Queensland captain Daly Cherry-Evans has lifted the State of Origin Shield for the second straight season despite a game three loss which sucked all the oxygen out of the celebrations.
The Maroons won the war, claiming the series after the first two games before the 24-10 loss to NSW in Sydney in game three avoided the clean sweep.
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While Queensland were the deserving winners of the series, it’s impossible not to believe it would have been a better spectacle for the Maroons to lift the shield in front of their home fans.
The shield was in Queensland for game two and after the state’s 32-6 win in game two wrapped up the series, Suncorp Stadium would have gone off had they lifted the trophy.
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