Queensland fell short in their pursuit of first-innings points on the final day of their Sheffield Shield match, bowled out by NSW for 236 at the SCG.

A spirited 90 from Joe Burns put Queensland within reach of their target of 270.

But the home side secured the two competition points when Scott Coyte (3-41) removed Burns and Steve Magoffin (0) with consecutive deliveries to end the innings 33 runs short of NSW’s first innings total of 269.

Neither side is a chance of claiming an outright result after rain played havoc throughout the match, washing out day two while restricting day three to just 26.2 overs.

Burns was the only Queensland player to pass 50, but he received significant support from tailender Ryan Harris (25 not out) as the two put on 59 runs for the ninth wicket.

The 22-year-old Burns, who was dropped by Blues allrounder Steve Smith on 28, blasted nine fours in his 174-ball knock.

Fringe Test paceman Trent Copeland tore through the Bulls top order, claiming the scalps of top three Wade Townsend (31), Alex Kemp (6) and Andrew Robinson (34) on his way to figures of 4-69.

Leg-spinning allrounder Steve Smith chimed in with a pair of wickets before and after lunch as Queensland’s batsmen began to throw their wickets away in cavalier fashion.

Even skipper James Hopes (1) was a victim of a rush of blood to the head, playing a careless on drive straight off Smith straight to Mitchell Starc at mid-on.

Starc was called on again in the outfield where he took a great catch to remove Chris Hartley (15) and give Coyte his first wicket for the day.