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the game. Johnathan Thurston started his career at the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in 2002, where he won the 2004 NRL premiership, before moving to the North Queensland Cowboys in 2005, playing in that year's grand final. In that year, he made his debut for Queensland, before making his Australian debut in 2006. He was the 2008 Wally Lewis medalist for State of Origin player of the series. Also in 2008, he was named as halfback of the Australian Aboriginal team of the century. Thurston was the only player to play in all 24 games of Queensland's eight-year State of Origin winning
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seasons with the Bears, he played 37 games and scored 11 tries. In 1985, he joined moved to the Eastern Suburbs Roosters and would spend five seasons with the club. In his first season with the club, Spina started 23 of his 24 games at halfback. He was the starting halfback throughout the majority of his stint with the Roosters, starting 89 of his 99 games in the position. In 1987, many judges thought Spina would represent Queensland in the 1987 State of Origin series after playing in a State of Origin trial played at Lang Park between a Queensland
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the game. Johnathan Thurston started his career at the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in 2002, where he won the 2004 NRL premiership, before moving to the North Queensland Cowboys in 2005, playing in that year's grand final. In that year, he made his debut for Queensland, before making his Australian debut in 2006. He was the 2008 Wally Lewis medalist for State of Origin player of the series. Also in 2008, he was named as halfback of the Australian Aboriginal team of the century. Thurston was the only player to play in all 24 games of Queensland's eight-year State of Origin winning
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side has toured here is a bit hard"." For Rogers, the NSW captain, the Origin game (played on July 28) would be his 7th game in 24 days having played in the two tests against France as well as four games for his club team Cronulla-Sutherland since July 4. With rugby league officials from NSW still not convinced of the State of Origin format, the 1980 model was repeated in 1981 when the first two matches were played under the old residential selection criteria. With the confidence gained from the 1980 Origin win, the Queensland residents were more competitive than
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on 24 April 1992. He would play 4 games for Country until 1996. Mullins made his State of Origin début on the wing for New South Wales in Game 2 of the 1994 State of Origin series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in front of a then record rugby league attendance in Australia of 87,161. He would go on to represent NSW in 5 Origin games between 1994 and 1996 and twice under the Super League banner in 1997. Despite playing on the wing for New South Wales in their 2-1 Origin series win over Queensland in 1994 (and despite
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following pre-season he travelled with the Storm to England to play in the 2000 World Club Challenge which they also won. During the 2000 NRL season, while playing for Melbourne, he was selected to make his State of Origin debut. Russell Bawden Russell Bawden (born 24 July 1973 in Queensland) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A Queensland State of Origin representative forward, he played in the National Rugby League for the Brisbane Broncos and Melbourne Storm (with whom he won the 1999 NRL Premiership), as well as in the European Super League
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made his senior debut in, not the state that he currently played in. Queensland's first truly representative team won the first State of Origin match 20–10 on 8 July 1980. After Queensland lost the first two games in 1981 the third match was again a State of Origin match. Queensland also won this game, and all subsequent series have been played under State of Origin selection criteria. Queensland's overall record in interstate clashes between 1908 and 1981 (non-State of Origin matches) was 54 wins, 8 draws and 159 losses in 221 games. Between 1908 and 1979 Queensland also played matches
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streak three series in a row. New South Wales won Game 1 on 21 May 2008, however Queensland won Game 2 on 11 June 2008, and Game 3 on 2 July 2008. Queensland continued to follow this up by winning the first two games of the 2009 series becoming the first state to win four series in a row. In 2010, Queensland won its historic, record-breaking, fifth consecutive Origin series with a 23–18 win in the third and final match. This was the first Queensland team to win all three consecutive State of Origin Games in 15 years. Queensland full
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premiership team. McLuckie made the combined Queensland-Northern Territory State of Origin squad in 1993 but only played seven games for Brisbane and was delisted at the end of the season. He returned to Southport, for which he won a Joe Grant Medal in 2000, as the best player in the AFL Queensland State League grand final. In 2015 McLuckie was appointed Executive Principal of the Gold Coast-based Varsity College and has made substantial changes to how the school operates and the look of the school. Prior to this, McLuckie held the position of Principal at Southport State High School for
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2017 State of Origin series The 2017 State of Origin series was the 36th annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams. Before this series Queensland had won 20 times, NSW 13 times, with two series drawn. Queensland were the current title holders coming into the series, having won 2-1 in 2016. With Games One and Two completed, the series was tied with 1 win to each team. Game Three (the Decider) was played in Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium; leading to a 22-6 win to Queensland. Former Queensland rugby league legend Kevin Walters coached Queensland
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for all three games, the first to do so since 1996. Queensland dominated the Blues, winning 22-6, with Queensland winger Dane Gagai winning the Wally Lewis Medal for Best Player in the series. It also had Johnathan Thurston raise the Origin Shield with Queensland Captain Cameron Smith, before being chaired off the ground by his teammates, ending Thurston's representative career on a high note. In 2018, New South Wales won their first State of Origin series in four years, defeating Queensland 22–12 and 18–14 in the first two games. Queensland scored a consolation victory 18–12 in the final game. In
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Queensland in State of Origin. Since 2001, 51 players who have participated in the Emerging Origin program have represented Queensland in State of Origin. Queensland has had a total of eight different coaches at State of Origin level, all of whom have played for the Maroons previously except for New Zealand's Graham Lowe, the only non-Australian to coach in State of Origin. The list also includes the known coaches from the pre-Origin era and only counts games against NSW. Games against touring teams from New Zealand and Great Britain or Queensland's three game tour of England in 1983 are not
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Maroons for the 2007 State of Origin series and 2008 State of Origin series, both of which Queensland won, taking his record with the Maroons to three wins from three series. When Meninga was given a new contract after the 2008 series, he was quoted as saying: "I want to win six [State of Origin series] in a row". In the 2009 series, Queensland won the first two games giving them a record fourth consecutive series win with captain Darren Lockyer saying Meninga now stands among the legends in State of Origin. In December 2009, Meninga was named coach of
