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Queensland's Cameron Munster celebrated victory with teammates and rivals after the 24-12 State of Origin win.
As the siren sounded in the State of Origin decider, Queensland celebrated victory and Maroons skipper Cameron Munster dropped to the turf.
It was a touching, emotional scene as Munster's teammates embraced him, closely followed by his NSW rivals after Queensland's 24-12 triumph.
The Canberra Raiders excelled during State of Origin, remaining unbeaten and leading NRL finals preparations.
It's official. The Canberra Raiders have won the State of Origin period.
The Green Machine have navigated the perilous seven-week period to emerge as the frontrunners as the NRL competition heads into the run to the finals.
The representative window has the ability to make or break clubs' premiership campaigns. A time where roster depth is tested, injuries mount up and wins can be hard to come by.
Ricky Stuart's Raiders are the only team to go unbeaten in that time, having not tasted defeat in more than 60 days.
Who has barely survived - and who has thrived - through the State of...
Fatima Kdouh discusses State of Origin, praising Josh Papalii's selection and questioning his performance after 14 minutes.
Fatima Kdouh reveals her likes and dislikes from the State of Origin decider.
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JOSH PAPALII
Bringing a 33-year old prop of our representative retirement in a decider is the kind of call that can make or break an Origin coach's career.
It was even a braver call from Billy Slater to bring in Josh Papalii considering no Maroons coach has lost two back-to-back series and kept their job.
Papalii looked completely gassed after the opening exchanges, so it's easy to see why Slater took him off the field after just 14 minutes.
Josh Papalii held his own on his return to the Origin arena....