'Bad call': Freddy steams at 'questionable' tries

Queensland Maroons centre Valentine Holmes had his broadside disconnected to the cleanable commencement successful Origin II, but it wasn't without controversy.

In the pb up to the four-pointer, Daly Cherry- Evans enactment up a transverse footwear to Xavier Oates who contested the shot with Josh Addo-Carr.

The shot stayed live erstwhile nary subordinate could get a clasp of it, with Holmes picking up the scraps to score. 

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Referee Ashley Klein sent the determination up to the Bunker, calling it a nary try. 

"This is close, did helium get immoderate benignant of fingertips of Xavier Coates?," Maroons large Cameron Smith said connected Nine's coverage.

"I don't know."

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Xavier Coates and Josh Addo-Carr contention for the ball. (Nine)

The Maroons had an improbable state successful Andrew Johns who was successful favour of Coates.

"I don't deliberation helium gets a manus connected it, if you ticker the fingers ... helium doesn't interaction it," helium said.

After Coates was cleared to person not touched the ball, Holmes' enactment down was past nether scrutiny. The Bunker didn't spot immoderate occupation with it and awarded it a try.

The Maroons attacking accidental came aft Blues five-eighth Jarome Luai kicked the shot dormant the acceptable before, with Johns captious of the play. 

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Valentine Holmes scored the archetypal effort successful arguable circumstances. (Getty)

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"You tin hint it backmost to the mediocre footwear connected the past play from NSW, the shot went dead, 7 tackle restart to Queensland who marched the shot down and got an attacking kick," helium said.

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"Those attacking kicks, you cannot get those wrong."

Queensland manager Billy Slater aboriginal described the effort arsenic "scrappy" portion NSW's Brad Fittler said it was "fifty fifty". 

Holmes' effort was his 12th successful Origin, making him the 3rd top effort scorer successful Origin past now.

The Maroons past had their 2nd four-pointer of the nighttime successful the 33rd minute, which created much controversy.

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Questionable walk leads to Taulagi try

Queensland went from the close to the near broadside aft a Daly Cherry-Evans enactment interruption with David Fifita delivering a walk to Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow which Smith described arsenic "line ball".

The centre past had a two-on-one with Murray Taulagi scoring his archetypal Origin try.

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