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Wales until 1958. The powerful New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership attracted many Queenslanders south of the border, and the "residential" selection policy meant that the Maroons would often be disadvantaged against New South Wales teams containing many Queenslanders playing in the New South Wales club competition. In the 1970s Queensland only won four matches, and it was decided that if New South Wales won the first two games of the 1980 series that there would be a "State of Origin" selection policy for the last game. This meant that selection would be based on the state a player
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selected for Queensland Maroons and played in all 3 games of the 2012 State of Origin series as Queensland won the 2013 Origin Series; their 7th in-a-row. Gillett finished off the Broncos 2012 NRL season with him playing in 23 matches and scoring 6 tries. In April 2013, Gillett re-signed with the Brisbane Broncos until the end of 2016 NRL season. Gillett played from the interchange bench in all three games of the 2013 State of Origin series, helping Queensland extend their record for consecutive series victories to eight. Gillett finished off the Broncos 2013 NRL season with him playing
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of the ladder from round 4. Queensland Representative, Allan Langer returned to the club in 2002 for one season before eventually retiring. 2002 was also the beginning of Brisbane's "post-Origin slump", which has haunted the club in the years since. Many players represent Queensland in the State of Origin series, with 7 Broncos players on average included in the Queensland Origin team. This extra workload has caused a loss of form for the club immediately after the series, evidenced in 2003 when the ladder-leading Broncos lost 10 of their last 11 games. Despite faring better in 2004 and 2005, the
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with only one game a year, instead of three. New South Wales has won six of the seven, with Queensland winning their first in 2018. They play for the Darren Lockyer Shield. The Women's State of Origin is the Women's rugby league version of the game, and has been running since 1999. The players play for the Nellie Doherty Cup. Furthermore, the current record for series won in the competition rests with Queensland, who won every series from 1999-2014, a better straight record than their male counterparts. Queensland: 1808 Points New South Wales: 1842 Points State of Origin series The
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2007 State of Origin series The 2007 State of Origin series was the 26th year that the annual best-of-three series of interstate rugby league football matches between the Queensland and New South Wales representative teams was contested entirely under 'state of origin' selection rules. Queensland won the series by winning the first two games. New South Wales avoided the whitewash by winning the third match held at Suncorp Stadium. The Wally Lewis Medal for player of the series was awarded to Queensland's hooker, Cameron Smith. Ten thousand tickets to Game I at Suncorp Stadium were sold in seven minutes when
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series played, Queensland have won 21, New South Wales 14, with 2 series drawn (Queensland retained the Shield on both occasions as the previous year's winner). With the addition of three one-off games that were played in 1980, 1981 and 1987, the total number of games played is 108. Queensland have won 58, New South Wales have won 51, with 2 matches being drawn. The series of 1999 and 2002 are considered drawn series, as both New South Wales and Queensland won a single game of each 3 match series, with the final game concluding in a draw. At that
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games count toward official statistics, but are not considered series. After Queensland had won the 1987 State of Origin series 2-1, a further game was played in Long Beach, California to showcase rugby league to the American public. On 15 July 2003 the Australian Rugby League announced that this game was to be classified as an "official match" and that the match would count towards the players' individual statistics and overall match win-loss-draw records. However, the match has not counted towards series win-loss-draw records and the 1987 series still remains a 2-1 win to Queensland. 2018 winners NSW New South
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Barry Gomersall Barry Seymour Gomersall (1945–2007) was an Australian rugby league referee. Gomersall refereed six rugby league internationals and nine State of Origin series matches. Nicknamed "the Grasshopper", Gomersall was known for his thin legs inside tight shorts and his habit of ignoring on-field fights. First appointed to referee State of Origin by the Queensland Rugby League in 1982, Gomersall was often accused by New South Wales supporters of bias. A reporter from New South Wales once asked: "How do you account for the fact that in your nine matches Queensland won seven and NSW won only two?", Gomersall was
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2006 State of Origin series The 2006 State of Origin series was the 25th year that the annual best-of-three series of interstate rugby league football matches between the Queensland and New South Wales representative teams was contested entirely under 'state of origin' selection rules. It was decided in three matches which drew a total attendance of 180,074. Queensland won the series 2-1, their first outright series victory since 2001 and the first in their record-breaking run of eight consecutive series wins. Prior to game one there was growing concern about the long term future of State of Origin, many commentators
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1980. The Queenslanders had put in a spirited and much improved performance in the second game at Leichhardt Oval, with officials confirming that had they actually won the game then the third game of the series would have been played under the State of Residency rules and Origin as it has become might have died then and there. Queenslanders Kerry Boustead, Rod Reddy, Rod Morris, John Lang and Graham Quinn had actually played for NSW in the first two games of the 1980 Interstate series, with all bar Quinn being selected to represent Queensland in the Origin game. Prior to
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the CEO of the Norths club. Mark Murray (rugby league) Mark Murray (born 1 May 1959) is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach. He represented Australia in test matches and Queensland in the State of Origin. His position of choice was . Murray has also coached in the National Rugby League and State of Origin. Murray, a qualified teacher, was an instrumental player in the early Queensland State of Origin sides, and played 17 games (15 State of Origin) between 1981 and 1986. He also represented his country on six occasions between 1982 and 1985 (not including one
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1948. With the introduction of the Queensland Cup in 1996 the Foley Shield competition was scrapped, only to be reintroduced in 2000. Since the revamp in 2000 it has only contested by the three largest cities in North Queensland; Cairns, Mackay and Townsville. The Queensland State of Origin side is by far Queensland's most loved football team. Purely a representative team, they play three games a year against New South Wales in the competition known as the State of Origin, thus named because players represent their state of birth or the state where they played their first senior game of
