State of Origin II, 2023 | Queensland Maroons v New South Wales Blues | Match Highlights 

The calculus of Cherry-Evans' try-saving run to tackle - watch him just pick the correct field vector to sprint before he even looks to execution of the tackle. Superb hunting skills. Highlight of the game for me.

Seeing Fittler shaking hands with the bench as the game ended, knowing full well that was his last stint ever as a coach🤣

QLD's backline is one of the most talented Origin has ever seen, in both attack and defense. The amount of key defensive plays made by either Holmes or the Hammer tonight was awesome to see.

It's amazing, when Brad Fitler first came to coach Origin he knew what N.S.W needed, fresh blood and football talent! Now he has fallen into the same old N.S.W selection trap! mates & thugs before footballers! Wingers and Centers making hit ups, 2nd rowers making glory runs, It's stinks of the 8 year run all over again.

BILLY THE KID, HAS ONCE AGAIN DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB. GO MAROONS 🔥🔥

Props to QLD...Collins wasnt satisfied being the hero of game 1, he wanted to be the hero of game 2 as well 😂 Holmes, what a legend‼️ Cotter & Carrigan! 😤 pair of workhorses!!! Munster & Grant giving me Cronk & Smith flashbacks, Storm combo 💯 Skipper DCE showing what it takes to be a leader 🖤 Coates perfect replacement for Cobbo, put a huge shift in 🔥 Nanai also coming into the squad firing on all cylinders 🤙🏾 Hammer at center 😬 sheesh...deadly 😵 Taulagi, what a defender! what an attacker! 👏🏾 Big Tino, Fotuaika & Fifita are not only GC Titans but also Titans in real life 😂💪🏾 & my guy Walshy ofc showing Luai that actions speak louder than words 😂 too many heroes in this Mighty Maroons outfit...if you didnt believe in the QLD spirit before this series, you better believe now 🤭 The masters of Origin, they know what it means to turn up for your team, for your mate & for your state 🙏🏾

Should've picked Campbell Graham & probably given Nicho another chance, Walsh is a little champion

and the fact that Nanai and Taulgi are still new and already won two origin series is impressive

Freddy you’ve bluffed your way through the last 6 series in charge…Hope you enjoyed your last champ 👍

Ive never seen worse attack from the blues on the tryline. QLDs line speed was epic.

As a Queenslander I’d once again like to thank Luai. Your action at the end of the game summed up your character precisely. I do hope Fittler picks you for game 3 so that Qld can be guaranteed a clean sweep.

POWERFUL, DETERMINED AND INSPIRED is what the maroons were tonight. No one can take away the fact that queenslands spirit in origin has been, and will always be the greatest feeling ever in rugby league history. Up the MIGHTY MAROONS

Loved the ending So deserved for Luai and Addo-Carr

No one talking about DCE chase on Critta😈

Ado Carr, Luai Tedesco and Fittler need the boot. That defence from QLD was elite.

Walsh toying with them, too good setting up tries

Nicho come play for QLD. Billy will show you love unlike Fitler

As a proud qlder, the first 2 tries were arguable but there’s no excuses for the others💀😂

Coates and his aerial put downs 🔥🔥🔥🔥

I think NSW should try a Sapphire Blue Jersey. That may work.

This was won not by Qlds attack but one of the best defensive efforts ive seen from QLD since 1995

QLD came to play. They were on a mission. Back to Back 🏆 🔥

Reece walsh will be Australian fullback. Teddys in the bin.

As a immigrant i started following Queensland because of lucky and man what a wise choice i made as a teenager even growing up in Sydney. Queenslander forever baby.

Can’t even lie, I may be a maroons fan but how on God’s Earth did NSW not score tries?? Like genuinely, with all that possession in the world and only scored one.

Isaiah yeo, the bloke who never passes.

The shield itself is maroon....enough said

In Billy Slater we trust!! 🤝👏

I said before the series, Freddy wont acknowledge the lack of fitness Turbo has and that will put them in jeapoardy. I said he would make rash selections and not allow combos to form. I said he would pick his mates like Teddy and that would hurt them. Well injury made the selection changes, Freddy did the rest.

Awesome team, awesome effort. Credit to DCE, he's been consistently great for QLD and last night was no different. Proud.

The main commentator was hoping for nsw with his what if's 🤣

Last game QLD found a bit more effort at key moments and desire and heart got them over the line. This time, they were just plain old better than NSW across the board.

Shame luai didn’t get laid out

Queensland once again showing why they deserve to be champions for 2023 completely dominating New South Wales and outplaying them

Passionate Maroons fan here, & I'm stoked with the result; but I've gotta say that that was pretty much the most inept, disjointed, disorganised attack I've ever seen from a NSW team. Heaps of possession & territory but never really threatened our line. Every time Blues tried something it either broke down thru poor execution, or Qld had it covered easily. Not sure that Cleary would have made much of a difference to be honest ....

The big winner from this series is Walsh who certainly silenced all who thought he wouldn’t handle it . The guy will be an Australian and origin full back for years to come .

Poor cookie copping it all cause filter can’t do his job as a coach🤷‍♀️

Walsh is a machine And the spine even though CDE is on the other side of 32 work and know each others role!!

