Paris, Hilton deliver dose of reality to Blues as WA make history with third straight one-day crown
Hilton Cartwright and Joel Paris have powered Western Australia to a five-wicket win over NSW in the one-day cup final, securing a historic third…
Game 1 of the 2015 State of Origin series saw the Queensland Maroons emerge against bitter rivals, the NSW Blues, by a single point, 11-10, at ANZ Stadium in Sydney.
Cooper Cronk would prove the hero for Queensland, scoring the opening try of the match, along with the field goal that would break the 10-all deadlock late in the match and secure his side the one point win.
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Josh Dugan was then given an opportunity to draw the Blues level when he was given the ball in range, however unlike Cronk, his attempt at a field goal drifted to the left, along with NSW’s hopes of a last-gasp result.
Blues fans were left ruing the fact that the ball ended up in the hands of Dugan instead of the sharp-shooting Trent Hodkinson.
Despite much talk of their age in the lead up to the match, the old guard at Queensland proved to be the difference, as Cameron Smith contributed a man of the match performance.
Cameron Smith was the best player on the field in Origin I, 2015. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins)
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