Gagai was then able to sprint 90m untouched, despite a desperate chase from Josh Addo-Carr. The rise of the Canberra Raiders in the then Winfield Cup club competition produced for the Blues the formidable halves combination of Ricky Stuart and Laurie Daley who brought New South Wales back from defeat with two wins in the opening games of the 1990 series. James Tedesco has set up the first try of the 2019 series with some fancy footwork. The local media were unimpressed. He played for us at 16, he's a Blue". The video referee ruled Mitchell’s decision to tackle Gillett before he could snatch the Steeden constituted a professional foul. "Queensland rep team coaching staff named", "NSW Origin Pathways Program staff announced", "True Blues appointed to NSWRL Coaching Pathways positions", "NSWRL announces NSW Under-18s Men's squad", "Annual Interstate Challenge Match 11 May 2019", "Queensland Win 2019 Interstate Challenge Match 28–10", "Queensland Universities team named for 2019", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2019_State_of_Origin_series&oldid=972153426, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 10 August 2020, at 13:28. The @NSWRL have made their way to @suncorpstadium ahead of tonight's Origin opener. The video referee decision divided rugby league legends Andrew Johns and Phil Gould. 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. Queensland have won 62, New South Wales have won 53, with 2 matches being drawn.[36]. That's a HUGE call from Joey, after the Maroons' no-try ruling. Mark Geyer couldn’t believe Napa’s blunder: “How’d you miss that Dylan Napa, my goodness”. The 2019 State of Origin results have seen the NSW Blues win series thanks to a final-minute try scored by James Tedesco, delivering a 26-20 victory in Game 3. His carries were fantastic. 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. “Ordinary miss,” Maroons legend Paul Vautin said of Munster’s failed tackle attempt. From 2004 onwards it has been awarded to the player of the series irrespective of state, to the following players: Players still currently active are listed in bold.

Queensland makes history with stunning win. The Maroons have repeatedly denied this throughout the week. [27] However, the place of birth has only been a relevant factor in eligibility since 2012. According to swirling rumours, Murray was being considered for a late promotion to the starting side at the expense of lock Jake Trbojevic — however Fittler appears to have allowed the gossip to play into his hands by keeping Queensland guessing all week whether Trbojevic or Murray would get the nod. Napa got up celebrating after diving on the loose ball and Queensland players went back to their own side of half way in preparation for a re-start. The first calls for a state of origin selection policy in interstate rugby football came before the schism between the union and league codes eventuated in Australia. Thurston injured his shoulder in the 30th minute of the match, essentially disabling it as he played out the whole match. Sign up, Join the conversation, you are commenting as Logout. In 2016, Queensland defeated New South Wales 6–4 in game 1 and clinched the series with a 26–16 win in the second match.
[6] It is regularly described as being the pinnacle of rugby league, even in comparison with international competitions.[7][8][9][10]. This gave the Blues the first series win in 8 years.

Due to the clarification of selection rules, the Sims brothers are eligible for different States. It was reinforced by a marketing campaign used in the 1980s where the respective teams were caricatured as such. Terrible … Who chooses it? 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. “Well deserved,” Cherry-Evans told Nine after the game of Gagai’s award.


Due to the controversy around the second drawn series, and the rule awarding the series champions to Queensland, the rules were subsequently changed to rule out drawn matches and series. AFL Trades 2020: Jesse Hogan Fremantle contract news, Sydney... Mike Tyson’s ‘absolute power’ ahead of comeback, NBA 2020: Michael Jordan photo, Keegan Hall Instagram news. Where would we go from there?" In 2019, Queensland defeated New South Wales in the first match 18–14. The 2019 State of Origin series was the 38th annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams.