Stars say goodbye as NSW win State of Origin

New South Wales coach Phil Gould and legendary stand-off Brad Fittler bowed out of representative rugby league football as winners today as the Blues beat Queensland 36-14 to retain the State of Origin series.

Fittler brought the capacity crowd of more than 82,000 packed into Sydney’s Telstra Stadium to its feet after he charged down an attempted clearance kick with six minutes left and scored under the posts.