2019 State of Origin series

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2019 State of Origin series
Won by New South Wales colours.svg New South Wales  (15th title)
Series margin2–1
Points scored122
Player of the series New South Wales colours.svg James Tedesco
Top points scorer(s) New South Wales colours.svg James Maloney (20)
Top try scorer(s) New South Wales colours.svg Tom Trbojevic (3)

The 2019 State of Origin series was the 38th annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams. Before this series, Queensland had won 21 times, NSW 14 times, with two series drawn.

Contents

For just the second time, a game was played away from Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne, with Game 2 played at Perth’s Optus Stadium.

Game I

Wednesday, 5 June 2019
8:10pm (AEST)
Queensland Queensland colours.svg 18–14 New South Wales colours.svg New South Wales
Tries:
Dane Gagai (67', 71') 2
Corey Oates (53') 1
Goals:
Kalyn Ponga 3/4
(54', 59' pen, 72')
1st: 0 – 8
2nd: 18 – 6
Tries:
1 (20') Josh Morris
1 (76') Jake Trbojevic
Goals:
3/3 Nathan Cleary
(13' pen, 21', 76')
Sin Bin:
(58') Latrell Mitchell
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 52,191
Referee: Gerard Sutton, Ashley Klein
Player of the Match: Queensland colours.svg Dane Gagai

Game II

Sunday, 23 June 2019
5:50pm (AWST)
Queensland Queensland colours.svg 6–38 New South Wales colours.svg New South Wales
Tries:
Will Chambers (14' pen) 1
Goals:
Kalyn Ponga 1/1
(15')
1st: 6 – 18
2nd: 0 – 20
Tries:
3 (8', 36', 54') Tom Trbojevic
2 (58', 74') Josh Addo-Carr
1 (19') Tyson Frizell
Goals:
5/6 James Maloney
(37', 45' pen, 50' pen, 56', 76')
2/2 Nathan Cleary
(9', 20')
Optus Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 59,721
Referee: Gerard Sutton, Ashley Klein
Player of the Match: New South Wales colours.svg Jake Trbojevic

Game III

Wednesday, 10 July 2019
8:10pm (AEST)
New South Wales New South Wales colours.svg 26–20 Queensland colours.svg Queensland
Tries:
James Tedesco (52', 80') 2
Paul Vaughan (35') 1
Damien Cook (60') 1
Goals:
James Maloney 5/5
(6' pen, 36', 53', 61', 80')
1st: 8 – 8
2nd: 18 – 12
Tries:
1 (15') Felise Kaufusi
1 (72') Josh McGuire
1 (77') Josh Papalii
Goals:
4/4 Ethan Lowe
(17', 29' pen, 72', 78')
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 82,565
Referee: Gerard Sutton, Ashley Klein
Player of the Match: New South Wales colours.svg James Tedesco

Teams

New South Wales Blues

PositionGame 1Game 2Game 3
Fullback Eastern Suburbs colours.svg James Tedesco
Wing Canberra colours.svg Nick Cotric Parramatta colours.svg Blake Ferguson
Centre Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Latrell Mitchell Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tom Trbojevic
Centre Canterbury colours.svg Josh Morris Canberra colours.svg Jack Wighton
Wing Melbourne colours.svg Josh Addo-Carr
Five-eighth South Sydney colours.svg Cody Walker Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg James Maloney
Halfback Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Nathan Cleary Newcastle colours.svg Mitchell Pearce
Prop Newcastle colours.svg David Klemmer Newcastle colours.svg Daniel Saifiti
Hooker South Sydney colours.svg Damien Cook
Prop St. George Illawarra colours.svg Paul Vaughan Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Jake Trbojevic Newcastle colours.svg David Klemmer
Second row Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Boyd Cordner (c)
Second row St. George Illawarra colours.svg Tyson Frizell
Lock Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Jake Trbojevic Melbourne colours.svg Dale Finucane Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Jake Trbojevic
Interchange Canberra colours.svg Jack Wighton St. George Illawarra colours.svg Paul Vaughan
Interchange Brisbane colours.svg Payne Haas St. George Illawarra colours.svg Tariq Sims Melbourne colours.svg Dale Finucane
Interchange South Sydney colours.svg Cameron Murray
Interchange Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Angus Crichton Cronulla colours.svg Wade Graham
Coach New South Wales colours.svg Brad Fittler

1 - Playing in his eighth State of Origin series, Mitchell Pearce finally got his first ever series win after being called into the side in the decider for the injured Nathan Cleary.

