2019 State of Origin series

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.

2019 State of Origin series
Won by	New South Wales (15th title)
Series margin	2–1
Points scored	122
Player of the series	James Tedesco
Top points scorer(s)	James Maloney (20)
Top try scorer(s)	Tom Trbojevic (3)
← 2018 State of Origin series 2020 →

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

Queensland	18–14	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

Wednesday, 5 June 2019 8:10pm (AEST)

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 52,191 Referee: Gerard Sutton, Ashley Klein Player of the Match: Dane Gagai

Game II

Queensland	6–38	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')

Sunday, 23 June 2019 5:50pm (AWST)

Optus Stadium, Perth Attendance: 59,721 Referee: Gerard Sutton, Ashley Klein Player of the Match: Jake Trbojevic

Game III

New South Wales	26–20	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')

Wednesday, 10 July 2019 8:10pm (AEST)

ANZ Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 82,565 Referee: Gerard Sutton, Ashley Klein Player of the Match: James Tedesco

Teams

New South Wales Blues

Position	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Fullback	James Tedesco
Wing	Nick Cotric	Blake Ferguson
Centre	Latrell Mitchell	Tom Trbojevic
Centre	Josh Morris	Jack Wighton
Wing	Josh Addo-Carr
Five-eighth	Cody Walker	James Maloney
Halfback	Nathan Cleary		Mitchell Pearce
Prop	David Klemmer	Daniel Saifiti
Hooker	Damien Cook
Prop	Paul Vaughan	Jake Trbojevic	David Klemmer
Second row	Boyd Cordner (c)
Second row	Tyson Frizell
Lock	Jake Trbojevic	Dale Finucane	Jake Trbojevic
Interchange	Jack Wighton	Paul Vaughan
Interchange	Payne Haas	Tariq Sims	Dale Finucane
Interchange	Cameron Murray
Interchange	Angus Crichton	Wade Graham
Coach	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

Position	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Fullback	Kalyn Ponga		Cameron Munster
Wing	Corey Oates
Centre	Michael Morgan		Will Chambers
Centre	Will Chambers		Moses Mbye
Wing	Dane Gagai
Five-eighth	Cameron Munster		Corey Norman
Halfback	Daly Cherry-Evans (c)
Prop	Jai Arrow	Dylan Napa	Joe Ofahengaue
Hooker	Ben Hunt
Prop	Josh Papalii
Second row	Felise Kaufusi
Second row	Matt Gillett		Ethan Lowe
Lock	Josh McGuire
Interchange	Moses Mbye		Michael Morgan
Interchange	Joe Ofahengaue	Jarrod Wallace	Christian Welch
Interchange	Dylan Napa	Tim Glasby
Interchange	David Fifita
Coach	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

• Cap no. 281, Nick Cotric
• Cap no. 282, Cody Walker
• Cap no. 283, Payne Haas
• Cap no. 284, Cameron Murray
• Cap no. 285, Jack Wighton
• Cap no. 198, Moses Mbye
• Cap no. 199, Joe Ofahengaue
• Cap no. 200, David Fifita

Game 2

• Cap no. 286, Daniel Saifiti
• Cap no. 287, Dale Finucane

Game 3

• Cap no. 201, Corey Norman
• Cap no. 202, Christian Welch
• Cap no. 203, Ethan Lowe

Residents

Queensland Residents	42–22	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')

Sunday, 12 May 2019 13:10 AEST (UTC+10)

Dolphin Stadium, Queensland Player of the Match: Sam Scarlett (Queensland Residents)

Source(s):^[1]

Team lists:

FB 1 Zac Santo WG 2 Richard Kennar CE 3 Delouise Hoeter CE 4 Connor Broadhurst WG 5 Izaia Perese FE 6 Josh Cleeland (c) HB 7 Sam Scarlett PR 8 Nat Neale HK 9 Mitch Cronin PR 10 Corey Jensen SR 11 Keenan Palasia SR 12 Temone Power LK 13 Tom Gilbert Substitutes: IC 14 Christian Hazard IC 15 Tino Fa'asuamaleaui IC 16 Brett Greinke IC 17 Darryn Schonig Coach: Jon Buchanan[2]

FB 1 Kieren Moss WG 2 Christian Crichton CE 3 Reubenn Rennie CE 4 Morgan Harper WG 5 Brian To'o FE 6 Connor Tracey HB 7 Brock Lamb PR 8 JJ Collins HK 9 Billy Brittain (c) PR 10 Lloyd Perrett SR 11 Dean Britt SR 12 Beau Fermor LK 13 Josh Curran Substitutes: IC 14 Keaon Koloamatangi IC 15 Mitch Kenny IC 16 Renouf To'omaga IC 17 Tom Amone Coach: Shane Millard[3]

Under 20s

New South Wales	36–10	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')

