2022 State of Origin series

The 2022 State of Origin series was the 41st annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams. Before this series, Queensland had won 22 times, NSW 16 times, with two series drawn.

2022 State of Origin series
Won by	Queensland (23rd title)
Series margin	2–1
Points scored	116
Attendance	192,255 (ave. 64,085 per match)
Player of the series	Patrick Carrigan (Wally Lewis Medal)
Top points scorer(s)	Nathan Cleary (30)
Top try scorer(s)	Nathan Cleary Jarome Luai Valentine Holmes (All 2 Tries Each)
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Game I

Game One was played at Sydney's Accor Stadium, and was won by Queensland, 16 points to 10.

Blues centre Jack Wighton and Queensland five-eighth Cameron Munster produced performances of note, with the latter named Man of the Match. The match was also notable for its high attendance of 80,512 people, the highest rugby league attendance since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

New South Wales	10 – 16	Queensland
Tries: 2 Jack Wighton (14') 1 Cameron Murray (71') 1 Goals: 1 Nathan Cleary 1/2 (71')	1st: 4 – 6 2nd: 6 – 10 Highlights Match Stats (NRL) Reports[1][2]	Tries: 3 1 (34') Dane Gagai 1 (48') Daly Cherry-Evans 1 (53') Valentine Holmes Goals: 2 2/3 Valentine Holmes (36', 49')

Wednesday, 8 June 2022 8:10pm (AEST)

Accor Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 80,512 Referee: Ashley Klein Player of the Match: Cameron Munster

Game II

Game Two, held at Perth's Optus Stadium, before a sellout crowd of 59,358, saw Matt Burton and Nathan Cleary masterclasses deliver New South Wales a 44-12 victory to level the series at 1-1. Cleary scored 2 tries and 8 goals for a combined points total of 24, the second highest behind Ryan Girdler's 32 in New South Wales' 56-16 demolition of Queensland in Game III 2000.

New South Wales	44 – 12	Queensland
Tries: 7 Nathan Cleary (63', 66') 2 Matt Burton (26') 1 Brian To'o (39') 1 Daniel Tupou (49') 1 Jarome Luai (58') 1 Angus Crichton (73') 1 Goals: 8 Nathan Cleary 8/8 (11' pen, 28', 40', 51', 59', 65', 67', 75')	1st: 14 – 12 2nd: 30 – 0 Highlights Match Stats (NRL) Reports[3][4][5]	Tries: 2 1 (22') Felise Kaufusi 1 (30') Cameron Munster Goals: 2 2/2 Valentine Holmes (24', 32') Sin Bins: (38') Felise Kaufusi

Sunday, 26 June 2022 7:50pm (AEST)

Optus Stadium, Perth Attendance: 59,358 Referee: Ashley Klein Player of the Match: Nathan Cleary

Game III

Game Three, held at Suncorp Stadium started with three players being knocked out in the opening three minutes of the contest (Cameron Murray, Selwyn Cobbo and Lindsay Collins). After this, Queensland scored the opening try, before NSW exploded to take a 12-6 lead with tries to Jarome Luai and Jacob Saifiti. However, Queensland drew back within two points just before half time, capitalising on a dropped bomb from Daniel Tupou.

The second half began with a brawl between Queensland centre Dane Gagai and New South Wales centre Matt Burton. Gagai and Burton were both sent to the sin bin. From this moment on, Queensland began to wrestle momentum back through the kicking game of Daly Cherry-Evans and Ben Hunt, pinning New South Wales down their own end. The match was won by a try to Kalyn Ponga and a sealing chargedown try to Hunt, who sprinted 80 metres to score.

Queensland	22 – 12	New South Wales
Tries: 4 Valentine Holmes (12') 1 Kurt Capewell (39') 1 Kalyn Ponga (60') 1 Ben Hunt (78') 1 Goals: 3 Valentine Holmes 3/4 (14', 62', 78') Sin Bins: Dane Gagai (41')	1st:10 – 12 2nd:12 – 0 Highlights Match Stats (NRL) Reports[6][7][8]	Tries:2 1 (18') Jarome Luai 1 (31') Jacob Saifiti Goals: 2 2/2 Nathan Cleary (19', 32') Sin Bins: (41') Matt Burton

Wednesday, 13 July 2022 8:10pm (AEST)

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 52,385 Referee: Ashley Klein Player of the Match: Kalyn Ponga

Teams

New South Wales Blues

Position	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Fullback	James Tedesco (c)
Wing	Brian To'o
Centre	Kotoni Staggs	Matt Burton
Centre	Jack Wighton	Stephen Crichton
Wing	Daniel Tupou
Five-eighth	Jarome Luai
Halfback	Nathan Cleary
Prop	Payne Haas		Jake Trbojevic
Hooker	Damien Cook	Apisai Koroisau
Prop	Reagan Campbell-Gillard	Jake Trbojevic	Junior Paulo
Second row	Tariq Sims	Cameron Murray
Second row	Liam Martin
Lock	Isaah Yeo
Interchange	Junior Paulo		Jacob Saifiti
Interchange	Cameron Murray	Angus Crichton
Interchange	Stephen Crichton	Damien Cook
Interchange	Ryan Matterson	Siosifa Talakai
Replacement	Nicho Hynes		Jack Wighton
Coach	Brad Fittler

Queensland Maroons

Position	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Fullback	Kalyn Ponga
Wing	Selwyn Cobbo
Centre	Valentine Holmes
Centre	Dane Gagai
Wing	Xavier Coates	Murray Taulagi	Corey Oates
Five-eighth	Cameron Munster		Tom Dearden
Halfback	Daly Cherry-Evans (c)
Prop	Tino Fa'asuamaleaui	Lindsay Collins
Hooker	Ben Hunt
Prop	Josh Papalii
Second row	Kurt Capewell
Second row	Felise Kaufusi		Jeremiah Nanai
Lock	Reuben Cotter	Tino Fa'asuamaleaui	Patrick Carrigan
Interchange	Harry Grant
Interchange	Lindsay Collins	Jai Arrow
Interchange	Patrick Carrigan		Tino Fa'asuamaleaui
Interchange	Jeremiah Nanai		Tom Gilbert
Replacement	Jai Arrow	Tom Dearden	Thomas Flegler
Coach	Billy Slater

1 - With Paul Green fired after an uninspiring 2021 series, Billy Slater took over for his first series as Queensland coach.

