RUGBY League isn't the only arena where New South Wales are currently dominating Queensland, they're doing it in speedway as well - and Bathurst's Noah Grabham has helped his home state make that happen with a huge performance on the track.
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Grabham, 12, was part of the NSW squad who convincingly took down Queensland during their recent Junior 125 State of Origin battle at the Macleay District Motorcycle Club track near Kempsey.
Each state fielded seven under 16s riders, and they would all battle for both individual and team honours.
Grabham showed why he's one of the top junior riders to watch in the state by coming home with the third place honours in the individual event.
His father, Damien, said the young riders on each state squad received great mentorship throughout the event and will take plenty of experience away from the battle.
"Craig Boyce was the manager of the New South Wales team and he's finished third in the World Championships in the past and won many titles," he said.
"The Queensland team was managed by Darcy Ward. He was also one of the best riders in the world until he unfortunately had an accident which injured his back.
"They both did such a good job with them and the guys learned a lot."
Grabham said his son did a great job guiding his bike around
"The track was pretty bumpy and rough but he gained a lot of experience from that, and it's all about learning," he said.
"They were really happy with the way it all went. New South Wales ended up winning by about 30 points, nearly doubling Queensland's score.
"It's a great event because motorcycle racing is very rarely a team event. It's usually more of an individual thing so they all enjoy this opportunity."
Grabham's strike rate at the State of Origin was superb.
He only missed out on victory once in his five races at Kempsey.
As for where Grabham turns to from here, it will all depend on how the COVID-19 situation develops across New South Wales.
"We were supposed to be away racing this weekend, then Albury the following weekend and then Mildura after that," his father said.
"Those first two have been called off due to COVID unfortunately. We'll have to wait and see what happens with the Mildura round.
"We'll have the return leg of the New South Wales versus Queensland event still to come. We'll be heading up to North Brisbane to race there on the 16th of October."
Grabham is quickly building up an impressive resume of results on the track at a young age - including top finishes at the national level.
Prior to last year's mass of COVID-19 cancellations he had been a gold medallist at the Australian Junior Dirt Track Championships.
That was a step up from the previous year where Grabham had scored himself a pair of bronze medal finishes.
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