. |
| Boyd Cordner 6 Injured skipper who tried his hardest. Timing was off on the Blues' left edge, fumbling the ball twice. Still ran for 139m. | 2ND ROW | Gavin Cooper 7.5 The enforcer on the left edge. Had the task of protecting Morgan and Munster and did it in style. |
| Josh Jackson 5.5 Very quiet game. Limited involvement with the ball after his opening stint. Did not replicate his man of the match performance in game two. | 2ND ROW | Matt Gillett 7.5 Topped tackle count for the Maroons. Stinging defence and strong with the ball. Showed why he is NRl's best backrower. |
| Tyson Frizell 6 Helped turn the Blues' fortunes around during their second half stint, but did not have a real impact. Only had six runs. | LOCK | Josh McGuire 7.5 Came in for some extra scrutiny from the NSW side but was undeterred. Made more than 100m with the ball. |
| David Klemmer 8 Kept the Blues in the game with another barnstorming effort off the interchange bench. NSW big men struggled until he came on. | I/CHANGE | Ben Hunt 5 Limited opportunity in his debut. Came on in the final seven minutes but did not make an impact. |
| Wade Graham 6 Gave away a crucial penalty when the Blues were in control. Defended well and added some spark off the interchange bench. | I/CHANGE | Josh Papalii 7 Produced his best game of the series last night. Second phase in the middle of the field opened the Blues up. |
| Jake Trbojevic 7 Along with Klemmer helped get the Blues back into the contest. A strong Origin series. | I/CHANGE | Coen Hess 6.5 Limited opportunities for the rookie. But will be boosted by the experience in the long run. |
| Jack Bird 6.5 Had more game time and spent a lot of it in the middle of the field. Tried to ignite the Blues but was unable to. | I/CHANGE | Tim Glasby 7 Unsung performance by the bench player. Made more than 100m in a strong game to show why he was picked. |
| 103 | TOTAL | 129 |
