State of Origin series: Difference between revisions

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The [[2020 State of Origin series|2020 series]] was originally due to be played during the middle of the [[2020 NRL season|season]], but was shifted to the post-season for the first time in history, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] which forced the suspension of all non-essential services in March. The series was played on consecutive Wednesday nights in November (4th, 11th, and 18th), with the venues for the fixtures designated as: [[Adelaide Oval]], [[Stadium Australia|ANZ Stadium]] and [[Lang Park|Suncorp Stadium]]. Former New South Wales captain Paul Gallen and Daily Telegraph journalist Dean Ritchie notably described the Queensland team as the worst ever Maroons side.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Austin |first1=Jack |title='I'll be ducking Freddy': Journo eats humble pie over 'worst team' call... but doesn't regret it |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/state-of-origin/state-of-origin-2020-game-3-result-old-maroons-beat-nsw-blues-worst-queensland-team-ever-dean-ritchie-highlights/news-story/7ecdef2d5c76ff3fd804328f3e1ff264 |website=Fox Sports |language=en |date=18 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-15 |title=Gallen concedes current Maroons are worst in history |url=https://www.nine.com.au/sport/nrl/state-of-origin/queensland-maroons/paul-gallen-concedes-current-maroons-are-worst-in-history-20201115-p5ipnu.html |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Nine |language=en}}</ref> Game 1, held for the first time in Adelaide, saw Queensland beat New South Wales in a nail biting 18–14 win. At half time, the Blues were leading the Maroons 10–0, but a huge upset secured the game for Queensland. Game 2 held in Sydney, New South Wales, at ANZ Stadium, was a blue wave. Queensland scored the first try but eventually lost the game to New South Wales 34–10. Game 3 was held in Brisbane on 18 November at Suncorp Stadium and was a physical match which saw Queensland regain the shield with a 20–14 win over New South Wales. In his post game speech, Captain Daly Cherry Evans quipped “and on behalf of the worst ever Queensland team, thank you very much”.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-01 |title='It just felt right': DCE opens up on his 'worst team ever' clapback in Origin speech |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-daly-cherryevans-state-of-origin-qld-maroons-vs-nsw-blues-worst-team-ever-paul-gallen/news-story/12061cd242e3dc87031b7510afb1de27 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Fox Sports |language=en}}</ref> A reference to critical comments made by former New South Wales Captain Paul Gallen.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-15 |title=Gallen concedes current Maroons are worst in history |url=https://www.nine.com.au/sport/nrl/state-of-origin/queensland-maroons/paul-gallen-concedes-current-maroons-are-worst-in-history-20201115-p5ipnu.html |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Nine |language=en}}</ref> Cameron Munster was awarded the Wally Lewis Medal for his exceptional performances throughout the series, despite being out due to HIA for most of Game 2.

| [[Lang Park]] || Brisbane || 5758 || 1982–2001, 2003–20232003–2024 || 52,540 || 16,559 || 42,195372.7769 || 2,405457,159616

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| 1.833<br>(3.044)

| 1.476<br>(2.505)

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| <ref name="2024 G1 ratings">{{cite web|last1=Knox|first1=David|title= State of Origin I is a blockbuster at 3.44m viewers |url= https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/06/state-of-origin-i-is-a-blockbuster-at-3-44m-viewers.html |website=TV TongihtTonight|access-date=6 June 2024|date=6 June 2024}}</ref>

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| <ref name="2024 G2 ratings">{{cite web|last1=Knox|first1=David|title= 3.26m watch NSW win State of Origin II |url= https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/06/3-26m-watch-nsw-win-state-of-origin-ii.html#0 |website=TV TongihtTonight|access-date=27 June 2024|date=27 June 2024}}</ref>

[[Ken Nagas]] was born and raised in Queensland but decided to play for New South Wales, [[Peter Sterling (rugby league commentator)|Peter Sterling]] was born in Toowoomba, Queensland but raised in Wagga Wagga, Newcastle and Sydney, all in New South Wales, while McManus was born in Scotland and was raised in the Northern Territory, but was ruled eligible to play for New South Wales in the 2009 series. New South Wales also claim players who were born and raised in the Australian Capital Territory, including Nick Cotric and Terry Campese. GivenHowever, given that the Australian Capital Territory local competition is notadministered by the [[New South Wales Rugby League|NSWRL]] and is part of the New South Wales jurisdiction, this makes NSW eligibility for ACT players questionablelegitimate.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Association: Canberra Region Rugby League |url=https://www.playrugbyleague.com/Competitions/Association/canberra-region-rugby-league-85?season=2024 |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=www.playrugbyleague.com}}</ref>