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Mark Murray (rugby league) Mark Murray (born 1 May 1959) is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach. He represented Australia in test matches and Queensland in the State of Origin. His position of choice was . Murray has also coached in the National Rugby League and State of Origin. Murray, a qualified teacher, was an instrumental player in the early Queensland State of Origin sides, and played 17 games (15 State of Origin) between 1981 and 1986. He also represented his country on six occasions between 1982 and 1985 (not including one non-test international against Wales), and toured
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1994 State of Origin series The 1994 State of Origin series saw the 13th year that the annual three-game series between the Queensland and New South Wales representative rugby league football teams was contested entirely under 'state of origin' selection rules. Mark Coyne's completion of a miraculous team effort by Queensland to snatch victory in the dying seconds of Game I has become a featured moment in Origin folklore. In Game II a crowd of 87,000 flocked to the MCG setting a new Australian rugby league crowd record. In Game III New South Wales won their first ever Lang Park
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to play a handful of games that season. From 1984, Backo was a regular member of the starting line-up at Canberra and appeared in his, and the club's, first grand final appearance against Manly in 1987. While in his final season at Canberra, Backo was first selected to play State of Origin football for the Queensland Maroons in the 1988 series. He played in all three games at prop forward, scoring one try in game II and two tries in game III. Queensland won the series in a three-game whitewash. In games II and III Backo won consecutive man-of-the-match awards,
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State of Origin results and statistics State of Origin results and statistics have been accumulating since the 1980 State of Origin game. Every game played under State of Origin selection rules, including the additional 1987 exhibition match and the matches played between New South Wales and Queensland for the Super League Tri-series are detailed below unless stated otherwise. Queensland have won 21 series. NSW have won 14 (as at the completion of the 2018 series). The matches in 1980 and 1981 were one off experimental matches after New South Wales had already won the interstate series in both years. Both
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South Wales 20–10. In 1981 the first two interstate matches were again played under the old selection rules. As New South Wales won the first two matches in the series, state of origin selection rules were used once more in the third match. Although New South Wales ran out to an early 15–0 lead in the game, Queensland rallied to win 22–15. The interest generated by the experimental state of origin matches of 1980 and 1981 and the potential for financial rewards were enough to convince the authorities to play all three games under state of origin rules the following
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a three-try performance against the Newcastle Knights at Marathon Stadium, helping the Broncos to a resounding 28-4 win over the Knights. Standing at tall, Hauff is the tallest fullback on record at State of Origin level. Hauff also served with the Queensland Police. During the 1991 NSWRL season Hauff was playing well enough to be selected to play for Queensland at fullback in all three games of the 1991 State of Origin series which the Maroons won. He was then selected as the Australia national team's fullback for the first game of the 1991 Trans-Tasman Test series. The game was
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2012 State of Origin series The 2012 State of Origin series was the 31st time the annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams was played entirely under 'state of origin' rules. For the fourth successive year a Queensland victory set a new record for consecutive State of Origin titles, reaching seven. Game I was played at Melbourne's sold out Etihad Stadium and won by Queensland; its television broadcast watched by more than 2.5 million viewers, rating it as the most-watched State of Origin broadcast since the introduction of OzTAM ratings in 1999. New South
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Origin concept to the Holden Cup. New South Wales win the inaugural Darren Lockyer Shield. 2012 State of Origin series The 2012 State of Origin series was the 31st time the annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams was played entirely under 'state of origin' rules. For the fourth successive year a Queensland victory set a new record for consecutive State of Origin titles, reaching seven. Game I was played at Melbourne's sold out Etihad Stadium and won by Queensland; its television broadcast watched by more than 2.5 million viewers, rating it as the
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the bench in the 53rd minute. Lillyman was recalled to the Queensland State of Origin team for the first match on the 2011 series. In the week leading up to Game II of the 2013 State of Origin series, it was announced that Lillyman would replace injured Sydney Roosters forward Martin Kennedy as the 18th man for Queensland in the next game of the series, marking his return to representative football. Lillyman played for Queensland in games two and three of the 2014 State of Origin series and in all three of the 2015 State of Origin series. A week
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1993 State of Origin Championships The 1993 State of Origin Championships, known formally as the CUB AFL State of Origin championship, was an Australian rules football series between representative teams of all Australian states. While Victoria and Tasmania and South Australia and Western Australia would play as their own States, New South Wales combined with Australian Capital Territory and Queensland combined with Northern Territory to have full representation in State of Origin football for the first time since the 1988 Bicentennial Carnival. Section One was won by South Australia and Section Two was won by Queensland-Northern Territory. ! width=01%| Home
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2009 State of Origin series The 2009 State of Origin series was the 28th time that the annual three-game series between the Queensland and New South Wales representative rugby league football teams was played entirely under 'state of origin' selection rules. Queensland won their first two matches to retain the shield and to record 14 series wins, as well as the first time in Origin history that a state had won the series for four consecutive years. Maroon centre Greg Inglis was awarded the Wally Lewis Medal as player of the series. For the first time game one of the
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the wing for New South Wales in all three games of the 2012 State of Origin series which was again won by Queensland. Hayne was moved to his preferred position of fullback for Game I of the 2013 State of Origin series and scored a try during New South Wales' 14–6 victory. A hamstring injury would rule Hayne out for the remainder of the series as New South Wales would again taste series defeat for the eighth straight year. A determined Hayne returned to the fold for Game I of the 2014 State of Origin series and was selected a
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2010 State of Origin series The 2010 State of Origin series was the 29th annual best-of-three series of interstate rugby league football matches between the Queensland and New South Wales representative teams played entirely under 'state of origin' selection rules. For the second year in a row, a Queensland victory set a new record for consecutive State of Origin titles, reaching five. Queensland won all three matches, completing their first series white-wash since 1995. In a world first, the Nine Network broadcast free-to-air for the first match in 3D to the Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne areas.