Queensland Maroons

PositionGame 1Game 2Game 3
Fullback Newcastle colours.svg Kalyn Ponga Melbourne colours.svg Cameron Munster
Wing Brisbane colours.svg Corey Oates
Centre North Queensland colours.svg Michael Morgan Melbourne colours.svg Will Chambers
Centre Melbourne colours.svg Will Chambers Wests Tigers colours.svg Moses Mbye
Wing South Sydney colours.svg Dane Gagai
Five-eighth Melbourne colours.svg Cameron Munster St. George Illawarra colours.svg Corey Norman
Halfback Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Daly Cherry-Evans (c)
Prop Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Jai Arrow Canterbury colours.svg Dylan Napa Brisbane colours.svg Joe Ofahengaue
Hooker St. George Illawarra colours.svg Ben Hunt
Prop Canberra colours.svg Josh Papalii
Second row Melbourne colours.svg Felise Kaufusi
Second row Brisbane colours.svg Matt Gillett South Sydney colours.svg Ethan Lowe
Lock Brisbane colours.svg Josh McGuire
Interchange Wests Tigers colours.svg Moses Mbye North Queensland colours.svg Michael Morgan
Interchange Brisbane colours.svg Joe Ofahengaue Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Jarrod Wallace Melbourne colours.svg Christian Welch
Interchange Canterbury colours.svg Dylan Napa Newcastle colours.svg Tim Glasby
Interchange Brisbane colours.svg David Fifita
Coach Queensland colours.svg Kevin Walters

1 - 2019 would be Kevin Walters' final series as coach of the Queensland Maroons, resigning from the position in 2020 to take up an NRL coaching role with the Brisbane Broncos.

Player Debuts

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Residents

Sunday, 12 May 2019
13:10 AEST (UTC+10)
Queensland Residents Queensland colours.svg 42–22 New South Wales colours.svg New South Wales Residents
Tries
Delouise Hoeter (7', 18', 58') 3
Sam Scarlett (21') 1
Temone Power (30') 1
Josh Cleeland (53') 1
Corey Jensen (77') 1
Goals
Josh Cleeland (7/8)
Sin Bins
Report
Tries
Beau Fermor (40') 1
Brian To'o (43') 1
Dean Britt (49') 1
Keaon Koloamatangi (74') 1
Goals
Brock Lamb (2/3)
Morgan Harper (1/1)
Sin Bins
Morgan Harper (66')
Brock Lamb (76')

Source(s): [1]

Team lists:
FB1 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Zac Santo
WG2 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Richard Kennar
CE3 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Delouise Hoeter
CE4 Norths Devils colours.svg Connor Broadhurst
WG5 Redcliffe colours.svg Izaia Perese
FE6 Ipswich Colours.svg Josh Cleeland (c)
HB7 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Sam Scarlett
PR8 Ipswich Colours.svg Nat Neale
HK9 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Mitch Cronin
PR10 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Corey Jensen
SR11 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Keenan Palasia
SR12 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Temone Power
LK13 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Tom Gilbert
Substitutes:
IC14 Western Suburbs colours.svg Christian Hazard
IC15 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Tino Fa'asuamaleaui
IC16 Balmain colours.svg Brett Greinke
IC17 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Darryn Schonig
Coach:
Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Jon Buchanan [2]
FB1 North Sydney colours.svg Kieren Moss
WG2 Canterbury colours.svg Christian Crichton
CE3 Wellington colours.svg Reubenn Rennie
CE4 Canterbury colours.svg Morgan Harper
WG5 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Brian To'o
FE6 South Sydney colours.svg Connor Tracey
HB7 North Sydney colours.svg Brock Lamb
PR8 Wellington colours.svg JJ Collins
HK9 South Sydney colours.svg Billy Brittain (c)
PR10 Northern Eagles colours.svg Lloyd Perrett
SR11 South Sydney colours.svg Dean Britt
SR12 Newcastle colours.svg Beau Fermor
LK13 North Sydney colours.svg Josh Curran
Substitutes:
IC14 South Sydney colours.svg Keaon Koloamatangi
IC15 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Mitch Kenny
IC16 Canterbury colours.svg Renouf To'omaga
IC17 South Sydney colours.svg Tom Amone
Coach:
South Sydney colours.svg Shane Millard [3]

