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Young Tommy gun fires as Maroons triumph

The gamble on debutant Tom Dearden (l) in the Queensland halves paid off in Origin III. (AAP)

Billy Slater gambled on Tom Dearden to debut in a State of Origin decider and the Queensland coach was rewarded for his bravery as the Maroons claimed a 22-12 win to clinch the series.

Last Friday, Dearden was told he was going to be the man tasked with the unenviable challenge of replacing mercurial Queensland five-eighth Cameron Munster after the latter contracted COVID-19.

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