- New South Wales destroyed Queensland in Origin II
- The series has reached a decisive point in Brisbane
- Daily Mail Australia rates and ranks players
NSW has sent the State of Origin series into a decider, winning the second game by demolishing Queensland in a 38-18 bloodbath.
In front of 90,084 fans at Melbourne’s MCG, Mitchell Moses led the Blues to victory with four try assists, squaring up the series ahead of the July 17 decider in Brisbane.
NSW have not won a decider in Brisbane since 2005 but will go to Suncorp Stadium brimming with confidence after bullying the Maroons off the park.
Queensland genius Reece Walsh was barely seen as the Blues raced to a 34-0 half-time lead with Brian To’o and fellow winger Zac Lomax scoring two tries each.
The Maroons showed some semblance of a comeback in the second half but were unable to defeat a dominant New South Wales team.
Here, Daily Mail Australia’s Shayne Bugden offers his player ratings after the big game.
New south Wales
1. Dylan Edwards 8
2. Brian To’o 7
3. Stephen Crichton 8
4. Latrell Mitchell 7
5. Zac Lomax 7
6. Jarome Luai 8
7. Mitchell Moses 9
8. Jake Trbojevic 6
9. Reece Robson 7
10. Payne Haas 7
11. Liam Martin 7
12. Angus Crichton 8
13. Cameron Murray 7
14. Connor Watson 4
15. Isaiah Yeo 4
16. Olakau’atu Mountain 4
17. Spencer Leniu 6
Maroons:
1. Reece Walsh 5
2. Xavier Coates 4
3. Valentin Holmes 4
4. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 6
5. Murray Taulagi 6
6. Tom Dearden 5
7. Daly Cherry-Evans 6
8. Ruben Cotter 6
9. Ben Hunt 4
10. Lindsay Collins 4
11. Jaydn Su’a 5
12. Jeremiah Nanai 5
13. Patrick Carrigan 5
14. Harry Grant 5
15. Moeaki Fotuaika 4
16. Felise Kaufusi 4
17. Kurt Capewell 4