State of Origin: Game one - as it happened

Game 1 takes place from the MCG in Melbourne.
Game 1 takes place from the MCG in Melbourne. Photo credit: Getty

Queensland  12  22  New South Wales

Full time: NSW take Game 1 for the second year straight..didn;t work out for them last year but a great start for Brad Fittler and his young side. Game 2 is three Sunday's away and should be a cracker as the Blues look to wrap up the series.

Player of the Match - James Tedesco.

79mins: NSW will have the last set....they are celebrating already....they should chill out a bit as there are still 2 games to go,,,this is a bit over the top for mine but hey when you lose 11 from 12 i guess it can be forgiven. 

78mins: Addo-Carr thinks he has scored this time but again great Maroons defence holds him up.

77mins: Mitchell thinks he has scored for the Blues but Kaufisi holds hom up over the line but they have another 4 tackles here.

76mins: It goes wrong for the Maroons as Morgan kicks for his winger but the ball goes dead on tackle 3.

75mins: 40-20 for QLD..great play from Hunt....Maroons have to score here.

74mins: QLD lacking in energy now..NSW doing enough in back-to-back sets to keep the Maroons at distance. QLD scrum 30m out from their nown line.

69mins: TRY NEW SOUTH WALES - Josh Addo-Carr - All that defence and then they crack the Maroons. Tedesco out of nothing breaks out from dummy half...busts through multiple defenders but is hammered by Morgan..he has the poise to recover and gets the ball away..it comes out to Addo-Carr who skips past Chambers to score in the corner. That could be the game. Maloney can't convert. NSW 22 - QLD 12.

68mins: NSW repelling constant attacks from the Maroons...great defence on the left hand side this time as Cooper is bundled into touch.

65mins: Addo-Carr has come up big in the last 10mins or so..defuses another QLD attack with a great take from a Ben Hunt bomb. Ball comes back to the 20.

63mins: Mistake from Cameron Munster..he was trying to offload in the tackle to Inglis who lost it forward. NSW with a scrum from theor own 10m line.

61mins: QLD winning the arm wrestle....Chambers makes the break this time but again Addo-Carr does well on defence...Hunt goes high but Cleary collects it..he's tackled in the in goal and thats a drop out. Big set coming up.

59mins: Inglis into a huge hole but Tedesco brings him down..grea tackle and the Chambers kicks it away on the 3rd..dumb...Addo-Carr cleans it up with ease..Blues off the hook.

58mins: Long passage of play here....six sets back-to-back..QLD just getting the better of it but NSW holding on.

57mins: Arm wrestle at the moment. QLD winning the tackle but NSW doing enough to stay out of trouble.

55mins: Another 2 sets go by with not much happening although Inglis is busy for the Maroons.

53mins: Sides exchange a couple of routine sets. NSW wil the ball on halfway on tackle 4.

50mins: TRY NSW: Tom Trbojevic - NSW goes back-to-back....great set off the back of a big tackle bust from Tedesco who makes a good 30m...on the last and Maloney goes to the air...Tom 'T' plucks it our of Holmes's hands and the Blues are back in front. NSW 18 - QLD 12.

48mins:TRY NSW: Latrell Mitchell - NSW make them pay. Tedesco causes havoc with a double pump close to the line..he find Mitchell who crashes over in a couple would-be tacklers....Maloney can't add the 2. QLD 12 - NSW 12.

47mins: Chance here for NSW. Gagai loses the ball in a wrestle after the tackle is made...gee wizz thats a tough call..Chrichton's hands all over it. NSW from 20m out.

45mins: Hunt kicks early again this time on tackle 3 and again thy will defend from good field position.

43mins: TRY QUEENSLAND: Dane Gagai - Costly mistake from Maloney. QLD go close through Chambers on tackle three but he doesn't quite get there....2 tackles later and Hunt kicks from 5m out..it's perfect and Gagai scores his 8th try in 8 Origin games. QLD have their first lead. Holnes nails the extras from the sideline. QLD 12 - NSW 8.

41mins: Nice solid set from the Maroons..tackle 4 kick from Ben Hunt finds space and QLD  defend from good field position and now it gets even better as Maloney throws a forward pass under pressure. QLD on attack 30m out.

2nd half: NSW playmaker James Maloney gets Origin 1 for 2018 back underway.

Players and officials heading back out onto the MCG....this is the sixth Origin at this venue..NSW hold a 4-1 record. Big 40minutes to come.

Halftime

39mins: NSW will have the last set of the half as the bring the ball back from right in their goal line..time runs out on tackle 4 and we head to the sheds with the Blues holding a small lead. Great half of footy...be back in 10mins.

