2024 State of Origin series

2024 State of Origin series
The Game II of the series in Melbourne
Won by	New South Wales  (17th title)
Series margin	2–1
Player of the series	Angus Crichton (Wally Lewis Medal)
Top points scorer(s)	Zac Lomax (28)
Top try scorer(s)	Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (4)
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The 2024 State of Origin series is the 43rd annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams. Before this series, Queensland had won 24 times, NSW 16 times, with two series drawn.

Game I

Game I was held at Accor Stadium in Sydney.

Michael Maguire made his Origin coaching debut for New South Wales. ^{[1] [2]}

After initially missing selection, former New South Wales captain James Tedesco was a late inclusion after an injury to fullback Dylan Edwards. ^{[3] [4]}

The result was a foregone conclusion when Joseph Sua'ali'i was sent off in the 8th minute ^[5] for a high hit on Reece Walsh. Sua'ali'i's shoulder made direct contact with Walsh's head knocking him out and ruling him out of the match with a HIA 1 concussion. Sua'ali'i was subsequently charged with a grade two reckless high tackle offence. ^[6]

The 38–10 score was Queensland's biggest ever win in Sydney. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow scored a hat-trick of tries, the first Queenslander to do this since Valentine Holmes in Game 3 of 2017.

5 June 2024 20:05 AEST

New South Wales	10–38	Queensland
Tries:2 Tedesco  13' Lomax  43' Goals:1 Hynes 1/2  15' Sent off: Sua'ali'i  8'	1st: 6–20 2nd: 4–18 Report	Tries:6 Hunt  4', 66' Tabuai-Fidow  18', 23', 78' Coates  70' Goals:7 Holmes 7/7  6', pen 9', 19', 24', 67', 71', 79'

Accor Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 77,214 Referee: Ashley Klein Player of the Match: Daly Cherry-Evans

Game II

Game II was at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. NSW burst out of the blocks going to a 34–0 half time lead. Queensland bounced back in the second half, but the result was a foregone conclusion.

26 June 2024 20:05 AEST

New South Wales	38–18	Queensland
Tries:7 Martin  10' To'o  17', 26' Lomax  23', 38' Mitchell  32' Edwards  61' Goals:5 Lomax 5/7  12', 19', 27', 33', 39' Sin bin: Martin 50' to 60'	1st: 34–0 2nd: 4–18 Report	Tries:3 Nanai  53' Tabuai-Fidow  58' Taulagi  67' Goals:3 Holmes 3/3  54', 59', 68' Sin bin: Carrigan 50' to 60'

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 90,084 Referee: Ashley Klein Player of the Match: Mitchell Moses

Game III

Game III was held at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. The first half was a low-scoring affair with Queensland going into half time with a 2-0 lead courtesy of a successful penalty taken by Valentine Holmes. In the second half the close scoring game continued until New South Wales broke the game open with two converted tries scored in quick succession by Bradman Best and Mitchell Moses. With a two games to one finish to the series, New South Wales lifted the 2024 State of Origin Shield, the first series-deciding win by New South Wales in Queensland since 2005. Angus Crichton was named the recipient of the Wally Lewis Medal.

A melee near the Queensland bench area in the 30th minute resulted in Jeremiah Nanai (Queensland) and Cameron Murray (New South Wales) being sent to the sin bin by referee Ashley Klein. Both players were later charged with grade two contrary conduct charges by the NRL Judiciary. Additionally, New South Wales reserve player Haumole Olakau'atu was sent off after entering the field of play to engage in the melee. ^[7] Olakau'atu was charged with a grade three contrary conduct charge for his part in the melee. In total nine players were charged with offences from the melee, while Kurt Capewell (Queensland) was charged following two separate incidents in the first half. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

17 July 2024 20:05 AEST

Queensland	4–14	New South Wales
Tries:0 Goals:2 Holmes 2/2  pen 40', pen 61' Sin bin: Nanai 30' to 40'	1st: 2–0 2nd: 2–14 Report	Tries:2 Best  64' Moses  67' Goals:3 Lomax 3/3  pen 45', 66', 69' Sin bin: Murray 30' to 40'

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 52,457 Referee: Ashley Klein Player of the Match: Dylan Edwards

