NSW Blues smash Queensland Maroons 38-18 in State of Origin II at the MCG

New South Wales has crushed Queensland 38-18 to level the State of Origin series in front of 90,084 supporters at the MCG. Wingers Brian To'o and Zac Lomax had doubles and Liam Martin and Latrell Mitchell also crossed in the opening period for the Blues, who banished all memories of their under-manned defeat in Sydney in Game I. Martin and Patrick Carrigan were both sent to the sin bin early in the second half, during which time Queensland scored two tries through Jeremiah Nanai and Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, who played through an AC joint injury that forced him from the field in the first half. FULL-TIME: NSW wins Origin II 38-18 J By Jon Healy That was an absolute thrashing by the Blues, even acknowledging Queensland winning the second half 18-4. 70' Poor Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow J By Jon Healy The Maroons centre is having a whale of a second half considering he's clearly got a clipped right wing. The Blues get back on track and it's the delayed debutant Dylan Edwards J By Jon Healy The ball comes out to the right from a jinking run by Jarome Luai, and Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow flies up on Stephen Crichton, but the ball goes out the back to Dylan Edwards and he has a runway to the tryline.