37mins: QLD growing in confidence..another very good set as Inglis makes a bust..great tackle from Cleary...on the last and Hunt kicks for Gagai who goes close but Addo-Carr is there to bat the ball over the deadball line but on review Gagai got the last touch. 20m restart for NSW.

35mins: QLD go close a couple of times but a poor last tackle option leaves Arrow with the ball charging to the line but he is wrapped up by 4 NSW defenders.

33mins: QLD winning the territory battle at present....on halfway on tackle 2. Hunt kicks early..Tedesco looking to shadow over the line but the ball sits up and he has to play it with Chambers breathing down his neck. Line drop out.

31mins: Sides exchange a couple of regulation sets. QLD with the ball now on  halfway on the 3rd tackle.

28mins: TRY QUEENSLAND - Valentine Holmes: Pretty much a 12-point try. NSW look dead set to be going in as Maloney creates an overlap but he throws a cutout pass that Holmes gathers up and runs 95m to score under the posts. That's against the run of play and a huge turning point potentially. NSW 8 - QLD 6

27mins: Huge hit from Inglis on Tom Trbojevic but his ruled offside ond NSW get great field position again.

26mins: QLD defence holds...poor last tackle kick from Cleary gifts the ball back to the Maroons.

24mins: QLD bringing the ball back now after a settling set from NSW but now Holmes has lost the ball forward after Frizell hit him hard in the tackle..legally. NSW ball on halfway.

22mins: TRY NSW: James Tedesco - Damien Cook with a lovely run from dummy half, he finds Maloney with a superb pass who finds Tedesco on the inside who runs 20m untouched. NSW looking slick. NSW 8 - QLD 0

20mins: Nice defensive work from the Maroons keeps NSW to 40m and the QLD have the ball in good field position. Hunt makes a great break off a pass from Kaufusi but Chambers spills it with a 3 on 1 for QLD.

18mins: PENALTY GOAL NSW: James Maloney makes no mistake. Well deserved lead for the Blues. NSW 2 - QLD 0

16mins: NSW win a penalty...Dylan Napa holding on to Cleary for too long in the tackle. The Blues will take a gift 2-points.

15mins: Addo-Carr and Frizell are causing havoc for the Maroons...they are busting tackles at will....Maloney with a lovely little grubber and NSW win another set.

14mins: Cordner goes close after a great pass from Cleary but Chambers locks him up in a superb tackle..Maloney with the kick but it's cleaned up well by Inglis.

12mins: Nice set from NSW...attacking through the middle but defended well from QLD..last tackle kick from Maloney and it's cleaned up by Cooper..Line drop out.

10mins: Morgan super solid again and he gets a pass away to Holmes who makes a nice mini break. QLD cross halfway on the last and it'll be Hunt to kick...Tedesco brings it back and busts some tackles..gets it away to Addo-Carr but great cover from QLD. Blues win a penalty and are hot on attack now.

8mins: Morgan shows his skills in the air...plucks out a Maloney bomb after a decent attacking set from NSW.

6mins: Qld with great field position after a poor set from  the Blues...Inglis busts through Roberts but is dragged down by Cleary....two plays later and Munster is pinged for obstruction. Relief for the Blues.

5mins: Great defence from the Blues..Inglis involved heavily in that set but the Maroons couldn't find a hole. NSW with the ball now.

3mins: Great run from Munster gains the Maroons 40m on the second tackle and now they win a penalty..Maloney pinged for hands on the ball. QLD with afresh set from 25m out.

2mins: Nice set by QLD..Hunt on the last with the bomb but Addo-Carr is confident underneath it and NSW resume.

1min: Fairly standard set to begin..two hitups by Klemmer, Cleary gets the kcik away and Holmes brings it back for QLD.

Kick off: Queensland's Greg Inglis gets us underway.

10.12pm: Australian National Anthem time..sing along if you know the words.

10.11pm: ...and Boyd Cordner leads out the Blues.

10.11pm: Greg Inglis leads the Maroons out for the first time ever.

10.10pm: Phil Gould with a great promo to get us underway..just minutes from kick off now. Massive crowd in attendance at the MCG. 

10.01pm: Kinda of excited about what's on display tonight....it's almost like Origin has reset in 2018 with names like Gallen, Fergerson, Pearce, Cronk, Smith and Boyd missing. This should be a cracker.

9.58pm: Queensland have only won once in Melbourne...1995 when 'Fatty' Vautin coached a make shift Maroons to a series win.

9.52pm: It's a lovely night in Melbourne for what is a new era in Origin football.....so many new names on display for both sides. You can check the teams out below in our team graphic.

Welcome to live coverage of Game 1 of the 2018 State of Origin series from the MCG in Melbourne.

State of Origin: Game one - as it happened