The State of Origin decider is here, with the NSW Blues and Queensland Maroons heading to Suncorp Stadium for the right to lift the shield.
Queensland come in as heavy favourites after taking the momentum out of the Melbourne Cricket Ground with a 20-point win in Game 2, but will need to swing their record at home where they have lost the last two matches.
Most of the attention has been focused on the Blues and under siege coach Laurie Daley in the lead-up to Game 3, with the state now needing to find a way of overthrowing the Maroons in a decider in Brisbane for the second time in three years.
Queensland, should they win, will claim their fourth series in five attempts under Billy Slater.
Kick-off in Brisbane is set for 8:05pm (AEST), but Zero Tackle will be live from 6:30pm (AEST) with commentary, updates, news and scores from Origin 3.
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16' - QLD 0 - NSW 6 - CONVERSION SUCCESSFUL, NATHAN CLEARY
Cleary knocks over the conclusion and confirms the great start for the visitors.
15' - QLD 0 - NSW 4 - TRY BLUES, NATHAN CLEARY
The Blues have a full set inside ten and must find points now. They have spent a lot time camped on the Queensland line. Haas takes the first, then Yeo to the right of the sticks. The Blues are playing fast, upbeat rugby league and it's Nathan Cleary who opens them up! A big step off the right, cuts through the line and dives over for the try.
Blues on the board first, and it's well deserved. Great quick play the ball from Yeo. The Blues are utilising the middle third of the park, and it's showing in a big way.
14' - QLD 0 - NSW 0
The Blues now charging through the middle and making Harry Grant do some defence. Haas and Robson follows with a scoot as they get inside 30. Kick high on the last for Nawaqanitawase, Queensland knock on and the Blues have six more.
13' - QLD 0 - NSW 0
Queensland truck it out of their own end and this time it's Walker who kicks early from his own 40, but picks out Tedesco on the chest. Poor kick. Poor set.
12' - QLD 0 - NSW 0
So, no issues with Moses as he runs around off the scrum and is tackled, but ran at full gallop there. Barnett with the next, then Crichton steps inside, ignoring his winger and is stopped about a metre out. Now they come back to the left and the attack looks fluent as they get to Bostock, but Queensland slide well. Kick to the right on the last and Nawaqanitawase flies, but drops it.
11' - QLD 0 - NSW 0
Ugly from the Maroons. Cotter drops it about 25 out from his own line. Blues another chance to attack.
10' - QLD 0 - NSW 0
The Blues go right off the scrum and Nawaqanitawase looked dangerous for a moment. Moses hit as he passed there and appears to be limping. We will keep an eye on that situation as the Blues attack. They swing it left and Best finds Bostock with the line wide open, but bobbles the pass just out in front of him.
It was almost the Origin rookie over, but instead Queensland survive.
8' - QLD 0 - NSW 0
The Blues get six again bringing it out of their own end here with Bostock making a good run. That allows them to come over halfway on what is the third play through Young, before they shift right and Crichton is shut down. Two plays left and a half chance to attack for the Blues. Martin takes five, then it's Cleary kicking high and crossfield. They aim for Bostock, and it's Fifita who knocks on.
Blues scrum ten out.
7' - QLD 0 - NSW 0
QLD back to halfway in this set before Sam Walker kicks long down the ground. The Maroons have had the upper hand early, but it has been a physical start from both sides.
6' - QLD 0 - NSW 0
Easily the Blues best set of the night - they get to halfway and kick long again with Queensland finally forced to bring it out of their red zone.
6' - QLD 0 - NSW 0
The Blues are going to be up against it here as Queensland start a set from well over halfway. They are inside 20 halfway through, then shuffle left through Munster and Ponga for Capewell who is tackled poking his nose through. The next play brings nothing, so they go left to Munster on the last, to Tabuai-Fidow and he dies with the ball.
Well defended by the Blues.
5' - QLD 0 - NSW 0
The weight of territory here is all with Queensland. The Blues only make it to the 20 on Tackle 4 through Haas. Barnett has a good carry, but Moses has to kick long again from shy of his own 30 as Fifita brings it back and is tipped well above the horizontal by Hudson Young I think it was.
Don't think there will be anything more than a penalty here, but that's awful for the Blues. Maroons to go on the attack.