Papua New Guinea–born [[Adrian Lam]] and Fijian-born [[Lote Tuqiri (rugby, born 1979)|Lote Tuqiri]], [[Akuila Uate]] and [[Petero Civoniceva]] have also played Origin. [[Benny Elias]] was born in Lebanon and has played for and captained NSW. [[Mario Fenech]] was born in Malta and has played for NSW.

Of the 43 full series played, Queensland has won 24, New South Wales 17, with 2 series drawn. However, on both of the 2 occasions there was a drawn series, the previous year's winner retained the title, with both being retained by Queensland, meaning Queensland have won 26 titles and New South Wales 17 titles. With the addition of three one-off games that were played in 1980, 1981 and 1987, the total number of games played is 131132. Queensland have won 70, New South Wales have won 60, with 2 matches being drawn.<ref>[http://afltables.com/rl/soo/soo_idx.html Rugby League Tables]</ref>

|[[1985 State of Origin series|1985]] || style="background:#bcf" | [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South WalesNSW]] || 2 || 1 || 0 ||style="background:#bcf;"| New South WalesNSW

|[[1986 State of Origin series|1986]] || style="background:#bcf" | New South WalesNSW || 3 || 0 || 0 ||style="background:#bcf;"| New South WalesNSW

|[[1990 State of Origin series|1990]] || style="background:#bcf" | New South WalesNSW || 2 || 1 || 0 ||style="background:#bcf;"| New South WalesNSW

|[[1992 State of Origin series|1992]] || style="background:#bcf" | New South WalesNSW || 2 || 1 || 0 || style="background:#bcf;"| New South WalesNSW

|[[1993 State of Origin series|1993]] || style="background:#bcf" | New South WalesNSW || 2 || 1 || 0 ||style="background:#bcf;"| New South WalesNSW

|[[1994 State of Origin series|1994]] || style="background:#bcf" | New South WalesNSW || 2 || 1 || 0 ||style="background:#bcf;"| New South WalesNSW

|[[1996 State of Origin series|1996]] || style="background:#bcf" | New South WalesNSW || 3 || 0 || 0 ||style="background:#bcf;"| New South WalesNSW

|[[1997 State of Origin series|1997]] || style="background:#bcf" | New South WalesNSW || 2 || 1 || 0 ||style="background:#bcf;"| New South WalesNSW

|[[2000 State of Origin series|2000]] || style="background:#bcf" | New South WalesNSW || 3 || 0 || 0 ||style="background:#bcf;"| New South WalesNSW

|[[2003 State of Origin series|2003]] || style="background:#bcf" | New South WalesNSW || 2 || 1 || 0 ||style="background:#bcf;"| New South WalesNSW

|[[2004 State of Origin series|2004]] || style="background:#bcf" | New South WalesNSW || 2 || 1 || 0 ||style="background:#bcf;"| New South WalesNSW

|[[2005 State of Origin series|2005]] || style="background:#bcf" | New South WalesNSW || 2 || 1 || 0 ||style="background:#bcf;"| New South WalesNSW

|[[2014 State of Origin series|2014]] || style="background:#bcf" | New South WalesNSW || 2 || 1 || 0 ||style="background:#bcf;"| New South WalesNSW

|[[2018 State of Origin series|2018]] || style="background:#bcf" | New South WalesNSW || 2 || 1 || 0 ||style="background:#bcf;"| New South WalesNSW

|[[2019 State of Origin series|2019]] || style="background:#bcf" | New South WalesNSW || 2 || 1 || 0 ||style="background:#bcf;"| New South WalesNSW

|[[2021 State of Origin series|2021]] || style="background:#bcf" | New South WalesNSW || 2 || 1 || 0 || style="background: #bcf;" | New South WalesNSW

|[[2024 State of Origin series|2024]] || style="background:#bcf" | New South WalesNSW || 2 || 1 || 0 || style="background:#bcf;| New South WalesNSW

|[[2024 Women's State of Origin series|2024]]|| style="background:#b03060; color:white;" | QLD || 2 || 1 || 0