Queensland came back from the dead to break New South Wales hearts with a dramatic 18-16 game two State of Origin victory in Sydney tonight. The Blues looked on course for victory leading 16-12 inside the final five minutes before a second try to Maroons right wing Dane Gagai and pressure conversion from five-eighth Johnathan Thurston put Queensland in front with three minutes to play. The Houdini act saw the visitors come back from 16-6 down at halftime to score 12 unanswered points in the second-half in front of 82,259 fans at ANZ Stadium. The Maroons looked short on ideas early on in the second-half but kept their belief before reward came in familiar fashion. NSW 16 (Jarryd Hayne, Brett Morris, Mitchell Pearce tries, James Maloney 2 cons, pens)Queensland 18 (Valentine Holmes, Dane Gagai 2 tries, Johnathan Thurston 4 cons, pens)

Source: New Zealand Herald June 21, 2017 12:34 UTC