Ding-dong the witch is dead as Queensland finally put an end to their Telstra Stadium hoodoo with a 10-6 win over NSW to claim back to back Origin series wins for the first time in almost two decades.

Not since the days of the great Wally Lewis in 1988-89 have Queensland enjoyed such dominance over their southern rivals, Darren Lockyer emulating the feats of the 'King' by leading the Maroons to consecutive triumphs and leaving the overall series record now tied at 12-all.

The Maroons had never won in 11 attempts at the Olympic venue and it took one heck of an effort for the drought to break with NSW trying every trick in the book in a frantic final few moments.

But the Maroons refused to relent with their line not breached again after an early try to NSW debutant Brett Stewart.

"It was backs against the wall there - the boys dug deep and I'm just over the moon for everyone involved in State of Origin," Maroons halfback Johnathan Thurston said.

"It's tough playing down here and it just shows the self-belief and character of the side."

The win was Queensland's fourth in a row following their narrow loss in the opening game of last year's series, with Maroons mentor Mal Meninga now starting to carve out a coaching record to rival his stunning playing achievements.

While the Blues may have had a few complaints about a missed forward pass by Carl Webb in the lead-up to the match-winning try to Steve Bell which broke the game open 16 minutes from time, the truth is they were simply outplayed.

Halfback Brett Kimmorley gave them a solid platform with a brilliant kicking game, but when it came time to put points on the board the Blues were clueless. Their only success came via late call-up Stewart, who capped a superb game with a dart from dummy half after nine minutes.

The Blues forwards, bar Willie Mason who fought a lone battle, failed to dent the Maroons defensive line while the outside backs were never given any space to move.

Queensland on the other hand were led brilliantly again by props Petero Civoniceva and Steve Price, the duo backing up their superlative game one effort with another non-stop display.

And just like in game one it was Thurston who pulled the strings, providing the grubber for Bell to score after rookie referee Shayne Hayne had missed Webb's blatant forward pass to Price in the lead-up.

"We knew it was going to be one of those olden day Origins, not too many points scored," Blues forward Nathan Hindmarsh said.

"We just came off the wrong end of it.

"I think we rushed a few things and were all over the shop. We didn't build enough pressure in the end."

The pressure will now be building on NSW coach Graham Murray and several NSW players, who admitted before the contest that their representative careers could be over with a loss here.

The Maroons on the other hand seem like they could be on the brink of their greatest era with nine members of their side 25 or younger and still with plenty of Origin football left in their bodies.

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