Highlights from State of Origin II between NSW and Queensland at the MCG on Wednesday night.
4th minute: NSW score before Queensland have even touched the ball. Pressure builds after two penalties and Michael Jennings benefits, darting past Will Chambers and Daly Cherry-Evans. Trent Hodkinson converts. QLD 0 NSW 6
11th: Prop Matt Scott barges over for the equaliser after slick passes from Cameron Smith and Corey Parker. Johnathan Thurston converts. QLD 6 NSW 6
18th: First interchange of the night and Paul Gallen comes off. The Blues skipper rushes into the rooms with a suspected rib injury
22nd: First fracas of the night. Every player on the field comes in as things threaten to get ugly after Billy Slater and James Tamou square up
26th: Josh Morris plucks a high kick from Mitchell Pearce and thinks he's grounded it. Video referee takes his time, but eventually agrees. Hodkinson converts QLD 6 NSW 12
27th: Ryan Hoffman taken off for a concussion test
30th: Gallen returns. Minor scuffle after some excellent NSW defending prevents Queensland from crossing in the corner
33rd: Brilliant passing from Slater, Darius Boyd and Greg Inglis in a 60m play and it ends with Inglis powering home for his 16th Origin try. Thurston unable to convert QLD 10 NSW 12
*39th: Quick discussion among Blues players after Queensland are penalised near the posts. NSW opt to bank the points and Hodkinson makes no mistake. QLD 10 NSW 14
HALFTIME: QLD 10 NSW 14
43rd: Magnificent kick-chase and tackle by Thurston, dragging NSW fullback Josh Dugan over the line for a drop-out
47th: Maroons' relentless pressure followed by fancy footwork from Matt Gillett, who swats away Robbie Farah and scores a try. Thurston converts and his side lead for the first time QLD 16 NSW 14
57th: Blues prop Aaron Woods loses the ball after being terrorised by Nate Myles. Moments later NSW judged offside and Maroons take the two points. Thurston slots the penalty goal. QLD 18 NSW 14
62nd: Woods quickly makes amends, bowling over opposite number Scott then brushing past Slater to score. Hodkinson converts to reclaim the lead QLD 18 NSW 20
65th: Pass from Gallen to Pearce is ruled forward as NSW try goes begging.
67th: Inglis takes off and seemingly scores a 90m showstopper. Video referee says no-try, ruling Nate Myles knocked-on when the ball came loose
70th: Dugan runs a great line and is rewarded with the final try of the contest. He storms over and Hodkinson converts QLD 18 NSW 26
73rd: Play is stopped, with Thurston slow to get up after being nailed by Boyd Cordner. No penalty
75th: Things get heated again. Farah shoves the head of Thurston when the ball is dead
80th: Josh Morris slings Thurston over the touch line and that's that. NSW celebrate levelling the series
FULLTIME: NSW 26 def QLD 18
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