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had won their third series in a row, replicating "three-peats" achieved in 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1987, 1988, 1989. The national TV audience peaked at more than 2.5 million, breaking the record set in the last game. New South Wales Blues Queensland Maroons 2008 State of Origin series The 2008 State of Origin series was the 27th year that the annual best-of-three series of interstate rugby league football matches between the Queensland and New South Wales representative teams was contested entirely under 'state of origin' selection rules. At its commencement each side had won twelve Origin series with two series
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his 23 games for the side, he started in 19 of them. He was once again selected for Queensland, playing all three games off the interchange in the 2018 State of Origin series. On 14 December 2018, Hess signed a three-year extension with the Cowboys until the end of the 2022 season. Coen Hess Coen Hess (born 14 August 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. A Queensland State of Origin representative, he primarily plays at . Born in Bundaberg, Queensland, Hess lived in the town until
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2003 it has been awarded to the player of the series, irrespective of state. The following players have been awarded the Wally Lewis Medal for player of the series. Cameron Smith has won the medal a record four times. The award was originally a Queensland only award from Lewis' retirement in 1992 until 2003, where the best player of the series could win the award, regardless of their state. The Ron McAuliffe Medal replaced the Wally Lewis Medal as the Queensland exclusive award. Source The Under 20s State of Origin has only had seven seasons so far (2012 to 2018)
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dropping of the four Queensland players from a winning Test side, saying ""Its a football assassination and beyond all reasoning. And there can be no reasonable excuse for it"." The NZ tour took place while the 1985 State of Origin series was still in progress. NSW had won the series for the first time, taking the first two games before the Australian team was chosen for the NZ tour. Fearnley would later claim that the Queensland players in the team were unhappy that they'd just lost the Origin series, though he later admitted he didn't handle the situation as well
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the Eagles, mostly starting from the bench in the first 2 seasons. Goddard was starting at hooker in 2002, but at the end of that season Manly dissolved their relationship with the Bears, and Goddard retired. Goddard played 4 games for the Queensland Maroons. He played in all 3 games in the 1997 series, when many of Queensland's stars were playing in the rival Super League Tri-series. Queensland lost the series 2-1. The next year he played hooker in the series-deciding third match, which Queensland won. Goddard never played Origin football again, though he was named in the 22-man squad
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all three Ashes Tests at alongside his brother, Kevin Walters at . Steve was also man-of-the-match in Australia's victory over Great Britain in the third and deciding match of the series. Due to the Super League War Walters, along with many of his Canberra team-mates, was a notable exclusion from the 1995 State of Origin series, 1995 Trans-Tasman Test series and 1995 Rugby League World Cup. He was selected by Queensland to play at hooker in games II and III of the 1996 State of Origin series. 1996 was his last season with Canberra before moving to the North Queensland
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year. Despite the Maroons' success so far in the State of Origin experiments, the New South Wales media dismissed the seriousness of the Queensland threat to the Blues' long-held dominance in series wins. Queensland however, under the leadership of immortal captain Wally Lewis, was inspired by this, and for the first three State of Origin series Queensland won 2 matches to 1. However, in 1985, under the leadership of captain Steve Mortimer, New South Wales won the deciding match in front of 29,068 spectators at the Sydney Cricket Ground, claiming the series for the first time. The following year the
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countries like New Zealand and France. A number of Queensland Residents players have gone onto play for Queensland in State of Origin, including Daly Cherry-Evans and David Taylor. As Residents selection has no bearing on Origin eligibility, a number of players have gone on to also represent New South Wales, including Trent Hodkinson and Jamie Buhrer. New Zealand internationals Jeremy Smith and Adam Blair are also former Queensland Residents representatives. The first Queensland Residents side was selected in 1988 and went on a three-game tour of New Zealand, winning two games. Over the next six years the side toured New
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first grade football for Illawarra in 1983. He made his debut for Queensland in the 1988 State of Origin series, scoring a try in game 1 and playing in all three matches. That year he also represented Australia against a 'Rest of the World' team. The following season McIndoe moved to Penrith and also played in all three matches of the 1989 State of Origin series, scoring in games 1 and 2. In the 1990 season he was, for the third consecutive year, selected for Queensland in all three games of the State of Origin before playing for the Panthers
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the New Zealand national team 52–0 as well as a 3–0 whitewash of Queensland in the State of Origin series. Fletcher is perhaps best known in Origin circles for his hand grenade try celebration which he performed in 2000 series where NSW thumped QLD 58-16. It is believed that the try celebration forced Queensland to change their whole strategy towards Origin and it created a pathway for Queensland to win eight series in a row. Former Queensland player Wendell Sailor said “As a Queenslander, you never forget that". Queensland Origin great Gorden Tallis had previously spoken about how that try
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record total of eight man-of-the-match awards and beginning a run of five Origin best player awards in six games. The 21 players selected by Queensland: 1982 State of Origin series The 1982 State of Origin series was the first annual three-match series between New South Wales and Queensland to be played entirely under "state of origin" selection rules. After the matches in 1980 and 1981 that trialed the concept, 'Origin' was fully embraced in 1982, with no matches using the previous seventy-four years' residential-based selection rules ever played again. The series came down to the deciding third match, which a
