LIVE: Injuries rock Maroons as Blues storm back

Exhale. What a fractional of Origin footy that was!

Queensland came retired of the blocks connected fire, racing to an aboriginal 10-0 lead, but were forced to support for their lives to extremity the half.

"Credit to our boys defensively successful the backmost extremity of that half," says Ben Hunt arsenic the players caput into the sheds for a well-deserved break.

The Blues volition consciousness they should beryllium up successful this one, but determination were immoderate superb try-savers which kept the Maroons ahead.

"If Queensland had the magnitude of shot New South Wales had, they'd person scored six oregon 7 tries," Phil Gould says connected Nine's coverage.

"New South Wales needs to settee down a spot and get that transportation connected the edges a spot smoother.

"If Queensland get capable ball, they look dangerous, whereas New South Wales looks clunky astatine the moment."

The archetypal effort of the 2nd fractional looms arsenic important arsenic ever.