State of Origin | Against All Odds: The NSW Blues win 2014 | NRL

10 years on, NRL.com looks back at the series defining win that ended Queensland's dynasty featuring 2 of the stars of the 2014 NSW side
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[@grrrrrex1234]

Thanks fellas for giving me one of my all time memories.. what a year that was

[@cameronhesketh6814]

They played one good game, game 1, the other 2 they were awful. QLD was terrible in game 2, it was an inept performance. Ironically over the series I think QLD played better, but the key moments were lost. What happened to those 2 halves in subsequent years? Hodkinson made it back, but he was outplayed every time, culminating in that embarrassing record defeat in game 3 2015.

[@samuelbaje4915]

@@cameronhesketh6814 😆🤡💙💙💙💙

[@JuniorPhillipAuharai-ki9ew]

Forever a NSW blues supporter was in great tears of joy for the win after 8 consecutive years of the loosing streak

[@JessiePeter-et5ry]

I think the Queensland will win tonight.

[@simonpapik6365]

Took long enough 😅

[@kenricsmith2825]

Both 6 and 7 from one the greatest Bulldogs team of 2014.

[@richardcolton4410]

Morris twins were great🎉

[@theosolipo3809]

They only interviewed the bulldogs players 💀

[@stewie3599]

cause this is from the bulldogs doco

[@alanmatthews8291]

That was an amazing series! As a New south Welshman we rode that qld 8 in a row having to go to work when I lived in qld omgggggg that was horrible 🤦🏾🤣😂

[@thomasrodwell563]

Still amazed that we even managed to win 1 series against that QLD side. Queenslanders brag like 8 in a row was impressive but with all those players it should been 12 in a row. QLD don't get origin 😌

[@Stormeditz12]

Who has more origin wins

[@thomasrodwell563]

@@Stormeditz12 Win some premierships

[@JamesWillis-yy5px]

Cronk was hurt and not playing. Or it would have been 12 in a row.

[@thomasrodwell563]

@@JamesWillis-yy5px Is that an excuse? I thought NSW were the only team that made excuses. Perhaps QLD isn't so special

[@JamesWillis-yy5px]

@@thomasrodwell563 I guess, we still had the goat in Thurston. The Morris brothers deserved the win, legends.

[@Lightinthedark10323]

"But that was just more about trying to protect Brett from making a tackle." Josh Morris.

[@nswblues3146]

Let’s not forget, QLD go on about Gallens comments about the 2020 QLD side being the worst QLD side ever. The courier mail had a photo of Hodkinson/Reynolds on the front page with the title “Who let the duds out?”

[@furocity]

Greatest moment in rugby league history

[@DrillyLuckzz]

2nd

[@brian95331]

1st

[@98sniff]

blues going to lose as always

[@codiefoster5898]

Awesome stuff

[@bensmith570]

Where’s Hayne 😂😂😂

[@amulabala1390]

On parole cuzz😭😭

[@cameronhesketh6814]

The first game was a classic, the 2nd game was a dud, one try, right at the end. NSW was terrible in game 2, QLD were worse. It seemed the most important moment was when Cooper Cronk was injured pretty much ruling him out for first 2 games. Cronk returned for game 3, QLD put NSW to the sword. QLD were a bit frustrated, as they knew they were up against 2 awful substandard halves, Reynolds and Hodkinson who were riding their luck, that's how many games are won, when the momentum is with you, you go with it. NSW won the series; a win is a win. It wasn't the end of an era for QLD, they went on to win the next 3 series. The end was when Cronk, Smith, Thurston retired, followed by Slater and Inglis in the next few years after. The NSW Bradburys won 2 consecutive series in 2018-19, then started losing again, jagging a series here and there. NSW haven't been able, still, to build a team like QLD did. That's the key to it, to keep great players together year in and out.

[@recognizer0165]

Womp womp

[@mwright38]

Your best player should’ve been playing for NSW.

[@UhtredKing]

​@@mwright38womp womp