Tedesco making a try saving tackle… love to see it 😂

Walsh is Luai’s Daddy.

Backline so slick😊 Walsh x-factor

That "line ball" was clearly forward but they deserved to get away with it.

brad fitler is too much of a nice guy, picking Tedesco after poor performances with the roosters and keeping him after an abysmal game 1 just because hes the captain and loyalty.. Slater saw Pongas form and injury stints and made a brave and bold decision. Instead of sticking to the loyalty narrative he went with the player that he believed who could get the job done.

Sublime attack. ✅️ Resolute defence ✅️ Complete Origin performance. 👏

QUEENSLANDER!!! QUEENSLANDER!!!

Everyone knows turbo is not fit. This is not hindsight it's very obvious to everyone except Brad fittler . The bottom line when Josh Addo Carr was sent to the bin with 2 minutes to go he smiled and grabbed his heart. It's called passion Josh , definitely something you know nothing about . Smiling after you get absolutely hammered..

Joke of a game, joke of a coach, joke of a state

And here they go, Another dynasty run!!!!

State of Origin just ain’t the same without Ray Warren’s voice

Some careers were ended tonight

The ref needs to he fired from origin horrible performance. Up the maroons 🎉🎉

Brad Fitler among a whole lot of Talented NSW players you pick the worst team. No chemistry at all.

Looks like it's gonna be another 8 in a row

Great win Qld

Hard to watch as a NSW BLUES Fan, but hats off to Queensland! Hungrier, more skilled, dedicated and competitive in everything they did! Gonna be hard to get the trophy back off this team, but definitely need new blood in the halves and mongrel in the forward pack. How is it our hardest runner of the night was Brian Too, smallest on the pitch.

What's the point of sending Josh Addo carr to the Sin Bin with 20 secends left

Great Game Queensland

QNZLAND QNZLAND!!!!!!!!!! supporting since the 80s and 90s supporting in 2023. Never swayed. Win or Lose. Up the mighty marooNZ!!! 🇳🇿🤜🤛🇦🇺

I’m beyond just getting mad at NSW continually losing games and feel their point for them to play or get supported in any way is now taken away and just feel our team now is completely irrelevant and soulless. 😔

In my preview I had Queensland to win 13+

Taulangi was a beast on defence

Walsh just does everything right.

DCW top notch performance 🎉❤

A heart of champions beat a team of champions! QUEENSLANDER

blues got owned

UP THE MAROOOONNNNSSSSSS 4114 ♥️♥️♥️♥️🙌🏽

That split second delay pass from Cherry Evans at 2.45 into clip was gold. NSW just don't have the intelligence in their side to compete with Queensland .

And Luai n Addo- Carr went off😂

Simply the best...

Too good guys and congratulations on your victory and why not let's seal it all.🎊🏆💥💯👌👍

Imagine having to cheer for a team with jerome luai in it.

Yippee yi yi yippee yippee yi, Yeeehaaa!!! Queenslander!!

As an American, this is way better than rugby union or 7s

The ref and touch judge decide not to call forward pass in this game.

Get rid of Jerome Luai already. Also overhaul the centres and wings in game 3. There good centres and wingers that blues can choose from instead of Penrith combination.

Absolutely smashed.👍👌💪

By the end I was just laughing. Hilarious. Queenslander!

Cherry-Evans' run-down tackle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I said to my colleague, a queenslander, put your money on QLD for a clean sweep. I could see a mile away they didnt have the right coach or team.

QUEENSLANDERRRRRRRRRRR TOO STRONG TOO FAST TOO GOOD!!!!

Hope next year NSW has a new coach & clean out of a lot its senior players such as Tedesco

Queenslander!!!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤

The interest in Origin here in NSW I have noticed has severely gone down. I fear for the future of State of Origin if QLD go on to have another dominant decade… which is looking very likely.

How many times Hudson pulled on Tinos hair . Can’t complain about Walsh doing it Luai then

Awful shot from the fox. Need to be knocking blokes out with that type of indiscipline. Poor decision and an even worse strike. Very soft.

Nice job Go Qld❤🏉🐎👏💯

Queensland 🔥❤

The fowards play class above there TOR , its the backline combination that gave NSW away

Go QL. Great D, great A. Right stuff, right time. R Walsh- big game, little man

Queensland....total brilliance,what an unrivaled game wicked 🤟

Absolutely 💯 well done Queensland wooooooooooo

Line ball must be code for miles forward.

UPDAMAROONS 🔥🔥🔥

What an amazing game

As a Queenslander, when will NSW resign Fittler for another 5 years as NSW Coach?

ALL THE WAY FROM NEW ZEALAND UP QUEENSLAND 🤞🤞🤞 🤜🤜🤜🤜🤜🤜🤜🤜

Wow very entertaining match. Well done maroons.

What a thumping! 2 years into a new Decade of Dominance... Caaarna Toads!!!

Walsh getting red carded after retaliating to a right hook is bullsh*t. Ridiculous

Queensland Maroons all the way..Simply the Best always ❤️ 💕 ♥️ 💖