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awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the 2014 Australia Day Honours "for service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games." Carr is married with three children; one son and two twin daughters. Cameron Carr (wheelchair rugby) Cameron Carr, is an Australian Paralympic wheelchair rugby player. He has won a silver medal at the 2008 Paralympics and gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Paralympics. Cameron Michael Carr was born on 13 August 1977, and lives in Brisbane, Queensland. His father is Norm Carr, Queensland rugby league State of Origin representative. At 19 years old,
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the first match of the 1991 Trans-Tasman Test series on the wing. Shearer then joined the Gold Coast Seagulls. He was selected as Queensland's fullback for all three games of the 1992 State of Origin series. He played for Queensland at fullback in games 2 and 3 of the 1993 State of Origin series. Shearer was Australia's fullback and goal kicker in all three matches of the 1993 Trans-Tasman Test series. He played his last match for Australia in 1993. Shearer then joined the South Queensland Crushers. He was selected to play for Queensland at in the 1995 State of
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a brief period in 2005. Harrison was selected to play for one State of Origin match, playing for the Queensland Maroons in game 3, 2005, thus become South Sydney's first Queensland Origin representative in many years. Harrison's elevation to the Souths captaincy in 2005 appeared to be a turning point in both Souths' 2005 season and Harrison's career, as Souths won six of eight matches under his captaincy to avoid the 2005 wooden spoon (the only losses in that period were both against the 2005 Grand Finalists, Wests Tigers and North Queensland). Harrison moved to the Sydney Roosters for the
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up. The Queenslanders managed to hold out New South Wales' desperate attack to leave the game at 10-6. Of the match, Queensland captain Lockyer had this to say: "In games I've been involved with, that's the gutsiest I've been in." It was the first win for Queensland at Telstra Stadium following an 11-game losing streak at the venue, and the first time the Maroons had won four consecutive Origin matches since their 8-game winning streak which lasted from game 2, 1987, to game 3, 1989. Meninga was critical of referee Shayne Hayne's performance in the match with no penalties until
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to play for the Brisbane rugby league team against the visiting British. In 1990 he moved from Brisbane's Easts Tigers to Sydney's Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. Conspicuous in headgear after suffering a severe concussion in 1991, Smith made his State of Origin début as a reserve for Queensland in the 1992 series. During the 1993 State of Origin series Smith played from the interchange bench n Games 2 and 3, both losses. Smith was selected to play on the interchange bench in all three games of the 1994 State of Origin series which was eventually lost by Queensland. He looked certain to
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entire existence from 1995 to 1997. In 2008, during his battle with illness he wrote a letter for the Queensland rugby league team which has been read to them for inspiration in subsequent State of Origin series. He died as chairman of FOGS on 16 June 2008 because of long-term illness. That year he won the "Service to Sport Award" at the Queensland Sport Awards. Actor Michael Caton inherited Turner's 'cultural ambassador role with the Queensland rugby league team. During the 2009 State of Origin series, he was honoured outside Lang Park with a plaque. Dick Turner Richard "Dick" Turner
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Dallas Johnson Dallas Johnson (born 23 November 1982) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 2000s and 2010s. An Australia national and Queensland State of Origin representative forward, he played his club football in the National Rugby League for Australian clubs the Melbourne Storm and North Queensland Cowboys, and in the European Super League for French club Catalans Dragons. Between 2006 and 2009, Johnson played in four consecutive NRL grand finals for the Melbourne Storm. Melbourne won the 2007 and 2009 grand finals. He has represented the Queensland Maroons in four State of Origin series and played
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was awarded with the "Ron McAuliffe" Medal. The following players have been awarded the Brad Fittler Medal for New South Wales player of the series. The following referees have controlled State of Origin series matches. State of Origin results and statistics State of Origin results and statistics have been accumulating since the 1980 State of Origin game. Every game played under State of Origin selection rules, including the additional 1987 exhibition match and the matches played between New South Wales and Queensland for the Super League Tri-series are detailed below unless stated otherwise. Queensland have won 21 series. NSW have
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finished 5th in 1980. Stanton was appointed coach of New South Wales in 1978 when interstate games were under the old "State of Residence" rules. In 1982, Stanton replaced Ted Glossop as the Blues State of Origin coach, being the first NSW coach to contest a three-game Origin series. Queensland won the series 2–1 and Glossop returned to coach the Blues in 1983. Stanton again coached New South Wales in the 1984 Origin series to another 2–1 loss against the Maroons. Stanton was appointed Australia's Test coach in 1978 and in the next six years was rewarded with whitewash wins
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1986 State of Origin series The 1986 State of Origin series was the fifth year that the annual three-match series between New South Wales and Queensland was contested entirely under "state of origin" selection rules. It was the year that New South Wales finally asserted some dominance and won the series in the first ever 3-0 Origin whitewash. It was an inauspicious introduction to Origin coaching for Wayne Bennett who soon afterwards began plotting a reversal of fortunes that would lead to a pending period of Queensland dominance. The Blues finally brought to Origin a passion that had hitherto been
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in the 1995 State of Origin series. He played State of Origin for Queensland in one game the following year. While playing for the Cowboys he represented Queensland in Super League's Tri-series during 1997's split season. That season he was also named the Cowboys' player of the year. Owen Cunningham Owen Cunningham (born 23 January 1967) is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. A Queensland State of Origin representative forward, he played his club football for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (with whom he won the 1996 premiership), North Queensland Cowboys and the Northern Eagles.
