3 days Ago By Jacob Shteyman
QUEENSLAND PLAYER RATINGS FROM ORIGIN II 1 Reece Walsh - 5 Was monstered by Latrell Mitchell in the second half as NSW targeted the Brisbane fullback once again. This time he played out the full game but was underwhelming, kicking out two restarts on the full to sum up Queensland's night. 2 Xavier Coates - 3.
5 Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion. Got over the line but was held up, and at the other end of the field was powerless to stop NSW crossing over multiple times on his side. 3 Valentine Holmes - 4 Dropped the ball when flattened by Angus Crichton while trying to juggle a pass from Walsh.
4 Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow - 5 Scored a try but was nowhere near the impressive best he showed in game one, missing a tackle on Dylan Edwards for the NSW fullback's try as he battled a shoulder injury. 5 Murray Taulagi - 5.5 Was caught out of position and jumped over by Zac Lomax for NSW's third try but assisted Tabuai-Fidow with a banana kick in behind after a line break, and scored a consolation try of his own.
6 Tom Dearden - 4.5 Showed some life in the second half but was outclassed by NSW's halves, especially Mitchell Moses who twice rushed out of the line to force the Maroons five-eighth into knocking on. 7 Daly Cherry-Evans - 5 Had an unusually quiet night after his man-of-the-match performance in game one.
Popped up with a try assist for Jeremiah Nanai in the second half after an anonymous opening 40 minutes. 8 Reuben Cotter - 4.5 Conc.
