17. He did just that, topping the tackle count for the match with 53.

Let’s get the positive – and the reason he was awarded a six – out of the way first. 11. 14. Interchange: (three to be omitted) Moses Mbye, Dylan Napa, David Fifita, Joe Ofahengaue, Jarrod Wallace, Jake Granville, Anthony Milford. Michael Morgan – 6 He just stuck to being the guiding half, had a really strong kicking game and carried out his role without a problem at the defensive end of the park.

Unfortunately, it’s hard to give Mbye anymore than a three on his debut. Unlike a lot of his teammates, Munster’s first half was a lot better than the second.

Cherry-Evans' welcome presence in the Maroons mix will stabilise a team which doesn't look much different from the team Walters named this time last year. Gagai also had a line break, a handful of tackle breaks, an offload, and he was brilliant in defence, not missing a single tackle across the 80 minutes, which is a fair effort when you consider the sort of pressure the Blues put them under during the first half, and that Queensland missed 50 in total. Missed just the one tackle as he made 30 in what were some trying circumstances at times through the middle 20 as Damien Cook and James Tedesco went to work. Will Chambers – 7 Click here to see Scotty’s NSW Blues player ratings. Dane Gagai – 9.5 7. You must provide an email address to create a Roar account, When using Facebook to create or log in to an account, you need to grant The Roar permission to see your email address, By joining The Roar you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions. To view the State of Origin ... To view further Queensland Maroons Women's State of Origin eligibility information, visit the page. Ofahengaue was the best of the Maroons bench players until he was forced to go off with a cut to the leg which was simply too terrible to clean up during the game. He has been working around the clock to ensure he is fit and ready to fire when the first match of the series kicks off on June 5 at Suncorp Stadium, desperate to ensure history does not repeat. The most pleasing element was his defence, whether under the high ball, making tackles, or in the kick return stakes. But with that quintet no longer in the picture, Walters has been left with precious few options in the leadership department. What was the Shane Flanagan experiment all about? Daly Cherry-Evans – 6.5 Of course, it helps when your team is on the front foot, but Arrow parked them there at times during the last 15 minutes, whether that be the big run or a settler, he just did his job and helped the Maroons shoot to the lead. Hunt is the player I expect to have the most wildly disagreeable version of a rating for the Queensland side. Napa has been a reliable performer more often than not for the Maroons, and was so again last night, finishing the contest with 84 metres and ten tackles. Better in the second half than the first, but still, playing out of position, a very solid effort. The only contentious calls for Walters come on the pine. What would have been interesting is if he had of played during the first half, and exactly how he went under that sort of pressure. 8. Joe Ofahengaue is expected to earn the final spot on the bench alongside Dylan Napa, Mbye and David Fifita. Moses Mbye – 3 He just becomes a completely different player. Oops! Become a member to join in Australia's biggest sporting debate, submit articles, receive updates straight to your inbox and keep up with your favourite teams and authors. Threatened the Blues try line a couple of times and was pretty good with the footy in hand, making few poor decisions throughout the contest. New leader: Queensland's Daly Cherry-Evans. He is expected to be named on an extended bench by Walters and Tigers coach Michael Maguire declared his captain would be fit for the series opener. Players like McGuire make the Origin arena go around.

It was his aggression, and ability to do something big whenever it was needed. "He just had a slight strain to his groin, it's only a subtle one," Maguire said after his team's loss to Souths. Re-live The Roar’s live State of Origin blog Unfortunately for Gillett, it wasn’t the greatest of returns to Origin after his long injury lay-off last year. It wasn’t the perfect performance, but it was pretty damn solid for Chambers. He was the pick of a solid Maroons forward pack, and just didn’t put a foot wrong throughout the game. He certainly seemed to adjust his game after chatting at halftime, and really fit in with those working from the inside, and Gagai from the outside. The talent of Gillett is tremendous, so Queensland fans will be hoping to have him back at his best for Game 2. Josh McGuire – 7.5 Fifita’s Origin debut was solid without being spectacular. Kalyn Ponga – 8/10 Every hit up took numbers to stop, and no one wanted to run at him, because it was going to hurt, frankly. David Fifita – 5 Dane Gagai (Photo by Jono Searle/Getty Images).

Chambers made some pretty sloppy plays during the first half, but started to come good – very good – during the Maroons’ dominant second 40. The Queensland Maroons have run out victors in Game 1 of the 2019 State of Origin series over the New South Wales Blues by four points, coming from behind during a … Jai Arrow – 6.5 From Queensland's forgotten man to their fearless leader, Daly Cherry-Evans is expected to be named captain of a team he was supposedly on the outer of just 12 months ago. Unfortunately, his service out of dummy half let him down.

Five talking points from Game 1 Origin Game 1: Queensland Maroons player ratings. While he didn’t do much wrong in the second half, it’d be fair to say some of his teammates took over. Cameron Munster – 8 While it's understood the star halfback is "99 per cent" confident of lacing the boots up on Wednesday week, he has not led Manly out since injuring his ankle in their round seven win over the Raiders at Lottoland.