Under 20s

Wednesday, 10 July 2019
8:10pm (AEST)
New South Wales New South Wales colours.svg 36–10 Queensland colours.svg Queensland
Tries:
Matt Burton (8', 22') 2
Teig Wilton (31') 1
Matt Croker (48') 1
Ky Rodwell (52') 1
Ethan Parry (62') 1
Goals:
Stephen Crichton 6/7
(23', 33', 40' pen, 49', 54', 64')
1st: 16 – 4
2nd: 20 – 6
Tries:
1 (12') Ronaldo Mulitalo
1 (67') Murray Taulagi
Goals:
1/3 Braydon Trindall
(68')
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Martin Jones
Player of the Match: New South Wales colours.svg Matt Burton


Team lists:
FB1 Newcastle colours.svg Tex Hoy
WG2 Canterbury colours.svg Tui Katoa
CE3 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Stephen Crichton
CE4 Parramatta colours.svg Ethan Parry
WG5 St. George Illawarra colours.svg Jason Saab
FE6 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Matt Burton
HB7 South Sydney colours.svg Blake Taaffe
PR8 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Spencer Leniu
HK9 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sam Verrills
PR10 South Sydney colours.svg Ky Rodwell
SR11 Cronulla colours.svg Teig Wilton
SR12 Canterbury colours.svg Matt Doorey
LK13 Canberra colours.svg Darby Medlyn
Substitutes:
IC14 Newcastle colours.svg Luke Huth
IC15 Parramatta colours.svg Stefano Utoikamanu
IC16 Newcastle colours.svg Matt Croker
IC17 Wests Tigers colours.svg Alex Seyfarth
Coach:
New South Wales colours.svg Mark O’Meley [4]
FB1 Cronulla colours.svg Ronaldo Mulitalo
WG2 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Treymain Spry
CE3 Brisbane colours.svg Tesi Niu
CE4 North Queensland colours.svg Murray Taulagi
WG5 North Queensland colours.svg Elijah Anderson
FE6 Cronulla colours.svg Braydon Trindall
HB7 Brisbane colours.svg Cory Paix (c)
PR8 St. George Illawarra colours.svg Eddie Blacker
HK9 Brisbane colours.svg Kobe Hetherington
PR10 Brisbane colours.svg Ethan Bullemor
SR11 Melbourne colours.svg Tino Fa'asuamaleaui
SR12 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg J'maine Hopgood
LK13 North Queensland colours.svg Tom Gilbert
Substitutes:
IC14 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Tanah Boyd
IC15 North Queensland colours.svg Ben Condon
IC16 North Queensland colours.svg Logan Bayliss-Brow
IC17 North Queensland colours.svg Nathan Barrett
Coach:
Queensland colours.svg Scott Prince [5]

Under 18s

The Under-18s State of Origin match was played as a curtain raiser to Game I of State of Origin 2019.

Wednesday, 5 June 2019
17:15 AEST (UTC+10)
Queensland Under-18s Queensland colours.svg 34–12 New South Wales colours.svg New South Wales Under-18s
Tries:
Fanitesi Niu (26', 60') 2
Jake Simpkin (5') 1
Alofiana Khan-Pereira (17') 1
Xavier Coates (53') 1
Reece Walsh (67') 1
Goals:
Joshua James 5/6
(7', 19', 28', 62', 69')
1st: 18 – 6
2nd: 16 – 6

Report

Tries:
1 (10') David Hollis
1 (40') Sione Fainu
Goals:
2/2 Jayden Sullivan
(11', 41')
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Player of the Match: Queensland colours.svg Xavier Coates

Source(s): [6] [7]

Team lists:
FB1 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
WG2 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Alofiana Khan-Pereira
CE3 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Reece Hoffman
CE4 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Tesi Niu
WG5 Western Suburbs colours.svg Xavier Coates
FE6 Norths Devils colours.svg Joshua James (c)
HB7 Ipswich Colours.svg Sam Walker
PR8 Ipswich Colours.svg Jack Martin
HK9 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Jake Simpkin
PR10 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tristan Powell
SR11 Western Suburbs colours.svg Brendan Piakura
SR12 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Trent Loiero
LK13 Western Suburbs colours.svg Juwan Compain
Substitutes:
IC14 Western Suburbs colours.svg Reece Walsh
IC15 Balmain colours.svg Jack Howarth
IC16 Western Suburbs colours.svg Carsil Vaikai
IC17 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Harrison Graham
Coach:
Queensland colours.svg Kurt Richards [2]
FB1 Newcastle colours.svg Bradman Best
WG2 Illawarra colours.svg Matthew Feagai
CE3 Illawarra colours.svg Max Feagai
CE4 Parramatta colours.svg Viliami Penisini
WG5 Illawarra colours.svg Tyrell Sloan
FE6 Illawarra colours.svg Jayden Sullivan
HB7 Melbourne colours.svg Noah Griffiths
PR8 Parramatta colours.svg David Hollis
HK9 Newcastle colours.svg Mitchell Black
PR10 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Sione Fainu
SR11 Canterbury colours.svg Jackson Topine (c)
SR12 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Josh Schuster
LK13 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Siua Fotu
Substitutes:
IC14 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Kaeo Weekes
IC15 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Ben Trbojevic
IC16 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Alec Tuitavake
IC17 Parramatta colours.svg Trey Mooney
Coach:
New South Wales colours.svg Michael Ennis [4]