2 - Despite making his Queensland debut in 2018, 2022 was the first time that Kalyn Ponga played in every game of an origin series.

Player debuts

Game 1

• Cap no. 298, Kotoni Staggs
• Cap no. 299, Stephen Crichton
• Cap no. 300, Ryan Matterson
• Cap no. 222, Selwyn Cobbo
• Cap no. 223, Reuben Cotter
• Cap no. 224, Patrick Carrigan
• Cap no. 225, Jeremiah Nanai

Game 2

• Cap no. 301, Matt Burton
• Cap no. 302, Siosifa Talakai
• Cap no. 226, Murray Taulagi

Game 3

• Cap no. 303, Jacob Saifiti
• Cap no. 227, Tom Dearden
• Cap no. 228, Tom Gilbert

Men's Under 19 State of Origin

New South Wales	32 – 4	Queensland
Tries: 5 Utuloa Asomua (15', 62') 2 Paul Alamoti (18') 1 Jack Bostock (21') 1 Thomas Weaver (25') 1 Goals: 6 Thomas Weaver 6/6 (17', 18', 23', 27', 53' pen, 63')	HT: 24–4 Highlights Match Stats (NRL) Reports[9]	Tries: 1 1 (5') Jacob Mene Goals: nil 0/1 Thomas Duffy

Thursday, 23 June 2022 7.40pm (AEST)

Leichhardt Oval, Sydney Attendance: 3,174 Referee: Wyatt Raymond Player of the Match: Jonah Pezet

Team details

FB 1 Terrell Kalo Kalo WG 2 Utuloa Asomua CE 3 Paul Alamoti CE 4 Brad Morkos WG 5 Jack Bostock FE 6 Thomas Weaver HB 7 Jonah Pezet PR 8 Max Bradbury HK 9 Tyler Moriarty PR 10 Justin Matamua SR 11 Oryn Keeley SR 12 Brandon Tumeth LK 13 Trey Mooney Interchange: IN 14 Jack Cole IN 15 Toby Couchman IN 16 Larry Muagututia IN 17 Jacob Webster CS 18 Charlie Thompson (not used) Coach: Andrew Ryan FB 1 Isaiah Iongi WG 2 Jacob Mene CE 3 Sosefo Fifita CE 4 Robert Toia WG 5 Xavier Chatfield-Mooka FE 6 Harradyn Wilson HB 7 Tom Duffy PR 8 Xavier Va'a HK 9 Blake Mozer PR 10 Paul Bryan SR 11 Eddie Hampson SR 12 Jack Howarth LF 13 Luke Jack Interchange: IN 14 Jye Gray IN 15 Ben Te Kura IN 16 Josiah Pahulu IN 17 Kulikefu Finefeuiaki CS 18 Kaleb Ngamanu (not used) Coach: Kurt Richards Touch judges: Cameron Paddy and Nick Pelgrave

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Women's State of Origin

Main article: 2022 Women's State of Origin

The 2022 Women's State of Origin game was played on 24 June at GIO Stadium, Canberra. It was won 20–14 by New South Wales. The women's under-19s match, won 22–6 by New South Wales, was played the day before as a curtain raiser for the under-19 men's game at Leichhardt Oval, Sydney.^[10][11][12]

Wheelchair State of Origin

The Wheelchair State of Origin game was played on 23 July at Townsville Stadium, Townsville. Queensland won the game 49–24 to retain the title.^[13]

Queensland	49 – 24	New South Wales
Tries: 8 Z Schumacher 4 P Arbuckle 1 S Harre 1 J Hill 1 B McKenna 1 Goals: 8 B McKenna 6 S Harre 2 Field goals: 1 B McKenna 1	1st: 30 – 6 2nd: 19 – 18 Report	Tries: 4 1 T Popple 1 C Cannane 1 B Grove 1 L Luff Goals: 4 2 C Cannane 2 D Karim

Saturday, 23 July 2022

Townsville Stadium, Townsville Player of the Match: Peter Arbuckle

Squads

On 30 June 2022, the New South Wales Rugby League named the New South Wales team for this match: Jason Attard ( Wests Tigers), Cory Cannane ( St George Illawarra Dragons), Craig Cannane (c) ( St George Illawarra Dragons), William Derederenalagi ( Parramatta Eels), Rick Engles ( St George Illawarra Dragons), Brad Grove (c) ( Wests Tigers), Diab Karim ( Parramatta Eels), Liam Luff ( Parramatta Eels), Chris O'Brien ( Canberra Raiders), Toby Popple ( Canberra Raiders), Reserves: Zac Carl ( Canberra Raiders), Edge Iole ( St George Illawarra Dragons).^[14]

On 2 July, the Queensland squad was announced: Shaun Harre (cc), Zac Schumacher (cc), Peter Arbuckle, James Hill, Matty Lodewikus, Cory Mostran, Gage McAlpine, Bayley McKenna, Chris Robson, Adam Tannock, coach: Jack Brown.^[15]

See also

• 2022 Australian football code crowds