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Queensland instead host two home matches this year, as well as in 2017, the Blues to host two home matches in 2016 and the remaining match in 2015 to be hosted at a neutral venue (later named to be the 100,024 capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground). Former Canberra, Queensland and Australian captain Mal Meninga remained as coach of the Queensland side, having won all eight previous editions dating back to 2006. New South Wales were coached by former Canberra, NSW and Australia captain Laurie Daley for a second consecutive year. Consecutive victories over Queensland in the first and second games with
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1995 State of Origin series The 1995 State of Origin series was the 14th time that the annual three-game series between the Queensland and New South Wales representative rugby league football teams was contested entirely under 'state of origin' selection rules. Due to the Australian Rugby League's ongoing conflicts with Super League, they ruled that no Super League-aligned players were eligible for State of Origin selection in 1995. This appeared to hurt Queensland more than New South Wales, eliminating Queensland's mostly Brisbane Broncos star-studded back line, and they were not widely expected to win the 1995 series. However, they won
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back Billy Slater won man of the match in the third game and was awarded the Wally Lewis Medal as Man of the Series in 2010. The 2010 State of Origin series was also the second televised program in Australia to be shot in 3D 1080i DVB-T as well as being simultaneously broadcast in regular 576i and 1080i DVB-T and PAL. In the first game of the 2011 series Queensland defeated New South Wales 16–12. In the second game New South Wales defeated Queensland 18–8. Queensland won the series 34–24 in the 2011 decider in what was Queensland captain Darren
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rugby league game, hence the name 'state of origin'. Prior to 1980 players were only selected for interstate matches on the basis of where they were playing their club football at the time. In both 1980 and 1981 there were two interstate matches under the old selection rules and one experimental "State of Origin" match. From 1982 onwards a best-of-three match series has been played around the middle of the rugby league season for the State of Origin shield. During the early years, the results were extraordinarily even. However, since 2006, Queensland has won every series except in 2014 and
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over Leeds Rhinos. Moore shifted to the for 2000's Super League V. His final year was the 2001 NRL season in which he played two games for the North Queensland Cowboys. Danny Moore Danny Moore (born 2 November 1971) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative who played most of his career either at or on the , he played his club football in Australia for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (with whom he won the 1996 ARL premiership) and North Queensland Cowboys. He also played
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for representative football, Thorn's debut for the Queensland Maroons came in Game I of the 1996 State of Origin series. He held his place at second-row forward for all three games of that series. In the 1997 Super League season Thorn played in all three games for Queensland in that year's Super League Tri-series. He also made his international debut for Australia against New Zealand. Thorn won his first premiership with the Broncos when they defeated the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the 1997 Super League grand final in Brisbane. In the 1997 post season, Thorn was selected to travel to England
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to an under-16 and under-18 format but no under-20 game was held until 2012. In March 2012, the first under-20 Origin match was announced by the National Rugby League. The NRL had been looking into running the match for more than 18 months. In 2007, then-Gold Coast Titans managing director Michael Searle suggested an under-20 Origin series as a curtain raiser to the three senior State of Origin games. Former Queensland representative and current Queensland Origin coach Kevin Walters was named as inaugural coach of the Queensland under-20 team. From 2012 to 2014, the under-20 Origin fixture was held in
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2011 Legends of Origin charity match The 2011 Legends of Origin charity match was a rugby league football game played on 27 January 2011 at Parramatta Stadium in Sydney. The match was organised by Mark Geyer in response to the 2010–2011 Queensland floods. The match was contested between the New South Wales Origin Legends and the Queensland Origin Legends. The teams were made up of former State of Origin players. The match was won by Queensland with a final score of 20 to 16. After the devastating floods that had affected most of Queensland including its capital city of Brisbane,
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from the Queensland Rugby League. City vs Country is an annual match that takes place between a City side selected by the NSWRL and a Country side selected by New South Wales Country Rugby League. It is played before the State of Origin series and is often referred to as a selection trial for the New South Wales Blues team. The annual State of Origin series between the New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons is the most popular sporting event in NSW. Sydney has hosted many State of Origin matches since the series began in 1980. The three
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the team vice-captain. Vautin captained the team in the three non-test games of the tour. Queensland had won the 1989 State of Origin series with a 3–0 clean sweep of New South Wales prior to the tour. Of the 20 man touring team, 12 were from Qld with 8 from NSW. Balmain Tigers front rower Steve Roach was the only tourist who had not played in the Origin series. Only 10 players from the touring party would go on to be selected for the 1990 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France. The Australians played six games on the tour,
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Queensland would select if he was theoretically available for them (in place of Ashley Harrison). In the final match of the series, Gallen scored his side's first try just before half time and set up teammate Kurt Gidley for their second try just after the interval. 2011 later emerged at the centre of Cronulla's drug cheating scandal. Gallen was selected for all three games of the 2011 State of Origin series, as well as for Australia. He scored his first try of the season in round 3, against the Panthers. The Sharks won that game 44–12. In State of Origin
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14 games in the championship-winning Widnes team in England during the 1987–88 RFL championship. Shearer played for Manly until 1989 Shearer joined the Brisbane Broncos. He was selected to play for Queensland in all three games of the 1990 State of Origin series at centre. Shearer was the 1990 Brisbane Broncos season's goal kicker. He was selected to go on the 1990 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France. Shearer was selected to play for Queensland from the interchange bench in the 1991 State of Origin series' 2nd and 3rd games. He was then selected to play for Australia in
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crowd of 88,336 attended a game at Stadium Australia in 1999. The record for the annual three game series was set in 2004, when a total of 203,309 people attended. The 2005 series saw an attendance record for a series with two matches in Queensland, with 187,374. The record television audience was set during game 1 of the 2009 series and stands at 3.48 million. Queensland has won 18 series from 1982–2013, and NSW has won 13, with 2 drawn. Queensland have won the most series in a row. (8 Series 2006–2013). Australian international teams are often selected based on
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Clinton O'Brien Clinton O'Brien (born 10 January 1974) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A Queensland State of Origin representative forward, he played club football in Australia for the Sydney Roosters, South Queensland Crushers, Gold Coast Chargers and Newcastle Knights (with whom he won the 2001 NRL premiership), as well as English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. O'Brein represented Queensland in the 1997 State of Origin series. He played for the Newcastle Knights from the interchange bench in their 2001 NRL Grand Final victory over the Parramatta Eels. Having won the 2001 NRL Premiership,
