How did the players rate in State of Origin III? One Queenslander put in a perfect performance.
Queensland
1. GREG INGLIS - Looked comfortable yet dangerous back at No.1, scoring the Maroons' third try - 9
2. DARIUS BOYD - Made good ground running out of his own half and scored his
16th Origin four-pointer - 7
3. WILL CHAMBERS - Ate up 156m from 19 runs. Rewarded for his consistent effort with a try - 7
4. JUSTIN HODGES - Wily as ever in his Origin swansong. Lent a magical hand from over the deadball line for their fourth try and kicked the final conversion - 7.5
5. DANE GAGAI - Knocked-on first touch, but recovered with the opening try in a solid debut - 6.5
6. JOHNATHAN THURSTON - A perfect performance. Three try assists and a record 9-9 goal kicks. Incredible - 10
7. COOPER CRONK - There's no doubting why he and Thurston are Queensland's most successful halves pairing. Was missed in game two - 9
8. MATT SCOTT - Arguably the game's premier prop. Ran hard and forced a few errors - 7.5
9. CAMERON SMITH - Influential and clever as ever. Shook off the week's controversy with a consistent effort - 8
10. NATE MYLES - Another stoic performance, chewing up more than 100m - 7
11. AIDAN GUERRA - Did his job and raised the Maroons' half-century with a try - 6.5
12. SAM THAIDAY - Plenty of big runs and was always in the thick of it. Plenty of value - 7.5
13. COREY PARKER - Is only getting better with age. Put in a colossal performance even after being tipped on his head by Merrin - 8
14. MICHAEL MORGAN - Found some holes in his few touches and broke through for his maiden Origin try - 6.5
15. JOSH PAPALII - Scored the Maroons' second try and his first at Origin level almost as soon as he came on - 6.5
16. MATT GILLETT - Planted Queensland's fourth four-pointer, made possible by Hodges - 6.5
17. JACOB LILLYMAN - Made some hardy runs and packed a punch off the bench - 7.5
New South Wales
1. JOSH DUGAN - Solid in attack and defence, largely error-free - 7
2. WILL HOPOATE - Was kept in check by the Maroons, copping a few big hits - 4
3. MICHAEL JENNINGS - Provided a brief ray of sunshine with a 60m try off a wayward Maroons pass - 6
4. JOSH MORRIS - Did his best to negate Will Chambers, but made some poor reads in defence - 6
5. BRETT MORRIS - Had an off night with a few uncharacteristic errors - 5.5
6. MITCHELL PEARCE - Was hardly seen through the night. Made just one run and missed six tackles - 3.5
7. TRENT HODKINSON - A solid showing, but lacked any spark with the ball - 6
8. AARON WOODS - Another busy effort but a far cry from games one and two. Gave away a few penalties - 6.5
9. MICHAEL ENNIS - Made up for an absent Farah in defence with a game-high 43 tackles, but didn't get enough help in attack - 6.5
10. JAMES TAMOU - Made just four runs and was put on report for a swinging arm on Jacob Lillyman - 4.5
11. BEAU SCOTT - The usually robust NSW hitman had just 20m from two runs - 5.5
12. RYAN HOFFMAN - Came off mid-way through first half with a calf injury and didn't return - 3
13. PAUL GALLEN - A typical Gallen showing with 18 runs for 143m - 6.5
14. TRENT MERRIN - Could be in trouble after put on report for a dangerous lift tackle on Corey Parker - 5
15. BOYD CORDNER - Replaced Hoffman but struggled to make an impact - 5
16. DAVID KLEMMER - Not as impactful as previous games, but the beast of Belmore still worked hard - 5
17. JOSH JACKSON - The game was gone by the time he came on - 5
-AAP
