State of Origin 2006 - Game 3
July 5th, 2006
Queensland have beaten New South Wales in the deciding Game 3 of the Rugby League State of Origin series for 2006. They won the game by two points, through some amazing play by Jonathan Thurston and Darren Lockyer, and in spite of some terrible refereeing and some spirited opposition by the Blues.
It is amazing to me that New South Wales still nearly won the series for (what would have been a record) fourth consecutive year, despite only really playing one, maybe two dominant halves of football over the three games. It amazes me (although it shouldn’t any more) that Queensland found the resolve to win the game with only five minutes left and being behind on the scoreboard.
Awesome game. (Levi, you really would have loved this one!)
Briefly, for anyone who cares, the new job is going well and I’m settling in, so I expect to start posting a bit more regularly again.