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Game 3 had it all and being only the third NSW team to win a Brisbane decider ‘feels pretty cool’
The blood ran down the inside of the mouth of the man known as Big Neck, made obvious when he screamed in celebration. The closeup, flashed on to the stadium’s screen, showed his lip with a gash not in but through it. It was obscene, an image that might deserve a viewer warning in another program; but here, as the culmination of one of the great State of Origin contests, perfect.
Bradman Best’s breakthrough helped his Blues side to secure a 14-4 victory, just their third win in a decider at Lang Park. Alongside Laurie Daley, Ricky Stuart and Andrew Johns, the young Besser Block and his New South Wales teammates now share a page in history.