澳洲州對抗: State of Origin III QLD 16:10 NSW - 橄欖球

State of Origin III, 2008 Queensland(Maroons) 16:10 NSW(Blues)2008年7月2日，
Queensland(Maroons)在第三屆State of Origin杯大賽，以16:10勝出，三戰兩勝中，以
2:1獲勝。身為QLD的一份子，當然守在電視機前為Maroons加油。兩邊實力接近，10:10的
比數一直僵持到第67分鐘，Maroons假動作突破Blues的防線，突圍成功。

這個州的對抗大賽，Queensland和New South Walse是公認最強的兩個州，朋友戲稱這其
實是Rugby的世界大賽（誰說只有美國可以講世界大賽）。

圖文
http://blog.pixnet.net/mattel/post/19473520

比賽過程

State of Origin III, 2008 - the Decider
Queensland wins Origin III 16-10 in Sydney to wrap up the series 2-1.

Follow our minute-by-minute account of the decider in the 2008 State of
Origin series from the Olympic Stadium.

NSW: Brett Stewart, Jarryd Hayne, Joel Monaghan, Matt Cooper, Anthony Quinn,
Braith Anasta, Mitchell Pearce, Paul Gallen, Ryan Hoffman, Craig Fitzgibbon,
Willie Mason, Danny Buderus (c), Brett White. Interchange: Ben Cross, Anthony
Laffranchi, Kurt Gidley, Anthony Tupou.

Qld: Karmichael Hunt, Darius Boyd, Greg Inglis, Brent Tate, Israel Folau,
Johnathan Thurston, Scott Prince, Dallas Johnson, Ashley Harrison, Michael
Crocker, Petero Civoniceva, Cameron Smith, Steve Price. Interchange: Billy
Slater, Ben Hannant, Sam Thaiday, Nate Myles.

First Half

Pre-game: The odd couple of Kevin Rudd and Darren Lockyer are in the Maroons'
rooms before the kick-off, geeing up the side. The Blues left Mason and
Stewart on the bench with Gidley starting at full-back and Cross in the front
row. The Maroons started Myles in place of Crocker.
1st min: The Blues kick off to get play underway.

2nd min: After a Maroons' dropped ball a Civoniceva high shot on Cross sparks
a minor scuffle, started by White. Fitzgibbon kicks the goal. NSW 2-0

4th min: Qld's first attack of the match ends with a perfectly-placed Prince
bomb to the corner. Quinn flies high but drops the ball over his shoulder
into the hands of Folau who scores. Thurston misses the kick from the
sideline. Qld 4-2

10th min: A good Qld kick puts Quinn under pressure, but he returns the ball
strongly and in the next ruck the Blues are given a hold-down penalty, the
first of the game by referee Archer. Qld 4-2

13th min: An Anasta bomb is defused, at the second attempt, by the Qld
defence who then dart downfield razzle-dazzle style. The Maroons are given an
offside penalty from the ensuing ruck, but Johnson drops the ball early in
the next set to give the Blues the ball just inside their own half. Qld 4-2

15th min: A Blues passing move down the short side creates a three-on-two.
With Tate isolated on Cooper, the Dragons centre crashes over out wide. More
worringly for the Maroons, Prince is hurt in the lead-up. Slater comes on.
Fitzgibbon converts from out wide. NSW 8-4

18th min: With his first touch of the ball, Slater returns it strongly. On
the back of that run, Inglis makes a break, but can't set his supports up.
Smith bombs for the corner, but is given a penalty for late contact by
clubmate Hoffman. Despite being in kickable position, the Maroons go for the
try. After looking clueless in attack, they force a repeat set with a great
Thurston grubber. At the end of the next set, Folau shows he's learned a
thing or two while in Melbourne, leaping over Quinn to take the ball and
place it, one-handed, behind his back. Thurston again misses the kick. Locked
up 8-8

24th min: From the kick-off, Smith fumbles just inside the dead-ball line.
But a knock-back is ruled and Smith does well to scramble his way back into
the field of play. Locked up 8-8