Universities Interstate Challenge

Saturday 11 May 2019
12:00 AEST (UTC+10) [8]
Queensland Universities Queensland colours.svg 28–10 New South Wales colours.svg New South Wales Universities
Tries
Jake Sparey 2
Sam Collins 2
Josh Rogers 1
Jack Miers 1
Goals
Brayden Torpy (2/6)
Report
Tries
1 Trent Peoples
1 Royce Tout
Goals
(1/2) Dylan Izzard
Langlands Park, Brisbane [8]
Player of the Match: Dalton Phillips (Queensland Universities)


Source(s): [9]

Team lists:
FB1Brayden Torpy
WG2Jordon Perrins-Phillips
CE3Declan Morrissy
CE4Sam Collins
WG5 Redcliffe colours.svg Jake Sparey
FE6 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Joshua Rogers
HB7Josh James
PR15 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Cody McIntosh
HK9 Norths Devils colours.svg Jack Miers
PR10 Mackay Cutters colours.svg Jack Brock
SR11Ryan Cameron
SR16Tom Rafter
LK13 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Dalton Phillips (c)
Substitutes:
IC8Dylan Haiijer
IC12Brock Richardson
IC16Harrison Graham
IC17Matthew Butler
IC18Hector Hilberto
Coach:
Queensland colours.svg Mark Gliddon [10]
FB1Dylan Izzard
WG2Samaka Isaacs
CE3Nick O’Meley
CE4Jack Gibbons
WG5Brayden Stewart-Thomas
FE6Tom Watkins
HB7Luke Jurd
PR8Matthew Jurd (c)
HK9Maverick Tweedie
PR10Matt Sheppard
SR11Trent Peoples
SR12Reed Izzard
LK13Royce Tout
Substitutes:
IC14Alec Bush
IC15Harrison Leonard
IC16Jack Cross
IC17Alex Fisher
IC18Cheyne Pike
Coach:
New South Wales colours.svg Drew Dalton

Women's State of Origin

21 June 2019
7:45pm (AEST)
New South Wales New South Wales colours.svg 14–4 Queensland colours.svg Queensland
Tries:
Jessica Sergis (38') 1
Shakiah Tungai (44') 1
Maddie Studdon (50') 1
Goals:
Kirra Dibb 1/2
(51')
Maddie Studdon 0/1
1st: 0 – 4
2nd: 14 – 0
Tries:
1 (24') Tazmin Gray
Goals:
0/1 Meg Ward
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 10,515
Referee: Grant Atkins, Belinda Sharpe
Team lists:
FB1 Corban McGregor
WG2 Jessica Sergis
CE3 Tiana Penitani
CE4 Isabelle Kelly
WG5 Shakiah Tungai
FE6 Kirra Dibb
HB7 Maddie Studdon
PR8 Simaima Taufa
HK9 Kylie Hilder
PR17 Millie Boyle
SR11 Kezie Apps (c)
SR12 Shontelle Stowers
LK13 Hannah Southwell
Substitutes:
IC10 Vanessa Foliaki
IC14 Botille Vette-Welsh
IC15 Holli Wheeler
IC16 Takilele Katoa
Coach:
Andrew Patmore
FB1 Chelsea Baker
WG2 Karina Brown
CE3 Stephanie Mooka
CE4 Amber Pilley
WG5 Meg Ward
FE6 Ali Brigginshaw (c)
HB7 Jenni-Sue Hoepper
PR8 Heather Ballinger
HK9 Brittany Breayley
PR13 Rona Peters
SR11 Tazmin Gray
SR15 Tallisha Harden
LK12 Annette Brander
Substitutes:
IC10 Steph Hancock
IC14 Amy Turner
IC16 Chelsea Lenarduzzi
IC17 Jessika Elliston
Coach:
Jason Hetherington

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