State of origin game 3

State of Origin season is in full swing, with the second match happening tonight.

The stakes are especially high for the New South Wales Blues after a hammering in home territory saw them go down to the Queensland Maroons 38-10.

Here's everything you need to know ahead of tonight's match.

What time is kick-off?

• 8:05pm AEST: Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria
• 7:35pm ACST: Northern Territory, South Australia
• 6:05pm AWST: Western Australia

Where is Game II?

Origin wins at the MCG

• 1994: New South Wales 14-0 
• 1995: Queensland 20-12 
• 1997: New South Wales 15-14 
• 2015: New South Wales 26-18 
• 2018: New South Wales 22-12 

Game II will be played at the MCG in Melbourne.

It's been a lucky venue for New South Wales in the past, with the Blues claiming wins in four out of the five games played there.

The stats show they perform marginally better than the Maroons on neutral territory, thou

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