{"id":404625,"date":"2024-06-20T11:49:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T11:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=404625"},"modified":"2024-06-20T13:05:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T13:05:24","slug":"miracle-try-stuns-maroons-in-dramatic-nsw-triumph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=404625","title":{"rendered":"'Miracle try' stuns Maroons in dramatic NSW triumph"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mitchell Woods<\/a> and Chevy Stewart have shown why they are two of the NRL's brightest young stars, inspiring NSW<\/a> to a hard-fought win in the U19s State of Origin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The teenage duo linked up throughout the night, with the young Canterbury<\/a> halfback in Woods showing his class on numerous occasions for the Blues, while the Raiders fullback received Man of the Match honours for a tireless effort in the no.1 jumper. \ufeff<\/p>\n

The result was sealed however by Matt Arthur – the son of former Eels coach Brad<\/a> – who started and finished a scrappy piece of play that broke the Maroons' hearts.<\/p>\n

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"What about that, a NSW miracle try," Mat Thompson said on Nine.<\/p>\n

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Andrew Johns<\/a> acknowledged it wasn't the best play from the skipper, but it paid off. \ufeff<\/p>\n

"He is showing all the skills here," he said on Nine.<\/p>\n

"He decides to do the banana kick, it finds the ground … somehow they get the ball and the captain Matt Arthur goes over. A bit of luck there for NSW." \ufeff<\/p>\n

Things couldn't have started any worse for the Blues, with an intercept pass ending up with Jesse McLean knocking himself out in a desperate cover tackle after two minutes.<\/p>\n

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A resilient set of defence allowed NSW to head back up the other end of the field, with Woods setting up Stewart for a try that had Johns in awe on commentary.<\/p>\n

"\ufeffThat was really brave," he said on Nine.<\/p>\n

"The halfback and the fullback combine. He just puts his head down and says 'you and me' and plants the ball down. He is as tough as they come."\ufeff<\/p>\n

Watch the 2024 Under 19s State of Origin game live and free on Nine and<\/strong><\/em> 9Now<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.\ufeff<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

As expected, tensions would boil over mid-way through the opening half after a try-saving tackle from Michael Gabrael led to a heated melee that spilled into the fence.<\/p>\n

"It's feisty, it's Origin and it's getting a little nasty," Thompson said.<\/p>\n

Cameron Smith chalked it up to trademark Origin aggression from his former side.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"They'll just want to be careful … they won't want to pick up an injury," he said.<\/p>\n

"There was a chance there for Queensland, good cover defence from NSW and they were just celebrating the tackle. A couple of Queenslanders didn't really enjoy that."<\/p>\n

\"Wild<\/p>\n

Harry Armstrong levelled the scores for the Maroons\ufeff, before replacement winger Connor Votano planted the ball down after latching onto a nice kick from Jake Elliott.<\/p>\n

The contest turned into a real arm-wrestle after the break, with a lovely try from Tyreece Tait evening the ledger once again for Queensland.<\/p>\n

However, the try from Arthur with 12 minutes remaining proved to be the difference as a late surge from the Maroons fell short.\ufeff<\/p>\n

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"This is the peak of junior development<\/p>\n

"If you get into this side, people are saying you can play first grade in the future.<\/p>\n

"They all took on the challenge. I thought the fullbacks were outstanding … the halfbacks were terrific as well.<\/p>\n

Every \ufeffplayer out there really gave the best performance that they possibly could – it shows how much it means to them."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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