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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2720283, member: 1899"] STATE OF ORIGIN GAME #3 QUEENSLAND 38; NEW SOUTH WALES 22 at Sydney Football Stadium Queensland created history at the Sydney Football Stadium when they became the first Maroon team to win a State of Origin series 3-0. It was a triumphant Queensland 13 who left the field after handing out one of the heaviest defeats in Origin history. And they did it in remarkable circumstances. The Blues started out with a flurry of points. They led 18-6 after just 24 minutes and a whitewashing was on the cards. But in a remarkable turnaround Queensland scored 32 points in the next 56 minutes – to a lone try by New South Wales. Again it was Sam Backo who powered Queensland to victory. He timed his runs to devastating effect. He was able to offload, break tackles and make ground on almost every touch of the ball. He earned his second man of the match award in consecutive games after contributing two tries and figuring in the lead-up for three others. But it wasn’t a one man effort. Wally Lewis, the patriarchal figure of so many Queensland victories since 1980, was again commanding in all he did. He scored a try, laid on another and kicked prodigiously in the open. NSW’s dramatic crash led to many post mortems, but none could explain away the transition in their play from worldbeaters in the first half to a second-rate team for the remainder of the match. They threw the ball around early and puled on three tries. Clearly they were out to avenge their earlier losses. But after the dream start they relaxed and allowed Queensland a sniff of the tryline. As was a feature of their 1988 play, Queensland grasped the opening with both hands. And they went on with it. They grew in confidence and desire as each minute passes. The ’88 series will go down as Queensland’s most memorable Origin series yet. Wayne Bennett was viewed as a coaching great; Backo, Jackson, Langer, McIndoe and Currie made their Australian debuts, while Belcher, Lewis, Vautin, Lidner, Fullerton-Smith,Conescu, Bella and Miles also wore the Green and Gold. QUEENSLAND 38 (Backo 2, Kilroy, Jackson, French, Langer, Lewis tries; Belcher 5 goals) defeated NEW SOUTH WALES 22 (Ferguson, O’Connor, Pearce, Hanson tries; O’Connor 3 goals) Queensland Gary Belcher, Alan McIndoe, Peter Jackson, Tony Currie, Joe Kilroy Wally Lewis ©, Allan Langer Martin Bella, Greg Conescu, Sam Backo, Wally Fullerton-Smith, Bob Lidner, Paul Vautin Reserves: Brett French, Trevor Gillmeister New South Wales Garry Jack, John Ferguson, Mark McGaw, Michael O’Connor, Andrew Ettingshausen Cliff Lyons, Des Hasler Steve Hanson, Ben Elias, Steve Roach, Wayne Pearce, Steve Folkes, Paul Langmack Reserves: Noel Cleal, Greg Florimo [/QUOTE]

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