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Benny Elias and Bradley Clyde in the forwards gave the Blues the edge when the games were on the line. It wasn't until the upheaval of the Super League war in 1995 that the Maroons were able to again clinch a series. A main cause for concern for Queensland was the fact that the Brisbane Broncos, its players and many other Queenslanders were not aligned with the ARL prohibiting any players signed with the European Super League to play for the Maroons. Despite this the Queenslanders won the 1995 series 3–0 in a shocking white-wash. The 1996 series saw the
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In what was the first test match ever played in Canberra, New Zealand were defeated. Thaiday played at second row forward in all three games, and scored a try in the 2nd game, of the 2013 State of Origin series in which Queensland extended their record for consecutive series victories to eight. In 2015, Thaiday played in Brisbane's grand final defeat against North Queensland. In 2016, Thaiday was selected to play for Queensland in the 2016 state of origin series. After Queensland emerged victorious in game 1 of the series, Thaiday was interviewed post match by Brad Fittler. Fittler had
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Craig Teevan Craig Teevan is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s. During his time as a player, he represented five clubs in his usual positions of hooker or halfback and also played State of Origin for Queensland. While attending Oakey State High in 1986, Teevan was selected for the Australian schoolboys rugby league team. Teevan was appointed captain of the South Queensland Crushers for the 1995 ARL season. He was selected for the Queensland team's interchange bench in all three games of the Maroons' successful 1995 State of Origin series. Craig Teevan was also
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2005 State of Origin series The 2005 State of Origin series saw the 24th time that the annual three-game series between the Queensland and New South Wales representative rugby league football teams was contested entirely under 'state of origin' selection rules. The three matches drew a total attendance of 187,309 and New South Wales won the series 2-1, their third consecutive series victory. The Wally Lewis Medal for Player of the Series was awarded to New South Wales' fullback, Anthony Minichiello. The Ron McAuliffe Medal for Queensland player of the series was awarded to Cameron Smith. The Brad Fittler Medal
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before Referee Shayne Hayne broke up their melee and ended the match. The 18th man is a reserve to cover for any forthcoming injuries and, unless chosen, does not actually play. – Glenn Stewart was originally selected for game one, but subsequently forced to withdraw following suspension for a dangerous tackle. He was replaced by Luke Lewis. 2009 State of Origin series The 2009 State of Origin series was the 28th time that the annual three-game series between the Queensland and New South Wales representative rugby league football teams was played entirely under 'state of origin' selection rules. Queensland won
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the National Rugby League competition, two of which have been part of the NRL since its inauguration in 1998: There are currently two official Queensland NRL expansions bids to be based at - The other major rugby league team is the Queensland Maroons who play New South Wales Blues in the fiercely contested three game State of Origin competition. The Maroons have recently won their third straight Origin series, as well as their eleventh from the past twelve. The other major state based competition is the Queensland Cup. Swimming is also a popular sport in Queensland, with a majority of
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of May, Ben Hunt was named as halfback to represent the Queensland Maroons in the 2018 State of Origin series. He was named in the side after brilliant form for his NRL club the St. George Illawarra Dragons and he was a major factor in the Dragons' sublime start to the season in which they won their first 6 games. Ben Hunt was replaced as halfback by Cherry-Evans during State of Origin III, during the match he was allocated to sit on the bench as Cherry-Evans took his place. Hunt was part of the St George side which qualified for
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to playing with Ipswitch Jets and recently played in the state final where the Jets defeated Newcastle. He played for Queensland in all 6 State of Origin matches in 2001 and 2002. Walker scored in all three games of the 2001 State of Origin series. Chris Walker (rugby league) Chris Walker (born 27 February 1980) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 2000s and 2010s. A Queensland State of Origin representative winger, he played his club football in the National Rugby League for the Brisbane Broncos, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Sydney Roosters, Melbourne Storm, Gold Coast Titans and
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the current New South Wales State of Origin side's selection panel consists of Danny Buderus, Andrew Johns and Greg Alexander. New South Wales rugby league team The New South Wales rugby league team has represented the Australian state of New South Wales in rugby league football since the sport's beginnings there in 1907. Also known as the Blues due to their sky blue jerseys, the team competes in the annual State of Origin series against neighbouring team, the Queensland rugby league team. This annual event is a series of three games competing for the State of Origin shield. As of
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New South Wales rugby league team The New South Wales rugby league team has represented the Australian state of New South Wales in rugby league football since the sport's beginnings there in 1907. Also known as the Blues due to their sky blue jerseys, the team competes in the annual State of Origin series against neighbouring team, the Queensland rugby league team. This annual event is a series of three games competing for the State of Origin shield. As of 2018, the team is coached by Brad Fittler and captained by Boyd Cordner. Prior to 1980 when the "state-of-origin" selection
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to make Origin debut for the Maroons in game 3. Te’o joined the Rabbitohs in 2013. Te’o represented Queensland and was selected in the Australian squad in 2012. Keen to establish himself as a starting forward in the Rabbitohs pack in 2013. Te'o played all three games of the 2013 State of Origin series from the interchange bench, helping Queensland extend their record for consecutive series victories to eight. In the 2014 pre-season Te'o played for the Rabbitohs in the 2014 NRL Auckland Nines tournament. He played from the interchange bench in all three games of the 2014 State of
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Blues were able to go one better and complete the first state of origin whitewash, taking the series 3–0. After Queensland had won the 1987 series 2–1, a fourth game was played at Long Beach, California to showcase rugby league to the American public. In "Origin: Rugby League's Greatest Contest 1980–2002" (2003) Queensland writer Jack Gallaway tells a story: In 1987 the Australian Rugby League (ARL), New South Wales Rugby League and Queensland Rugby League agreed that the match would only count towards the players' individual statistics. On 15 July 2003 the Australian Rugby League (whose primary members are originally
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before being selected for Queensland in games II and III of 1992. In game II that year Coyne popped up a great pass to send Billy Moore over for a try. Queensland went on to win the match 5-4. In 1993 Coyne played in all three games and set up a try for Mal Meninga in game II. But 1994 would ultimately provide the most memorable of Coyne's State of Origin appearances and enabled his entry to the annals of Maroon and Origin folklore. In game I, with Queensland down 12-10 and 40 seconds left on the clock, from deep
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eight of which have previously played for the Blues. The list also includes the known coaches from the pre-Origin era and only counts games against Queensland. Games against touring teams from New Zealand, Great Britain and France are not included. Ted Glossop, Frank Stanton and Terry Fearnley are the only coaches to have coached NSW in both State of Residence and State of Origin formats. NSWRL Hall of Fame inductee and Immortal Brad Fittler is the coach for the 2018 blues team and he has chosen 11 players to debut in game 1 of the 2018 series. As of 2018
