It wasn't the fairytale 3-0 series whitewash that Queensland crowd wanted to see, but Game 3 of the 2007 State of Origin series was tense affair that will be remembered as much for Queensland's courage as the Blues' refusal to buckle in front of a raucous 52,469 fans.
Up until the 73rd minute the game was in the balance with NSW hanging on to their half-time lead of 6-4. However, within the last six minutes, the Blues managed to pile on 12 points which saw the the final scoreline of 18-4.
The blues turned up ready to play, and their pure agression saw their mission accomplished as the Maroons were badly smashed up by the time the full-time whistle was blow.Injured Queenslanders included Greg Inglis (knee), Brent Tate (knee), Nate Myles (shoulder) and Karmichael Hunt (leg), but the courage award had to be given to Dallas Johnson who was knocked senseless in the opening tackle of the game. Even though he suffered spasms and vomiting, he somehow managed to get back into the game in the second half.
Final score - New South Wales 18 Queensland 4
Crowd: 52,469
New South Wales 18(Hayne, King, El Masri tries; El Masri 3 conversions)
Queensland 4(Hodges try)
2007 Series
QUEENSLAND 2 - NEW SOUTH WALES 1
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