Update: 39th Minute A pretty uneventful first half so far with very limited chances but you can feel that something has got to give soon enough. Queensland has just kicked it into touch on NSW's own 10 metre line and Jacobs feeds the scrum, Wilson at the back passes it to Bots who goes for a run himself, luckily for him funkotron was no where to be seen that time. Herd now goes in for a scoot...A GREAT RUN..still going is heard and he gets pulled down 35 out from his own line. Quick play the ball now...Fittler gets the ball...they are backpeddling from this run..he takes it to the 45...side steps..HE GOES STRAIGHT THROUGH..FITTLER IS AWAY NOW..PAST HALFWAY..TO THE 40..FULLBACK TO BEAT...HERE COMES MANERA...ERSCHOFF COMES ON THE OUTSIDE FOR SUPPORT...CAN HE GET THE BALL AWAY...MANERA GOES FOR FITTLER..BUT FITTLER PASSES..HE PASSES TO ERSCHOFF WHO HAS NO ONE IN FRONT OF HIM!!!!.....OHHH NOO ERSCHOFF HAS DROPPED THE BALL! He has dead set done a nathan merritt!! No one in front of him and Erschoff drops it cold! Can you believe it!!!!! Just on halftime NSW were going to take the lead and he has dropped it!! Well the siren sounds and luckily for queensland they still lead 2-0 going into the break!
Update: 40th Minute Well we enjoyed seeing Jessica Mauboy sing her cover version of "Merk's got a hold on me...money" and the players are back out and ready to go for the 2nd half!
Update: 42nd Minute Well NSW has just kicked off for the start of the 2nd half and after Miokovic taking the restart return it comes to Pilgrim who scoots from dummy half and gets taken down 25 from his own line. It comes back to taylor who hands it wide to Man and he goes himself for another 10 metres before getting hit. 3 tackles down and it comes to Pilgram who gives it to a barnstorming retzel...He pushes it forward..3 players on him..STILL GOING is Peter Retzel...he gets taken 40 out now..NO HE OFFLOADS...TO GAYLER...GAYLER IS TRHOUGH...RYAN GAYLER GETS THROUGH THE LINE..GETS TO HALFWAY....JUST THE FULLBACK TO BEAT..WHAT WILL HE DO? there is no support..no one saw the offload coming! GAYLER GETS TO BOY THE FULLBACK...GAYLER CHIPS IT DOWN THE FIELD...IT'S A RACE NOW...BOY V GAYLER...WHO WILL WIN THE RACE TO THE BALL...IT ROLLS DOWN 5 METRES OUT...BOY DIVES ON IT..Boy gets there first! OH BUT HE CAN'T HANDLE IT..THE BALL POPS OUT AND GAYLER PICKS IT UP!! GAYLER WILL SCORE!!! GAYLER SCORES FOR QUEENSLAND!! and just like that they are up 6-0 with a kick to come! We all thought boy had the ball but it rolled away from from the impact of diving for it and Gayler took advantage! Great effort from gayler after that superb offload! Funkotron from right in front makes no mistake and Queensland have a healthy 8-0 lead!