Teams

New South Wales Blues

Position	Game 1 [11]	Game 2 [12]	Game 3 [13]
Fullback	James Tedesco	Dylan Edwards
Wing	Brian To'o
Centre	Joseph Sua'ali'i	Latrell Mitchell	Bradman Best
Centre	Stephen Crichton
Wing	Zac Lomax
Five-eighth	Jarome Luai
Halfback	Nicho Hynes	Mitchell Moses
Prop	Jake Trbojevic (c)
Hooker	Reece Robson
Prop	Payne Haas
Second row	Liam Martin
Second row	Angus Crichton
Lock	Cameron McInnes	Cameron Murray
Interchange	Hudson Young	Connor Watson
Interchange	Isaah Yeo
Interchange	Haumole Olakau'atu		Mitchell Barnett
Interchange	Spencer Leniu
Replacement	Matt Burton	Mitchell Barnett	Matt Burton
Reserve	Luke Keary	Cameron McInnes	Haumole Olakau'atu
Reserve	Mitchell Barnett	Luke Keary	Joseph Sua'ali'i
Coach	Michael Maguire

Queensland Maroons

Position	Game 1 [14]	Game 2 [15]	Game 3 [16]
Fullback	Reece Walsh
Wing	Xavier Coates		Selwyn Cobbo
Centre	Valentine Holmes		Dane Gagai
Centre	Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
Wing	Murray Taulagi		Valentine Holmes
Five-eighth	Tom Dearden
Halfback	Daly Cherry-Evans (c)
Prop	Reuben Cotter		Moeaki Fotuaika
Hooker	Ben Hunt		Harry Grant
Prop	Lindsay Collins		Felise Kaufusi
Second row	Jaydn Su'a		Reuben Cotter
Second row	Jeremiah Nanai		Kurt Capewell
Lock	Patrick Carrigan
Interchange	Harry Grant		Ben Hunt
Interchange	Moeaki Fotuaika		Lindsay Collins
Interchange	J'maine Hopgood	Felise Kaufusi	Jeremiah Nanai
Interchange	Selwyn Cobbo	Kurt Capewell	Kalyn Ponga
Replacement	Felise Kaufusi	Dane Gagai	Trent Loiero
Reserve	Brendan Piakura	Heilum Luki	Brendan Piakura
Reserve	Ezra Mam	Trent Loiero	Reed Mahoney
Coach	Billy Slater

Debutants

Game I

• Cap no. 311, Joseph Sua'ali'i
• Cap no. 312, Zac Lomax
• Cap no. 313, Cameron McInnes
• Cap no. 314, Haumole Olakau'atu
• Cap no. 315, Spencer Leniu
• Cap no. 231, J'maine Hopgood

Game II

• Cap no. 316, Dylan Edwards
• Cap no. 317, Connor Watson

Game III

• Cap no. 318, Mitchell Barnett

Women's State of Origin

Main article: 2024 Women's State of Origin

Game 1

16 May 2024 19:45 AEST

Queensland	12–22	New South Wales
Tries:2 Upton  53' Bass  67' Goals:2 Temara 2/2  53', 68'	1st: 0–14 2nd: 12–8 Report	Tries:3 Tonegato  5' Chapman  9' Johnston  64' Goals:5 Pearson 5/5  6', 10', pen 18', pen 37', 65'

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 25,492 Referee: Kasey Badger Player of the Match: Yasmin Clydsdale

Game 2

6 June 2024 19:45 AEST

New South Wales	10–11	Queensland
Tries:2 Davis  24' Penitani  58' Goals:1 Pearson 1/2  25'	1st: 6–0 2nd: 4–11 Report	Tries:2 Ciesiolka  54' Aiken  61' Goals:1 Brown 1/2  63' Field goals: Brown  68'

McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle Attendance: 25,782 Referee: Belinda Sharpe Player of the Match: Shannon Mato

Game 3

27 June 2024 19:45 AEST

Queensland	22–6	New South Wales
Tries:3 Pelite  1' Robinson  29' Gray  67' Goals:5 Brown 4/4  3', pen 8', 31', 68' Teitzel 1/1  pen 38'	1st: 14–0 2nd: 8–6 Report	Tries:1 Chapman  58' Goals:1 Pearson 1/1  59'

Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville Attendance: 22,819 Referee: Belinda Sharpe Player of the Match: Evania Pelite