4' - QLD 0 - NSW 0
A bit of a struggle for Queensland to halfway, then a shift right gets Toia into some space. That allows Munster to bomb aggressively on the last, but Bostock is up to the challenge under pressure here.
3' - QLD 0 - NSW 0
Queensland are right up for this. The Blues can only clear 20 metres in their set before Moses has to kick long.
2' - QLD 0 - NSW 0
Cobbo's first run of the night there - kick return metres - are strong ones. He was phenomenal in Game 2. Jojo Fifita and Toia have the next, so it's the backs to start, then Flegler before Munster kicks early from his own 40. A tremendous kick that sits up in the in goal, and an equally good chase with Tedesco pinned down there.
1' - QLD 0 - NSW 0
Away we go! Mitch Barnett into Tom Flegler is the opening tackle of the decider, and it's heavy, heavy contact. A big chant of Queenslander goes up as Young, Yeo and Haas rip in with their opening runs of the night. Tedesco hit solidly on the fifth, and Moses has to kick 15 shy of halfway, picking out Cobbo whoi reverses and brings it back well.
0' - QLD 0 - NSW 0
Queensland to kick-off.
0' - QLD 0 - NSW 0
Here. We. Go.
8:03pm (AEST)
Now for the welcome to country, the national anthem, and then it will be game time.
8:01pm (AEST)
Queensland make their way out. They are heavy, heavy favourites.
8:00pm (AEST)
NSW first out of the sheds and met by a chorus of boos.
7:54pm (AEST)
Jai Arrow delivers the Shield. 80 minutes of rugby leaguue separates the two states and the biggest prize in the sport.
7:50pm (AEST)
Fireworks and lights out at Suncorp. Atmosphere is building at the cauldron.
7:35pm (AEST)
From a Queensland point of view, you'd expect the message in camp has been more of the same. They have dominated this series apart from when they played with 12 in Game 1.
Maybe the biggest question mark is around the fitness and role of Patrick Carrigan off the bench as he returns early from that ankle injury he sustained just before teams for Game 2 were named.
7:30pm (AEST)
Pre-match entertainment getting underway in Brisbane as the crowd builds.
7:20pm (AEST)
The Blues will need to shuffle their attacking strategy here - Game 2 saw far too much sideline to sideline play. The team picked could have played into that decision, but they need to be better.
Harry Grant's tackle count could be one to keep an eye on.
7:11pm (AEST)
If you're looking for a pre-match read, be sure to check out my preview of the game.
6:50pm (AEST)
A sell out crowd is expected for the decider, but the question will be whether that can inspire Queensland to a win.
They have had a torrid time of it in Brisbane in recent years, losing the decider in 2024 to a Mitchell Moses-inspired and Michael Maguire-coached Blues, and then Game 1 last year.
Swings and round-a-bouts of course, because they won last year's series two-one, and then were on track to win Game 1 this year before Kalyn Ponga's send off, before dominating Game 2 at the MCG.
6:42pm (AEST)
The good news out of the River city is that the weather is good. No rain now or forecast,t he temperature currently 16 degrees, light winds. It's a beautiful night for footy.
6:35pm (AEST)
Teams are in 90 minutes out from kick-off, and as forecast, there are no late changes - only the ones that were made when teams were originally announced.
The Blues have Jack Bostock on the wing, and the duo of Stephen Crichton and Bradman Best in the centres, with Tolutau Koula back to the bench, and the duo of Kotoni Staggs and Brian To'o dropped.
In the forwards, Liam Martin has been recalled to the starting team, and Haumole Olakau'atu to the bench, while Blayke Brailey is also back on the bench. Apisai Koroisau, Dylan Lucas and Victor Radley miss out.
For Queensland, it's just a pair of changes on the bench. The concussed Lindsay Collins is out, and Kulikefu Finefeuiaki has been dropped, with Patrick Carrigan and Jeremiah Nanai the replacements.
6:32pm (AEST)
We are expecting final teams to be confirmed in just a moment. There were no late changes at the 24-hour cut, and we aren't expecting any others when teams are locked in ahead of kick-off, which is scheduled for 8:05pm (AEST) in Brisbane.
6:30pm (AEST)
Hello, good evening and welcome to Zero Tackle's live coverage of the 2026 State of Origin series. Scott Pryde behind the desk here to take you through the decider from Suncorp Stadium.