25th min: A Blues penalty for Crocker offside gives Fitzgibbon a kick at
goal. He slots it down the middle. NSW 10-8

29th min: Anasta, trying to play the ball quickly, spills it to give Qld
possession inside the home side's half. Early in the set, Hayne gets his head
in the wrong place trying to tackle Slater and is knocked out. But he plays
on. NSW 10-8

31st min: What looks like a Blues knock-on after a poor Anasta pass is
instead ruled a Maroons' knock-on. Archer rules a Qld arm knocked the pass
down. But Hoffman drops the ball in the next set and Qld go back on the
attack. NSW 10-8

35th min: The second hold-down penalty of the night goes to the visitors.
They restart play on half-way. At the end of the set an inside ball from
Thurston finds Slater who grubbers, but Gidley cleans up. NSW 10-8

39th min: A bust down the Qld left puts Boyd in space. With the cover
closing, he kicks infield for Hunt. But the ball bounces away from him and
his attempt to gather it in results in a knock-on. The Blues ruck the ball
out to end the half. NSW 10-8

Second Half

41st min: Qld kicks off to start the second half. NSW 10-8
42nd min: A double charge down of a pair of Smith kicks sees the ball rebound
to Inglis in space, but Archer calls it back and gives the Blues a penalty.
At the end of the set a kick into the Qld in-goal results in Anasta tapping
down, but the video ref gives Qld a penalty for Johnson tackled without the
ball. NSW 10-8

47th min: The Maroons benefit from a Gallen brain snap as he pulls Thurston
back after the Qld half put in a kick that was going nowhere. Thurston kicks
the penalty from in front. Locked up 10-10

49th min: A Myles spear tackle on Cross starts another flare up. Cross takes
exception and throws some willing punches. Archer puts Myles on report and
speaks to Quinn for his involvement in the brawl. Locked up 10-10

50th min: From the penalty, the home side move into the Maroons' red zone,
but an Anasta kick at the end of the set is cleaned up by Thurston. Locked up
10-10

51st min: A Pearce kick hits Crocker in the back of the head, knocking him
clean out. He tries several times to regain his feet, but can't and is
replaced. Locked up 10-10

52nd min: The Blues go close before Pearce spills the ball. But rucking it
out the Maroons give it back. A pinpoint Anasta kick is taken well by Folau
who counter-attacks through Tate. The Blues are penalised for a strip after
Cross almost took Tate's head off. The Maroons raid down the right and a
Slater pass puts Folau in space. He kicks ahead and Anasta knocks the ball
over the touchline five metres out from his own line. The Maroons attack, but
a strong Thaiday run ends with an error trying to play the ball too quickly.
Locked up 10-10

67th min: Late in the tackle count with nothing on, the Blues' wide defence -
featuring White in particular - swallows a Thurston dummy and he streams
away. Slater looms up and scores under the posts. Thurston adds the extra
two. Qld 16-10

71st min: A Cooper half-break puts the Blues on attack. An attacking kick at
the end of the set is brilliantly grabbed by Inglis. Qld 16-10

75th min: The Blues work into great field position before grubbering, but
Slater is perfectly positioned and shows great hands and bravery to take the
ball. Qld 16-10

76th min: After a brilliant Price charge down on a Pearce kick, Gallen hits
Crocker hard and Qld are given a relieving penalty. Qld 16-10

79th min: An Anasta bomb is touched by the Maroons to give the Blues another
six tackles. An Anasta pass finds Hoffman who is tackled brilliantly by Tate,
but Archer calls the pass forward. Qld 16-10

80th min: Smith loses the ball to give the Blues one last chance, with 15
seconds on the clock. The ball goes to Pearce who kicks, but Slater cleans up
and the Maroons are Origin champions for the third year running. Qld 16-10

Full-time: Qld 16-10
Qld: Folau 2, Slater tries. Thurston two goals from four attempts (one
conversion, one penalty).
NSW: Cooper try. Fitzgibbon three goals from three attempts (one conversion,
two penalties),

--
http://blog.pixnet.net/mattel

http://www.peaceforum.org.tw

--