Are you watching, boys? Queensland women show men’s side how it’s done as they smash NSW to win State of Origin after Billy Slater’s side were embarrassed in Melbourne

Queensland have won the first ever three-match Women’s State of Origin series thanks to a commanding 22-6 victory over NSW in Townsville.

Maroons five-eighth Tarryn Aiken tormented the Sky Blues with her kicking display at a slippery Queensland Country Bank Stadium to claim the decider in front of a sell-out crowd.

NSW were their own worst enemy on Thursday night, with their terrible ball handling hampering every attacking opportunity they created.

They could not adapt to the rainy conditions, committing 17 errors and completing only 59 percent of their sets.

Queensland were not without their faults, but with a completion rate of 74 percent they were well ahead of their opponents.

The wet conditions played into the hands of the Maroons, preventing NSW from playing their favoured, expansive style of football, but failed to deter the 22,000 mainly Queensland fans who watched their side make history.

“It doesn’t feel real at the moment,” Aiken told Channel Nine.

‘The atmosphere was unreal, the crowd was so good.’

The Maroons defeated their arch-rivals, the NSW Blues, on Thursday night

The difference in intensity and line speed between the sides was great.

The Maroons’ extra effort in their home support was evident in the statistics, with 320 post-contact meters compared to the Sky Blues’ 229.

“That was the toughest game I’ve ever played,” Aiken said.

‘In the second half I just tried to hang on.

“We made a big point this week on our areas of effort and that our defense was going to win us the game.”

NSW got off to the worst possible start, with fullback Emma Tonegato handling the ball on her side’s first use of the footy.

Immediately after the scrum, Aiken sent Evania Pelite through the Sky Blues defense with a cleverly disguised short pass for the first try of the match.

Pelite was a standout for the hosts, the Gold Coast centre covering 112 metres, making four tackle busts and outsmarting the NSW right edge in defence.

At one point she pushed Sky Blues centre Jessica Sergis into the ball to regain possession.

Queensland continued to apply the pressure, with Aiken’s penetrating kicks repeatedly finding Tonegato and her colleague outside back out of position.

It was an embarrassing defeat for the NSW Blues women after the men defeated the Maroons

Aiken grabbed her second try assist later in the first half with a grrubber kick that sent several Keystone Cops scrambling to defend against NSW.

Tonegato picked up the loose ball and fired it with her knee towards teammate Tiana Penitani, with Queensland winger Julia Robinson picking up the ball and slotting home the easiest of attempts.

Aiken’s half-time partner Ali Brigginshaw also had an impressive match with the shoe, culminating in a 40-20 win that helped her team out of trouble in the second half.

NSW were not without their promising moments. Queensland gave the visitors plenty of chances to hit back, conceding nine penalties to put the Blues into scoring positions.

But every time NSW looked like they had a chance of scoring, they managed to score.

A Jaime Chapman interception attempt from 90 yards with 10 minutes to go created some tension in the closing minutes, but it was too little too late from the wasteful Sky Blues.

Back rower Tazmin Rapana crashed into the ground three minutes before the final whistle, prompting jubilant celebrations in Queensland.

The win marked an unexpected turnaround for Tahnee Norris’s team after they were outclassed by NSW in Origin I and needed a late comeback to save the series in the second game.