good game first 20 mins NSW had their tactics spot on, then crumbled after the sin binning that shouldnt have happened always biff in origin (good punch tho!!) the VR decision was a shocker but it happens at times unfortunately.

ps it was greg bird that had the exchange with the ref

I don't agree - all the publicity, build-up and highlights packages of Origin games positively encourages the biff; when they showed a clip in rememberance of Artie Beetson, it was of him fighting. When they pay tribute to Wally Lewis, it's a fight.

Jennings joined in a fracas, which ordinarily would be a sin-binning, but so did half a dozen other players; it seemed a bit disproportionate to bin him and nobody else.

The test I suppose will be if the next game is refereed in the same way.

If Jennings was sin binned for that, you might as well have sin binned all 26 players during the O'Donnell fracas in 2010!

Good job you're allowed high tackles and grapple tackles in Origin or there would have been about 40 penalties.

Shocking decision for the Inlgis try, a blatant knock on!

Ive said it before, and I've said it again.

What IS the point of the Video Ref.
Seriously.

Absolute joke. I've seen worse though.

It's a different brand of RL, a lot of is thuggery and it should not be legal

Special analysis coming up.....

The amount of house tactics tonight was ridiculous. Grapple tackles and forearms across the face was common. Especially from Thaiday.

Jennings probably deserved his sin bin, but think about it. If you play at amateur level, its a red card and an 8 match ban.

That video referee decision is quite simply the worst one ever and even the rlarrogant onerl has said it should have been chalked off.

I have more faith in the UK referees now.

Very nice.

I thought it was a good game, im one for defences though!

Inglis' try was just a huge embarrassment for RL in Australia, i thought it was a penalty to Queensland for Farah kicking the ball out of GI's hands. The amount of grapples and little digs was phenomenal though, there wasnt a set of six where one of these didnt happen! I would as a whole say the refs had a good game though, not their fault that Hempstead lost his mind in the VR box.

Jennings did deserve his yellow, the guy ran almost 20m to "superman" punch Brent Tate. Myles should have gone too for inciting the riot and for being a massive girl by throwing the ball at someone. Mitchell Pearce has the biggest testicles in rugby league though, Thaiday begged him to swing for him so he did and landed a good one too!

Queenslands forwards showed their weakness though, a fast paced NSW had them dominating the ruck and controlling the game, Tamou and Gallen worked like machines to get them going, the back rowers were okay. Lewis was a bit hit and miss and Glen Stewart was a passenger. T-Rex was arguably the biggest let down of all though.

Good game, bring on #2!

Thought it was a very average game if I'm honest......

By SOO standards it was yes.

I wasn't expecting a sin bin for Jennings especially after O'Donnell managed to stay on the pitch in 2010! Inglis try shouldn't have been given but NSW defence wasn't good enough. Uate is great in attack but comes inside from his wing too much for me. Thought Slater was poor under the high ball today, commentary was embarrassing trying to defend him because the roof was closed...