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South Wales junior side Maclean. Wagon was part of the Parramatta sides which suffered preliminary final heartbreak in 1999 and 2000. Wagon was selected to represent Queensland as for all three games of the 2001 State of Origin series. At the end of the season he played for the Parramatta Eels at lock forward in their 2001 NRL grand final loss to the Newcastle Knights. In 2005, Wagon made 15 appearances for Parramatta as the club won the minor premiership and made it all the way to the preliminary final before suffering a shock 29-0 defeat to North Queensland. Wagon
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Shaun Berrigan Shaun Berrigan (born 4 November 1978) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. A Queensland State of Origin and Australia national representative utility player, he played his club football in the National Rugby League for the Brisbane Broncos (with whom he won the 2000 and 2006 NRL Premierships), the New Zealand Warriors and the Canberra Raiders. He also played in the European Super League for English club Hull FC. Brother of fellow professional, Barry, Shaun was a very versatile footballer, having played numerous games as a and , for Australia, Queensland
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performances over 22 games. He had the honor of captaining the Queensland side in the first game of the 1988 State of Origin series at the new Sydney Football Stadium, and the first game of the 1990 series at Olympic Park in Melbourne - the first Origin game in Australia played outside of Brisbane or Sydney. Both times he captained the team was when Lewis was ruled out with injury. At the time he became only the third Queensland Origin captain at the time alongside Beetson and Lewis. Game 1 of the 1990 series was Vautin's last game of State
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he represented the Prime Minister's XIII against Papua New Guinea. In 2012, he began the season again at wing, before making a permanent switch to second row. In 2013, McQueen cemented his spot in the South Sydney starting side. In 2012 and 2013, he was a member of Queensland's Emerging Origin Squad. In 2013, he made his State of Origin debut for Queensland. He played all three games of the 2013 State of Origin series in which Queensland extended their record for consecutive series victories to eight. On 5 October 2014, McQueen was selected to play for the Rabbitohs from
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ended in disappointment with the Titans losing both of their finals games to the Brisbane Broncos and Parramatta Eels respectively. Friend won the Paul Broughton Medal for the Gold Coast Titans' player of the year in 2009. In 2010, Friend again played in all of the Titans' games in that season. This meant that he had played 56 consecutive games for the Gold Coast Titans. Friend was also given an opportunity to play State of Origin due to an injury to first choice hooker Cameron Smith before game one. Friend was up against other Queensland hookers such as Matt Ballin,
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performance in the State of Origin series. New South Wales play in sky blue jerseys and are known as "the Blues", a term dating from 1974 when a journalist used the name in an article. The Blues won that series, leading coach Jack Gibson to comment "I thought they went pretty well for a bunch of cockroaches". The Queensland team plays in a maroon jersey, and are called "the Maroons". Both teams also have unbecoming nicknames — New South Wales: "the Cockroaches"; Queensland: "the Cane Toads". The first 'state of origin' game was an Australian Football game between Western Australia
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NSW against Queensland in the 2018 State of Origin series after a number of good performances at club level. Cook played in all 3 games for New South Wales as they won their first origin series since 2014. Cook was part of the Souths side which finished 3rd on the table at the end of the regular season and made it all the way to the preliminary final before being defeated by arch rivals the Sydney Roosters 12-4. He capped a stellar season by earning selection in the Australian Kangaroos team as starting hooker for Test matches against New Zealand
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Origin debut for Queensland in the sole game played under Origin criteria in 1981. He appeared in games I and III of 1982 at centre and full-back respectively and in game III of 1983 on the wing. He scored three tries in his four Origin appearances. http://www.showroom.com.au/dragons/dragonshistory Dragons History site <br>https://web.archive.org/web/20070817154435/http://www.bulldogs.com.au/main.php Bulldogs Player Histories (Official Site) <br>https://web.archive.org/web/20070829213148/http://www.raiders.com.au/www/history/alltime/ Canberra Raiders All Time Player List (Official Site) Mitch Brennan Mitch Brennan (born 30 October 1954) is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach. A Queensland State of Origin representative three-quarter, he played club football during the 1970s, and 1980s in Queensland
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for the 2nd year after his maiden series win in 2016. Former Canberra, New South Wales and Australia captain Laurie Daley coached New South Wales for the 5th year, looking for his 2nd series win after New South Wales' 2-1 win in 2014. Queensland won their third consecutive series and their eleventh from the past twelve. New South Wales had decided on an unchanged team throughout the series, for the first time in at least twenty years. 2017 State of Origin series The 2017 State of Origin series was the 36th annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South
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at Suncorp Stadium. Hodges was selected for the 2007 ANZAC Test against New Zealand at centre in the Kangaroos 30-6 win at Suncorp Stadium. Hodges played in all three games for Queensland in the 2007 State of Origin series. Hodges scored one try in the third game in the 18-4 loss at Suncorp Stadium even though Queensland won the series 2–1. Despite being sidelined for several weeks due to a knee injury, Hodges finished the season as the Broncos top try-scorer with 12 tries in 19 matches and was Dally M Centre of the Year. Hodges was selected for Australia
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the club, Johnathan Thurston won the Dally M Medal and made his State of Origin debut for Queensland. In 2006, the Cowboys started the year with a 6-game winning streak and looked destined for another finals appearance, before ending the season with just 5 wins from 19 games and finishing in 9th position. The 2007 season saw the Cowboys 3rd finals appearance and their first top 4 finish. They faced the Bulldogs in Townsville in week 1 of the finals, scraping home by 2 points. The following week, they defeated the Warriors at home by 37 points. They fell one
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Ashley Harrison Ashley Harrison (born 18 May 1981 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer for the Gold Coast Titans of the NRL. A Queensland State of Origin representative lock forward, he has played club football previously for the Brisbane Broncos (with whom he won the 2000 NRL Premiership), the Sydney Roosters and the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Harrison attended Wavell State High School in Brisbane, Queensland, and played junior football for Brisbane Brothers and Norths Aspley. He represented the Australian Schoolboys team in 1998. Harrison made his debut in the National Rugby League for the Brisbane
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Cameron Smith Cameron Smith (born 18 June 1983) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who has played his entire career to date for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League. A goal-kicking , Smith has captained the Storm since 2006, winning the 2012 and 2017 NRL Premierships. He previously represented Queensland in State of Origin and the Australian Kangaroos internationally, captaining both teams from 2012 until his retirement from representative matches in 2018. Regarded by many as one of the greatest players of all time, Smith has won the Dally M Medal as the NRL's player of the
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