What's inspiration to you? It can be people. Places. Moments.
Blood pouring from the right eyebrow of NSW five-eighth Kirra Dibb. North Sydney Oval abuzz, 10,515 fans excited and apprehensive. An Origin thriller.
It was rugby league in its rawest form, and State of Origin footy at its inspiring best.
What about Maddie Studdon, player of the match, who in the last twelve months lost her Jillaroos spot, was dropped from her club side and has since joined another.
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Prior to last year's Origin match, Studdon was also sacked from her job as a shift worker at Port Botany because her role as Blues skipper was keeping her busy.
On Saturday night, she ran riot as NSW claimed a 14-4 victory. Studdon's side trailed 4-0 at the break, but her hand in a Shakiah Tungai try, as well as a four-pointer of her own, ensured NSW retained the shield.
With Nellie Doherty Medal in tow for Studdon, the "sisterhood" of the side - despite seven debutants for Saturday's match - kept every player above water following an honesty session with Blues coach Andy Patmore.
"I think that just shows what kind of passion we have for NSW," Studdon said after the match, adding she found a way to block out "outside noise" following her turbulent end to 2018.
"We were very calm, we weren’t stressed at all. We had positive talk all around us and we just believed in the sisterhood that we have in our team.“
21-year-old Dibb was just another name to encounter adversity yet produce on the biggest stage on Saturday night.
With her side outplayed in the first 40, Dibb stood taller than most and helped her side to the win. It was her representative debut, some twelve months since she was a gap year supervisor at a US summer camp.
There were very few opportunities for Dibb to play footy when she was younger, but fast forward to Saturday, dreams became reality.
"That was the coolest thing I've done in my entire life," Dibb told Wide World Of Sports.
"The atmosphere on the field, hearing the fans screaming and being able to get a win in New South Wales was awesome for everyone.
"It was the hardest game I've ever played. Queensland really make you work for it, they're a quality team."
What's inspiration to current Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga? Everything he saw on Saturday night, specifically the response to images of a bloodied Dibb.
In a column for NRL.com, Meninga - a favourite son of the Origin narrative - opened up on the importance of the women's match as a standalone fixture.
"What that expresses to me is those players on Friday night love the game of rugby league and they’ll play it out of desire more so than what they look like," Meninga wrote.
"League is a combative sport and it does bring out the best of character in people. It does also inspire people to challenge themselves, but there will be some who think that’s not the right image.
"But you go and talk to those girls who play our game and hear how passionate they are about it."Spilling a bit of blood doesn’t mean anything. It’s the creation and fulfilment of dreams that they’ve had since they were young. They want to participate at the highest level.
"All the doomsayers can have their opinion but you chat with the women players. It might change how you think, because no one has a right to tell people what to do, or how to live their lives."
