Three series wins in four years does not a dynasty make, but with each passing triumph it s clear Brad Fittler and his men are singing from the same song sheet Mal Meninga carried in his back pocket during Queensland s decade of dominance.
Since taking the helm in 2018, Fittler s only series defeat came in 2020, courtesy of a disastrous second half in Adelaide in the Ampol State of Origin series opener and a liberal sprinkling of wily Wayne Bennett s maroon magic dust.
Prior to the Blues most-capped player assuming the coaching reins, NSW had lost three series on the bounce after briefly stopping the Maroons juggernaut in 2014.
New South Wales held Queensland to nil points in front of its home crowd for the first time in State of Origin history as they beat the outclassed Maroons 26-0 in Game Two on Sunday night to seal the series in emphatic fashion.
After some doubts about whether the fans would be able to attend due to a new Covid-19 outbreak, most of the 52,000 fans at Suncorp Stadium were left wishing they had been banned as they watched their team get steamrolled by NSW for the second game running.
After a humiliating 50-6 loss in Game 1, Queensland would need a remarkable turnaround to prevent being on the wrong end of a series whitewash since 2000, amid debate about whether it was the worst team ever to represent the Maroons.
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