New South Wales completed the first 3-0 clean sweep in the Women’s State of Origin after beating Queensland in the third and final game 12-4 on Thursday.
NSW had already secured the series before the decider, but the tight final match was still closely contested. The Women’s Origin became a three-game series in 2024, with both states previously winning 2-1, making this the first whitewash since the format change.
NSW captain Isabelle Kelly opened the scoring with the first try of the match, but Jasmine Peters levelled things up to make it 4-4 at half-time.
In the second half, confusion among the Queensland players led to a penalty, which Jesse Southwell converted. A try from Jayme Fressard was then converted to effectively seal the win.
NSW second rower Yasmin Meakes won the Katrina Fanning Medal as Player of the Series, while Kelly was named player of the match.
“Yas was outstanding in every game, just such a competitor,” said NSW head coach John Strange. “I’ve coached her at club a few years ago and she’s a really competitive human being. I think if you want to be successful, for me as a coach, you recruit players that have a natural competitive nature who will do anything to win and then you’re a very good chance of being successful. She’s certainly got that.”
Source: NSW complete first 3-0 sweep in Women’s State of Origin history