| Photos by Michael Shillito |
| STATE OF ORIGIN I - New South Wales v Queensland Stadium Australia, Wednesday 26th May 2010. |
| Comedian Vince Sorrenti entertains the crowd pre-game |
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| The Queenslanders enter the arena |
| Then it's NSW's turn to run on |
| Lining up for the national anthem |
| Protection from the elements on a wet night |
| Queensland sing along to the anthem |
| Darren Lockyer kicks off |
| Kurt Gidley prepares to catch the kick-off |
| Josh Perry receives a pass |
| Brett Kimmorley feeds a scrum |
| Trent Waterhouse runs inside Queensland's 10 |
| Jarryd Hayne opens the scoring for NSW |
| The try is converted and NSW lead 6-0 |
| Petero Civoniceva runs into a tackle |
| Darius Boyd crosses for Queensland's first try |
| Johnathan Thurston adds the extras |
| The stadium is well populated on Origin night |
| Matt Cooper gets up to play the ball |
| Michael Ennis prepares an off-load |
| Kurt Gidley plays the ball |
| Billy Slater scores to put Queensland in front |
| Queensland attack the NSW line |
| The Maroons attempt to score but take out the corner post |
| The second half gets under way |
| Greg Inglis runs the ball |
| Darius Boyd is brought down just short of the line |
| Darren Lockyer goes over to extend the Queensland lead |
| NSW go on the attack |
| Anthony Watmough spots an opening |
| Watmough scores, and after the conversion Queensland lead 16-14 |
| The video ref confirms the try |
| Greg Inglis scores in the corner |
| Not quite full, but still a good crowd on a wet night |
| An intercept from Sam Thaiday wraps up the win for Queensland |
| Thurston converts, and it's 28-14 to Queensland |
| The crowd are streaming out the exits well before full time |
| Brett Morris plays dummy half |
| Jamie Lyon crashes into the corner post |
| Jamal Idris scores on his Origin debut |
| NSW finish strongly, but are too far behind to be a threat |
| Queensland take a line drop-out |
| Ennis throws a long-range pass |
| Ben Creagh scores in the final seconds, but it's too little too late |
| The scoreboard tells the tale - Queensland 28 NSW 24 |
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Queensland 28 def New South Wales 24
Queensland : Tries – D Boyd, B Slater, D Lockyer, G Inglis, S Thaiday. Goals – J Thurston 4/5.
New South Wales : Tries – J Hayne, A Watmough, J Idris, B Creagh. Goals – J Lyon 4/5.
Referees – T Archer, S Hayne. Crowd – 68,753 at ANZ Stadium.
Queensland : Tries – D Boyd, B Slater, D Lockyer, G Inglis, S Thaiday. Goals – J Thurston 4/5.
New South Wales : Tries – J Hayne, A Watmough, J Idris, B Creagh. Goals – J Lyon 4/5.
Referees – T Archer, S Hayne. Crowd – 68,753 at ANZ Stadium.