KEY MOMENTS OF STATE OF ORIGIN I:

1st minute: Queensland kicks off and NSW prop David Klemmer takes first hit-up

12th: NSW hooker Damien Cook kicks into in-goal. Queensland goal line dropout.

15th: Cook kicks into in-goal for another Queensland line dropout

16th: Penalty against Queensland’s Dylan Napa for holding down in tackle

17th: Blues five-eighth James Maloney kicks penalty from in front – NSW lead 2-0

20th: Centre Will Chambers knocks on with Queensland in space

21st: Cook darts from dummy-half, offloads to Maloney and then on to fullback James Tedesco – try time. NSW lead 6-0

22nd: Maloney adds extras. NSW lead 8-0

25th: Massive hit by Maroons skipper Greg Inglis on Tom Trbojevic sparks melee

27th: Intercept of Maloney pass by Valentine Holmes, runs 90m for Queensland try. NSW lead 8-4

29th: Holmes converts his own try. NSW lead 8-6

35th: NSW goal line dropout after Ben Hunt bomb into in-goal

40th: Halftime: NSW lead 8-6

2nd HALF:

42nd: Try to Maroons winger Dane Gagai off Hunt stab kick into in-goal. Queensland lead 10-8

43rd: Holmes converts try. Queensland lead 12-8

46th: Gagai loses ball in tackle. NSW scrum on 20m line

47th: Blues centre Latrell Mitchell scores try in corner. Video ref overrules on-field decision of obstruction. Scores level at 12-12

49th: Maloney misses conversion

50th: Maloney kicks high with winger Tom Trbojevic leaping high to take ball from Holmes and touches down. Video referee awards try. NSW lead 16-12

51st: Maloney kicks conversion. NSW lead 18-12

61st: Maroons force a goal line dropout on the back of a Hunt bomb

69th: Try to NSW winger Josh Addo-Carr after Tedesco beats five Maroons defenders. NSW lead 22-12.

70th: Maloney misses conversion

76th minute: Mitchell wrestles ball over the line. Video referee rules held up by Felise Kaufusi and Anthony Milford

77th: Addo-Carr also denied second try when video referee rules he loses possession on way to touching down

FULLTIME: NSW win 22-12 to take 1-0 series lead