Men's Under 19 State of Origin

20 June 2024 19:45 AEST

New South Wales	14–10	Queensland
Tries:3 Stewart  6' Votano  29' Arthur  58' Goals:1 Elliott 1/3  7'	1st: 10–6 2nd: 4–4 Report	Tries:2 Armstrong  21' Tait  44' Goals:1 Black 1/2  23'

Leichhardt Oval, Sydney Attendance: 5,268 Referee: Wyatt Raymond Player of the Match: Chevy Stewart

Team details [17]

FB 1 Chevy Stewart WG 2 Jesse McLean CE 3 Casey McLean CE 4 Hayden Buchanan WG 5 Michael Gabrael FE 6 Jake Elliott HB 7 Mitchell Woods PR 8 Loko Jnr Pasifiki Tonga HK 9 Matthew Arthur PR 10 Fanafou Seve SR 11 Jermaine McEwen SR 12 Noah Martin LF 19 Cody Hopwood Interchange: IN 15 Jacob Halangahu IN 16 Kaiden Lahrs IN 17 Sam Tuivaiti IN 18 Connor Votano CS 14 Zane Harrison Coach: Andrew Ryan FB 1 Jaxon Purdue WG 2 Israel Leota CE 3 LJ Nonu CE 4 Sam Stephenson WG 5 Tyreece Tait FE 6 Stanley Huen HB 7 Coby Black PR 15 Beni Allen HK 9 Cameron Bukowski PR 10 De La Salle Va'a SR 11 Zac Garton SR 12 Jamal Shibasaki LK 13 Mason Kira Interchange: IN 14 Mutua Brown IN 16 Lewis Symonds IN 17 Harry Armstrong IN 19 Amare Milford CS 20 Reece Foley Coach: Ben Te'o

Women's Under 19 State of Origin

20 June 2024 17:45 AEST

New South Wales	46–4	Queensland
Tries:9 Reh  6' Tui  18' Savill  23' McEwen  27' Wilson  33' Paseka  39' McGrath  41' Alo  48' Bostock  50' Goals:5 Savill 3/5  24', 49', 51' Basham 2/4  28', 34'	1st: 20–4 2nd: 26–0 Report	Tries:1 Raftstrand-Smith  14' Goals:0 Hudson 0/1

Leichhardt Oval, Sydney Attendance: 3,182 Referee: Karra-Lee Nolan Natalie Dwyer Medal: Kasey Reh

Team details [18]

FB 1 Lilly-Ann White WG 2 Tia-Jordyn Vasilovski CE 3 Indie Bostock CE 4 Lindsay Tui WG 5 Maria Paseka FE 6 Evie McGrath HB 7 Kasey Reh PR 8 Manilita Takapautolo HK 9 Chelsea Savill PR 10 Hope Millard SR 11 Evah McEwen SR 12 Charlotte Basham LK 13 Ryvrr-Lee Alo Interchange: IN 14 Evie Jones IN 15 Ella Koster IN 16 Claudia Brown IN 17 Bronte Wilson CS 18 Abby Aros Coach: Kate Mullaly FB 1 Montaya Hudson WG 2 Kiarah Siauane CE 3 Mercedez Taulelei-Siala CE 4 Mariah Brown WG 5 Ebony Raftstrand-Smith FE 6 Caitlin Tanner HB 7 Skyla Adams PR 8 Matekino Kahukoti-Gray HK 9 Imogen Hei PR 15 Shaylee Joseph SR 10 Lily Peacock SR 11 Reegan Hicks LK 13 Tiresa Leasuasu Interchange: IN 12 Jaydah Tofae IN 14 Shauna Barnham IN 16 Malaela Sua IN 17 Relna Wuriki-Hosea CS 18 Paityne Johns Coach: Deanna Turner

Wheelchair State Challenge

13 July 2024 15:00 AEST

Queensland	42–36	New South Wales
Tries:7 Schumacher  42', 51', 57' Anstey 1 Bazley 1 Gawthorne 1 McKenna 1 Goals:7 McKenna 6 Schumacher 1	1st: 14–26 2nd: 28–10 Report	Tries:7 2 Grove 2 Karim 1 Chemaissem 1 Engles 1 Popple Goals:4 3 Karim 1 Chemaissem

South Pine Sports Centre, Brisbane Player of the Match: Zac Schumacher

See also

• 2024 NRL season
• 2024 NRL Women's season

References

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