NSW eye whitewash

BRISBANE: There may have been a strong sense of deja vu when New South Wales (NSW) reclaimed the State of Origin title with a 26-0 game-two thumping of Queensland at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday night.
But the Blues are now primed to pull off something never seen before in the Origin arena as they eye off their first series whitewash since 2000 and only fourth overall.
NSW are set to claim the most dominant series win in Origin’s history after picking up where they left off from their record 50-6 series opening triumph to keep the Maroons scoreless at Suncorp Stadium for the first time.
Captain James Tedesco and strike centre Latrell Mitchell proved the difference as the Blues ran in four unanswered tries in front of 52,272 fans to ice their third series win in four years.
After the runaway win blew the series points differential out to 70, NSW look set to eclipse the Origin record 62-point margin set by the Blues in 2000.
That series was sealed by the now infamous “hand grenade” celebration in the 56-16 win.
NSW are tipped to detonate again 21 years later when they look to clinch a whitewash. – NRL