Xavier Coates of the Queensland Maroons has opened the scoring in the 2025 Origin Decider, giving his state an upper hand in the contest.

After missing out on a try-scoring chance the set before after Hamsio Tabuai-Fidow failed to grip the ball, the Maroons have scored the first try through Xavier Coates.

 2025-07-09T10:05:00Z 
 
 
 
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Finding the overlap on the left-edge, the ball went through the hands of Cameron Munster and debutant Gehamat Shibasaki, who secured his first Origin try assist, before it found Coates, who leapt over the try-line.

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