Kirra Dibb's long journey back to Origin glory led to a 40-metre try that's been three years in the making

Kirra Dibb scored a brilliant try in her Origin return.  (Getty: Mark Nolan)

Kirra Dibb ran 40 metres to score one of the great individual tries in women's State of Origin history, but her journey back to the game's greatest stage was even longer.

Her first-half try in the Blues 20-14 victory was a glorious moment of pure footballing brilliance, with Dibb bursting into space via a left-foot step before winding up a shotgun of a left-foot step and breezing past Queensland fullback Tamika Upton to score.