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| - An electric New South Wales piled on four tries in a 26-0 rout of Queensland Sunday to snap a four-year losing streak in Brisbane and re-claim their State of Origin rugby league crown. The Blues were heavy favourites after their landslide win in the opening clash of the best-of-three series at Townsville, where they crushed the hapless Maroons by a record 50-6. Besieged Queensland coach Paul Green made a raft of changes after that embarrassing defeat, but they made little difference against a side boasting a top-class back-line. Josh Addo-Carr, Latrell Mitchell and Tom Trbojevic all crossed to give them an 18-0 half-time lead with another from Addo-Carr adding to Queensland's pain in the second stanza at a packed Suncorp Stadium. Nathan Cleary nailed all four conversions. "It was incredible. We knew all week it would be a difficult game here at Suncorp. But we've got a talented bunch here and everyone put their hand up," said NSW stand-off Jarome Luai. It was NSW's first Origin win in Brisbane since game one in 2017 and ensured they re-claimed a shield they unexpectedly lost last series, when they slumped to defeat as heavy favourites. Victory makes the final game in Sydney on July 14 a dead rubber, leaving Queensland battling to save face. "They're just too good and the scoreline reflected that," said Queensland captain Daly Cherry-Evans. "We did start well and had all the right intentions but we just had a few things that let us down. Got to give them credit, too good." In an electric atmosphere, the Maroons initially looked more aggressive and disciplined than the team from Townsville. But the Blues were always threatening and it took them just 11 minutes to pull apart the defence with Addo-Carr crossing in the corner after Mitchell won the ball with brute strength inside Queensland's 20. NSW were dangerous whenever they went wide, but the home team clung on and a James Tedesco knock on gave them a chance to attack mid-way through the match. But in a catastrophe for the Maroons, Mitchell made a one-handed intercept as they targeted the try line and sprinted 80 metres for the Blues' second touchdown. They split the disjointed Queensland defence again eight minutes later, spinning the ball right to Addo-Carr who offloaded to Trbojevic, their three-try hero from Origin I, who ran over unopposed for an 18-0 half-time lead. NSW were unfortunate to have a try disallowed as they piled on more pressure in the opening minutes of the second half before Cleary nailed a penalty to make it 20-0. Queensland battled hard but another Blues try was inevitable and it came from Addo-Carr, who used niffy footwork to skip through the defence. mp/lb
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