Welcome one, welcome all to OriginBy Evening sports fans,Welcome to our live coverage of Origin II at the MCG. The World Cup ain’t got nothing… yeah nah, the World Cup has a bit on this still, but Peter V’landys can dream.For now though, forget Canada v Qatar, it’s NSW v Queensland. And there’s an Origin shield on the line.Look lively people, it’s Origin time.GettyThe Blues got out of jail in game one with the greatest comeback in Origin history, but it required a Kalyn Ponga send-off to trigger it. As a result, NSW are now 80 minutes away from securing the second series win of Laurie Daley’s coaching career.It’s high stakes – because a Maroons victory would send them to Suncorp for a decider with serious momentum. I’m Dan Walsh, I’ll be tapping away all night, at least until Billie Eder lets me stop.Christian Nicolussi, Roy Ward and Adrian Proszenko are our men on the ground in Melbourne, we’ll have kick-off at 8:05pm and an unhealthy amount of gibber until then. Hang about, it’ll be worth it, I swear.Latest Posts6.32pmStats: History says NSW are set for plenty of pointsBy 6.22pmRoy Masters: Inside Origin’s cat and mouse tacticsBy Roy MastersThe Blues trained Monday morning at AAMI Stadium, including an opposed session against a Storm combination of its NSW Cup team and Academy players.The Storm players peppered the Blues with short in-goal kicks, preparing for Walker’s stab kicks.6.11pmRevealed: Why Cleary will be given a painkilling injection tonightBy Christian NicolussiBlues halfback Nathan Cleary will receive a painkilling injection for tonight’s second Origin match in Melbourne for a hip pointer injury that left him struggling to sit and lie down for three days after game one.What made Cleary’s finish to the Blues’ first win even more remarkable was the fact he did so battling a secret and painful injury he suffered as a result of friendly fire from NSW prop Addin Fonua-Blake less than 15 minutes into the game.Fonua-Blake slammed into Cleary’s left hip as the pair tried to tackle Harry Grant, only for Queensland to keep the ball alive and score via Tom Flegler.6.03pmStats: Why does NSW start badly under Laurie Daley?By For NSW, their starts have been terrible in the past three games. I’m wondering if they’re too conservative and don’t move the ball enough coming out of trouble?In Origin I, Queensland was the only side using the edges to gain yardage and they used it to build a 20-0 lead.The other side of that is once NSW start chasing points and moving the ball, the Maroons second halves have been diabolical. So you have to ask, are they guilty of trying to shut up shop and defend their leads?5.45pmThe poll: Does NSW claim the series tonight?By 5.45pmThe forecast: Clear and breezy at the MCGBy Pinned post from 5.45pmWelcome one, welcome all to OriginBy Evening sports fans,Welcome to our live coverage of Origin II at the MCG. The World Cup ain’t got nothing… yeah nah, the World Cup has a bit on this still, but Peter V’landys can dream.For now though, forget Canada v Qatar, it’s NSW v Queensland. And there’s an Origin shield on the line.Look lively people, it’s Origin time.GettyThe Blues got out of jail in game one with the greatest comeback in Origin history, but it required a Kalyn Ponga send-off to trigger it. As a result, NSW are now 80 minutes away from securing the second series win of Laurie Daley’s coaching career.It’s high stakes – because a Maroons victory would send them to Suncorp for a decider with serious momentum. I’m Dan Walsh, I’ll be tapping away all night, at least until Billie Eder lets me stop.Christian Nicolussi, Roy Ward and Adrian Proszenko are our men on the ground in Melbourne, we’ll have kick-off at 8:05pm and an unhealthy amount of gibber until then. Hang about, it’ll be worth it, I swear.1 of 1