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State of Origin game three LIVE: All the latest updates, scores and news as NSW and Queensland battle it out

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By Shayne Bugden For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 09:36 BST, 17 July 2024 | Updated: 09:55 BST, 17 July 2024

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Daily Mail Australia's live blog brings you all the updates and scores from the third and deciding game of this year's State of Origin series. 

Your Origin teams - barring any late changes

Queensland

1. Reece Walsh 2. Selwyn Cobbo 3. Dane Gagai 4. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 5. Valentine Holmes 6. Tom Dearden 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Reuben Cotter 9. Ben Hunt 10. Lindsay Collins 11. Kurt Capewell 12. Jeremiah Nanai 13. Patrick Carrigan 14. Harry Grant 15. Moeaki Fotuaika 16. Felise Kaufusi 17. Kalyn Ponga 18. Trent Loiero

New South Wales

1. Dylan Edwards 2. Brian To'o 3. Bradman Best 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Zac Lomax 6. Jarome Luai 7. Mitchell Moses 8. Jake Trbojevic 9. Reece Robson 10. Payne Haas 11. Liam Martin 12. Angus Crichton 13. Cameron Murray 14. Connor Watson 15. Isaah Yeo 16. Mitch Barnett 17. Spencer Leniu 18. Matt Burton

The stat that should have every NSW fan worried

No, not the fact that the Cockroaches have only won two deciders in Brisbane since Origin began.

We're referring to the Blues winning the penalty count in just nine of the 60 Origin matches played in the Queensland capital. Odds are Ashley Klein (pictured below) won't be evening up the ledger tonight - and the six again count will be well worth keeping an eye on, too.

Match referee Ashley Klein references a high tackle made against Herbie Farnworth of the Dolphins during the NRL Round 10 match between the Redcliffe Dolphins and the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Brian To'o is drinking how many cans of Coke before the game?

He's one of the Blues' best and scored a double in the big win at the MCG in game two, but if you think To'o is fuelling himself with dietitian-approved meals of steamed vegetables, chicken with the skin taken off and soy milk for dessert, think again...

The view from Caxton Street

The Blues tried to get the team bus to drive down the famous stretch of tarmac, right past the Caxon Street Hotel, to bring back an Origin tradition that saw NSW stars of years past pelted with abuse and full cans of XXXX.

They were knocked back by the police, who said it'd be too dangerous. Here's how it was looking a stone's throw from Suncorp Stadium not too long ago...

Meet Australia's unhappiest Queenslander

While the rest of the Maroons army are bubbling with excitement with kickoff about 90 minutes away, Jaydn Su'A has spoken out about getting dropped for game three - and he's not happy.

G'day and welcome

Thanks for joining us for Daily Mail Australia's coverage of one of the most highly anticipated Origin games in years.

We'll have all the latest updates, scores and reaction as the Maroons try to win their third straight series under coach Billy Slater and get revenge for the belting they suffered at the hands of the Blues in game two.

 Lindsay Collins and team mates walk onto the field during a Queensland Maroons state of origin captain's run at Suncorp Stadium on July 16, 2024 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

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