Wednesday, 10 July 2019 8:10pm (AEST)

ANZ Stadium, Sydney Referee: Martin Jones Player of the Match: Matt Burton

Team lists:

FB 1 Tex Hoy WG 2 Tui Katoa CE 3 Stephen Crichton CE 4 Ethan Parry WG 5 Jason Saab FE 6 Matt Burton HB 7 Blake Taaffe PR 8 Spencer Leniu HK 9 Sam Verrills PR 10 Ky Rodwell SR 11 Teig Wilton SR 12 Matt Doorey LK 13 Darby Medlyn Substitutes: IC 14 Luke Huth IC 15 Stefano Utoikamanu IC 16 Matt Croker IC 17 Alex Seyfarth Coach: Mark O’Meley[4]

FB 1 Ronaldo Mulitalo WG 2 Treymain Spry CE 3 Tesi Niu CE 4 Murray Taulagi WG 5 Elijah Anderson FE 6 Braydon Trindall HB 7 Cory Paix (c) PR 8 Eddie Blacker HK 9 Kobe Hetherington PR 10 Ethan Bullemor SR 11 Tino Fa'asuamaleaui SR 12 J'maine Hopgood LK 13 Tom Gilbert Substitutes: IC 14 Tanah Boyd IC 15 Ben Condon IC 16 Logan Bayliss-Brow IC 17 Nathan Barrett Coach: 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.

Queensland Under-18s	34–12	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')

Wednesday, 5 June 2019 17:15 AEST (UTC+10)

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Player of the Match: Xavier Coates

Source(s):^[6][7]

Team lists:

FB 1 Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow WG 2 Alofiana Khan-Pereira CE 3 Reece Hoffman CE 4 Tesi Niu WG 5 Xavier Coates FE 6 Joshua James (c) HB 7 Sam Walker PR 8 Jack Martin HK 9 Jake Simpkin PR 10 Tristan Powell SR 11 Brendan Piakura SR 12 Trent Loiero LK 13 Juwan Compain Substitutes: IC 14 Reece Walsh IC 15 Jack Howarth IC 16 Carsil Vaikai IC 17 Harrison Graham Coach: Kurt Richards[2]

FB 1 Bradman Best WG 2 Matthew Feagai CE 3 Max Feagai CE 4 Viliami Penisini WG 5 Tyrell Sloan FE 6 Jayden Sullivan HB 7 Noah Griffiths PR 8 David Hollis HK 9 Mitchell Black PR 10 Sione Fainu SR 11 Jackson Topine (c) SR 12 Josh Schuster LK 13 Siua Fotu Substitutes: IC 14 Kaeo Weekes IC 15 Ben Trbojevic IC 16 Alec Tuitavake IC 17 Trey Mooney Coach: Michael Ennis[4]

Universities Interstate Challenge

Queensland Universities	28–10	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

Saturday 11 May 2019 12:00 AEST (UTC+10)[8]

Langlands Park, Brisbane[8] Player of the Match: Dalton Phillips (Queensland Universities)

Source(s):^[9]

Team lists:

FB 1 Brayden Torpy WG 2 Jordon Perrins-Phillips CE 3 Declan Morrissy CE 4 Sam Collins WG 5 Jake Sparey FE 6 Joshua Rogers HB 7 Josh James PR 15 Cody McIntosh HK 9 Jack Miers PR 10 Jack Brock SR 11 Ryan Cameron SR 16 Tom Rafter LK 13 Dalton Phillips (c) Substitutes: IC 8 Dylan Haiijer IC 12 Brock Richardson IC 16 Harrison Graham IC 17 Matthew Butler IC 18 Hector Hilberto Coach: Mark Gliddon[10]

FB 1 Dylan Izzard WG 2 Samaka Isaacs CE 3 Nick O’Meley CE 4 Jack Gibbons WG 5 Brayden Stewart-Thomas FE 6 Tom Watkins HB 7 Luke Jurd PR 8 Matthew Jurd (c) HK 9 Maverick Tweedie PR 10 Matt Sheppard SR 11 Trent Peoples SR 12 Reed Izzard LK 13 Royce Tout Substitutes: IC 14 Alec Bush IC 15 Harrison Leonard IC 16 Jack Cross IC 17 Alex Fisher IC 18 Cheyne Pike Coach: Drew Dalton

Women's State of Origin

Main article: 2019 Women's State of Origin

On 21 June, the 2019 Women's State of Origin game was played at the North Sydney Oval. New South Wales retained the title with a 14–4 win. New South Wales also won the women's under-18s match that was played as a curtain-raiser to the senior game.^[11][12]

Wheelchair State of Origin

In 2019, the annual wheelchair rugby league competition was rebranded as the Wheelchair State of Origin. The game was played on 6 July at the Quaycentre, Sydney, and was won 52–4 by New South Wales.^[13]