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Blues LIVE: NSW breaks the Maroons' momentum
SEN • May 27th, 2026 10:55 pm
After plenty of build-up, Game I has finally arrived between NSW and Queensland.
Having lost the 2025 series in a Game III decider, Laurie Daley's men will be keen to start this series like they did last year with a win.
Follow all the big moments as the NSW Blues take on the Maroons at Accor Stadium.
Young breaks the run
NSW 6-20 QLD
At last, NSW is on the scoreboard thanks to Hudson Young.
The Canberra forward found his way through to score courtesy of a Nathan Cleary no-look grubber kickwho then puts it through the sticks.
Going from bad to worse
NSW 0-18 QLD
Everything is going the way of the Maroons at the moment, and it's pushing the game out of reach for the Blues.
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow has managed to blow past the NSW defence and get on the end of a Cam Munster grubber kick to score Queensland's third try.
Sam Walker puts it through with ease to extend their lead to 18 points.
Laurie Daley finds himself under immense pressure up in the coach's box to stop this run.
Queensland doubles their lead
NSW 0-12 QLD
Sam Walker is proving to be a handful on debut, having helped set up another try.
This time, it's Tom Fleger who is playing his first game for Queensland since 2023.
The Blues are under siege here.
Blues concede early
NSW 0-6 QLD
The Blues have conceded their first score of the match with Robert Toia crossing over for a try.
Two errors in the lead-up from Mitch Barnett and Stephen Crichton did not help the Blues' cause seeing them cede field position.
It's been a nervy start for Laurie Daley's men.
We're underway
The action has begun here at Accor Stadium. Let's see what the next 80 minutes have in store.
Final squad
New South Wales
- James Tedesco 2. Brian To’o 3. Stephen Crichton 4. Kotoni Staggs 5. Tolutau Koula 18. Ethan Strange 7. Nathan Cleary 8. Addin Fonua-Blake 9. Reece Robson 10. Mitchell Barnett 11. Hudson Young 12. Haumole Olakau’atu 13. Isaah Yeo 14. Cameron Murray 15. Victor Radley 16. Jacob Saifiti 17. Blayke Brailey 19. Casey McLean 21. Matt Burton
Coach: Laurie Daley
Why Maloney likes Strange's inclusion
Jimmy Maloney has backed the inclusion of Canberra's Ethan Strange, believing he can work well with Nathan Cleary.
“I like the inclusion of Ethan Strange,” Maloney said on SEN’s The Run Home.
“Obviously, Mitchell Moses will be a loss; he was really good for New South Wales in last year's series, and it's sad for him to miss it.
“But Ethan Strange is an unbelievable runner of the football, so I think New South Wales fall into a system where Nathan Cleary takes full control of organising, steering the side around, and Ethan Strange plays to his strengths.”
