Cameron Munster has collected the Man of the Match award for Game II after guiding the Maroons to a nailbiting 26-24 win in his first game as Queensland captain.
Munster was sensational in the win, proving to be a livewire in the middle of the field, running for 112 metres from 15 runs.
He also had a try, a line break and four tackle busts as Queensland sent the game to a decider on July 9.
Munster was animated post game when discussing under-fire Maroons coach Billy Slater.
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“It means it means a lot to be captain of this team,” Munster told Channel 9.
“Obviously the pressure and all the criticism that Billy Slater has been getting for us and we’re just glad we played for him tonight. He deserves everything.
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“He loves Queensland, loves his group, and I’m just proud of our boys to turn up for him, because there’s been a lot of speculation in the media and we need to turn up for our coach tonight, and we f*****g did.”
Blues half Nathan Cleary was the $5 favourite to be named Man of the Match, with Munster rated a $12 chance by bookies.
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