NSW dig deep to overcome Queensland in Women’s State of Origin

• Blues beat Maroons 20-14 at Canberra's GIO Stadium
• Record crowd of over 11,000 watch final standalone match

State of Origin passion is something that can't be matched outside this arena. When the first whistle blows, something is switched on inside both teams - it is a passion that flows through generations, passed down from player to player. It doesn't matter who pulls on those blue and maroon jerseys, it is as if the history lives within the jerseys themselves.

Not even a chilly Canberra evening or the fact that this Origin series was only comprised of one match could kill that passion. From the very first kick off, the intensity was turned up several notches from an NRLW season that was already fierce in its own right.