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BRETT Morris entered State of Origin folklore on Wednesday night, pulling-off a match-saving tackle on Darius Boyd with a dislocated shoulder that he'd carried for almost an hour.
Morris's heroic effort to hold-up Boyd in the 74th minute was the epitome of what coach Laurie Daley described as the most courageous display he'd been associated with.
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Brett Morris of the Blues tackles Darius Boyd of the Maroons on the try line. Source: Getty Images
With no outside backs on the bench, Morris was forced to soldier on in agony after dislocating the joint while touching down for NSW's opening try in the 19th minute.
But that was only the start of the carnage.
The Blues also lost back rower Anthony Watmough to a torn bicep and centre Josh Morris to a posterior ligament tear in his knee, with both players now in grave doubt to be fit for Origin II in Sydney.
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Paul Gallen of NSW down injured. Source: News Corp Australia
Skipper Paul Gallen will also require scans after aggravating a long-standing neck injury, after being struck unsighted by nemesis Josh Papalii early in the second half.
But the brave heart award belonged to Brett Morris, who was already hurting mentally after Boyd beat him on the outside to open Queensland's account in just the fourth minute.
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Brett Morris injures his shoulder while scoring his try. Source: News Corp Australia
His own try and a pain-killing injection at halftime helped numb the pain, but there more agony when Boyd scored his 14th Origin try - taking him to just one behind Greg Inglis in the record books - with 23 minutes left.
With Queensland rattling home, the Maroons again looked for their trusty left hand edge to snatch the game as the clock ticked down.
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Brett Morris of the Blues is taken from the field injured. Source: Getty Images
Deja vu beckoned when Boyd charged for the corner. But despite his obvious agony, Morris someone got his body between Boyd and the turf to give NSW some desperately needed breathing space.
"It didn't feel the greatest but you've just got top put your body on the line," Morris said.
"He got on the outside of me and he wasn't going to do that again.
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"You just don't want to let your team mates down. We don't carry a winger on the bench and the adrenalin carried me through.
"I was filthy about Darius scoring those tries, so it was good to get him and a great way to finish the match."
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Luke Lewis completed the game on Morris's inside shoulder, after his twin brother limped off midway through the second half.
Watmough was also forced to leave, and later revealed he'd been carrying a partially torn left bicep for most of the season.
An injured Anthony Watmough of the Blues holds his arm. Source: Getty Images
Despite fully tearing the muscle, Watmough was still bullish about his chances of being fit for Origin II - and perhaps even making it on to the same field for Manly's clash against Brisbane on Sunday.
"Hopefully I'll be right for this weekend," he said.
"We'll let the swelling go down and see what happens.
"I'd been playing with it partially torn all year and we were waiting for her to go and she went tonight.
"It's just about getting the strength back into it.
"I can deal with the pain."
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