Queensland Maroons have named their State of Origin team for Game 1 of the 2019 series, Kevin Walters finalising the squad for the Suncorp Stadium clash with Queensland. State of Origin Game 1: Final score and results New South Wales did what they needed to do in directing traffic his way, but Hunt stayed solid and played the entire game. Still, Munster wasn’t far away from the discussion for man of the match. He may have won the race to the captain's armband but the matter of Cherry-Evans' fitness is still some query. GORE: Queensland won because they’re better at Origin

There have been over 200 rugby league footballers who have played for Queensland in … Just didn’t stop trying. For a half, who is used to not doing that much work in defence and defending out wide, he was excellent. 1. I was a real fan of Corey Oates and his performance last night. "We’ve got some really good players that have put their hand up to captain the side," Walters said. featured alongside some of Australia’s most prominent sports journalists.

15. 2. Tom Trbojevic ruled out of State of Origin. Morgan was playing out of position, but anyone doubting whether he could do it or not must have had rocks in their head. He is the next version of a Queensland lock like Ashley Harrison or Dallas Johnson, who just tackled and ran all day without doing fancy. He spent all but eight minutes of the match on the bench and had no real impact once getting onto the park. He had a huge burden as captain of the state and still not being sure all the fans like him, but he rose to the occasion, and what was most impressive was that he didn’t try to overplay his hand. Five years ago, Cherry-Evans returned too early from injury and played poorly in Queensland's 6-4 loss to NSW in Origin II, ending the Maroons' eight-year run of dominance. Queensland announce 18-man squad for State of Origin Game 1, 2019 Kevin Walters has shocked reporters with an emotional declaration of war “not … Arrow, like many of the Queensland forwards, had more than 100 metres in his 47 minutes. Felise Kaufusi of the Maroons (AAP Image/Dan Peled). "If we were playing in four or five days he might have been okay but to turn around in 24 hours, he just wasn't ready.".

What is it about Dane Gagai and State of Origin? Player ratings for the Queensland Maroons side from game one of the 2019 Holden State of Origin series.

Ben Hunt will start at hooker, Cameron Munster will line up at five-eighth and Kalyn Ponga will spark the Queensland attack from fullback. At Origin level, the South Sydney winger becomes a candidate for man of the match just about every time. Dylan Napa – 5.5 1. 12. On 20 December 2019, the Queensland Rugby League announced a 33-man Maroons squad, which included current representatives and uncapped players, to take part in a two-day camp, moving away from the traditional Emerging Origin concept. At club level, he is serviceable. Moses Mbye was a late withdrawal from the Wests Tigers team which lost to the Rabbitohs on Saturday night but if the game was a couple of days later, he may have played despite suffering a slight groin strain during the club's captain's run. 3. "It’s pretty easy to work out. Origin Game 1: NSW Blues player ratings The Herald understands Cherry-Evans is set to be listed with the 'c' next to his name when coach Kevin Walters unveils his team on Monday.

Matt Gillett – 5 Playing just over 50 minutes, he had 107 metres and 44 tackles, but it was more than the numbers for the Cowboys lock. If a player has ever played a game of two halves, this was it. In short, not much happened. Eligible Players / Queensland is blessed to have talent spread across the NRL clubs and draw from these squads each year to contest the annual State of Origin series. 4. We want to see it! Five years ago, Cherry-Evans returned too early from injury and played poorly in Queensland's 6-4 loss to NSW in Origin II, ending the Maroons' eight-year run of dominance. He was caught down the short side trying to goose step through the line, and made a few other glaringly poor choices. Queensland should have put the game away earlier than they did, but it seemed Cherry-Evans just couldn’t get things working the right way out of the halves. "We’ll make that decision tomorrow when we announce the team, as to the actual captain will be. Captured a great grassroots sporting moment? It’s what Queensland are built on – the ability to go to work and do a job. He also came up with some big runs for the Maroons and cracked a century of metres in a game, which, while not going to be a standout, deserves more credit than it’s worth, particularly for his defence during the first half. Kalyn Ponga: NSW were focused on stopping him.That's easier said than done.

Alongside Gagai in the Queensland win, Kaufusi was my other pick for man of the match. Scott has penned over 3000 articles and is one of, State of Origin Game 1: Final score and results, Re-live The Roar’s live State of Origin blog, GORE: Queensland won because they’re better at Origin, WATCH: Full State of Origin Game 1 highlights, Origin Game 1: Queensland Maroons player ratings, Jarome Luai is Penrith's most important piece of the puzzle tonight.

Ben Hunt – 6 Papalii’s work in defence was probably the most pleasing factor about his performance. Josh McGuire of the Maroons (Photo by Mark Nolan/Getty Images).

Anthony Milford will also be named on an extended bench, though it's understood Mbye is the frontrunner to play as Walters' utility on the pine. Unfortunately, it’s hard to give him any more points given his lack of attacking control during the second half. Cherry-Evans was under the gun coming into this match, no doubt about it. Here are my player ratings for the home side. It’s hard to blame him given he isn’t used to the position or role, but a number of passes found the ground, and it was often slow service that let the Queenslanders down. 16. He made some errors in defence though, which is a concern. It was more than his raw stats though which ended at 33 tackles and 121 metres. 6. The nod caps a remarkable turnaround for Cherry-Evans, who was supposedly on the outer of the Queensland set-up during their golden era when Cam Smith, Johnathan Thurston, Billy Slater, Greg Inglis and Cooper Cronk ran the show. Joe Ofahengaue – 6.5