Rare penalty awarded in State of Origin Game I clash
There was a very rare penalty awarded to New South Wales during the first half of State of Origin Game I at Adelaide Oval.
The Blues were awarded a penalty as Queensland had 14 players on the field with ball possession.
Tom Gilbert picked up a knock and was quickly replaced by Lindsay Collins, only the Sydney Roosters prop forward was too keen to get into action.
It saw Queensland give away a penalty with possession with 14 players on the field at once.
Despite the strong field possession, New South Wales failed to score their first points, with captain and full-back James Tedesco tackled just short of the line.
It has been confirmed that Gilbert, 22, will not play any further part of the game after dislocating his right shoulder. The Dolphins utility forward was featuring in only his second State of Origin match, having made his debut in 2022.
Confirmation from QLD Maroons of a dislocated right shoulder for Tom Gilbert who won’t be back tonight.
Varied recovery time pending scans & physical assessment:
Usual best case – avoids surgery & 3-6 weeks rehab
Worst case – reconstruction surgery & 3+ months recovery
#Origin— NRL PHYSIO (@nrlphysio) May 31, 2023
Queensland currently lead 10-0 in the opening game of the series, live on Sky Sports.
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow opened the scoring on seven minutes into the clash, grounding a grubber kick from half-back and Melbourne Storm star Cameron Munster.
Winger Selwyn Cobbo extended the lead just minutes later thanks to a slick back-line play that involved Munster, Daly Cherry-Evans, Reece Walsh and Valentine Holmes.
State of Origin I: The line-ups
Queensland
1 Reece Walsh
2 Selwyn Cobbo
3 Valentine Holmes
4 Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
5 Murray Taulagi
6 Cameron Munster
7 Daly Cherry-Evans
8 Thomas Flegler
9 Ben Hunt
10 Lindsay Collins
11 Tom Gilbert
12 David Fifita
13 Patrick Carrigan
14 Harry Grant
15 Tino Fa’asuamaleaui
16 Reuben Cotter
17 Jai Arrow
18 Tom Dearden
19 Christian Welch
New South Wales
1 James Tedesco
2 Brian To’o
3 Stephen Crichton
4 Tom Trbojevic
5 Josh Addo-Carr
6 Jarome Luai
7 Nathan Cleary
8 Payne Haas
9 Api Koroisau
10 Tevita Pangai Junior
11 Tyson Frizell
12 Hudson Young
13 Isaah Yeo
14 Junior Paulo
15 Cameron Murray
16 Liam Martin
17 Nicho Hynes
18 Matt Burton
19 Stefan Utoikamanu
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