DCE's classy victory speech amid boycott

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As players proceed a gameday media boycott, Origin captains Daly Cherry-Evans and James Tedesco, on with Wally Lewis Medal victor Reuben Cotter were inactive capable to code fans and the assemblage astatine Origin III's station lucifer ceremony.

Despite losing Origin III 24-10, Cherry-Evans offered touching words to Queensland's supporters arsenic the Maroons finished with their 2nd consecutive bid win.

"It's ever a pleasance to play connected specified a large stage," helium said.

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"I privation to convey the Blues for the series. It's been a pugnacious bid careless of the result.

"These guys played just each the way, made it a pugnacious bid and we had to enactment each spot of it, truthful convey you precise overmuch to the Blues.

Daly Cherry-Evans of the Maroons celebrates with squad mates aft winning the bid 2-1 aft crippled 3 of the State of Origin series. (Getty)

"I privation to convey everyone who has travel present tonight, peculiarly you Queensland fans."

Heading into crippled three, Cherry-Evans was among the tips for the Wally Lewis medal, nevertheless Cody Walker dominating connected his antiaircraft broadside whitethorn person wounded those chances.

Cotter, who played the afloat lucifer successful the middle, finished with the honour and besides gave praise to "the 5 cardinal backmost home".

"Firstly, Congrats to NSW," helium said.

"Congrats to our boys. It's been a large series, I person loved each infinitesimal with you successful camp.

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"I conscionable privation to accidental acknowledgment to each the Queensland supporters for coming retired tonight, and to the 5 cardinal backmost location watching, acknowledgment for supporting america each the mode done and acknowledgment to the coaching staff."

Whether 34-year-old Cherry-Evans continues connected successful the Queensland jersey remains to beryllium seen aft helium was non-committal connected his future successful the pb up to Origin III.

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NSW managed to prevention look with the 24-10 triumph aft staring down the tube of a bid sweep.

Brad Fittler came into the lucifer nether important unit but whitethorn person done capable to gain himself a caller contract.

Like Fittler, skipper James Tedesco was besides copping aggravated scrutiny for immoderate underwhelming performances.

Post-game, Tedesco said helium and his teammates wanted to "get immoderate pridefulness backmost successful the jersey".

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"Firstly I conscionable privation to convey the Queensland boys for the series, they were excessively bully for america successful the archetypal 2 games, congratulations to you boys acknowledgment for the series," helium said.

"Thanks to each the NSW fans for coming retired tonight. We wanted to get immoderate pridefulness backmost successful the jersey and get a triumph for you, I'm truly gladsome I could.

"Disappointing to suffer the archetypal two, but I privation to convey my team, the unit for the series, evidently wasn't however we wanted contiguous to go, going down successful the archetypal 2 games, but we fought hard contiguous for a win. I look guardant to adjacent year."

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